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It was on the HTB list, so I couldn't short it. I also didn't have enough time to call and locate stock.

As a short term trade...it looks fine to me. However looking at the daily, looks like you might be early again. BTW, nice trade on the YM, are you still holding?

Monday Markets close early....friday is a full day, and with the rebalancing and the end of quarter, it is sure to be eventful.

You've earned the "You Da' Man" award for today. Nice job....Truely inspiring!

Do you really think that Berkley speaks for the rest of the country? News flash....ain't happening.

Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to sell and buy! :)

I think bonds might be priced in, for your A scenario. They have sold off quite a bit recently, I think you might seem some short covering. The key is the amount of the cut and the wording. Lately the wording has been ambiguous at best, and in that case, trading the VOL is probably the...

Looks like the rally came just in time!

Yeh...if you can't make money doing it....then don't do it. Sit on your hands. Focus your efforts on where you can make money.

No they don't!

I'm with you, I'm a trader so I want to make money today, tomorrow, and every day. All I care about is my MTM P&L today, the longest I want to wait for a profit is a few days. However, you can't argue that surfer has made some pretty good trades. He nailed the GOOG short, he's nailed some...

I am currently short from the 55 area....surfer is usually right, but always seems to be early, so I will hold my shorts into tomorrow. Good trading!

Redundant Systems. Two Computers, Two separate connections, power back up, etc. If you can't afford it, then just have the trade desk number handy, and dump the position when and if it happens. An alternative, put your stop in with the trade desk and "forget about it"

Getting rich is really pretty simple...It requires three components. Savings, Investment, and Time. Take a page from Sir John Templeton on this one. You need to spend less than you earn and invest the difference. If you do 20%, you'll meet your goals, 30% is much better, and Sir John himself...

That is true arbitrage, and there are many computer programs arbing the two markets.

The market is the way it is, There are always a couple hundred contracts ahead of you, keep that in mind, it may help your trading. Don't use stops...I don't. NOW BEFORE YOU ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACKS JUMP ALL OVER ME....LET ME CLARIFY! That doesnt mean you won't get out of a losing trade...

When you put in an order, you enter an order queue. That means that several hundred, and even once in a while, a thousand or more contracts must trade for you to get filled, because there are other orders ahead.

Are you on the bid or the offer....If you are offering to sell, or bidding to buy, then you must "wait your turn" in the order queue to get filled. If you are taking offers or hitting bids, then you should have instant fills.

You've got a deal...I trade stocks, and futures. Send me a PM and we can set things up.

Cashiers at In & Out actually make more than most day traders, they start their people at around 10 or 11 bucks an hour. Perhaps that's why their burgers are so good!