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    Why would this limit order not get filled?

    %% And i wonder why his broker, who makes money off bid/ ask, did not fill that buy order. Even a medium volume semi- liquid stock can make money= must be with a wide bid ask of $7.50/7.60, NO one wants to fill a buy order of $7.51.[unless the market is dropping+ that stock has most likely...
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    Nasdaq's Summary of the SEC’s Proposed Changes to the National Market System

    %% Round lot on AMZN would be less than 100 shares; but they gave no example, so AMZN may get more liquid/less bid ask if that goes on...……………………………………………….For stocks prices over $50 your link notes
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    Nasdaq divergence

    %% I haven't had time to look @TSLA today...……………………………………. But I did save an IBD newspaper chart; they showed on a chart why sometimes it pays to not sell a gap up/NVDA @$77 area/ LOL
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    Why would this limit order not get filled?

    %% Semi-liquid stock with a huge bid/ask; sounds like you may have to pay up; or find something more liquid. I like stuff liquid enough for market orders/exit but I guess that is not liquid enough for a good market order...……………………………………………………………...
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    Am I fooling the algo's?

    %% Ive had that happen on semi liquid stuff also not options]; I think they have it programmed to avoid or discourage some numbers or they were lowering bids so you actually paid UP ON YOUR SECOND TRY. [as far as ask price going up on lower bid, well thats options/LOL/or anything with wide...
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    Nasdaq divergence

    %% Exactly; NasdaQQQ tends to outperform SPY/dow; almost always.But since dow did better one day in the last 10; just goes to show you, cant really predict/LOL Most full time analysts are not full time traders/investors,so one has too keep that in mind...…………………………………………………………………………………………….
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    Biden to end most tax cuts if he wins. This will be intriguing.

    %% I did not mean he could win a senate seat again , but he may get plenty of wasted votes for that /LOL..............................................................................................................
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    Stop Losses are killing me

    %% Put in a sell order on a cash related version of spxl; it may get get sold in the next 50 or 55 days/not a prediction. Some broker tend to hit stops + that can help sometimes /LOL................................................................
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    Stop Losses are killing me

    %% I have used a 55 day moving aVerage, like that grain/corn trader in Sucessful Farming[ He's been grain trading since 1974] .i prefer a 50 dma but I like a 55 better than 65, which is too little to late. WSJ likes 65dma may help sell papers/LOL I like those cash etfs like spy or even a...
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    Tweets of the week

    %% Mostly true. Except with some super profitable hedge funds[ not a large number/LOL]; you can figure out thier gross profit. The real shocker is the average long short fund average gain ; way less gain than average like SPY...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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    Am I Wasting My Time?

    %% Adding to the complexity; WSJ tends to promote low pe stuff/ but the problem with that; dow tends to have low pe + goes lower/LOL. Adding to the complexity; I still hate the idea dow outperformed spy + qqq[one day] last week I was not even in dow/LOL...………………………………………………………………………………………...
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    Quick Statistics Question

    %% Well it tends to be a second order in terms of % gain/LOL Great benchmark/SPY; second to SPXL/UPRO /LOL
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    Am I Wasting My Time?

    %% 10K; +ONE SPY share.May make more with one MSFT or one qqq/but the risk is so much trying to be a billionaire I don't even try to be a billionaire or win the lotto/LOL
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    Am I Wasting My Time?

    %% Good points; but your 100k quote just reminded me of something; 100k is way/wa TOO MUCH TO START...…………………………………………………………….
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    Historical daily stock charts?!

    %% Ever thought of using a daily chart+ divide by10; 5 minute has to many errors going back to1999/2000...…... I seldom use a 15 but back in 1999 printed some; but commissions/ranges were so much higher.
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    Buy what’s Ridiculed. Sell what’s Self-evident

    %% Look for words/trends larger than '' two'' ; of course if your word two refers to two years/decades=fine.
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    How many traders take screenshots of their charts?

    %% Something like that; I print my charts/have her do that or draw them/200dma...………………………………………………..
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    Biden to end most tax cuts if he wins. This will be intriguing.

    %% Good news/bad news. The bad news is biden is a tax raiser/gun hater.The good news is he is on record this year a saying ''vote for me as senator'' LOL/victory/LOL
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    Anybody trading that 5m chart for more than 80% of their trades?

    %% That's exactly what I use bid/ask/daily; daily/weekly/200 dma...……………………………………………………………..
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    Am I Wasting My Time?

    %% Good news /bad news. Bad news is words '',,,,,,,,,, make millions overnight/LOL'' Lottery is a stupid tax on people that cant do math. Just like dave ramsey says...………………………………………………...………...…...…………………...…………………………………….. Trading for a living?? IF you are debt free/are you debt free now...
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