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  1. kmiklas

    How do you calm down and goto sleep?

    I find it hard to get to sleep. My mind is constantly in overdrive... analyzing my trades, the market, the Fed, news, gold, trade war... how it all fits together, and what it means for tomorrow's price movements. How do y'all relax and actually get some sleep?
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    In need of a mentor...

    MRPaulson, which of the 11 S&P sectors is your best? What kind of companies did you work for in your life?
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    Headache from too much time at the computer screen.

    This is probably the problem—or at least a big part of it. Coffee is a powerful and addictive stimulant that also affects your sleep. Try switching to tea, and taking scheduled naps. You will trade better. https://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-withdrawal-symptoms-top-ten
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    Headache from too much time at the computer screen.

    1. Don’t skimp on monitors! You stare at them all day. Get high-res LED (not backlit) monitors. 2. Make sure you set your monitors up so that you sit up straight. Don’t hang your head forward. 3. Stop drinking coffee. Trust me on this one. It causes a lot of headaches.
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    Why are big banks cutting trading jobs in the current very long bull market?

    Algo trading and automation replacing traders.
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    Inflation - Prices are going up!

    Fillers: “Mechanically separated beef” (*cough* pink slime *cough*) and Beyond Meat (Nasdaq:BYND)
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    Inflation - Prices are going up!

    - my local pub just raised the price on a pint of Golden from $4 to $6. - My barber just jacked up her price from $15 to $20 for a men’s haircut - A local lunch buffet just raised their price from $9 to $10. I know that it’s absurd to extrapolate inflationary trends from local price...
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    Not The Onion! Woman Designs Chair To Prevent "Manspreading"

    I would take two chairs, swing one leg over each, and air it out.
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    NFLX

    NFLX has a shallow “moat,” as Mr Buffet puts it. DIS, AAPL, and other titans are storming the castle. Their revenue is all consumer market too—and consumers are flaky as a croissant. Nothing to stop 20% or more of their customers from canceling their subscriptions tomorrow. 138B market cap...
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    What types of equity trades are not reported/shown on the tape?

    As for the tape: - Algorithmic orders are implicitly hidden, because usually only a small portion of the order is released for trading (slice, random slice) - Routing an order to a less obvious venue - Discretionary orders. Submit orders deeper into the book than our best bid/offer. This is...
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    Funny Trading Stories

    What is your funniest trade, or trading story you’ve got or ever heard? I’ll start with one Iwas scalping down to the last second of a trading day, and waited until 3:59:57 to dump my position. In the heat of the moment, I got mixed up, forgot that I was short. Instead of covering, clicked...
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    Denver CO

    Anyone know Denver at all? I’m going to visit and I need advice.
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    trading partner

    Current programmer with Fixed Income execution venue. C, C++, Python, JavaScript, R; Math/CS majors.
  14. kmiklas

    Can 4G, 5G, etc be weaponized?

    Very funny ;). Btw, I am still angry about being circumcised at 8 days old.
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    Can 4G, 5G, etc be weaponized?

    After several childhood cancer cases at one school, parents question radiation from cell tower https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cell-tower-shut-down-some-california-parents-link-to-several-cases-of-childhood-cancer/ Under normal usage conditions; however, what is the absolute maximum output of a...
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    Can 4G, 5G, etc be weaponized?

    That would have to be a big blast of energy.
  17. kmiklas

    Can 4G, 5G, etc be weaponized?

    I bet I could kill a rat with enough 4G/5G energy.
  18. kmiklas

    Portable desktop?

    This is perhaps best called a “thin client” laptop. Aka a “diskless client,” or for politically incorrect, a “dumb terminal.” Typically a desktop monitor, keyboard, and mouse that boots from the network server. You stumped me on this one! I can’t find a thin client with a laptop form factor...
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    Can 4G, 5G, etc be weaponized?

    With amps on 11, what is the effect on carbon-based life forms? Of course, during normal and safe operation, radio waves are kept within safe ranges, but what if a tower got hacked and they crank the power? Short-term effects? Sunburn-like or other radiation burns? Ear/eye problems...
  20. kmiklas

    Need some guidance...

    Definitely: network in. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, golf, chess... make some friends and put the word out that you’re looking. Remember employees get referral fees of about $5k. Also, the employer doesn’t have to pay an agency fee, which can be up to 1/2 a year’s salary.
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