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Don't expect a lot of culture in the area. It is a military town. However, there are some benefits. Lots of water recreation. The Chesapeake is very nice, as are the beaches, particularly in norther North Carolina. Weather is fairly mild all year, certainly much more sun than Seattle...

I agree. In my experience, they are quite different animals. Don't assume your success with equities will translate to trading e-minis. Just my personal opinion, but there is considerable discretion necessary in trading e-minis, which comes only from long experience. Equities lend...

Yes, PCs dream they are Macs. Then they wake up and need to face their reality.

IMO, this most excellent story isn't about retirement. It is simply about reaching a point where you can say "Enough! I have what I need to be fulfilled and content with myself and my situation in life." That is a very enviable goal.

Harrytrader, that's a most excellent story! People who come to the point where they realize they don't need any more, and don't need to continue to struggle, are to be envied. IMO, if at some point if we can't each say "enough!" at some point in our lives, then we are doomed to never be...

I don't trade options because I don't need to, numbnuts. I hit lots of singles and doubles and leave unnecessary risk to people like you who don't know better. And if you were successful enough to be self-employed as a trader, you would already know you don't pay social security tax on...

Well, I sit poolside everyday with the Scottsdale mountains in the background, and listen for any signals from my system. When I'm lucky enough to get them, I place a trade and wait for a day or two or three for it to pay off. My work ends at 2:30 EST or 1:30 EDT and I have the rest of the day...

I agree. Stocks that should benefit with a bounce off the bottom: CAT, THO, ETN, DBD, BBY

Not until and unless the S&P breaks solidly below its 50 day EMA. And my bet is that won't happen, and that this is a long expected, very healthy little pullback.

However, historically the S&P has shown some strength after these pullback levels. Typically when the S&P pulls back to a 10 period Raw K level of 15 on a daily stochastic, it will follow up with a rally. Personally, I use this level to heavy-up on good stocks that are also pulling back.

Fear is the result of a lack of confidence. If you have been trading for 5 months and not done well, your fear is healthy, so you shouldn't ignore it. It is telling you that you need to revise your strategy or move onto more reliable way to earn a living. Probably you just need to face that...

Try brains.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and your usual infantile insults. I believe I missed the post where you reported that you are making money as a trader. That was when? Once you actually begin to experience some success on your own - if ever - I would invite you to share your thoughts...

You're being taken for a ride. Anyone who can't define a trading strategy in at most 2 or 3 clearly written paragraphs has more on their agenda than helping others. Nothing in this business is as obscure or esoteric as some would have you believe. And if they make it so, that should be...

Anyone happen to know if it is possible to do a realtime MS Excel import of quotes from IB?

You have only three choices. (1) Enter a market and take your chances, (2) Enter a limit and take a chance that you won't get filled, or (3) Do nothing. It ALL depends on how much you want the stock, and how important a specific price is to you. Only you can answer that.

You know you have achieved the status of a profitable, full time trader when you no longer look forward to a three-day weekend.

I took 1.5 pts out of the bounce this morning, but not worth staying for a longer pull. It was just too oversold to pass up.

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Okay, thanks for the fix. It's a good one.