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If you are purchasing an ETF as a long-term investment with growth potential, purchasing at the market ensures you get into the ETF. If you are purchasing as a day trade, going market may not be best. Without more info on exactly what you are trying to accomplish, it's hard to say what is...

Jennifer - I would think stop placement is going to depend on you and your trading methods. Some might say keep a loose stop so that you don't get ticked out overnight and some will say keep it close so you don't wake up to a gap in the opposite direction you thought it was headed. Trading...

toc - OK, this wasn't working as I was hoping. Here's the deal - in my opinion - a 'leading indicator' that is based on past price movement is an oxymoron. Think about it... you are just using the past to try to predict the future. Again, most indicators work if you test them and use them...

I disagree 100% bear. I have a 'system' and is not / cannot be automated. It's my trading 'system'. I'm not about to dive into this discussion about what is being sold here, but I understand completely when he says it cannot be fully automated. Just b/c it cannot be automated does not make it...

Oh, now I understand - you would like an indicator like RSI or Stochastics, but one that turns sooner than price does and consistently predicts the correct direction (even though the indicator itself is based on past prices)? ... note ... trying to predict the future price movement based on...

shark - same thing happened to me last week. I spent a few hours trying to salvage it and ended up having to reinstall windows. Now, my problem started with a questionnable email, but the end result was the same as yours.

Leading indicators - you mean indicators that consistently predict the future based on past price movements? :confused:

Eagle - unfortunately b/c of the $$$$ involved in bowl games, I doubt we will see a playoff anytime soon.

As a buckeyes fan, I say Florida for the sake of a different game in the championship. I love the Michiga/OSU rivalry, but they lost and another team deserves the chance in my opinion. And after watching ESPN for the last week, I am guessing that the voters would like to see another team...

This is exactly why backtesting is only so useful, if useful at all... This is exactly why many, many 'systems' fail over and over again... There was a post somewhere along the way recommending that Frost trade manually and then consider a computer program system. That was good advice in my...

If you are looking for people under 30, good luck. I understand completely where you are coming from, as I was once in your shoes and was just trying to get involved in stuff. I got into Investools and that's where the club started. So, the group actually had a common bond - the investools...

Basically we had a 'group' of about 30 members at one point. The problem was that there were 5 members MAX that actually gave a shit and did stuff for the group. I started this group and at first it was great and then later you sit there and think - why am I doing all this work when noone else...

cash - good idea, but may be hard to implement and maintain - just a heads up. I've had experience in investment 'clubs' and at first, they are great... all the info sharing, talks, etc. but unless you have a handful of 100% dedicated traders/investors, the club will be hard to maintain. I'm not...

My understanding cash is that if you provide a general 'newsletter' you do not need to be licensed. Check the collective2.com site as well, there are some faq's there and also an active forum.

cash - MOST people on elitetrader will think you are full of shit, yes. HOWEVER, if you can make money, you will get business. It might not be instant, but you will get it. Start with collective2.com and post a link here so we can track your progress. If it's good, people will subscribe...

frosty, 2 things: 1) backtesting is somewhat important, but as you are seeing, that only does so much. Personally, I don't put much into backtesting and now you are seeing why. 2) If you switch to the ES, make sure you realize the volatility is much, much lower than the ER2. Yes, your...

Surdo - thanks for the advice. How do I 'hide' an attachment? Can I still access the attachment if it's something that I want? Thanks!

I've spent a good part of this morning getting a laptop salvaged from a nasty virus and talking with email hosting companies. FYI for everyone - the 'new' way to get a virus/spyware onto your computer is when an email with a .rar attachment is sent to you. When using Outlook, as soon as...

Rick - I run 6 Samsung 19" monitors and they are very nice. One of the nice thing about some of the Samsungs is that the casing is very simple - a 1" black border or so - which makes mounting them very easy and simple on the eyes.

Thanks guys, I am going to check Yahoo and Google for sure!!!