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Oh dear. Are we headed for an R rating?

Oh my God.. The stacking, dealing with the moldy hay and corn.. Well I suppose we could bitch and bitch. But many still wouldn't understand, because they don't know what true work is. I worked on my neighbors fucking farm 12 hours a day, because they needed the help. Finally, the grandpa...

As to the first 5, been there. As to the next 3, that's trading, and humanity As to a simple minded trader, I am a cheesehead farmboy, so don't start. As to patience... Yes, but I guess it is what ever each of us perceives as a patient time frame. Nirvana to all.... JNB

Mr RN, I have somehow gotten the impression over the years that you are waaaaay better at what we do than I am. But as Bighog said in a previous post. It's like the 5 minute chart just said "welcome home". And they give me the warm fuzzies you are talking about. However there are...

Kid's, I apologize. I should have known in advance that my original post would turn into a PG-13 version of Hee-Haw. But as long as I'm the OP, and I take full responsibility, all I can say is: Yee Haw! Let's keep this rodeo a goin'.

Uh, ma'am. Are you sure you have room in your socket for that ol' piece o' wood?

I understand. And my attitude is that the 5 works better for me, and the 1 costs me money, and is an addiction I need to kick. But seriously, your handle is going to have that stupid song stuck in my head all day.... Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. I never thought I could feel so...

You really think watching a 30 second chart is going to help you keep up with a computer?

Good point, but that was just a hypothetical. And it does sound a bit silly to even consider it. That's why I only have one chart up for each stock I'm looking at. Looking at multple time frames for a dozen stocks at the same time would get me frustrated to the point where I would just quit.

My setups are very specific. And like I said, there are many days when my scanner can't even get me more than a few charts to watch, even though it is scanning every issue out there. And on the busy days, the 5 minute charts narrow it down even more. If I watched the same 25 stocks every...

Good points, Albert. But I can tell you I honestly think I see more opportunity on the 5 minute charts, simply because I'm not focused on every little wiggle. Please keep in mind, my strategy consists of running a scanner all day to find the stocks which have unusual movement at the moment...

There are definitely exceptions, so I don't think it will be possible to quit "cold turkey" style. This is esrx on the 6th. It fun trading this one using the one minute when it was flying.

I disagree that it will be much of a problem, as I have already been fortunate enough to have much better success with the longer time frames. I thought I covered that in my post. "45 old - please" Meaning what? Too young to bitch about age? Possibly. "Truth - if you are asking this...

My primary tools for looking for manual/semi-auto stock trades have always consisted of 3 linked charts. A 1 minute, a 5 minute, and a daily. Sometimes I'll punch a 15 minute in there for a longer perspective, but not very often. And then I would/will often use the one minute chart for entry...

That's what I was thinking, also. I've never hear the guy say, "well, I just don't know about that one." He makes it seem like you should be able to look at any random stock and determine off the top of your head what it's going to do in the near future based recent news and statistics...

I left it on today because I wanted to see the dog ring the bell at the NYSE. Otherwise I turn it off every day at 9 EST and leave it off. The Doctor/Lawyer/Dentist/Pilot types seem to think he's some type of genius because he can quote all kinds of stats off the top of his head about 100's...

Been there, done that, and it is exhausting. Being extremely competitive is definitely a good thing, but once you find something that works, you don't have to over analyze what every other trader on the planet is doing at that moment. It will drive you crazy. If, every time you put on a...

I agree with that if you are in a competition where you using the same strategy and tactics as your competitor. But most of us aren't. There is just an incredible matrix of ways to do it correctly, without having to worry about what all of the other guys are doing. People get so hung up on...

Honestly, I've never understood the whole edge argument, so I agree with you. If you make money you have an edge? If you don't make money you don't have an edge? Ok, fine. But what about the guy who uses math every day and can't describe his edge, but who is very successful. Is math his...

Not necessarily. There are different different degrees for each one. But I have to go with 20, in addition to being on an incredible team. All independent daytraders, and only half of us have even been to college. There is no f...ing way I would still be around without them.