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  1. tommcginnis

    The Flynn crash

    And if you're wondering what was up with today's 11am dip, "Trump, again!" https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/04/president-donald-trump-cannot-obstruct-justice-lawyer-says.html Good lord, I have despised the 'man' for decades, but with his ability to generate heart attacks, he is keeping the mortgage...
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    Reaching midpoint

    That is just so big-assed, hairy-assed, bizarrely, wrong. (But I am grateful to your participation in trading the financial markets! Yes I am! Yup!)
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    Interactive Brokers Exchange Quote on ES Option Spread?

    Do NOT take a demo quote seriously -- you know already that it is not live data, and -- the data come without reference to time/date so you could be looking at anything of the 24 hours ES clock. As well, -- the execution engine in the demo is rudimentary, and not representative of a live...
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    Reaching midpoint

    Perfect.
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    I'm looking for a programmer who can get bitcoin dollars from exchanges every 5 seconds

    Why not just short-cut, and go directly to rubbing the lamp?
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    This goddam eternal bull market...

    I sense a gathering storm. Volume took 9:30 rush and spread it for an hour. Volatility is up by points; market is "mixed". It's like the hands, on the arm of the vice, holding my nuts, have relaxed, and taken a big inhale, primed for that last big s-queeeeeeeeeeze. (I had a surplus, of commas...
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    Stacking two LG 34UM65 LCDs

    I have a third, larger (24") monitor over my desk (22"? + 19") monitors, and attached it using a C-shaped bracket for adjustable shelves. ($3 from Menards?). I cut the bracket in half, and mounted one half to the wall. The other half mounted to the back of the monitor, using 1.5" steel offsets...
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    This goddam eternal bull market...

    I think I've lived every comment in this thread in the last 48 hours. I am beat to shit. (But you guys are *hilarious*.) Here's (as he swings a pint glass gently upwards) to us all having a quiet, tradable time through Monday close. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I wish we could (still??)...
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    This goddam eternal bull market...

    Today's soundtrack:
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    For all you windows bashers, 8 years and going strong

    I'm surprised with the "benchmarks" they chose -- why not from cold boot to Firefox open? There is a human component in there, sure -- but that can be gotten around easily. But the breadth of hook-ups and communications hand-shaking that goes on from start to finish will be so different between...
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    Need to eliminate the big losses

    We've all BTDT. And some of us had our t-shirts taken. Stay with a plan. Which one? Experiment (constantly!). "The Right Plan" is the one that begins, 1) Don't lose money. (Capital Preservation, "Stop-loss Discipline", many other names/tools) 2) Make money with Steps 3) through.......
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    This goddam eternal bull market...

    I have learned to "Leave A Man Behind" -- when I have to roll [in the same direction], I buy back more than I had sold, so that, the further I go, I have "comforting" long positions getting fatter. It certainly helps the dollars, but it's *so*much* better too, for calming the mind. (OFF TOPIC...
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    IB's TRIN data joins the ranks of Screwed-Up?

    FIXED!!!!! And a beautiful thing! To be clear, what was fixed was the ability to hit {refresh} (something you'd do to have the blue ES line ["secondary" scale on the right] be recalibrated to the primary scale on the left), without the entire TRIN history (however far back you had looked) be...
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    Multiple Accounts or Suretrader

    AND they are now pushing this plastic thing: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=26356 which I have *not* investigated yet. But if you inquire of them, ask first when they're going to get around to fixing their TRIN and TICK data. I mean, seriously.
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    For all you windows bashers, 8 years and going strong

    Why didn't Apple name it's iPhone instead to be Granny Smith? Smaller, tart, good for baking [ideas] and highly suggestive of a whole metallic green color scheme. "Pfff! The money lost!"
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    Image hosting

    If it's from your computer, use the Upload a File button, right next to the Post Reply button when you post a Reply. [bottom right] If it's from those Interwebs, look on the middle/right side of the tools bar above the Reply typing area, and right next to the smiley face indicating Emogi Lives...
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    For all you windows bashers, 8 years and going strong

    My XP laptop is my "garage radio" now, and is perfectly comfy with that, although I have to massage it frequently if it's on for more than 12 hours or so. My primary desktop, my backup desktop (which will be my TWS_API test rig, when I get the boiler changed out... ) are each W7, and my...
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    Option arbitrage question

    Phew! Blew this post. You ALL AND Kevin Schmit have all educated *me*, and it's much appreciated.
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    Need to eliminate the big losses

    You're totally right. My total Bad. Jeez.:confused::rolleyes:o_O
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