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There is no hierarchy of Forums. Moving a thread to another forum is not an indication of its value. The Trading Forum is available to provide an open discussion on all aspects of day trading and short-term investing. While allowances are made for threads that deviate mildy from this...

The history of Finance and the The Market Bubble threads have been moved to ChitChat.

I'm sure of it too Ditch. But hey, just in case, DAT means you can preference the market maker, ECN, or exchange to get what you think is the best price. You can bid what you want and ask what you want. You have direct access to the markets.

Sure it's possible with DAT. But the simulators all make it seem probable, and easily so. That is the difference. Simulators operate on the premise that if there is a bid or ask at a price, you get the fill. Real time isn't as nice.

There are almost no simple questions when it comes to trading. Perhaps a question like, "What is the symbol for IBM" would be considered simple. Welcome to Elite Trader. I just want to be clear about your question. Are you asking when to place your stop loss after entering a long position...

Many times it has been said that if you buy a system, or develop one, wait until it hits a losing streak before you start using it. This certainly is an effort to recognize that methods cycle between winning and losing. I would bet that traders bump their size when they are going thru a...

You're right Mr. Sub'. It is probably my wording which is actually a response to heil's wording. If he had said the stoploss doesn't give you an edge, etc. I'm just saying that the trade gives you the edge, not the stoploss.

Indirectly it should, but the StopLoss itself is not the edge. The fact that you have a StopLoss in place should mean that you have entered a trade which has an edge.

Trade on 9/11 Full Moon Today Waxie is Back 9/11 These threads have been moved to ChitChat. David Floyd's Daytrading Method has been moved to Strategy Trading.

Is Mario etc.. has been moved to Chit Chat.

Exactly. And while I have not read any studies documenting changes in neurotransmitter flow, etc., this is, among those who study these things, the commonly accepted presumed mechanism of behavioral change.

Waxie etc has been moved to resources. Darvas Methods has been moved to Strategy Trading.

I thought Ali was the greatest of all time! :)

Looking back at the airline stocks, using a 40 or 50 day sma, one was short weeks and months before 9/11. If it were you that was killed, would you want people to go on with the day in a normal fashion, perhaps remembering you but continuing to march? Or would you prefer that everyone stop and...

It makes a difference in the tides and waves; and there have been numerous studies that correlate human behavior changes with the phases of the moon.

bungrider that is pretty funny. LOL!

EqtTrdr loves it. Pm him for a link to a very good article re: the same.

"A New Guy with a Q" has been moved to Resources.

Edwards and Magee: Technical Analysis of the Stock Market

Romeo I hear ya man. Me too. He called me at home the week before when the market started tanking and was hatin' it then. Monday evening we met for drinks, lol, I think every member was drinking that nite. He was one sad puppy. All he kept doing was smoking, and shaking his head. I sat there...