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<i>Quote from S2007S: 27% gain at his hedge fund or on the DOW?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- s&p 500"</i> That's what happens when someone sits in an idling car with the garage door closed. Lucky for him he escaped those fumes alive!

5pt range in the ES all session. Unchanged since 11:30am yesterday (yawn). Highs on 12/15/2006 (41 sessions ago) 1444.25 with current print 1461.25 or +15pts ascent in three months. I used to book bigger intraday trades in the SPX than that. Would someone please tell the tapes how bullish...

<i>"Michael Steinhardt, the investment pioneer whose hedge funds returned more than 20 percent a year for almost three decades, says the bull market in U.S. stocks may be coming to an end after more than four years"</i> How can anyone take a guy like that seriously? Just another loser in the...

sounds good :p

<i>"I heard the same thing 4 years ago.... some reading for your enjoyment.. oh and please check the dates of the posts...... thanks!"</i> Excellent predictions... with all markets off significantly from recent highs, VIX coming off nosebleed levels, etc. Would you say the same conditions...

<i>"The variance they are up against... Makes it impossible for most to ever figure out how it all went wrong."</i> From the long side of options, good stock pickers who use back-month contracts out three months to LEAPs can outperform straight stock plays... if they are really good at stock...

<i>"but I have a bad habit"...</i> Your own words admit that seeking price turns is not part of a sound methodology you adhere to. If what you're doing is part of a solid approach, you would not label it a "bad habit". <b>lescor</b> is 1,000% correct, as usual. Same for <b>kiwi</b>...

Spectra, when the ER trading is good, it's great. When it doesn't range, the intraday noise = chop can be trying, to say the least. YM or NQ are probably the better choices for all but most experienced emini traders. Stick with what you've learned... they are all slightly different with their...

What uptrend? ER closed unchanged for the day

<i>"What we need is a man's holiday..."</i> #1: Deer season #2: snowmobile weekend in Tug Hill Plateau... snowiest place east of the rockies. 140" on snow on the ground in last ten days, more falling as we speak

I cooked dinner: #1: broiled chicken breasts, dry rubbed w/ garlic powder, montreal chicken seasoning, black pepper, sea salt #2: sweet potatoes, braised in brown sugar #3: whole wheat egg noodles boiled in chicken broth (skins & trimming off breasts) with sauteed onions, garlic and...

<i>"Any monopoly would kill for those margins."</i> ... and your wife would likewise kill if you didn't come home with that card. Captive clientele on their part

etfs, sector shares, ishares, spyders, etc full info: <b>www.amex.com</b> It's all there :>)

<i>"You're missing out!!! It's not hard. Do it like the pros. Go long the index futures 3:1 margin, on top you can sell short a bunch of OTM ES mini puts just to get some extra liquidity going. To spice it up, also sell short a bunch of Yen against the dollar and collect the free swap. Hey...

<i>"They're scalpers, they get a hardon when they're in the green one point and quickly cover ... and they shit their pants when they're one point under water and cover quickly like pathetic paranoid rats."</i> Please educate me: which of these midday dips was the correct one for swing...

In the OP case at this specific time in his/her life, there is zero hope for trading success. Why would anyone think they can just step into the markets and make money simply because they have a sudden need for it? Heck, everyone needs money for very valid reasons... the market doesn't care...

"IF LONG IS WRONG, I DON'T WANNA BE RIGHT!" (+3pts ER long) ... except when sell signals emerge (now short R1 @ ER 820.70 = stop at par)

<i>"After 2000 years nothing has really changed has it. ? Man continues to be stiff necked and entangled in ritual..."</i> Directly akin to the way too many traders attempt to solve the market puzzle with rigid, black & white, scientific rules for success. Man only understands a...

"IF LONG IS WRONG, I DON'T WANNA BE RIGHT!" (until the next sell signal, of course)

Wayne would be quite the character for Trump or anyone else to profile. He definitely puts the "good" in ol' country boy, for sure. Sadly, Wayne smoked most of his life even while knowing both of his parents died of lung cancer. Seems like a poor choice to say the least, but if you knew...