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<i>"I still have the physique, strength and endurance of a fit 25-year-old, since I have been working out all of my adult life. Unfortunately, I also have a couple of joints that tell a different story, including a small tear in my right rotator cuff that is on the precipice of requiring...

<i>"this is all very nice, shows you well where to get in, but ... where do you get out ..."</i> Trade entries and trade exits are two completely separate factors. There is zero correlation between the two. Trade entry signals identify key spots on a chart where price action is probable to...

<i>"Who cares what the notional value is! You profit or loss has NOTHING to do with notional value. We are talking about futures contracts right? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spoken like a true Long Term Capital Management visionair"</i>...

<i>"$50 per day times 200 trading days on a $7700 account equals approximately 150% return. Sure, you can do it in a hot, trending market. But you will give it all back when the market starts to chop...</i> +2pts per day blended, averaged = +500pts in a calendar year. If all of those are...

<i>"I don't know you. To be frank, every time I see a mentoring thread, you are there. "</i> My feeble attempts to defend the profession. No dog in the hunt here today... my original post in this thread had less than zero chance of being accepted. The OP is not honestly serious about an...

<i>"PS..I use Ninjatrader also."</i> Wonder how the slippage was on that 150-lot ER coming out :eek:

"<i>On ET, you don't "even have to pay to fall under the ET don't advertise unless you pay" radar..."</i> Before I retired from "mentoring" it was never a consideration to pay advertisement here in this forum. Why? Nitro, you're a very bright guy... you know the answer to that already. Any...

<i>"So, if there were someone out there who wanted to charge a small fortune to train an apprentice trader..."</i> I don't know anyone (sane) who would stack up $10k in 100s and light the pile with a match. It is indeed a substantial amount of money, to anybody. Even pro athletes making $$...

<i>"Why, I could imagine a really clever mentor trading two separate accounts simultaneously in opposite directions, so as to be able to show a profitable track record with little or no risk..."</i> These are the type of cliche' statements I've heard for years from aspiring traders over and...

<i>"Okay, anyone want pizza and beer in exchange for 5 years worth of tax returns and mentoring? ROFLMAO!"</i> Well, I'm on my way out for a dozen wings and a couple of Blue Lites right now. If you can make it to the Middletown Tavern by 8:00pm est, it's a deal. If not, here's another...

I keep making the same mistake, over and over again. Tap into this thread expecting to read something pabst wrote, because I enyoy his scribing. Instead my eyes keep getting assaulted by worthless drivel. Pabst, look forward (as always) to reading your posts in other threads as I drop in here...

-1pt per ER contract net Missed a short fill and long fill this morning, went for +3pts and +3pts without me. Played +1pt / -1pt all day, was at $0 mid-afternoon. Shorted 765.40, stopped out for -1pt and shut 'er down. Soon drifted lower to 63, 62 and eventually 60 as expected...

<i>"These are exchange MINIMUM (overnight) margins which became effective at the close of business on 11/30/07. IB (and any other firm) can do whatever they want for intraday. For overnight, exchange minimum is the MINIMUM requirement."</i> I would imagine most brokers will leave day-trade...

<i>"But how many futures traders are really holding for more than ten minutes? I've been trading the ES for about 6 months, and it keeps getting harder every day. The ES has become a very hard instrument to trade. It is obvious from the speed of the moves that it is computer driven. I am...

Traded the ES premarket, then both symbols past 9:30am. Made bits of money in ER, lost that and more in ES chop. Shucked the ES, back to breakeven by late morning trading ER alone. Went in the hole -1pt ER past 2pm on shorts until the expected break ensued. Tried shorting ER 774 and 773 as...

<i>"another backhand compliment, typical! You just couldn't stop, could you?"</i> I explained myself here... you must have overlooked the rest of my statement: 'In the past I exchanged emails with Baron about cleaning up the site, making it a well-moderated educational forum with less trash...

<i>"I am only seeing red when you try to put down ET, other than that I couldn't care less what/where you post. So post all you want. There is saying don't piss where you drink, ever heard of it?"</i> Yes, I've heard of that. I've also spent my share of time and effort trying to purify the...

<i>"Well I won't lower myself to calling you names Austin but it seems a bit insulting to the people who are coming out to support you by your comments in bold below..... I'm trying to understand your frustration but without ever selling a trading course and having to defend my career choice...

<i>"go for it!"</i> I will. See you tomorrow with the results. Good luck on your 8-ball shot, corner right with a lot of green in between. Hope you make it :p

<i>"This high volatility environment seems a lot harder to trade than the one that we saw in August. So all of a sudden on ES, stops are getting hit, position sizes are too large - 15% drawdown later, I posted the question"</i> Look at a 15min chart of last night's action from midnight to 9am...