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<i>"Could one be more correct than this? 32,000 correct! 1520 correct! 1450 in a week correct! Does it get any better than that?"</i> It gets better if you traded size behind those thoughts :cool:

emini traders don't do drawdowns in markets like this. That only happens when VIX levels are <10. Tapes are tough, but still plenty of opportunity exists.

This isn't the toughest day I ever traded... but it ranks within the all-time top ten. I won't even go into how many trades long or short went in favor, got run over, stopped too soon, came back too far, all of that. Volatility is nice, but gyrational violence is something otherwise. July...

<i>"WOW rimm up huge again... this 'bubble' is so painful. What will I do with all these gains?"</i> Watch them evaporate and turn to net loss?

<i>"what happens to the bears when CDO writedowns don't work anymore?"</i> Not a scenario we need to worry about for the next year or so. Writedowns are a long ways from finished

<i>"I am a fan of Ron Paul, but he was out of his depth.</i> That is true, but at least he tried. Millions of strapped U.S. consumers appreciate the effort of attempt.

<i>"I have failed so many times in my life that I have really stopped being upset about it. And I mean failed. But out of each failure has come my best success. Truthfully. I never once would have imagined being the person I am now from where I started, but I am always amazed and...

<i>"I'm 29 so there is still time."</i> Still time for anything. You haven't even scratched 30 years old yet. Trust me... this will seem a lot less significant in the future to you than it does right now. You'll be perfectly fine :cool:

<i>"The facts are that americans only feel the effects of a weak dollar when they purchase foreign products, just like Bernanke said, and contrary to what Paul said."</i> Oh really? How about food & beverage purchases? Fossil fuels like coal, firewood, nat gas or oil products? This...

Was up +9pts ES by 10:30am and called it a morning. Just took one more short trade from 1475, market traded down to 1472 (+3pts unrealized in favor), trailed my stop to 1476, came up thru my stop by one measly tick and then promptly tanked to 67.50 straight down. Volatility is nice, but...

<i>"And in case you're wondering, I'm a Summa Cum Lauade graduate in physical science, a Vietnam veteran, my uncles and cousins have all served the military, and my father was wounded in WWII... + I've paid $MILLIONS in taxes... I've got as much right to BITCH about the LOUSY, SELF-SERVING...

Bumpy one today. I was absent the screens until inside final hour, testing for Series 3 (passed) and never want to ponder another "hedging long mtgs with 10-year notes or eurodollars" equation again. Ever. Shorted repeatedly, stopped at par a few times before downside took hold. Final out was...

<i>"I may be accused of being biased, but I honestly think that trading equities, while using the e's as leading indicators is easier than trying to trade the futures. "Back in the day" when on the CME floor, we had a much bigger edge with the arbitrage opportunities - still there, just not as...

<i>"Yea you say this all over the place but you never back up your statements. I'll try again (copy & pasting from another thread): "How are they facing illiquidity? What effect on near-term cash flow does the marking of bond-like securities have? Thanks for explaining."</i> makloda is...

<i>Unfortunately I just put myself in a situation where I need this money back. However I lack the enthusiasm to go forward, because from my calculations it will be another 2 months to get this bitch back to where it was (and it was a pain in the ass all the way). I figure why the hell go...

<i>"Trade well and be well..."</i> You too. Always. Still not sure what I said to have you riled over the topic of brokerage conversation here. All I remember was visiting briefly with you a year ago and thinking what a warm guy you were in private. Now I make a couple of posts affirming...

<i>"A New York Fed spokesman said it was the largest single day of operations since $50.35 billion was pumped into the system on Sept. 19, 2001, following the terror strikes on New York and Washington. He declined further comment."</i> That may explain why the S&P 500 was so poppy-choppy...

<i>"No where do I say anything about enjoying confrontational BS with anyone at ET."</i> I'm not digging thru my "sent" file again. Instead, let me apologize for saying that and retract the statement. Someone with moniker "77" wrote that to me, it stuck in my mind. Let's affirm it wasn't you...

<i>"You can post what you think I wrote here but don't post my name and my email address here you stupid asshole. What a shithead. If you post my real name and email address I will get Baron to kick you out of ET forever... you stupid punk..." You post my real name here I will come...

<i>"Well, that's a nice lie. Do you have any others?"</i> 'Hi Glad you got my message. Hope you figure out who... Best trading wishes to you also... D(withheld) (version77) ** Well, I have this (edited) email in my "Sent Box" from one year ago, Nov 2006. If that ain't you and...