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I use scottrade and i just started to use their streaming quote platform (not the elite one though). My question is one of the features is it shows you the last ticks, and it scrolls from right to left and looks something like this --+-= etc etc. So with that said imagine a stock or etf or...

I have begun to notice that when i trade some of the etfs that are 2x or 3x, the price will hold at a certain price even though the market is going the other way. For example i have seen that BGZ(3x short large caps) will be going down in value when the market is going up. This is exactly what...

thanks for the good replies!

thank you for the responses. Let me make sure i have this correct then. Say I have enough to buy 1 contract of the YM, i could buy, sell, and then buy and sell, continuously throughout the day? Thanks

Is there a 3 day settlement rule with futures like there is stocks? Ive looked for this answer but with no luck. thanks

CollegeTrader, I'm in basically the same situation as you, same age, going to a state school. I started my learning experience last spring by reading and am now trading my account too (started this fall), although I only trade stocks and etf's. I feel like by reading your post we have a lot...

thank you to all of those who have replied!

guald thanks for the info. can you provide me with a definition on public indicators. Are they the typical stochastics, macd, rsi, money flow, stuff like that?

Thanks cuz i dont know what sct is but im googling it right now

hmm, just read that but im not quite sure what your getting at? Im not asking where to put my money. I realize that trading takes work and time and commitment. Im not worried about if i win or lose bc im learning. Im concerned about learning from those who know what theyre doing. With that...

Im new to trading, read up on technical analysis a LOT over summer, and paper traded, and then decided to open an actual account to learn, thinking that whats better to learn than using real money,in the real world environment in tough times. Anyhow, my question is what type of strategy are...

yes, especially because since im a newbie i feel like its my job. plus its more fun to read witty comebacks on here then to spend all day looking through cnn and bloomberg

lol i should have included that.. And to swordsman or w/e im not trying to guess just trying to kill some time on this board

will the market be up or down tommorrow? opinions????

If you could go back and change one thing about how you learned to trade, or make a change to your trading strategy what would it be?