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    AIG almost back to old levels. Like the crash never happened

    Back to where it was? Remember the reverse split? Needs to get to $400
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    Nikkei futures down 12.5%

    This was always the benchmark for a lack of bounce I tried to envision when doing system design.
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    New Currency?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsm1JoC_Nfg
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    New Currency?

    http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=47425 http://www.dc-coin.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=8 Looks to be just a collectors type item.
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    New Currency?

    Have you guys heard about this Amero currency? http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/2007/09/01/how-many-of-you-have-heard-about-this/ I don't know what to say.
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    Large Mystery Bearish Trader out there?

    I thought you guys might find these links interesting about the large options positions being put on recently. http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/2007/08/25/mystery-bearish-trader-in-the-market/
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    Will you buy timmay's hedge fund book?

    I am the co-writer of thetradingdigest.com blog on trading. I formerly wrote for the dayvejohnson on the markets blog. Having been asked to read the pre- release book and send my opinion to Tim - I did. It is the story of what he has gone through. The stratospheric rise - the difficult times...
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    is there software that automatically draws support and resistence lines in realtime?

    This is what you can see in quotracker: Price Channel This indicator is used to detect breakouts of significant support and resistance areas. The upper channel is drawn at the highest high of last N periods. The lower channel is drawn at the lowest low of the last N periods. A penetration of...
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    is there software that automatically draws support and resistence lines in realtime?

    Yes quotetracker can do this. It can be set to whatever parameters you prefer.
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    who made money today?

    I had posted on the blog last night that this was a buying opportunity. http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/ Dave
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    Day Trading VIDEOS, sorry no popcorn!

    I have been recording one setup per day in the e-minis. If your interested check them out. http://www.thetradingdigest.com Just one of the simple setups I may use during the day. Dave Johnson
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    Long-only Strategy in Dwon Market

    The question was could a long only system do well in a DOWNTRENDING market. Look at the equity graphs I posted . The greatest return was during 2000-2002 bear market.
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    Long-only Strategy in Dwon Market

    I recently posted some basic wealth-lab scans that point to strong results buying vs. selling in downward market. http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/2007/04/03/8-down-days-in-a-row-buy/ http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/2007/04/04/shorting-8-straight-up-days/ Take it for what it's worth.
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    Day Trading VIDEO Lessons - Updated List

    I will throw my live trade videos in to the mix. http://www.thetradingdigest.com Under the categories click "live trades" to see them grouped on one page. I have been recording one setup per day. Simple scalp setup yet I find these quite effective. Dave
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    Cramer unbelievable "caught on tape"

    My co-blog writing partner John nailed this subject pretty good from a traders perspective. IMO http://thetradingdigest.com/blog/?p=69
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    Trendlines - what did I do wrong here? (pics)

    Futs starting cooking upward on you right after entry. I know because I was short the index futures myself. Don't sweat it. Go on to the next trade.
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    Trendlines - what did I do wrong here? (pics)

    If you have an actual edge it will play out over a series of trades. To assess your system based upon one trade would be wrong on my or anyone elses part. This is of course going on the assumption you are consistently applying a system. Otherwise chalk it up to a good setup that did not work...
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    RSI 90+ on DIA

    The indices have been pushing through these higher RSI levels and I was curious what those meant going forward. In a simple backtest, I found that the mid sixties to mid seventies RSI reading on the Dow or SP500 - using daily bars with a 20 period setting and selling in 22 days had...
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    Would you Trade a System that failed a backtest ?

    In backtesting a specific period you may encounter varying market conditions. The market may trend up or down, chop, or the myriad of other scenarios that can be encountered in differing time frames. So although a particular system may fail in an overall test in may be well suited to the...
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