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    Best day trading books for stocks?

    I hate it when people don't answer my questions but instead answer a question I didn't ask. So out of respect to the question, here is my answer: authors worth considering include Barry Rudd's two books, Al Brooks's four books, and Bob Volman's two books (in no order). The titles are all in...
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    How to be okay with taking a Stop Loss?

    if you make a profit yet break your rules, you are a loser. If you take a loss and do so according to your plan, you are a winner. Taking a loss is never easy, but it becomes easier the more you do it right. Taking a loss is like asking a woman out and getting turned down. Yes, it doesn't...
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    ES Journal - 2021/2022

    On the SPX cash index, 4731 was tagged today. That is a longer term pivot target based on the opening range of the July-December 2021 period, as defined in Mark Fisher's book THE LOGICAL TRADER, page 52. The targets are based on the highest high and lowest low made between July 1-15. This...
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    ES Journal - 2021/2022

    Three separate measured moves, two of which go back to the 218.26 COVID crash, point to 460 on the SPY. 218.26 to 358.75, and then back to 319.80. Add 140.49, and the sum is just over 460. pre-pandemic high of 339.08 to 218.26 is roughly 121. Added to 339 is 460. The other measured move is...
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    Once we hit SPX 4440--longs, be careful out there. Good luck!

    Time to be careful...take care
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    The "display size" order attribute may not be specified for this order message?

    It does it only for futures, not for stocks.
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    The "display size" order attribute may not be specified for this order message?

    I have never seen that message before...ever.
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    The "display size" order attribute may not be specified for this order message?

    I have been trading with IB for nearly twenty years and use the classic TWS, and when I was trying to put a futures stop order in late this afternoon (before 4:14 EST), I could not place the order. Instead, I received the following message: the "display size" order attribute may not be...
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    ES Journal - 2019/2020

    Measured move at 3550 area. Longs should tighten stops. All the best to all. :-)
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    Unofficial TWS bug thread

    After my orders are filled, the filled order line does not disappear. It just stays there. I now have a bunch of lines on the main workstation screen made up of already filled orders.
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    is now the best time to go short?

    1632 SPX is significant for at least two reasons, longer term. Which is where we landed Wednesday and traded around since. Then again, so was 1000.
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    Al brooks says breakouts provide the largest edge for a trader yet...

    Who cares what Al SAYS? Until he CHOOSES to provide SUPPORT for his so far UNFOUNDED claim that his friend makes 10+ points per day (the same friend who says that even beginners should make at least 6 points per day), I choose not to believe him, and I also choose not to care...
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    ThinkOrSwim's Probability OTM, ITM, of Touching Calculator

    Basically, yes. I have my own calculator that I came up with years ago. I'd like to see how it compares to the one on Think and Swim. As for the backtesting, that would not make a great deal of sense. If the IV does not change, a model based on Black Scholes will work perfectly; but IV...
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    1,000 cats saved from Chinese dining table.

    We humans shouldn't be eating mammals, at the very least. For ethical reasons, primarily, and arguably for health reasons. Cats, dogs, cows, pigs, et al. I wonder if India shows documentaries about barbaric, jowly, bloated Americans butchering cows and putting their flesh on a grill for a...
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    Comparing 2 simple options

    Both options are several HUNDRED dollars ITM. Why wouldn't they be exercised? Do you really think AAPL is going to be over 1000 at expiration?
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    RGIII doesn't show up! What a surprise!

    Your battle against madness, I am afraid, has just begun (as has your search for a psychotherapist who will accept you as a patient). And your war against mathematics, I am afraid, is a losing one. Then again, if you consider your ongoing effort towards irritating rational people with your...
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    RGIII doesn't show up! What a surprise!

    Africans don't have Neanderthal DNA. Those of European ancestry tend to have around 2-3% Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Unless you are 100% African, you almost certainly are part Neanderthal. For a racist troll, you are especially ignorant. You probably need a calculator to count on...
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    Farewell Ron Paul

    You are correct, I am a genius. Was a member of Mensa (my scores for the test far exceeded the cutoff level), studied at Cambridge. But that is irrelevant. We both agree that Paul knew how the system worked. Unlike many, however, he was a MASTER at gaming the system, railing against it...
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