<i>"i took part in a live event yesterday that easily numbered 600,000 people but thanks anyway for the advice and welcome"</i>
NASCAR? That's about the only group event I know of which draws such a crowd. Last weekend was 30 miles away from me over in Watkins Glen. Didn't make that one myself, but did attend a motorcycle hill-climb event today. Probably 10,000 people at that one... big enough crowd for me :>)
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Dennis, I'm glad you found a short-term trading approach which works for you. Equally glad you found an online room with some guys whom you are excited about. No question many people here will hit the link and sort themselves out thru the process.
One thing that struck a nerve here was your statement saying you've never seen three emini traders anywhere better than the guys mentioned. That's fine, everyone's entitled to their opinion. However, there are a few guys here who do o.k. as well. You might check the P&L 2007 thread for posts from MBA and Chauncey1. I've stuck in a scant few in there myself, and will be happy to show a bunch of $10k to $20+k days coming up.
I guess that's three (of many) successful emini traders here posting visible broker statements of success. Perhaps you've seen better sheets than that elsewhere, I dunno.
In any event I wish you and your group well. What Pa(b)st says is good enough for me, I'm sure you've been successful in other futures markets as noted. Good luck in our emini world, and best wishes.