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08-02-2011, 11:56 PM
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 | Top Posts and Threads Due to many requests, I'm starting this thread to post the Top Posts and Threads from our newsletter every Tues\Thurs\Sat. I hope everyone finds this useful - feedback is always welcome. thanks, MMS
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08-02-2011, 11:58 PM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS Manual or Automated Trading? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...trading-4.html I have two main trading systems: 1. Automated entry, discretionary exit. 2. Discretionary first entry, automated add-ons, automated or discretionary exit. The first works great ... Which Market Internal Did You Guys Find Most Useful? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...guys-find.html Trin & Tiki don't work as well as they used to due to the continued use of programmed and automated executions. On the other hand I use the NYSE Tick as the backbone ... Tricks of the Trade - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...cks-trade.html On reading a lot of posts about the psychology of trading, the struggle between full automation and discretionary trading and the arguments between teaching trading v actually doing it... Discussion on Volume - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...me-wanted.html UB, I've been reading all your posts and find them interesting. In one example, you said something like: Point A - "the big traders go to market they don't use limit and they have a certain PRICE ... Trading Regime Analysis Using RWI - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...using-rwi.html Michael Poulos shot into fame in early 90’s when he published an article about RWI. He showed that Corn has the strongest tendency to trend while Wheat has the least. RWI is ... Pivot Points - John F. Carter - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-carter-4.html Pivots work for a few reasons: (1) The main pivot represents yesterday's value, as it is located between the close and the midline. 2) Pivots convey information on yesterday's volatility ... HOT TOPIC Why Don't Most Day Traders Scalp? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ers-scalp.html I'm not sure what I'm missing, but it seems that scalping is incredibly profitable with enough capital. Start with 3k. Open an account with interactive brokers. If you find a stock that oscillates about .1 percent, you'll be making a minimum of a dollar ...
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08-03-2011, 01:11 AM
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 | Re: Top Posts and Threads Very good addition. Something to temporarily distract me from the near term mess the market finds itself in. thx | ||
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08-04-2011, 02:48 PM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS Why Don't Most Day Traders Scalp? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...s-scalp-5.html You may find that your survivability chances go up if you're willing to lose more often, lose very little on those losers and add to trades when you're winning. On a futures contract ... Step 1: Set Up the Legal Trading Entity - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...al-entity.html After trading successfully on the side for years, I'm beginning the first step in implementing my plan to move to full-time trading. Before I take the plunge, I want to have everything set up ... One of My Strategies ... Need Your Comments - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-comments.html Basic Ground Rules Before any trade(3 rules must be followed) rule#1:-try to trade only during the londan and us session. rule#2:-make sure to watch a news calinder and ... The Dimensions Of A Successful Trading Entity - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ng-entity.html Many considerations go into creating and running a successful trading entity. We’ll look at the most popular which get the most attention, right through to the most important, which usually ... At Your 'mean' - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...your-mean.html Question setup: For commonality, “the mean” in the question below is your own ‘mean’ – a place where price has ‘reverted back to’. That means it’s not specifically or necessarily ... Overcoming the Fear of Loss (Pulling the Trigger) - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...g-trigger.html This is a new excerpt from my forthcoming book: Mastering Trading Psychology. It is focused on another common fear that limits the capacity of a trader to develop his or her full potential ... HOT TOPIC 90% of Traders Never Make a Dime! - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...make-dime.html I have read this "90%" comment for a long time now and frankly, I am not sure I believe it. I'm suspicious that it isn't statistically sound. I have been trading for four years now and until lately, have beaten the S & P consistently each year with a per ...
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08-08-2011, 11:29 AM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS 90% of Traders Never Make a Dime! - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ke-dime-2.html One thing that one must remember is that the population of successful traders is rather stable while the population of unsuccessful traders is likely a different group of people ... Moment of Truth for Stock Investors - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...investors.html A similar drop like past 10 days (more than 10% decline in a healthy bull market) is a very unusual event. This has occurred so seldom since great depression that you can count the ... How Do You Use Options to Help Predict Price? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ions-help.html I say "predict" for lack of a better word since I know it is impossible to predict price. But I've read some articles about this and I'm wondering if any of you look at options to help ... Seasonality and Reversals Off of Ytd Lows - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-ytd-lows.html Just fiddling with a thought.The summer doldrums (July and August) see many stocks touch their ytd lows.I have been tracking those that trade under $5 and show signs of a reversal ... Day Trading the E-mini Futures - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...futures-8.html What a day in the markets! I wanted to share a trade I did today. It kinda sucked. I made 10 points overall on it. I bought 1163.75. Damn! Here is a chart of the lovely rejection of the nearest ... An Introduction to Technical Analysis: Keep It Simple - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ep-simple.html I have never understood the great divide between fundamental analysis and technical analysis. It is true that there are those who have made money trading by isolating and mastering ... HOT TOPIC Stress Makes You Stupid - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ou-stupid.html Studies have been done that show the neural networks in a stressed out monkey have fewer branches than in a less stressed monkey. So stress can make you stupid. Oh, and it makes you fat too ...
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08-09-2011, 11:32 PM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS Stress Makes You Stupid - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-stupid-2.html No, I've never had a weight problem. I don't gain weight. My brain may be atrophying though. When I imagine what a trader looks like, I don't imagine someone who has gained a lot of ... New to Trading and Seeking Guidance - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-guidance.html Hi, I'm a young unmarried guy with no kids and I have a desire to learn how to be a profitable trader. I come from a internet poker background where I made the money I have now. I live in ... The Sin of Predicting and Anticipatory Trading - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...y-trading.html There are basically two types of traders- anticipatory and reactionary. It is important to understand which type you are to avoid the sins of prediction. The meaning of anticipation ... A Brief Comparison of Various Charting/trading Platforms. - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...platforms.html As this is perhaps one of those things which is a real pain for traders to research and then switch if necessary, I thought it'd be good to share with you some of my experiences ... Considerations for a Wannabe Trader - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-trader-4.html Not to get into an argument over semantics Tim, but "So when a stock moves from $40 to $50, your setup is to enter long at $45" causes the confusion for a lot of people. Many dont ... Harmonic Pattern Recognition Software? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-software.html Can anybody recommend me a good pattern recognition software for MetaTrader or Ninja Trader 7, I’m tried the AutoChartist software, but I having issues with it and well ... HOT TOPIC Good News and Bad News - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-news-bad.html One of the biggest moments for the markets can come when there is a key news release or fresh fundamental data. Buyers and sellers seem to wrestle with the potential outcome, and in the case of larger announcements, volatility goes through the roof ...
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08-13-2011, 10:30 AM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS Yum! The Seasoned Trader Feeds On The New Trader - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ew-trader.html This is the kind of article that results when the writer has 22 years experience in the markets but has merely repeated the first year 22 times. Does he actually believe that new traders ... What's Your Experience with 'renting' Strategies? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...trategies.html For the past 4 months I have been monitoring several trading strategies available for rent on the Collective2 site. Recently I have subscribed to a four of them. Mostly I have taken ... List of ETFs for Sector Rotation - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-rotation.html Sector rotation is one of the easiest and top performing trading strategy. It is easy because you have to track markets only on daily time frame and hence requires little dedicated time ... Intuition to Intentional Action - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...al-action.html Today I came to the realization that I'd intuitively been trading a certain way, but could not define or explain it. This state was very frustrating to me. I could trade well, and immediately ... Currency Crisis - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...cy-crisis.html I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what there in reality will happen when the currency crisis occurs. My scenario and thinking is based in my heavy investments in XAU/USD ... Evidence-Based Technical Analysis - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-analysis.html Well, this is easily the strangest book in my entire library. I had bought this book almost immediately when it came out. I tried to read a few chapters the first day I got it and it basically sat ... HOT TOPIC Risk of Ruin Discussion - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...iscussion.html I'd like to start a disscussion on the maths behind risk of ruin as from what I've read previously, it leaves me a little uncomfortable. I'll start by discussing the way it's usually presented. Usually when calculating ...
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08-16-2011, 11:10 PM
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| | Re: Top Posts and Threads TOP POSTS & THREADS Risk of Ruin Discussion - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...cussion-4.html Stops make the loss unbounded. It's bounded only if taken a stop you quit trading forever. All scammers and brokers push hard on stop because this way your loss is unbounded ... Harmonics Basis - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...ics-basis.html What is the basis for the harmonic movement in financial markets? What are the foundations for the harmonic movement and harmonic patterns? Why do they work? Are they related ... Can Underlying Issues Move Futures? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...e-futures.html I'm still relatively new to trading and I was wondering if you guys/gals can shed some light on what's been happening with the markets over the past week. Basically, I've been ... Are Day Traders 100% Technical? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...technical.html A day trader finds opportunities in a trending market or a rangebound market. You can buy the dips in an uptrend and short the rallies in a downtrend. You can fade the upper ... 6 Tips to Feel More Alert and Focused During the Trading Day - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...t-focused.html Trading full time can put a strain on your body. Waking in the early hours of the day and keeping your focus throughout the entire session can be a challenge. Here are 6 tips ... Continuous Contracts - To Adjust or Not? - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...djust-not.html I've been racking my brains trying to sort out back-adjusted data recently, none of the various data providers do it as I'd like them to. However I've been wondering if it's really necessary ... HOT TOPIC Concepts in Technical Analysis - http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-analysis.html There are many techniques in Technical Analysis which have been called voodoo by academicians. However, if we approach Technical Analysis as study of price behavior, we get sufficient evidence from past ...
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