Something that has gone on this long eventually needs to slow down and stop happening but I guess it's not going to happen because of me. There's a trading lesson in that.

thinkorswim? Yeh, their fees are a little higher than most others, but, a single contract is about $20 round trip and their are no platform fees...and frankly, it's a heck of a platform....the coding is robust but pretty user friendly....I've ...

Emotions leave "footprints" in price action....not price levels, the action itself...

1. How many futures contracts have you traded? 2. Which broker did you trade them through? 3. What are their fees for your trading?

Hmm...figuring this message may never get read, but, yes, I've been doing that for a year or so now. Very handy. First step is to create a watchlist. Then use custom fields in that watchlist to track the parameters you'd like to track. From there ...

How about "if price is below 20 make the average red, if above make it green"?

Yep - he was a good boy and passed it along Mr. Scott Glad to meet finally C!!! Good times - looking forward to the next one!!

It doesn't involve hedging unless you get it wrong and hold on for too long. Adding hedging adds a whole new set of issues. If you're not knowledgeable enough to trade without a stop, you shouldn't hedge imo. Trading without a stop loss and hedging ...

If you're over leveraging, sure, it will only take that 1 time...

Given consideration to futures via thinkorswim? (came into the same conclusion with "CHFgate"...retail forex is a scam imo....from my own research my opinion is that retail FX brokers merely mark up or mark down a futures pricing stream in their own ...

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these pips are partyin' like it's....2008....

there's not a lot of rocket science involved in doing the math. I've put the time in to understand exactly what it really takes to crap an account out if you're being responsible with your position size. It's not hard math and it's quite revealing ...

It's entirely possible to have been on the wrong side of the CHF quagmire and not be subjected to a margin call. Just do the math.

didn't even have to waste a nano second on that...

heh...thanks JMN - "frustration" isn't exactly what came to mind...lol

Would you just go play in traffic on a high speed interstate and take Mingray with you? Or...maybe just find a pink room loaded with flowers and plenty of tissues to contain your needless whining?

Wisdom. Pure. Wisdom. Hat tips to you dkrock.