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  • #133,601
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:10pm Apr 14, 2015 1:10pm
Quoting sisse
{quote} well we got the 100 million startup there. I am in.... sisse
Guess I AM going to need something to sink the teeth into around June.

I'd say 100mil would be quite easy, actually. Just need the right audience...and correct choice of suit on the day, of course.

100mil should cover a couple of small acquisitions to fast-track dev time (a few worthy choices out there), a very generous chunk on branding/marketing...VERY aggressive licensing fees (to start).

Will be in touch in June...see you on the beach in September.

  • #133,602
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:12pm Apr 14, 2015 1:12pm
Quoting Pharm0r
A good trader always knows when he's in over his head.... {image}
Why isn't your sass-mouth gif showing up for me?

Its smaller than a stamp!
  • #133,603
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:15pm Apr 14, 2015 1:15pm
Hope you're well, me auld flower...
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Muchos
  • #133,604
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:18pm Apr 14, 2015 1:18pm
Quoting kenfen69
Think I may have actually done a couple sessions on it before with Magix...and sofia101.
Can't remember the site I used to use for meetings...shared whiteboard was fucking killer though.

We might have been in that one...I know I've chatted sofia and a few others...last I checked, they stopped offering the service, which sucks...went on to skype and used to live trade chat with Malcolm, Digger, Doctor Doug and a few others...I don't much like skype shit though...it's like you always have to be on it and people are always hitting you in that fucker...it can be pestering!

As far as the chat rooms are concerned...they have their moments and depending on the size of the group in chat. I've got one, haven't actually logged into the fucker in about 8 months, but I've seen posts in the log files, so a couple folk are at least live chatting. HERE.

Stockhideout.com <- Used to moderate the chatroom there, during the NY session and did some charting lessons in there after hours. Talked to the owner about setting up a forex room, but there was never a lot of others that joined up. BigRed and a fist full of others..meh...
Money Can't Buy Happiness. Poverty Can't Buy SHIT! You Choose!
  • #133,605
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:40pm Apr 14, 2015 1:40pm
Quoting kenfen69
Hope you're well, me auld flower...
back atcha, lad. no great insights or much else to share, trying to make some money with the equity options but US equities been dull last couple months. Low volatility means low pay....

Did you get your roots put down in RainCity yet?
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #133,606
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:42pm Apr 14, 2015 1:42pm
Quoting Magix
{quote}...shared whiteboard was fucking killer though. We might have been in that one...
Yeah...just can't remember specifically.

Quoting Magix
{quote} I don't much like skype shit though...it's like you always have to be on it and people are always hitting you in that fucker...it can be pestering!
THAT is exactly what I hate about it! When I have downtime these days...the last thing I want to hear are the feckin beeps and squelches from skype. I ditched it when I nearly literally threw a 17" MacBook Pro out the window (5th floor).

Maybe that will change when life is a little quieter...but not betting on that one.
Quoting Magix
{quote} ...meh...
My general view on social/interactive tech in general. I've never facebooked, twittered, instagrammed, blah, blah, blah.

Not opposed to it, just doesn't suit my life thus far. I'm surrounded by (and rely on) tech for my bread and butter. When the day is through...give me a browser's refresh button in the FoFac saloon...and I'm golden!

(again...subject to change soon)
  • #133,607
  • Apr 14, 2015 1:55pm Apr 14, 2015 1:55pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} back atcha, lad. no great insights or much else to share, trying to make some money with the equity options but US equities been dull last couple months. Low volatility means low pay...
So long as you're pulling a few!

I'm extremely curious by nature, so am going to be pestering you a little (lot) in the near future about options. Platforms and such, for a start.
Quoting The Fool
{quote} Did you get your roots put down in RainCity yet?
Work in progress...nearly there. Have been in Dublin for a good stretch. AND...if there is one (fairly) large-ish city that can possibly have more rain through the winter/spring than Dublin...has to be VanCity! So...been happy where I am in that regard. Dublin has actually been fantastic this winter/spring. Literally probably as much precipitation as California. What...too soon?

Stay golden, Foo! A good man.
  • #133,608
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:08pm Apr 14, 2015 2:08pm
...and we rolled. Nothing new for todays roll. 1.062x naked for the Asian and European opening session but not much to do here until ECB. Map pretty much clear for tomorrow conference...

sisse
Pending conversations? PM for a chat...I am mainly in OTM now
  • #133,609
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:19pm Apr 14, 2015 2:19pm
Quoting sisse
...and we rolled. Nothing new for todays roll.

Map pretty much clear for tomorrow conference... sisse
Hopefully get some momentum building action tomorrow.

Cheers sisse...have a good one.

Thanks.
  • #133,610
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:25pm Apr 14, 2015 2:25pm
Quoting kenfen69
{quote} Hopefully get some momentum building action tomorrow. Cheers sisse...have a good one. Thanks.
Have a good one mate...

sisse

PS: I wasn't kidding about the startup ...
Pending conversations? PM for a chat...I am mainly in OTM now
  • #133,611
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:36pm Apr 14, 2015 2:36pm
I just wanted to say something REALLY useless (that will be of VERY little benefit to 99.9% of posters in here)...

Sell in May...and walk away (go away, etc)...

Does NOT mean just SELL whatever pair is on your chart. You can sell USD in May by going LONG EU...and walking away.

Just wanted to point that out. Not recommending anything...just saying.

I think its more of a stock related phrase, but...anyway...random Uselessness.
  • #133,612
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:39pm Apr 14, 2015 2:39pm
Quoting sisse
{quote} PS: I wasn't kidding about the startup ...
Wouldn't have given it a thought...hence, a reply...if I thought you were.

Be good.
  • #133,613
  • Apr 14, 2015 2:43pm Apr 14, 2015 2:43pm
Hi everybody: Any thoughts in AUD in relation to today's China GDP number?? The expected GDP number is lower than the forecast of 7.3 which means i am expecting AUD to go down but the price action is really not matching with my thesis.. any thoughts???
  • #133,614
  • Apr 14, 2015 3:38pm Apr 14, 2015 3:38pm
Quoting Xxavier
Hi everybody: Any thoughts in AUD in relation to today's China GDP number?? The expected GDP number is lower than the forecast of 7.3 ...
Actually...the forecast is less than the PREVIOUS. Probably what you meant, but an important clarification nonetheless.

Heavy release. Also watch out for Industrial Production at the same time. Some may argue even MORE important a figure in relation to AUD.
Quoting Xxavier
...which means i am expecting AUD to go down...
Do you have any horses in the race at this point? Flat ALL AUD...or?

Quoting Xxavier
...but the price action is really not matching with my thesis...
Did you publish this anywhere I/we can get a look at it?

Quoting Xxavier
... any thoughts???
Mine are above. Will probably have more when you reply.

Good luck.
  • #133,615
  • Apr 14, 2015 4:19pm Apr 14, 2015 4:19pm
Quoting kenfen69
{quote} Why isn't your sass-mouth gif showing up for me? Its smaller than a stamp!
Should be fixed- in regards to smart mouthin hatch
  • #133,616
  • Apr 14, 2015 4:32pm Apr 14, 2015 4:32pm
Anytime I see this pattern...it brings back wonderful memories of a fantastic man...
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Venice...I love you (fellow) big-man!

-Hope life is great!
-Pity on them CBJ's...again...argh!
-Hope that home-brew setup wasn't the death of you (<---as if!)!

To Nessie...and other repeatably-fabricated patterns!

  • #133,617
  • Apr 14, 2015 4:38pm Apr 14, 2015 4:38pm
Quoting kenfen69
Sell in May...and walk away (go away, etc)...
http://allstarcharts.com/truth-behin...y-and-go-away/

About this time of year, every year, articles like the above start coming out, along with others that seek to debunk the ideas behind "sell in May, go away". True, these are memes more at home in the stock (and futures) trading worlds - the ideas of seasonality in trading - and you can find lots of books and articles about seasonal trading. Lots of those seasonal trades are underpinned by quite plausible fundamental considerations and can be backed up with good (high percentage) win rates.

These days, though, the markets are run by the Central Banks, so I'd check with them first before I sell, or go away, or do almost anything else....
"If The Fool persists in his Folly he will become wise." - William Blake
  • #133,618
  • Apr 14, 2015 4:40pm Apr 14, 2015 4:40pm
Quoting Pharm0r
{quote} Should be fixed- in regards to smart mouthin hatch
Demmit...whip it out, mofo!

Now I've gotta double/triple click through quote-chains-ville to get a peek! Carpel-tunnel says...well played, mate!

I kid, I kid...will be worth the effort...I'm sure!
  • #133,619
  • Apr 14, 2015 4:44pm Apr 14, 2015 4:44pm
Quoting Pharm0r
{quote} Should be fixed- in regards to smart mouthin hatch
Oh that's NICE! ! !

WELL ahead of Caturday, too!

You just MIGHT have redeemed yourself there!

Well played...worth the clicks.

Down to Hatches.
  • #133,620
  • Apr 14, 2015 5:14pm Apr 14, 2015 5:14pm
Quoting The Fool
{quote} http://allstarcharts.com/truth-behin...y-and-go-away/ About this time of year, every year, articles like the above start coming out...
Thanks for weighing in, Fool!

As a full-time, fumbling (income-supplementing) trader...I HATE this time of year! Nearly as much as a (non-parent...but family) giving Santa...or Easter Bunny!

Quoting The Fool
{quote} True, these are memes more at home in the stock (and futures) trading worlds - the ideas of seasonality in trading - and you can find lots of books and articles about seasonal trading. Lots of those seasonal trades are underpinned by quite plausible fundamental considerations and can be backed up with good (high percentage) win rates.
Indeed...many works out there to read. Opinions to be born and shaped. Quite a fascinating phenomenon(?), really.

The Fool is damn right below...heavily! My only initial intent was to possibly prevent someone (a noob...been there) from hitting sell without thinking of the other side of what they just sold.

Quoting The Fool
{quote} These days, though, the markets are run by the Central Banks, so I'd check with them first before I sell, or go away, or do almost anything else....
Poetry!

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