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Search function

Hi Tim, Under the trader interviews category of mp3, Can you construct a search function to find for specific traders by name (first middle last names) or by their known works eg: Elliot Wave, 2B patterns. Thanks.
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When to use Oscillators

Hi Traders, This idea comes from many years of live trading (real money not demo's etc) and sticking to figuring out when the typical (rebased/indexed) oscillators like the MACD and Stochastic. I don't believe in just...
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When to use Oscillators

Hi Traders, This idea comes from many years of live trading (real money not demo's etc) and sticking to figuring out when the typical (rebased/indexed) oscillators like the MACD and Stochastic. I don't believe in just...
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When to use Oscillators

Hi Traders, This idea comes from many years of live trading (real money not demo's etc) and sticking to figuring out when the typical (rebased/indexed) oscillators like the MACD and Stochastic. I don't believe in just...
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Day Trading for a Living

Today I only trade the QQQQ's. I use graphic information with Metastock Pro: one minute line charts, in a semilog scale, the one minute IMI, Inertia and RVI indicators, with Standard Deviation channels and, Fibonacci...
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Day Trading for a Living

Today I only trade the QQQQ's. I use graphic information with Metastock Pro: one minute line charts, in a semilog scale, the one minute IMI, Inertia and RVI indicators, with Standard Deviation channels and, Fibonacci...
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Short Puts vs. Bullish Butterfly

Selling Puts or The Bullish Butterfly I have been hearing a lot of chatter about shorting puts. I have heard highly regarded traders talk about the strategy on beaten down stocks including some Dow components under the...
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Fibo Extensions

In some late archived interviews a few traders talk about Fibo Extensions. This consists of a Fibonacci Matrix drawn from the high of a trend to the low point of the trend or timeframe on your charts. Once drawn, along with the...
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Minimum Average Volume??

What minimum average volume's does everyone use to filter in their stock scans and watchlists? While the main objective is to reduce liquidity risk, it helps to know the size of the position you are trading with you response....
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Scans and Watchlists

Hey traders, Lately I have been developing scans and watch list parameters and would love some input from fellow traders. Here are a few ways I develop watch lists for the following day... 52-Wk High List: For this list I record...
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Developing a Strategy

I would like to ask you two questions on your opinion of my thoughts on developing a trading strategy. I have two ways I am going to try to develop a strategy and would like to know your opinion of which one is best. ...
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Volume based market selection

Given that the Emini S&P500 has greater daily volume than other stock index futures such as the Russell, does that make it a better choice to trade?  In the same context, are all markets best traded during peak volume...
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Trader Vic's 2B pattern

This pattern was mentioned by Suri Duddella in his interview in April 2008 Here is an article which describes the pattern Trader Vic's '2B' Patterns
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The 3 Golden Trading Rules.

Hi traders,  If you somehow knew that soon you would fall off of your roof and bang your head hard enough to give yourself amnesia, and you had the choice to remember only 3 things about trading, what would they be?
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Day Trading the emini SP and RUSS

I have been day trading the SP and RUSS eminis for a year.  I trade off of the 89T, 144T, and 233Tick charts.  I use Support and Resistance, 20 Exponential MA, 50 Exponential MA, DS and MACD.  I use a breakout...
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Should I ask interviewees how much money they make?

In this week's newsletter I ask our subscribers if they think it's appropriate to ask our interviewees how much money they make in the markets. I'm torn on the matter.  If its someone selling a system they say they use...
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MAC/D Histogram with Support and Resistance

I am currently working on a strategy and would really like some feedback. I am trading Forex using key support and resistance levels and entering on the mac/d histogram bars.EX: I wait until price hits support and the mac/d...
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The Super Bowl Indicator

As many of you know, the Indicator says that when a team from the original NFL wins, the market will go up. When a team from the former AFL wins, the market will go down.Below is a break down of the years these two teams have won...
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buy with higher high from previous day sell for lower low from previous day

buy with higher high from previous day sell for lower low from previous day
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Trading new Highs

I am trying a strategy to trade shares that are making new 52 week highs. The rationale behind this is that it should be a "strong" share, with still some way to go. However this is not alway the case, as there are a lot of false...
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Trade Entry, Stops And Risk.

I'd like to share a lesson which I learned today. I've known it intellectually for a long time but, today, I got to actually really feel and understand it. I wanted to go long ROCM on the morning of 09/20/07. I noticed a 5 month...
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S/R, Volume, Market Analysis

Can one define an edge by only using the basic TA tools of price charts and Support/Resistance? Here's the hypothesis: Using only candlesticks, volume, and market analysis, attempt to find an edge in the equities markets. I began...
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unwanted

Please do not read.  These are just some rambling thoughts from a guy using only half of his brain.  If you do not listen to the advise and continue to read,  but then decided to go 180 and follow...
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Momentum Play -------- Long and Short

This chart  tells the story. Traded this stock today and did very well. Mr Doji
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Persistance

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of...
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Key Inflection Points for Friday, June 1

Listed below are the points of control for trading on Friday June 1, 2007. If the market trades above these levels, then the bulls are in control and opportunities to buy weakness should be used, if the market is trading below...
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Trading and Kung Fu

My journey in trading has mirrored that of other disciplines I've engaged in throughout my life. When I was studying martial arts, my teacher shared with me a quote from Bruce Lee (I'm paraphrasing actually): "Before you take...
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How To Trade The Canadian Dollar by Ed Ponsi

Blast From The Past If you're looking for support on the USD/CAD currency pair, then break out your platform shoes and polyester leisure suits, because the last time the Canadian Dollar reached this level vs. the U.S. Dollar,...
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Dow Mini will pull back about every 5th day over the next week

As Hubert Senters from Trade The Markets illustrates in last night's screencast, the Dow Mini seems to be pulling back about every 5-7 days as it continues it's rise. See the screencast here. This may be an opportunity to...
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