you know i gotta chime in here TS is UNMATCHED!

E-Signal or Tradestation?

absolutely not. there is a program called TradeStation that will do anything you desire. you can have it yell "wake up you bastard" when the price crosses the 50MA while the ADX is rising over 23 and its between 3 and 4am. you can even have it ...

Tradeing software/programs

whats wrong with naked options? thats the only way i sell em remember, selling a put is the exact same thing as a covered call. makes you think about the risk profile a little differently, huh?

Fooled by randomness

that is called interest, or rollover. if you are long the currency with a higher interest rate (higher of the two involved in the pair), you are paid interest. if you are long the currency with the lower interest rate, you are charged interest. so, ...

Swap

i would laugh at you 98vert6spd, but we've all been there before no one can figure out why you'd never see this type of "luck" on a real money account.

review my trades and discuss

if the ECB moves rates, its gunna be HUGE volatility! same with the UK, but nothing should happen there. other than those, we should get some volatility on the US trade balance. i doubt there will be a follow through though, the market usually ...

A question for you fundamental traders.

iso, i just googled the Danske comments on bernanke, those guys are full of shit. their argument for why bernanke will be reactive is weak at best.

Central Banks Watch

this line gives it away...this analysis is a load of crap. if one reads bernanke's book, one of the standout points he makes is that you should use monetary policy sparingly and un-reactively. he makes a point of letting the reader know that policy ...

Central Banks Watch

Ben Bernanke's Inflation Targeting — i just finished "Inflation Targeting" by ben bernanke et al. this is a great book even if this guy weren't the fed chairman. the book focuses on, you guessed it, inflation targeting. there are also juicy ...

Central Banks Watch

hell yeah its strong! i jumped on board a few days ago with s&p and nq futures.

Yen price change?

you could be right on that one...

Yen price change?

man as soon as you get in there with real money your interest will be at it's peak! im not a huge fan of demo trading, i think newbies need to just get in there and trade real money (im a "throw you in the pool" kinda teacher ). but heed diallists ...

How do you newbies not lose your motivation?

could be rumors too. everyone is watching the BOJ closely, to see if they will come off that zero interest rate policy. thats the hot topic of the moment.

Yen price change?

i was going to say this at first, but there is something else going on because the yen appriciated against every currency, not just the dollar.

Yen price change?

this is truely my favorite broker tale, the "i got stoppped out by one pip" story. like i said earlier, if you think the broker is moving the market to take your measly 10 lot trade, you are seriously overestimating your relevance. in addition, you ...

Is this true?

i dont know of any news either. i think a few big traders just read my journal thread

Yen price change?

yes, of course you would want to learn as much about your broker as possible. thats not what im aurguing. i am a promoter and seeker of knowlege. knowledge is about finding out how things "are currently". its when you start saying "this is how it ...

Is this true?

sterling, i wish it were different, but you have to pay through the nose to figure out the rules. this shit aint easy!!! trading successfully has rewards greater than any other profession, imho, so its not surprising that the game is as hard as ...

Is this true?

hey 777, have you found a broker yet? if not, try interactivebrokers.com. they are CLEARLY the best stock broker imo.

stock trading

agreed. if im bullish on a stock, i will usually sell puts instead of buying calls. its all about which side of theta you are on. i like to have theta on my side, and to do that you need to be selling options. in some instances, if i think the stock ...

stock trading