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Forum: MultiCharts August 4th, 2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,581
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Guy with 100 million AUM make webinars and blog...

Guy with 100 million AUM make webinars and blog post...This guy is full of shit.
I don't know what your point is Big Mike beyond an Elite Trader stance that people who don't agree should shut the...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 07:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,893
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Pivots are fake numbers that randomly line up...

Pivots are fake numbers that randomly line up because of current volatility vs yesterdays price.

What you are ultimately saying is "intra day volatility will not exceed threshold x"

You can...
Forum: Off-Topic August 4th, 2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,862
Posted By dutchbookmaker
"taking out a cane" is some old school thing even...

"taking out a cane" is some old school thing even for 1910 panick with old men hobbling down to wall street to buy stocks when everyone was panicking.

Vic has the best street history library by...
Forum: Off-Topic August 4th, 2011, 07:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,862
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Education of a Speculator

Strolling around the finance/economics section the other day at the library that has always served me well, I realize how purely lucky I was to pick up Victor's book very very early in my trading...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 07:12 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,962
Posted By dutchbookmaker
At this point I side with the swindlers though....

At this point I side with the swindlers though. IMO if the retail trading community stood naked, there would be no retail trading community because it is 90% swindlers.
I will always love...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 07:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,962
Posted By dutchbookmaker
I always think this is nonsense but my very first...

I always think this is nonsense but my very first trade was buying physical silver for 6 bucks an oz. I sold out for over 100% profit but it is interesting to consider that I must view the markets...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 06:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 16,994
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Volume is a relic itself between 80s ideas like...

Volume is a relic itself between 80s ideas like Market Profile and the present.

When I see someone post a chart that has volume on it I tend to discount them as it is rather obviously a...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 4th, 2011, 06:32 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,250
Posted By dutchbookmaker
That is awesome! This will be my first year...

That is awesome! This will be my first year betting discretionary sports betting wise. I think most retail traders are fools for not learning about other gambling games.
My rules are:
My edge is...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 4th, 2011, 06:18 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 73,250
Posted By dutchbookmaker
From working at banks and being a monkey boy for...

From working at banks and being a monkey boy for "smart money" it seems to me every retail trader overestimates institutional trading.
Trading is a strange mix of right/left brain that the guy who...
Forum: Tech Support August 4th, 2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,458
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Ahh, I'm more worried about the failure rate...

Ahh, I'm more worried about the failure rate though. I've read enough to be scared off.

What kind of music you make? I've messed with computer music since high school.
Here is me trying to be...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 16,994
Posted By dutchbookmaker
You need to know your place in the pecking...

You need to know your place in the pecking order..All of us here are nobody/peons that are just in the way. "Manipulation" is just strategy by large amounts of capital to not get gamed by other large...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 4th, 2011, 05:13 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 31,023
Posted By dutchbookmaker
A major problem I think we all have is rather...

A major problem I think we all have is rather poor measures of volatility. That is just something that hasn't come down from the heights of mathematical finance yet.

Obviously, it would not make...
Forum: Tech Support August 4th, 2011, 01:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,458
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Where do you see the difference besides for boot...

Where do you see the difference besides for boot times?
Even a 100% improvement for most tasks it seems would be the difference between
10 milliseconds and 5 milliseconds.
Forum: Traders Hideout August 4th, 2011, 01:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,962
Posted By dutchbookmaker
There is no edge in having a large account size...

There is no edge in having a large account size and 300k is not a large account anyway. An actual large amount of capital loses edge from liquidity and market impact concerns.
Not being under...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 2nd, 2011, 06:42 PM
Replies: 926
Views: 194,634
Posted By dutchbookmaker
It is our own fault these people can get away...

It is our own fault these people can get away with such non free market nonsense.
Instead of smug one up manship with posting stupid cartoon videos this should be a lesson in Hayekian philosophy.
...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 2nd, 2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 926
Views: 194,634
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Vix is disturbingly not afraid of this last...

Vix is disturbingly not afraid of this last month. We are not at max pain at all, not even close. My friends that don't care about the markets at all have not even mentioned this last month as far as...
Forum: Options August 2nd, 2011, 06:17 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,950,965
Posted By dutchbookmaker
For learning about options Natenburg's book is...

For learning about options Natenburg's book is more like a novel on volatility that is really hard to put down than a boring ass trading book.

Baird's Option Market Making is also considered...
Forum: Options August 2nd, 2011, 06:06 PM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,950,965
Posted By dutchbookmaker
I would like to hear about some losing trades on...

I would like to hear about some losing trades on selling puts during the crisis and how those went down.

Blowing up is what everyone is going to be afraid of but that is going to largely be from...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 2nd, 2011, 05:44 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,004
Posted By dutchbookmaker
I'm currently really into 90s David Bowie. ...

I'm currently really into 90s David Bowie.
‪David Bowie - 7 Years in Tibet (great live ver)‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuzMpSlAg50)

‪I'm Deranged. David...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements August 2nd, 2011, 09:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,100
Posted By dutchbookmaker
From my experience with dabbling in a few trading...

From my experience with dabbling in a few trading contests is you need to base it on something like the highest sharpe ratio.
If you base it on a % return it simply becomes an over leveraged...
Forum: Off-Topic August 1st, 2011, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,763
Posted By dutchbookmaker
As if the lottery isn't a bad enough tax on dumb...

As if the lottery isn't a bad enough tax on dumb poor people to have people with 500k liquid gaming the lottery.
I wish the lottery would just be done away with.
Forum: Tech Support July 31st, 2011, 06:52 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 19,692
Posted By dutchbookmaker
I don't think it matters much to be honest. LCD...

I don't think it matters much to be honest. LCD seems to be something that we default to higher price = higher quality but I just don't see it.
My 2006 bottom the line 19 inch acer still works fine...
Forum: Off-Topic July 30th, 2011, 05:29 PM
Replies: 753
Views: 128,897
Posted By dutchbookmaker
Sorry Haverchuck, missed this when you responded....

Sorry Haverchuck, missed this when you responded.
All I can say is DAMN what a kick ass show. I'm pretty sure it will move into the best show ever for me when all said and done.

I'm also...
Forum: Options July 29th, 2011, 07:01 AM
Replies: 7,370
Views: 1,950,965
Posted By dutchbookmaker
I don't get involved because in general I think...

I don't get involved because in general I think buying options is foolish and selling them is much more like the insurance business than trading from my perspective.
With that said it is really...
Forum: Brokers July 29th, 2011, 06:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,700
Posted By dutchbookmaker
There is no reason for 5. Using kinetick seems to...

There is no reason for 5. Using kinetick seems to me a no brainer. If for whatever reason you don't want to use that the quantmod package in R can scrape yahoo for free too.
If that isn't good...
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