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December 1st, 2015, 07:52 PM
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UNG as a hedge?
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Last winter propane was over 2/gallon because of...
Last winter propane was over 2/gallon because of shortages. This summer they could fill up around .84/gallon. Current price as we enter winter is 1.10. Doubling in prices can be a huge burden on...
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Stocks and ETFs
November 29th, 2015, 08:09 PM
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UNG as a hedge?
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UNG as a hedge?
Does any one here know enough about UNG to know if it is an effective way for households to hedge nat gas/propane costs?
http://m.nasdaq.com/symbol/ung
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Stocks and ETFs
October 4th, 2015, 08:58 AM
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alert for closing price above a certain level
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alert for closing price above a certain level
I'm following a list of stocks and become more interested in them if they close above a certain price level. I've searched online and even IB and cannot find a way to receive an alert if one of these...
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Psychology and Money Management
April 2nd, 2015, 10:56 PM
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Account blown up
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Funny how money takes on a different meaning when...
Funny how money takes on a different meaning when u reach this point. Should almost be a prerequisite to trading on margin. Especially in futures.
I've blown an account or two. First was after...
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Options
December 28th, 2014, 03:41 PM
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Selling Options on Equity
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lrfsdad
I sell equity options. I am using methods from...
I sell equity options. I am using methods from watching tastytrade.com Using their dough.com platform, you basically have a 50/50 shot at making money (52%) actually. see below:
...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
December 28th, 2014, 03:30 PM
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tastytrade.com
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lrfsdad
99.9% sure TROC stands for tastytrade return on...
99.9% sure TROC stands for tastytrade return on capital. I would email support through dough.com or tastytrade.com for clarification. No Idea on p&l for any of the girls or Tom and Tony for that...
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Brokers
December 16th, 2014, 10:26 PM
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FXCM's Suhail Afzal and Brad Gleason - Ask Me Anything (AMA)
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RUB
FXCM Suhail I trade mostly from my mobile phone. I don't see Russian Ruble as a tradeable product, yet alot of my twitter news feeds were mentioning RUB this am due to the continuing oil slide and...
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ThinkOrSwim
August 21st, 2014, 09:23 PM
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Why do you use ThinkOrSwim?
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lrfsdad
Same here! Trading a smaller acct. Using the...
Same here! Trading a smaller acct. Using the above and a larger one at IB.I know ib's commissions vary based on what exchange u were filled on and if u provided or took liquidity from the market. ...
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ThinkOrSwim
August 21st, 2014, 06:34 PM
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Why do you use ThinkOrSwim?
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lrfsdad
Register for free at dough.com and open a tda...
Register for free at dough.com and open a tda brokerage account through their link. Unless something has changed since I did, you will get a flat 1.50 rate on options (depending on your size, maybe...
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February 10th, 2014, 09:23 PM
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Labeling GMO's
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monsanto seeds
Even though it's -3 outside, the winter olympics are on and my garden is under a foot of snow, you cant help but think about the upcoming growing season.
My brother sent me this today, I always...
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Options
February 10th, 2014, 09:06 PM
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Selling Options on Futures?
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For those interested: ...
For those interested: https://www.tastytrade.com/tt/
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=136878
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Trading Journals
February 10th, 2014, 04:35 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
option trades
Holding a FB IC from last week with a 2-14 expiration 58.5p 59.5p 65c 66c
holding a short nq at loss from 3515 (ouch)
New trade, rax IC before earnings. .40 credit per contract. Stock around...
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Trading Journals
January 23rd, 2014, 06:10 AM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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usd/chf closing
This was nice to wake up to:
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=134363
113 pips total on trade. Held from Monday night thru thrs am.
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Trading Journals
January 21st, 2014, 10:34 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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Got filled on the higher limit order. Cover the...
Got filled on the higher limit order. Cover the first lot at 91 for a small 13 pip gain. Letting the higher sale continue.
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Trading Journals
January 20th, 2014, 10:48 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
Sold USD/chf @ .91134 additional sell order in...
Sold USD/chf @ .91134 additional sell order in above swing high .9130 something. 1% stop on each.
Macd diverged, overall downtrend in mkt. 4 hr chart. We'll see what happens!
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Trading Journals
January 16th, 2014, 09:32 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
held my long in usd/gbp for too long, exiting...
held my long in usd/gbp for too long, exiting before gbp retail sales number tonight. had good profits, but didn't trail stop. Last night went short eur/jpy, these profits offset the gbp loss, so...
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Trading Journals
January 15th, 2014, 01:28 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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I should note that my strategy in fx has been to...
I should note that my strategy in fx has been to look for double bottoms/tops in the direction of the overall trend with a macd divergence from one leg to the next.
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Trading Journals
January 15th, 2014, 01:20 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
I've been blessed with a steady workload, so as...
I've been blessed with a steady workload, so as time permits, I'm focusing on longerterm trades as mentioned above. I've been practicing 1 lot fx trades and am up about $37. I had a 70 tick winner...
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ThinkOrSwim
January 6th, 2014, 07:30 PM
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Why do you use ThinkOrSwim?
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lrfsdad
Documentary on the creation of TOS: ...
Documentary on the creation of TOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mFlv8-r9s
I don't use TOS, but enjoy the next product, www.tastytrade.com and am looking into www.dough.com although it...
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Brokers
December 15th, 2013, 09:27 AM
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FXCM's Suhail Afzal and Brad Gleason - Ask Me Anything (AMA)
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lrfsdad
Mobile fxcm app
Hi,
Downloaded the demo mobile app. Very nice.
Regarding orders:
If I enter a limit order to enter and an initial stop loss, are they both on your server so that I can exit the...
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Cryptocurrency
December 5th, 2013, 08:20 PM
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Bitcoin trading/mining
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lrfsdad
Not into bitcoins myself, but an interesting...
Not into bitcoins myself, but an interesting segment on Tastytrade today discussing them. I'm posting in this thread as it seems the most popular.
...
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Trading Journals
December 5th, 2013, 05:42 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
I have slowly been coming to the same realization...
I have slowly been coming to the same realization over the last couple of months. I enjoy running my business, and have no thoughts (most days) of quitting. There is only so much time in a day to...
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Trading Journals
December 5th, 2013, 04:06 PM
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Trading when I can, a trading tradesman
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lrfsdad
Patience
Haven't been able to day trade the last few weeks, but did take some profits in my IRA today. Wondering if I should just scrap the daytrading idea (fantasy) and stick to long term trading with...
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Platforms and Indicators
December 1st, 2013, 08:10 PM
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14
Thoughts on TA Trader Platform Kingsview Financial, Trading Advantage Class software?
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lrfsdad
which volume chart are you referring to?
which volume chart are you referring to?
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Traders Hideout
November 21st, 2013, 10:22 PM
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Account been approved! Going to have my first day of tradingthis week LA
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44,591
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lrfsdad
Good for you budfox for admitting defeat and...
Good for you budfox for admitting defeat and seeking advice. Not many people have the balls to do so.
IMO, you are owed a "thanks" from everyone that predicted your demise cause you fessed up to...
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