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November 4th, 2010, 05:24 PM
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Trapped traders - a source of consistent profitability?
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It wasn't a definitive answer, it was merely...
It wasn't a definitive answer, it was merely stating that other things come into play higher up the ladder. I also never said it's specific to futures markets, the original question was a general...
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November 4th, 2010, 02:25 PM
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No special story, at the end of the day trading...
No special story, at the end of the day trading is just a job like any other job. Many people getting onto the bank line at 5:30am Mon - Fri are making hand over fist trading each day, but we're just...
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November 4th, 2010, 02:19 PM
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This is a good type of question that a new trader...
This is a good type of question that a new trader should be asking. There's a lot of ignorance out there in general about how the markets work because people simply don't know. Once you reach the...
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November 4th, 2010, 08:19 AM
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The first step is just to accept what trading is....
The first step is just to accept what trading is. As we all know, trading is a zero sums game, money is never lost it is merely transfered from those who were wrong to those who are right. 99.9% of...
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November 3rd, 2010, 11:09 AM
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Trapped traders - a source of consistent profitability?
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It's all about the pants... that's when you know...
It's all about the pants... that's when you know you've made it lol.
General rule of thumb here in the city is that the guys wearing $5000 suits and going to brunch are the guys with no money....
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Traders Hideout
November 3rd, 2010, 10:21 AM
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I respectfully disagree back lol The reason...
I respectfully disagree back lol
The reason why I took the trade in that video is because what was happening on the order book. The volume etc is all just secondary support information that has...
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November 2nd, 2010, 04:03 PM
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It's nice to read a post where the person has...
It's nice to read a post where the person has actually clocked onto what trading is about. I wouldn't bother with the foot print, everything you need is on your order book. I posted this video a...
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Traders Hideout
October 19th, 2010, 02:44 PM
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How to use volume in your trading
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Thats'a good call, it really depends how much i'm...
Thats'a good call, it really depends how much i'm up on the day which dictates if i'm gonna take an opportunity late in the session. For example, if I have 4 points for the day, I wouldn't bother,...
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October 19th, 2010, 12:53 PM
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X-Trader Trading Platform
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Just noticed this thread about TT. I've used TT...
Just noticed this thread about TT. I've used TT all my career, so if anyone who's new to it has any questions about setting any part of it up, just send me a PM and i'll help you out.
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October 19th, 2010, 12:43 PM
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Trading related one-liners
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The markets are up and down like a tarts knickers
The markets are up and down like a tarts knickers
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Traders Hideout
October 19th, 2010, 12:03 PM
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How to use volume in your trading
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I'm not sure what you mean it's not a good...
I'm not sure what you mean it's not a good example as volume is slowing down as that's the point of the video, to show you how volume is slowing down and how you can use that to be alerted to a...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 19th, 2010, 11:51 AM
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Order Flow Analytics (www.orderflowanalytics.com)
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Reading the order flow on the order book. What...
Reading the order flow on the order book. What has traded at each price is only half the story, which as i've mentioned in a couple of other posts is why I don't rate software like market delta/md...
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October 19th, 2010, 08:49 AM
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How to use volume in your trading
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Just to carry on from my previous post about...
Just to carry on from my previous post about detailed volume. The other types of volume such as basic volume is also an effective tool for a trader. Below is a video I made of a short I took...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 19th, 2010, 08:13 AM
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is 40-50 ticks per day doable
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15- 20 ticks a day is pretty standard for what...
15- 20 ticks a day is pretty standard for what they expect at prop firms. When I read the original post of 40-50 ticks a day I was in two minds of either telling you to run a mile
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October 18th, 2010, 12:45 PM
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How to use volume in your trading
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Using a volume profile is good for finding levels...
Using a volume profile is good for finding levels which come in the shape of low volume prices where no one wants to trade. To actually execute, you need more detail. In the video below, you can see...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 18th, 2010, 12:41 PM
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What is this service tradethenews.com?
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You're looking at about £250 a month for...
You're looking at about £250 a month for ransquawk if you go after the gold package which is everything. Not sure on pricing for individual feeds. As mentioned in my post, I highly recommend...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 18th, 2010, 10:59 AM
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What is this service tradethenews.com?
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If you're after a news feed, then the one i...
If you're after a news feed, then the one i recommend is ransquawk..... it has some nice features which you don't get with the others. They're based on copthall ave in London, in the same building as...
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Trading Reviews and Vendors
October 18th, 2010, 08:18 AM
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Order Flow Analytics (www.orderflowanalytics.com)
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The thing with software like orderflow analytics,...
The thing with software like orderflow analytics, it's just a massively glorified indicator that doesn't really tell you much. The only thing it's telling you is what is trading at the bid and ask...
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Traders Hideout
October 18th, 2010, 08:12 AM
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Short term trading - ticks, fills and amount of trades
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With the simulator there's the pyscological side...
With the simulator there's the pyscological side of things that are different, but that aside, normally on sim, price will have to trade through to get a fill, or at the very least, getting a fill...
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Traders Hideout
October 18th, 2010, 08:07 AM
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Things Newbies need to consider carefully.
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An important thing i think for a newbie is to...
An important thing i think for a newbie is to realize that you need to take the time to understand how the markets work. Everything else is a support tool. Don't think it's as easy as finding a few...
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Traders Hideout
October 18th, 2010, 08:05 AM
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What should a beginner learn to trade first?
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Personally I think you should learn how to trade...
Personally I think you should learn how to trade the emini S&P 500. The reason being is that it's relatively cheap to trade in terms of commissons, it has tons of liquidity meaning you can easily...
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NinjaTrader
September 29th, 2010, 07:05 AM
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The Truth: NinjaTrader
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Ninja Trader does have it place, as someone on...
Ninja Trader does have it place, as someone on the thread rightly mentioned... if you're new to trading and have less than $100,000, Ninja Trader serves the purpose of introducing trading to you, but...
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Traders Hideout
September 29th, 2010, 06:48 AM
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How to use volume in your trading
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Just to comment on the original post, it really...
Just to comment on the original post, it really depends on your style of trading if volume is any good. So for example, if you're swing trading off the larger time frames, then something as simple as...
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