Shootanappleoffmyhead
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- About Shootanappleoffmyhead
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- Basically I was just a regular working stiff who got tired of the daily grind and decided to do something about it. So I quit my job in the construction business and started trying to find creative ways to generate income. I discovered trading and gave it a whirl in early 2006. I was convinced I was going to be the exception to the rule that every trader blows out his account on the first try. I started off well, but eventually I lost my edge and, like everyone else, blew out my account. I spent a couple months sulking around and dreading going back to work as the rest of my money ran out. To make a long story short I was eventually introduced to a friend of a family friend who had formerly been a trader on the floor of the CME for quite a few years. After learning from him a set of very basic, but very effective market truths I was able to come back into the markets and slowly gain profitability. By mid 2006 with the help of my mentor I was on my way to becoming a consistently profitable trader. It is now 2009 and I have done pretty well and maintained profitability throughout the entire financial crisis( not that it's over). There were a couple of months around late October, 2008 through early January, 2009 that I was having a little trouble staying in the green, but I managed my money well and came out just fine. I have been an active participant on InformedTrades.com since about July 2008, and have been putting out videos of live day trading on my thread there entitled Shoot's Trading Vids since September 2008. There has been a relatively positive response to this method of education which is what originally inspired me to meet this demand by putting out a course that would provide an in depth look at how a successful trader trades as well as provide this service to virtually anyone who wishes to participate, and this is accomplished by the extremely competitive price of the course. When I first came to InformedTrades.com I was highly skeptical as to the benefit of sharing my trading knowledge. One of my first conversations on informedtrades was with Dave Waring, the Community Founder, about whether or not our trading knowledge should be guarded as a trade secret. This conversation opened many doors of thought and helped both Dave and I more accurately define our stance on the matter. As time went by I began to see realized many of his philosophies taking place right in front of me in the community. Additionally, I also began to notice that hashing through my own trading philosophies with others was helping me to develop original thoughts and stay ahead of the game with my own trading by constantly being reminded of trading truths and having a chance to refine them as they were reiterated time and again.
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Hey Everyone,
Here is an article from ABC Money outlining something that most of us knew would happen. It seems that the government understood from the get go that most of these bailout recipients would not be able to put a dent in what they owed for at least a decade.
My question now is how will the gov. expect to be paid? Will they receive ownership, company stock, and control over these companies if they cannot pay soon enough?
The economic landscape/outlook...
Here is an article from ABC Money outlining something that most of us knew would happen. It seems that the government understood from the get go that most of these bailout recipients would not be able to put a dent in what they owed for at least a decade.
My question now is how will the gov. expect to be paid? Will they receive ownership, company stock, and control over these companies if they cannot pay soon enough?
The economic landscape/outlook...
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Hey Everyone,
Here is a list of one hundred and one resources that you as traders might enjoy and learn from. Some are paid products, some are free. Some are books, magazines and publications and others are movies and television shows. All things trading.
-Shoot-
[B]101 Great Trading Education Resources[/B]
[URL="http://www.informedtrades.com/trades.php"]Informedtrades.com[/URL]
[URL="http://www.informedtrades.com/f223/"]TradingApples.com[/URL]...
Here is a list of one hundred and one resources that you as traders might enjoy and learn from. Some are paid products, some are free. Some are books, magazines and publications and others are movies and television shows. All things trading.
-Shoot-
[B]101 Great Trading Education Resources[/B]
[URL="http://www.informedtrades.com/trades.php"]Informedtrades.com[/URL]
[URL="http://www.informedtrades.com/f223/"]TradingApples.com[/URL]...
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Here's my trading environment. There are 4 elements to this environment that make it an important part of my methodology. 1. It is simple. 2. It is positive. 3.It is without distraction. And 4. It is clean.
It consists of a 13" macbook, which serves as an extra interface for additional charts, web browsing, and answering emails throughout the day, and a 15" Macbook Pro, which serves as the...
Here's my trading environment. There are 4 elements to this environment that make it an important part of my methodology. 1. It is simple. 2. It is positive. 3.It is without distraction. And 4. It is clean.
It consists of a 13" macbook, which serves as an extra interface for additional charts, web browsing, and answering emails throughout the day, and a 15" Macbook Pro, which serves as the...
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[I]I will start this entry by saying that towards the end of 2008 I found it to be a particular struggle to maintain profitability in U.S equities. A few months after the new year (2009) my account was up 28k (47%) on the year. This was all because of the dynamics of supply and demand working in my own personal psychology.[/I]
[SIZE="5"]L[/SIZE]ong Beach California, 1992. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg came into the rap scene with the hit single G-thang. If you remember this time...
[SIZE="5"]L[/SIZE]ong Beach California, 1992. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg came into the rap scene with the hit single G-thang. If you remember this time...
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Hey Everyone,
Yesterday while in a play I noticed an almost picture perfect example of what I look for as a day trader. So I thought I would shoot a quick lesson about it. What do you think? Is this how you would use volume? Shewt
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Yesterday while in a play I noticed an almost picture perfect example of what I look for as a day trader. So I thought I would shoot a quick lesson about it. What do you think? Is this how you would use volume? Shewt
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Posted 09-23-2009 at 03:13 PM by Unregistered
Hey Unreg,
Glad...
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