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Yeah, I'd go with the wall timer. It's much greener too and also more secure if you turn your internet on/off on the same socket. In bios you will be able to set On = Power On without waiting for a button.

It also seems that Google are now aware that their wording is unacceptable and suspicious: The security "draconian rights" issue with chrome may be about to disappear: “In order to keep things simple for our users, we try to use the same set of legal terms (our Universal Terms of Service) for many of our products. Sometimes, as in the case of Google Chrome, this means that the legal terms for a specific product may include terms that don’t apply well to the use of that product. We are working quickly to remove language from Section 11 of the current Google Chrome terms of service. This change will apply retroactively to all users who have downloaded Google Chrome.” So, assuming boilerplate 2 is ok its only a matter of an Adblock plus port and this could be an excellent browser.

It was pointed out on another board that you can download the compiled OS browser without some of googles stuff ... so maybe the security stuff risks of big google can be overcome by using an open compilation: http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19868

I think IE 8 has something very similar --- I'd want to keep it away from my kids! Interesting how both IE and GE have moved to help people conceal their actions from others but neither (yet) has anything as good as Adblock Plus. I might just be cynical of course. I am looking forward to Chrome's open source development if it starts to pick up the following of FF though - good to have some non-ie competition. I thought I'd research it: From adblockplus.org "Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: Porting request: Google Chrome Hi, Today Google has released great browser - Google Chrome. But when I've tried to surf the web, I saw lots of ads! Just because there's no adBlockPlus for Chrome. My suggestion is to port adBlockPlus to Google Chrome. Lots of users all over the world will be very grateful when it will be done." "Chrome is based on webkit, so this isn't going to happen easily just like that. Sorry for being an a--hole but I have to disagree. I hope wladimir sticks to gecko browsers and dedicate his valuable/limited time for those only." "I feel that looking to port an adblocker that blocks ads and tracking to a web browser made by a company that serves ads and tracks people may not be possible Google's tracking will be totally unstoppable as you will have given them 'the key to the door' by installing a piece of software that you will use to browse the entire web. Also consider your online business and purchases .. and any other webmail you may use .... etc, etc Can anyone say "Goodbye privacy"? No thanks. I'll stick with Firefox." "If this won't happen in the next few months, looks like I will have to spend my valuable/limited time to port it" and then from the guy who offered to port it: "Currently Chrome cannot be extended by 3rd parties: Quote: mbelshe@chromium.org Right now, there is no extensions mechanism. This is obviously a Chrome weakness, but one which will be addressed soon. Mike Quote from http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev/browse_thread/thread/e19faa5eb095f737 So until Google will publish new extendable version of Chrome we can't do anything about it." and "Just as I thought ... be sure to read Chrome's fine print" http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10030522-2.html "By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the services and may be revoked for certain services as defined in the additional terms of those services." "Some of the services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the services, queries made through the services or other information. The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Google on the services are subject to change without specific notice to you." Damn! I guess I am a Firefox lover for good.

Its faster. Pleasingly so. But. Less minimalist that Firefox with Tiny Menu. All those ugly adverts without Adblock Plus. And where are removetabs and my British English Dictionary? An interesting addition to the browsers but I'll never switch without Adblock Plus.

It trades in dollars USD. The multiplier is 1000. The price increment is .01. So the minimum move is 1000 * .01 = USD10.00 for the minimum order size of 1

You have the right attitude Head2k. Be aware that different markets will: 1. Have good volume effects or none on some or all timescales 2. Have different effects even when they are good. So you are best (IMO) to start with price. Then look at rising, falling, unusually large or small, volume in the situations where you think price was telling you something. And find out if volume helps or hinders your view. It helps to have a theory of how volume works but as db says above, don't overly complicate it. Searching for too much certainty is a great thing in an analyst but can be fatal for a trader. I am a sometimes reader of volume, because I have found it to be deceptive in many circumstances. When it gives good info I use it - but the rest of the time I ignore it as so much noise.

Have you ever watched the way the tail and the dog are manipulated sometimes GJ. I got interested in Volume on Currency Futures back when I used to trade EUR quite a bit. In the end I decided that it had one value -- I could spot one particular manipulation where futures where used to distort cash prices (and then the rubber band was released).

Well worth listening too even when things are going ok steve. I really liked his definitions of "idiot" and "moron" and will apply the terms with slightly more care over at et. Clearly some of the people I labeled morons might only be idiots.

Thats why its important to know what you're trading (and you're right, the big picture would help.) In some contracts the behaviour of volume in particular can be quite contrary and knowing how that market trades helps find setups with a good potential return. But. Once you have a view that view needs to present you with a stop, a target and a probability of it being right (price reaches target zone before moving back to the stop).

Personally I'd bet on a retest of b before a move on toward A if it was what I trade (ie, no trade yet). But that's not the point. The point is that structure offers you an entry point and a point where it's wrong. If that has a good combination of historical probability and target/stop range I take the bet. If not, I wait until I get a combination that works.

Don't forget STW (taiwan msci on sgx futures exchange) and SPI (aussie futures).

Welcome Suri, You seem to have a simple pragmatic approach to trading. I was interested to see your swing from counter-trend to trend trading. I also abandoned the thrill of calling it right for exactly the same reason.

ib provides history. You need to use something like Sierra Chart that can download data for this and prior contracts from IB.

That's interesting brownsfan. I think I went through the same thing. As a newbie I was fascinated, spent all the hours, wanted every trade. But it does get old. Now I trade for a couple of hours in the morning and one or two in the afternoon. And at the same time I've become much more selective about what I'm watching and what trades I am looking to enter. It's at odds with the "you've got to be passionate .. blah blah blah." Perhaps you've got to love it (or some element of it) to get to this point.

I disagree with that on so many levels Flojomojo. As a physics student (should I have been one many years earlier) I would have paid enormous amounts to attend a Lecture by Einstein and he hated teaching. Some of my lecturers hated teaching (hell, they hated lecturing) and yet that element of their brilliance that you could hook was worth that available from 10 enthusiasts without the knowledge and insight. Its easier to learn from the passionate (excited, interesting) teacher but if you're looking for that exceptional insight you just need the person with exceptional insight. The "and you probably won't take anything at all is absolute lefty bs." Hell, most of the teachers I know are lefty's too (goes with the profession or how would you put up with some of those little sobs) but even those who are passionate about their subjects would be somewhere else if there was no money. So, you're going to have to pay for someone who isn't a friend or family to use up parts of their life on you. You might be so personally appealing and fun to be with that thats the payment (I can think of women like that but I know how hard teaching someone to trade is and I can assure you that you'd have to be funny like JS to reach my hurdle on that). Finally, a number of people have said that when someone doesn't pay they don't tend to stick to it and put the attention in. Paying increases your commitment and your belief in the value. This increases the chance that the wisdom will stick. There is no such thing as a free lunch

The material is useful but seems rather expensive for what was provided. As much as I dislike Van's stuff the content per dollar is higher. LOL. But I think Denise is closer to "right."

That is so true. It seems to me to be part of the desire for certainty - more knowledge means I understand whats happening better so I don't need to be anxious, even at a subconscious level, about trading. But in my experience, and in watching people fail, simplification in your view of the market and in your actions is more likely to result in succeeding. I used to have a cci and two mas on my charts. I have spent hours looking at bid and ask volume at various trade size levels. I have looked at similar/related indexes for clues as to the tradables behaviour. I have looked at tick etc (which can be useful for the very short term if they are not gamed too much). Actually there were two ccis. I now have one ma on my entry chart, a slow chart to see long term support and resistance, and a fast chart to see it ticking back and forth so I can count pushes and retracements inside the move. I have a fairly simple view of the market and trading has become much simpler.

A continuous contract is created by back adjusting the data. It takes a long time to explain it given the variations so you might what to google it for this site first and others if you cant find it. Edit: Actually heres a link http://www.traders2traders.com/linkindex/Goto.asp?ResourceID=110

Steve, It seems that james thinks that you don't know how to trade and are looking for advice. My own reading of your explanations varies from his so I suspect that this is not the case. Perhaps you might share your background to avoid future misconceptions (if, of course, this is a misconception )

Its a variation on rsi and probably some "rules" for trading it. Like all variations the author promotes it as better and perhaps it is. Certainly it gives the author a few moments of fame.

Thanks for that Blowfish ... I'd forgotten to install the British English Dictionary when I swapped operating systems.

I agree with GammaJammer. Exercise is excellent for sorting out your bodies biochemistry and also for working out any emotional reactions to earlier trading sessions. Its also the only thing proven to keep the aged mentally alert (so, yeah, it helps ) I do meditate but funnily enough find that it doesn't help my trading - it hinders it. I think its because I come out so relaxed. To trade well I have to be slightly on edge with my inhibitions finally tuned to balance my greed and fear. That means my patience, discipline and aggression all in line. So I psych up from time to time during the day rather than tuning out. But that's just one persons style and experience.

Yes. Thats a good one MK. Two others I used to have were Remove It Permanently to get rid of parts of pages that you can't classify as adverts and FoxClocks to put your important timezones on the status bar.

In my experience starting with the original V3 betas V2 add ons don't cause trouble, they simply don't work. Try tiny menu for a 1 line menu/button bar with only the things you want. Excellent add ons are Adblock Plus (much better than any advert remover with IE), removetabs, Tiny Menu (if you don't like clutter) and FireFTP (if you do a bit of ftp'ing and would like to use your browser). .