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only shorts now ... O boy
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john_1
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hennie what is your margin and what is the gearing. how much exposure does one dow contract buy you? oh and good luck with the shorts.
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Asylum, What platform you on ?
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asylum
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im using global trader.
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asylum
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Hi John on global trading you can choose the gearing that suits you from 1Rand to 1000 Rand per point only marging is how far youre stop loss is from your entry price, minnimum stop is 20 points.
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$10,000 / 1.0 = $1.00 margin $50 x 200 gearing ( 10 .. 20 points can make you some nice money ... quick trades out on shorts 12 point profit )
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DOW that is
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john_1
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sorry hennie Bit slow tonight. is that $50 dollars a point?
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john_1
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geez! that wild. braver man than me!
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lol ... can be $2000.00 down or up in a wink ! is all about timing
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john_1
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timing or gambling?
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lost to much money gambling ... ( get in before they get in ) quick info helps alot. No opening of windows to put in your trade info bla bla bla, one click trades dirrect from the charts !
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bullish sentiment Wiz...cmmon' amigo, you've been grazing around these parts long enough. Commodities (stuff that requires tangible energy to produce) reaching "ejaculation" phase this week...problem is...it's gonna make like an elephant. Pigs keeping sucking stocks dry (speculation requires no energy input). Lets just hope they fly just that bit longer thereby enabling mwah to finally sell the wife to buy (sell) into a movie coming to our local drive-inn VERY SOON. ADIOS!
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Wizard
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I do mean short to medium term. Me U and ZARP lost Bigtime in August 2006, just from such rubbish. Bad news all around and guess what, the longs are winning...So yeah, I ve been long enough to see that!
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don't get me wrong bru long has been the place this last week, however I got shaken out at 330 cause after ppi, never thought I'd see pigs fly...again. All I'm saying is lock and load the shorts but don't fire until market says so...eisch 06 taught me not to predict. Heres a daytrade for you...sab long am and out pm...been lagging boli's squeezed..due for a trip up the chimney albeit a day maybe in des brewing markets.adios
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Wizard
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I think the same principle will apply for the banks. am long...pm short
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spacy
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I traded the Hang Seng and made good money with simulations. With real money I am almost folding. Stop Loss and Gaps are real enermies. I lost R5000 in a short position with lightning flash. It gapped up apprx. 400 thereafter the price declined the whole day. At R5000 the Auto Stop Loss was activated. I had set the Stop Loss for a much lower loss. What is the forum's norm for gaps and stop losses as this demands greatest respect.
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asylum
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Spacy is there a reason you trade the hang seng i havent looked at it but i would suspect it to be quite volatile?
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SimonPB
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asylum, an bad tiem zone - note the posting time.
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