tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post7792714196442417746..comments2023-09-21T06:00:23.283-04:00Comments on Dinosaur Trader: May SucksDinosaur Traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05675466667593721085noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-62356296846062455392008-05-12T17:01:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:01:00.000-04:00Tyro,There isn't easy money out there now, that's ...Tyro,<BR/>There isn't easy money out there now, that's for sure. VIX is low and many are getting caught in the afternoon chop. The best time to trade right now is in the first hour.<BR/><BR/>BDBluedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620622716492473197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-58718085584192532182008-05-12T12:56:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:56:00.000-04:00Pete,Thanks for that link.I'll never understand ho...Pete,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that link.<BR/><BR/>I'll never understand how a beach, or the water that breaks on it, could be owned... however, for that matter, I'm still not sure why land can be owned.<BR/><BR/>Cue right wing diatribe from Jake Gint in 3....2....1....<BR/><BR/>-DTDinosaur Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675466667593721085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-75375237248445868102008-05-12T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:49:00.000-04:00Thanks guys.Putting aside one or two days in April...Thanks guys.<BR/><BR/>Putting aside one or two days in April, the guys in my real life office had a very difficult month too. I'm talking about guys who made over 50,000 each in January... they were barely breaking even last month and are mostly down in May.<BR/><BR/>So I think trading is difficult right now for many styles. Unless you're "traderdave."<BR/><BR/>TD, how about hitting us with someDinosaur Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675466667593721085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-30351626024723734062008-05-12T12:47:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:47:00.000-04:00at least you'll get really good at surfing.side no...at least you'll get really good at surfing.<BR/><BR/>side note- u see this - montauk 8 and the ruling<BR/><BR/>http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3391495Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081841417274140444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-86620100068948143642008-05-12T12:46:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:46:00.000-04:00Bluedog - I've been swing trading for the last 4-5...Bluedog - I've been swing trading for the last 4-5 months and this low-vol choppy drift in the markets is making for pretty tricky swing trading, at least for me. If I wasn't such a suck-ass day trader, I'd be shortening my timeframes not widening them.<BR/><BR/>'course I could just suck. I'd bet you and DT are better traders than I am, but I get the feeling that there's no easy money out thereAdrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694840174170043470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-65509960840890626552008-05-12T12:40:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:40:00.000-04:00DT, Maybe in these low volume times you should try...DT, <BR/>Maybe in these low volume times you should try your hand at swing trading. Look for good technical setups and leave some $$$ on the table. Just an idea. No matter how many or few pennies you have, you're still the man!<BR/><BR/>BDBluedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620622716492473197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-84763903492087488812008-05-12T12:39:00.000-04:002008-05-12T12:39:00.000-04:00If you can make a million once, you can do it agai...If you can make a million once, you can do it again. It's the schmoes who've never learned what it takes to go the distance that you bet against. As much as you beat yourself up, I'd still lay money on you to succeed.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, this whole market is sucking and all the setups have changed but you knew that. You've known that things were changing for months now so get off your rocking chairAdrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694840174170043470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138812688978974457.post-36105495471705235782008-05-12T11:59:00.000-04:002008-05-12T11:59:00.000-04:00Win,Last August, when I made that money the market...Win,<BR/><BR/>Last August, when I made that money the market was completely different.<BR/><BR/>I believe we were trading over 2.5 billion regularly on the NYSE... now we're at less than half that.<BR/><BR/>I think I could have made very good money in January, but I had to learn a whole new execution system... by February, the market had slowed again, and I lost money.<BR/><BR/>I decided then to Dinosaur Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675466667593721085noreply@blogger.com