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    Some practical advice re Coronavirus

    LOL.....oh, I see what you mean!! ;-) OK....try this one if we are talking finance: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4333307-global-equities-generational-buying-opportunity-emerging The second quote listed at this link is relevant too...
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    Some practical advice re Coronavirus

    Hi Marcas....some calming words for you :) ...watch the first 20 seconds of this from an experienced doctor: There are some interesting points made on this channel...(Search "Do You WANT To Be On A Ventilator?" on YouTube if the embedded link does not work). A lot of medical people subscribe...
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    Some practical advice re Coronavirus

    Hi Marcas No worries, as they say down here in Australia/New Zealand :) This has clear references and links and is updated regularly: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ has lots of useful...
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    Some practical advice re Coronavirus

    Hi Marcas It turns out it is a fake list......as in: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/coronavirus-symptoms-stanford-tips-protection-pandemic-advice-a9399621.html A list of coronavirus tips claiming to be from Stanford is being shared widely online, despite the...
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    G-Tool subscriber FYI

    :-)
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    volatility prediction (using the "lick then raise your index finger" method)

    Hi Gary....there is this research paper from a while back...it still seems to work more often than not: https://caia.org/sites/default/files/forecasting_a_volatility_tsunami.pdf
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    The Truth (not the fish)about TA and why TA is promoted ...but not used by professionals!

    A good discussion...the "always grumpy" [/URL] Michael Harris put another blog post up on this theme (focusing on trend-lines this time) a few days ago: source: http://www.priceactionlab.com/Blog/2018/05/charts-trading-strategy/
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    The Truth (not the fish)about TA and why TA is promoted ...but not used by professionals!

    Quite so....the article also reminds me of Mr Harris' work: http://www.priceactionlab.com/Blog/the-book/
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    Long time lurker, first time poster..with a small account less that 12k, what to do?

    Here you go.... a .pdf http://technical.traders.com/free/v35c02376SARK.pdf Also it would help to watch the video on this page: http://roadtriptrade.com/
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    SPY: Overnight Black Swan Waiting Time?

    It is always amazing to see how the price of the teenie explodes in a true vol spike. I watched an April standard expiry 2-delta SPX 2200 (!!) put move from approx $2.65 at 15:30 Thurs 1st all the way up to approx $25.60 near the close on Monday 5th. That's pretty useful asymmetric price...
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    SPY: Overnight Black Swan Waiting Time?

    After last week's volatility, I thought I'd add an interesting article to last years discussions that I stumbled upon, written by a retired investment advisor (bought his first stock in 1958!!) that discusses hedging (see below). On another note, I'm not sure if anyone used the right hand...
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    SPY: Overnight Black Swan Waiting Time?

    Never a truer word, johnyoga Indeed, this great investors letter*** from Artemis Capital hits the nail on the head, including a nice reminder about Hari Krishnan's "Second Leg Down" book: *** https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...s_Volatility+and+the+Alchemy+of+Risk_2017.pdf Also, this...
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    thoughts of experience trader on all income trading strategies

    Hi Steph I agree with DGH, Marcas and PK...very wise advice from them. Remember - the markets are not structured like a sports league. There are no beginner, intermediate or professional competitions. It's as if you turned up to play a friendly round of golf and find yourself paired off with...
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    thoughts of experience trader on all income trading strategies

    15070p3, there is some amazing stuff buried amongst that link of yours....the SCALE of RenTec is mind blowing....for example: High Volume Trading. Trading records and other evidence indicate that RenTec used its discretion over the basket option accounts to conduct millions of high-volume...
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    SPY: Overnight Black Swan Waiting Time?

    Nicely put, Kevin. I was just reading the "Fat Pitch" blog today, where the author brought up a relevant point on the frequency of "non black swan" movements: source: http://fat-pitch.blogspot.co.nz/2017/05/weekly-market-summary_28.html#more
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