Recent content by Sharpreranfaster

Really, what would the internet be without con-artists and scams? dirty pictures and amazon.com. Nobody wants that mate...

Glad to help, I was where you were not too long ago (actually, it has now been about 10 years from that time and now I feel old). So, let's go through the various aspects of the financial industry (in broad terms based on function) and see if any of this sounds interesting to you. Financial...

Well, it is kind of hard to answer that question. Statistics are very misleading in broad statements like that. Did you know, for example that some traders take losses on purpose for tax reasons? Best way to look at it IMO is that the only winning/losing that matters is yours :)

Your strategy I think sums up the hardest truth of the markets for everyone coming in to learn. You really can't predict what is going to happen. Yes, coming into a move late means you don't get as much of a win, but you still won, you still got a piece of the movement, and you did so with far...

I'll expand a bit on the previous two posts, and state that honest criticism is probably the most valuable thing in investing. One of the reasons I keep a managed account is that the guy I deal with is honest, and will call me when he thinks I am full of you know what. While it is never easy...

So true, for this quarter, I am 3 wins to one loss, but that one loss was a real kick in the ********.

I can tell you where a stock price is going with 100% confidence! Disclaimer - (confidence range is between $0 and infinity).

Hello - Quarterly fundamentals and intraday price action are both useful bits of information, but how do they fit together? One is a longer term look while the other is incredibly short term. I would ask what the actual investment time frame is first. Are you looking to hold for a quarter...

Hello - Figure I would throw my two cents into the mix here. So you want to get into trading? That in itself is a very vague statement. No one has really asked what you mean by trading? What is it specifically you want to trade? Equity? Debt? Forex? Sides of beef?? The list of things to...

Hello. Professionally, on the corporate side of finance, but have been trading personally off and on for over 10 years. Starting to get into options trading, and hoping to learn something new/interesting here regarding it. Good hunting boys and girls. -Z