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I'm lost :( what social media tool? How do you use it? How can I use it for my own personal gain? I've got 17 kids to feed :O

Anyone got any idea how to program an indicator to detect RSI divergence? Thanks

I can write that for you if you're using igindex ProRealtime. Let me know

Being traders, we know the rule "buy the rumour, sell the news". It's now 2012 and given the widespread silent hysteria about economic collapse, world war 3 etc etc, it's clear that everyone has now "bought the rumour" about armageddon. Hence, it's time to short armageddon! It's going to be a...

Think I'll jump on this bandwagon. 2012: 1) STOP TAKING PROFITS TOO F***ING EARLY!!! ARRGH!! 2) No more boredom/meh trades! 3) Relocate to good surfing area in the Pacific 4) New Latin girlfriend with big *melons* 5) Read more heavy books

I know how you feel. Trading for a living can be a real pain in the bum. The situation is a bit like that of a musician struggling to be a rock star. Except the musician has fun whereas a trader gets a miserable life of solitude. But then again, trading is still better than working in some...

Dont know if this helps, but in equities, the closing price is often revised to a settlement price that can really jumble things up.

Just a quick post after a long absence. Does anyone know what key times (London GMT) there are for the spot gold market? I recall 4.30 being a key reversal time for some reason... Anyone know?

"No, hardly anyone is saying buy gold which is why it's far away from being in a bubble. People must learn to use the word correctly, ie just because something goes up, it's not a bubble." Whoa, hang on! The "buy gold" call is all over the media, there's even stalls opening up in town centres...

I think gold is looking like a bubble now, everyone is saying buy gold when really it's just a lump of metal. The bubble is being supported by more than just inflation fear really. There seems to be a whole chunk of the media thats talking gold up as a component of a new reserve currency. The...

It's turning into the mother of all bubbles... give it a reason and it'll pop like a hindenburg

Hey everyone, I've been reading some stuff on an new open source peer-to-peer electoronic currency called Bitcoin. Looks like it could make sense, as it would be peer-to-peer and encrypted, kind of makes central banks obsolete and the inflation they bring. The gold bubble would naturally burst...