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Strategies & Market Trends : DAYTRADING Fundamentals -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eric P who wrote (17296)	6/16/2005 8:50:41 AM
From: Threei	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 18137

How about this for starters: let's try and summarize major changes in today's trading vs what we had in 1998-2001. What changed, what remained the same, how we adjusted, what became better, what deteriorated, do those changes compensate for each other etc. Main influences probably are: - decimalization - superSOES - increased role of computer programs - demographic changes in trading masses - general mood among traders - changes in regulations regarding news issuing, shorting etc Feel free to throw in what I missed and comment on each part separately or bunch your impressions together. Best essay gets from Eric prize to be determined yet <G> Vad

To: Eric P who wrote (17296)	6/16/2005 12:21:27 PM
From: gypsees	Respond to of 18137

There are still some of us left who, though not newbies, have been cautious enough not to loose the whole wad while attempting to learn profitable market strategies. I consider myself "becoming" experienced and seasoned..lol.. When I first started visiting message boards it was to share information (largely on IPO's) and later, when investing, it felt as if someone "had your back" so to speak and would let you know if you'd missed a glaring something in the chart or at least poke holes in your ideas to make them and you better. It was a good place to get investing ideas and where I was first introduced to Technical Analysis. Though I have learned a lot from friends I made here, posting is so limited that I sometimes find myself not stopping by SI for days at a time. I still like to get experienced trader's views on the market. Scenario's for where it could go; Sectors they find appealing etc.. It's always nice if someone agrees OR disagrees with your chart analysis because in either case you have to re-examine it with information you hadn't used to formulate your initial bias. I'm not stupid enough to believe anyone is always right. And I'm not looking for a free ride or a modern day oracle, just camaraderie I suppose. I've come a long way since starting out just prior to the bubble. I've lost a ton of money since it's burst. I've got a bunch more stuff to learn, A LOT more money to make and I hope you guys keep posting. I've searched back thru this thread to learn different things including technical trading and it's helped me a lot. If I'm not mistaken, one of the things I learned here is that you have to pay dividend if you are short on the ex dividend date. I had escaped unscathed up to then and nearly had a cardiac episode when I learned that! Anyway, thanks for the helping hand everyone! I'd love it if this thread were more active. I am not one of those people who already knows it all - though my husband might disagree <g>.. Robyn