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Strategies & Market Trends : The Thread Formerly Known as No Rest For The Wicked -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kathyh who wrote (27392)	4/14/1999 12:52:00 AM
From: Junkyardawg	Respond to of 90042

Wow did yawl read the news on Fore regarding Ericsson? I think this is great news but judge for yourself. news.com EDIT from the news release Fore Systems Inc., a Pittsburgh-based maker of computer switches that has been cited as a takeover target for Ericsson, saw its shares drop 1 3/16, or 5.1 percent, to 22 1/8 after the Swedish company picked Torrent. Still, buying Fore could give Ericsson the ATM technology it's still looking for. dawg

To: kathyh who wrote (27392)	4/14/1999 1:09:00 AM
From: JeffA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

Kathy, Tim, Dawg, Glenn, JJJ: Getting philosophical here for a moment. I am a person (guy) who lives in the here and now. Does the Tao for Daytrading really help a person find a center? I am trying to decide about my future and what part the market will play in it. Will it be my future or an amusing aside as it is now? A friend of mine told me that my approach to trading is a "money making hobby." That does not sound very serious does it? I am trying to decide if a person can: a) support a family, b) send kids to school c) enjoy a prosperous future all attributable to the market. I am inclined to believe I can. But I have not done it yet. I have been "trading" almost one year in one of the most historic bull markets ever. And yet I have only turned 9K into 22K. This makes me wonder if I am capable of making enough to achieve my goals. I guess I am just rambling and maybe asking myself these questions but, how are you traders doing? Can you achieve the three simple goals I listed. This stuff interests me like you can't believe but, I always doubt there is a life in doing it. Deep enough? Anyone want to venture an answer? I could use one. I am a good engineer, and that makes me expect to be a great trader. So my goals are high. This thread has pointed me toward Mecca. Now who is driving? Me! I hope.