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[millcanned] 13/9/2002 07:51

On a more upbeat note,regarding the highly anticipated therapy group for London Traders with a very poor sense of market direction,you'll be pleased to know that i hear a superb venue has finally been found,NORTH of the River.

Hhhmm,or was it SOUTH ...????

[millcanned] 13/9/2002 01:30

for anyone who might be interested,

i've been thinking it might be beneficial to form a therapy group ,for traders with a deep fear-of-commitment.

thou ive now backed away from this view.

[millcanned] 02/7/2002 12:35

it might also be a good idea to think about getting a group together for forgetful-traders,but the reason escapes me.

[deltablues] 01/7/2002 22:14

There are two secrets of success. The first is not to give away everything you know.

[adriand] 01/7/2002 21:33

tb

:-). I shall nick that for a coming presentation.

[teaboat] 01/7/2002 21:23

there are three types of people in this world. Those that can count and those that cant.

[deltablues] 01/7/2002 21:15

Look, trading's dead easy. You can either hang on to your cash, watch the market go up and up and up and then buy when everyone else is frantically getting out, or take the plunge and buy, then watch it promptly plummet and sell up at the bottom.

Advanced traders have further possibilities. For example, they can use CFDs or spreadbets to short at the bottom and cover at the top. Another alternative is to buy out-of-the money puts and watch the underlying share price collapse the week after your puts expired worthless. Or you could sell covered calls at a small premium to the current share price, a few days before a three-way takeover battle for the company breaks out.

Hmm, I think I'll go back to bed and cower under the sheets. Or maybe I could train a team of monkeys to throw darts at the FT? I'm not sure what kind to use, though? I haven't got enough room for gorillas, but chimps should be OK so long as they don't all try to ride their bikes at once.

Or I could wait for a sign from above. Anyone know what kind of sign to wait for? I hear Acme make good signs.

[m.t.glass] 01/7/2002 12:49

Millcanned - I think Harper Valley used to have a branch..

[mayfly] 01/7/2002 12:32

MC

Agreed. I think that we should sleep on that one - tomorrow's another day after all!

[millcanned] 01/7/2002 12:29

did i mention "procrastinating traders anon" was another group i thought of suggesting.

althou i cant be bothered to discuss it now.

[energyi] 01/7/2002 12:23

After weighing all the options, I decided the best course of action
was to wait for the right moment to take action. Can anyone suggest
the best way to know when the time is right?

[thedickster] 01/7/2002 06:12

Right, well its a BRAND new day so,........................


back to the drawing board, erm

[m.t.glass] 30/6/2002 23:44

On the other hand it could do both...

[millcanned] 30/6/2002 23:08

the good news is i've narrowed down my thoughts on where the market is headed tomorrow to two possibilities

i figure it could either go up or down.

[hi-there] 30/6/2002 21:02

Biker:
Roflmao :-)))))))))))

[biker] 30/6/2002 20:55

I had intended to go on a motivational course last week. But when it came down to it I couldn't be bothered.

[millcanned] 30/6/2002 19:27

folks,we'll just have to mull this one over,

on the one hand it seems a good idea,but on the other.....

no sense in being hasty anyway,then again....

[mad4it] 30/6/2002 18:22

BUY, BUY, BUY!....err, no....SELL, SELL SELL!

[mayfly] 30/6/2002 18:21

I'm a Virgo/Libra cusp and so this sounds just the thing for me. But, on the other hand........ maybe not...

[adriand] 30/6/2002 17:58

Should there be an apostrophe between the r and s. I dunno.

Beats me but there is an "Apostrophe protection Society"

for further help.

:-)

[thedickster] 30/6/2002 17:52

er,mmmmmm,well

[millcanned] 30/6/2002 17:46

I've been thinking of suggesting a therapy Group, to help indecisive trader's,but now i'm not so sure it's a good idea ?