You actually talk a bit of sense at times, and then let yourself down with your reference to other traders having potential losing positions. Anyhow, your pivot support and reference calcs, are you plotting them yourself or using an auto package ...

White House to tell business leaders Cliff talks have regressed

Hey, no problem, in some ways I agree with your analysis :-)

Time to short Germany as ‘miracle economy’ ends

I'd agree with just about all of that. Other than to say that if you're highly selective with your twitter account you can get a lot of decent heads up. Don't overlook some of the v.cheap or free squawks, you may laugh but even the five minute delay ...

IMF Cuts Irish 2013 GDP Forecast To 1.1% From 1.4%

ooff..that's some harsh language there.

Time to short Germany as ‘miracle economy’ ends

+1. Listened to a good R4 programme on the future of the EU yesterday evening (on the way back from the gym, bored with music) and there was a great discussion re the future of Europe from the perspective of Poland. There is an agenda via the USA ...

Time to short Germany as ‘miracle economy’ ends

and here's the killer app; no matter how long you trade, a decade or two, you'll never (consistently) get the exits right. That's why you should always concentrate on the issues you can control; your risk and your emotions, beyond that it's still a ...

10 Signs You Might still be a New Trader

Not sure if anyone else is being bombarded with offers from desperate retailers in the UK. They've overstocked and are chasing a diminishing market. 2008 redux on the way in 2013, the failure of Comet in the UK (despite being rescued/sold twice over ...

December retail sales rise less than forecast - CBI

Nah, we don't have any retail parks in our blind trust funds so I've no need to check on the tenants. ;-)

RBA: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board

Yes it's gibberish. Not even very good gibberish. He's a bit of a sad character, dreams of one day being a fantasy trader, he's leading a fantasy life on FF, harmless therapy I guess but disruptive and tiresome. Difficult to ignore as he takes ...

RBA: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board

Yes and no, not all central banks are equal, some are more equal than others ;-). Some don't play the western economy game at all.. (oh and btw good to see you involved in macro economic debate rather than calling out random numbers).

Swiss Central Bank Seeks 24-Hour Franc Control Via Singapore

So you didn't have that honest conversation with yourself yesterday did you? You made no money from trading in 2012, you don't have the resources or access to funds to change that in 2013, yet continue with your cabaret/pantomime act remorselessly. ...

Draghi: Single bank regulator will help restore confidence in banking sector

Fascinating to note that the new BoE governor wants to abandon policy and remit tethering to inflation, at a time when many in the uk realise that the real level of inflation, measured by the basics needed to survive let alone thrive, have risen ...

UK Consumer Price Indices, November 2012

Strip out flight money, pushing up the price of more expensive property in London, and its a zombie market.

UK House Price Index, October 2012

As opposed to writing 1,000 saying and providing absolutely nothing of worth?

RBA: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board

It's typical of this time of year and also reflective of the current limbo vis a vis fiscall cliff and the eurozone news slowing, it's tricky to call risk on risk off and year end enthusiasm and protection of bonuses adds to the lack of real ...

Draghi: Single bank regulator will help restore confidence in banking sector

Have you not read the article, are you not familiar with the concept of triple witching? If not why not?

How to trade ‘Doomsday’

This particular triple witching? Probably

How to trade ‘Doomsday’

Why FX, surely specific commodities is the right target or certainly the most applicable? And maths is maths, the behaviour of price when swing/position trading doesn't vary that much.

Here Is Why The Euro Will Hit $1.40 End-2013 - Goldman Sachs

Wouldn't argue with any of that. Sound reasoning.

Buy The Story, Sell The Fact: 4 Reasons For USD/JPY To Reverse Gains S/T - BofA Merrill

Mike, good luck with it, harmless fun, but don't complain how posters interact when the reality is you have an agenda.

Here Is Why The Euro Will Hit $1.40 End-2013 - Goldman Sachs