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		<title>How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading Full-Time</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2011/04/23/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-start-trading-full-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Twitter follower just asked me how much dough did I have when I started trading full-time.  Instead of a quick response that will soon be lost in the Twitterverse, I decided to share a document that I wrote 5-6 years ago addressing this very question.  To be honest I haven&#8217;t reviewed it since, but [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/12/07/business-start-up-quiz/' rel='bookmark' title='Business Start-up Quiz'>Business Start-up Quiz</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/09/20/women-need-to-start-managing-and-investing-money/' rel='bookmark' title='Women Need to Start Managing and Investing Money'>Women Need to Start Managing and Investing Money</a></li>
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		<title>There is a Bubble in People Calling Bubbles</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/11/13/there-is-a-bubble-in-people-calling-bubbles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/11/13/there-is-a-bubble-in-people-calling-bubbles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read my blog or my tweets on Twitter &#8211; you know that most of my stock trades are in commodities including precious metals, emerging markets or technology preferably related to the mobile internet.  I have found that I can attain a slight edge by focusing on certain themes or trends.  If Freeport [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/09/23/the-economy-in-denial-fallout-from-the-bursting-housing-bubble/' rel='bookmark' title='The Economy In Denial: Fallout From the Bursting Housing Bubble'>The Economy In Denial: Fallout From the Bursting Housing Bubble</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/11/26/commodities-bust-or-boom/' rel='bookmark' title='Commodities: Bust or Boom?'>Commodities: Bust or Boom?</a></li>
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		<title>Why I Dropped $4K to Attend Mark Minervini&#8217;s Trading Seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/10/23/why-i-dropped-4k-to-attend-mark-minervinis-trading-seminar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/10/23/why-i-dropped-4k-to-attend-mark-minervinis-trading-seminar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, let me start out by saying that $4,000 for a seminar is a lot of money to me.   Trading is a business and I plan for a certain level of expenses each year, but $4000 for seminars wasn&#8217;t in this year&#8217;s budget.  That&#8217;s twice as much as I have ever spent on a seminar [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/07/18/using-basket-trading-to-get-ahead-of-the-herd/' rel='bookmark' title='Using Basket Trading to Get Ahead of the Herd'>Using Basket Trading to Get Ahead of the Herd</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2008/04/14/stock-trading-plans-are-personal/' rel='bookmark' title='Stock Trading Plans are Personal'>Stock Trading Plans are Personal</a></li>
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		<title>Rationale Behind My Dell Short</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/07/18/rationale-behind-my-dell-short/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/07/18/rationale-behind-my-dell-short/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I shorted DELL on 7/14. After Friday&#8217;s 4% sell off, the position is looking good. Here is my rationale behind the trade. Related posts:The Long Apple Short iKillers Trade is Working


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		<title>August 28 is a Key Date for RIMM Fans</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/06/27/august-28-is-a-key-date-for-rimm-fans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/06/27/august-28-is-a-key-date-for-rimm-fans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hang out on StockTwits a lot.  It&#8217;s a great community for active traders.  A large majority of the people I follow are technicians - head and shoulders, wedges, gaps and all of that good stuff.  I love technicals, but I incorporate fundamentals into my analysis as well.  I am not really into the traditional stuff [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/08/04/dca-experiment-as-of-august-4/' rel='bookmark' title='DCA Experiment as of August 4'>DCA Experiment as of August 4</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/03/03/part-2-my-rembrandt-oops-i-meant-my-rimm-rant/' rel='bookmark' title='Part 2: My Rembrandt &#8211; Oops I Meant My RIMM Rant'>Part 2: My Rembrandt &#8211; Oops I Meant My RIMM Rant</a></li>
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		<title>Jim Cramer&#8217;s Data Adds Meat to My iKiller Thesis Bones</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/06/20/jim-cramers-data-adds-meat-to-my-ikiller-thesis-bones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/06/20/jim-cramers-data-adds-meat-to-my-ikiller-thesis-bones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A misguided notion that somehow more is always better. The tech heads continue whining about missing features in Apple products. No Flash support. No multi-tasking. No this. No that.  I was an engineer.  I have a BSEE and MSEE.  Trust me &#8211; there has never been a product released, in history, where an engineer didn&#8217;t [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/10/20/dont-get-excited-about-cpi-and-housing-data/' rel='bookmark' title='Don&#8217;t Get Excited About CPI and Housing Data'>Don&#8217;t Get Excited About CPI and Housing Data</a></li>
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		<title>Are You a Discretionary Trader?</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/05/29/are-you-a-discretionary-trader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/05/29/are-you-a-discretionary-trader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 21:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr.Van K. Tharp is a widely recognized trading coach and author.  Several years ago, I read two of his books Trade Your way to Financial Freedom and Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom.   To this very day I still employ his strategy of combining risk management and position sizing. I received the email below from him this [...]


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		<title>The Long Apple Short iKillers Trade is Working</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/05/29/the-long-apple-short-ikillers-trade-is-working/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/05/29/the-long-apple-short-ikillers-trade-is-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 20:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the dismay of Google and Research in Motion fans, my &#8220;Long Apple Short iKillers&#8221; trade is working.  If you are not familiar with this trade read &#8220;How I am Playing the Smartphone Craze&#8221; to understand its origins.  The thesis of the trade is derived from a quote from the Morgan Stanley Internet Report &#8220;New Companies often Win [...]


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		<title>The Thinking Behind My Helca Mining &amp; Silver Wheaton Trades</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/04/30/the-thinking-behind-my-helca-mining-silver-wheaton-trades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/04/30/the-thinking-behind-my-helca-mining-silver-wheaton-trades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was back on Stock Twits TV again last night talking my book.  This time discussing  Helca Mining and Silver Wheaton.  I make my pitch around the 9:00 mark. Notes: I had to cram alot of stuff in three minutes.  It looks like I made a mistake and would also I like to clarify a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2006/09/04/will-silver-pay-you-more-than-gold-as-an-investment/' rel='bookmark' title='Will Silver Pay You More Than Gold as an Investment?'>Will Silver Pay You More Than Gold as an Investment?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/03/12/talking-helca-mining-and-cree-on-stocktwits-tv/' rel='bookmark' title='Talking Helca Mining and Cree on StockTwits.TV'>Talking Helca Mining and Cree on StockTwits.TV</a></li>
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		<title>Searching For Ideas in the QFON Smart Phone Index</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/04/18/searching-for-ideas-in-the-qfon-smart-phone-index/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2010/04/18/searching-for-ideas-in-the-qfon-smart-phone-index/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 12, 2010, the NASDAQ OMX Group and the Consumer Electronics Association announced the Smartphone Index (QFON),  a new benchmark for the telecommunications sector focused on wireless, mobile devices and advanced communication functionality.  It is a modified market-capitalization index and includes companies that are primarily involved in building, design and distribution of handsets, hardware, [...]


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