So, let's take a look if we could at the chart action and get a feel for where you're at. You're in the stratosphere at $3642.5. The market did a real nice job of hanging on near that $3380- $3400 level, and it has moved straight on up.
You can see that, and I'm going to repeat: Nothing goes in a straight line forever, so if you don't know how to take money off the table, learn to do some. Does that mean I'm bearish? Not at all, but you don't make money unless you take the money off the table and this is a heck of a run the market has had.
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Over the past 35-years Ira Epstein has developed a reputation for providing clients with easy to use technology and teaching good old fashioned trading know-how. A number of our brokers have over 30-years trading experience. No matter how technology changes the methods of entering orders, there's no replacement for having "been there and done that before". It's the blend of services that brings things together.
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Ira began in the futures markets in 1969. Over the years he worked his way up, starting from the ground up as a "floor runner" culminating with his becoming a Floor Trader. In the mid 1970s Ira decided to make a career shift within the industry to develop both retail and commercial based clientele. His customer base grew to the point whereby in 1984 he founded "Ira Epstein & Company", a trading firm specializing in retail, commercial and self-directed discount futures trading. Along the way Ira became a leader in trading technology out of necessity, due to increased small lot trade volume. He was among the first to embrace the Internet, which as you know has dramatically changed both the way information is delivered and how trading takes place today.
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