alevin's account talk

[budnipper1]

Forgive my continued confusion. The image limits for a gif file attachment are 29.2 KB. I copied your version of the chart and saved it to my harddrive as a gif. It says its 750x565 and 86.9KB now.

How big was the file after you edited it and before you uploaded it,and what were its dimensions heightxwidth in pixels????

I can't figure out how you uploaded it, according to the rules it should have shrunk to a 22KB file that's only 620x280 pixel size or the MB was supposed to reject it and keep you from posting it. But its bigger than the rules allow. How's that work? I truly don't get it. A step is missing in the explanation-gotta be.

To butt in here, I think KevinD's instructions pertain to the "insert image" function rather than the "manage attachments" method. The file size limits differ between these two processes because the image is created via a URL rather than a jpeg or gif file that you are attempting to download and save from your computer. Please re-read KevinD's last post. Good luck.

 

[KevinD]

It's hosted at http://www.possumholler.net/alevina.jpg

It's inserted into the post with the image tags...

...by using the button that has the mountains with the sun over it next to the world with the chain under it. That way it's not up loaded to TSPtalk's server. The TSPtalk server has limits that you mention in your post.

As far as the resolution - I'm not sure but the resulting file might be dependant on the resolution settings of your screen. Right click your desktop and choose properties then the settings tab.

 

[vectorman]

I do a save image from BigCharts to home and then upload from there. The upload images are restricted on # pixels and dimensions. I know other people manage to post bigger snapshots so it can be done, I just don't know how myself. Anyone help? BigCharts link is below, but you'll have to do your own settings for the Advanced chart option-Time Frame all data, lower indicators=DMI and Slow Stochastics, frequency monthly.

http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/advchart/frames/frames.asp?symb=spx

You can try this, too. Something I posted here along time ago.

To place a chart in your post.
Rt click on the chart.
Click ‘Save Picture As...’
'Save Picture'… window opens.
‘Save in: My Pictures’ folder located in ‘My Documents’.
For 'File name:' give the chart a simple name like ie. SPX PF.
Click … ‘Save’.
Now that you have the chart saved. If you want to draw on it, go to…
‘start’.... ‘All Programs’... ‘Accessories’... ‘paint’.

In the future its easier just to drag paint to the far left above ‘All programs’ so you don't have to search for it.

Now open… ‘paint’…click… ‘File’…click…‘open’
The ‘Open Paint’ window will open.
‘Look in:’… find… ‘My Pictures’
Find the chart you just ‘Saved’ and double click on it.
The chart will show up in the paint window.
Now you can modify it. When your done.
Click ‘File’…click… ‘Save as…’
The ‘Save as..’ window opens.
For the ‘File name’…just keep the same name but add something like “mod” or a number to it. Click ‘Save’…close ‘paint’

Now at TSPTalk, Make sure your Logged in. Then if you want to add a chart. Click on the ‘Quick Reply’ message window.
Click on ‘Advanced’…Now when your ready to add the chart…
click on the little paper clip symbol in the center of the tool bar.
‘Manage Attachments’… window opens…
click …‘Browse’… ‘Choose File’… window opens.
‘Look in: My Pictures’…find the chart you want to use.
…double click on it…the chart file name moves to…
‘Upload File from your Computor’… blank.
Click… ‘upload’… If upload is complete you’ll see the chart name
under ‘Current Attachments’ ( right next to it you’ll see the # of KB for the attachment).
If the size is good…then minimize the ‘Manage Attachments’ window.
If the size is too big, you may have to go back to ‘paint’ and resave the file
as a j-peg or some other file type. You may have to change the size of it.
Now in the message block for your post, click on the spot where you want the chart to be.
Now click on the paper clip symbol…a little window will open… ‘Manage Attachments’
Click on the chart name under the ‘Manage Attachments’ title.
On the message page for your post you should see

Click ‘preview’ below the post window to see how the chart/attachment looks
before clicking ‘Submit Reply’. Good luck.

 

[KevinD]

Cool vectorman. Thanks.

 

[alevin]

thanks all you guys. The thing about screen resolution on home machine may have a lot to do with why I've been struggling with image size. I will pursue this next week, tonight my brain is dead and I'm getting ready to head out for a long weekend starting tomorrow with friends, so lots to do yet tonight and in the am before I go.

 

[alevin]

Decided to do a stay-at-home weekend after all. Ran across some info this morning about EFA that I wonder how it relates to I fund. Gonna run it past SB here in a little bit, once I figure how to ask the question.

 

[Guest2]

I'll Do My Best ! But I must go to bed ! I'll check out my thread when I wake up !

 

[alevin]

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/09/21/weekinreview/20080921_LEONHARDT_GRFK_A.html

This image caught my eye today. Problem with averages is that to have an average, values need to spend as much time under the line as they do over the line.

Here's my afternoon effort at getting that image down to size enough for people to see without having to click the link. I've tried standing on my head, Flickr,xs, album, display resolution, had to go to pixel editting-lots, to get it down to acceptable file size and dimensions. Image hosting-I uploaded to xs but then couldn't seem to get the image to post with the icon link. I'll try again some other day. For now...View attachment 4868

 

[KevinD]

Image looks good to me and the info in the chart is very interesting.

Good job. Thanks!

 

[Guest2]

As Requested;

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showpost.php?p=187480&postcount=1944

You can also see the entire response on my thread.

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showthread.php?t=5705

 

[alevin]

I've been putting my new contributions into G for months now. Decided yesterday that, given the probability we'd be headed back down again to test the recent low, that it was time to think about a change of allocation for new contribs. Effective as of COB yesterday, I decided to ride the tiger a tiny bit and kicked contribs up to 10% (been at 5% for a long time now). And I also decided to go 65%G, 30%C, 5%I with new contribs. Am thinking new contribs will come into the market closer to the low this pp, rather than in mid-pop, considering yesterday and today's candles. Which is good.

Not satisfied with market signals from the ADX yet, the high-risk signal for the short-term pop has come and gone, I'll wait now for the lower-risk uptrend signal to show up, which may still take awhile. Talking about IFT situation now, not new contribs.

I looked at the 5/20 MAs last night, looked promising but the candles didn't quite fully make it up over the 5 MA even on Tuesday. That's an indicator I was fooling around with up til July or so, it nailed me every time I tried it between July and September this year, with the 2-day ups and 1-2 day down patterns that were going there for a couple months, it was whipping up and down too fast for a trendfollower to react timely. That's when I went to relying on the ADX for trend, it's extremely powerful I've discovered. It is a lagging indicator tho, so it didn't quite catch the Tuesday pop, tho I was starting to see the setup coming. It does indicate we're still in strong downtrend even yesterday. If we drop below the earlier lows, I will probably move new contribs back to G, but keep the 10% going.

Tension in my mind right now is increase cash (savings) or put $ into Roth, tension will continue until I see the credit freeze resolve.

 

[XL-entLady]

I looked at the 5/20 MAs last night, looked promising but the candles didn't quite fully make it up over the 5 MA even on Tuesday. That's an indicator I was fooling around with up til July or so, it nailed me every time I tried it between July and September this year, with the 2-day ups and 1-2 day down patterns that were going there for a couple months, it was whipping up and down too fast for a trendfollower to react timely. That's when I went to relying on the ADX for trend, it's extremely powerful I've discovered. It is a lagging indicator tho, so it didn't quite catch the Tuesday pop, tho I was starting to see the setup coming. It does indicate we're still in strong downtrend even yesterday.

Alevin, I love reading your posts! TSP rules make us swing traders at best. And this is a "day trade only" market right now. And every time I ignore that fact it bites me. Right in the retirement account. Ouch!

Thanks once again for my financial technical analysis lesson!

Lady

 

[alevin]

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Market Analysis/1956636/

The index of leading economic indicators increased by 0.3 percent month-over-month in September, helped by an increase in consumer expectations, an increase in the money supply, and a rise in the pace of supplier deliveries. Given that consumer sentiment has since turned sharply lower, and that most of the increase in the money supply reflects a flight to cash by nervous investors, we believe the improvement in the index provides little clarity on the outlook.

Just a thought, I won't post image right now, but even tho the MACD is "about" to cross up and over, the ADX for all 3 of our stock indices, is still well over 40, with DM- much higher than DM+. Interpretation: we're still in very strong downtrends in all 3 indices. If I decide to stick a toe in the water, it will be in full awareness that it's still a high-risk situation. Still thinking about it, giving it another day or two to see what develops later this week. Was reading yesterday [somewhere, lost track of where I saw it] that supply chain inventories are nearly depleted, little or no replacement stock due to credit crunch. Which means end product availability could still hit the wall in the not too distant future if credit markets don't hurry up and thaw out-otherwise could end up with too many $ chasing too few goods = Weimar Republic (worst case).

 

[Steadygain]

Interpretation: we're still in very strong downtrends in all 3 indices. If I decide to stick a toe in the water, it will be in full awareness that it's still a high-risk situation.

A Surgeon use to teach one of our classes when I was in college and would often say things like you're saying in your last post. It's funny because no one wanted to admit what was "common sense" to him and kind of every day knowledge was way over our heads - he was a lot like you.

So THANK YOU for giving these basic down to earth (understandable) briefs of the underlying calculations and derivitives.

 

[alevin]

tho the MACD is "about" to cross up and over, the ADX for all 3 of our stock indices, is still well over 40, with DM- much higher than DM+.

I've been way too serious lately. Somehow my verbal descriptions of the behavior of the ADX indicator lately (3 different moving lines, 3d one integrates the other 2) made me think of this song all day today. Time for a Steady (study?) break :cheesy:. Here goes! :nuts:

When the MOO-O-OO-NN is in the Seventh House
And JupiTERRRR aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the DAWNing of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius! Aquarius!

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in

http://http://www.lyricsbox.com/5th-dimension-the-lyrics-age-of-aquarius-vv2dwrs.html

 

[nasa1974]

Good post Alevin. Now that song will be banging around inside my head all night.

 

[Guest2]

This Market brings me to a 5th Demension ! :toung:

 

[alevin]

This Market brings me to a 5th Demension ! :toung:

Back to serious. We may shortly end up in the 9th level of H*ll (Dante's Inferno). Please please read Denningers commentary this morning and contact your congresspeople with a copy of it. Immediately. His prognosis scares the whoseewhatis out of me. Hope it does you too.

http://http://market-ticker.denninger.net/ Gotta go now, will be away from computer all day today out in the boonies w/CB counterparts. That way if something really bad happens, I won't have to watch it in realtime.

 

[Steadygain]

I've been way too serious lately. Somehow my verbal descriptions of the behavior of the ADX indicator lately (3 different moving lines, 3d one integrates the other 2) made me think of this song all day today. Time for a Steady (study?) break :cheesy:. Here goes! :nuts:



http://http://www.lyricsbox.com/5th-dimension-the-lyrics-age-of-aquarius-vv2dwrs.html

My sweet Darling Friend,
This was just the most beautiful way to start my day and the very first post I read. So while I have all these warm fuzzy feelings please let me impart some to you.

So feel a warm and sincere little hug ( O ) and float in my delight.

A very beautiful song!! THANK YOU !!

 

[nasa1974]

Back to serious. We may shortly end up in the 9th level of H*ll (Dante's Inferno). Please please read Denningers commentary this morning and contact your congresspeople with a copy of it. Immediately. His prognosis scares the whoseewhatis out of me. Hope it does you too.

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/ (Alevin, took out the extra httpGotta go now, will be away from computer all day today out in the boonies w/CB counterparts. That way if something really bad happens, I won't have to watch it in realtime.

Read the report. Pretty scary.