I was a day trader and educator for a hedge fund where my focus was in FOREX and Futures.

IBD is 'geared' for active traders and their technical models, specifically CAN-SLIM.

@John Jackson  back when I was coaching that student group that you were in, you were a  day trader with two young girls and your wife was teaching school in Texas What I'm most impressed about you John is that you found a way to work within the law of Texas when it was a mess in 2005 regarding executory contracts, you investigated the law and found the best way to do lease option assignments.  

@Todd Trader welcome to the site.

It's easy for lenders to push you to the side or re-trade rate when they have to give concessions on one of their other larger customers to keep them happy.1,540,000 at a 65% ltv is only 1,001,000 loan.

I found one of the most respected traders for that market and signed a deal to buy some small quantity from him (I didn't make much money on that trade :) ).

You're an active trader, so you know how intense the business can be.

New Starbucks, Home Depots, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and higher-end restaurants tend to be indicative of a community where the median income is good and population is growing.

I have been trading in the stock market for years as an options and futures trader.

This decision by the day traders was rational in the sense they could use this tax money to make more money in the long run to more than cover the extra interest and penalties they would incur from delaying their tax payments.