Jamie and Antonio,

First off let me say that I appreciate all the help you guys, and FXCM in general, gives to its clients in an effort to make all of us better, more informed traders.

Having said that, I am eternally frustrated here. I have read EVERYTHING you guys have posted on how to interpret both the COT report and SSI and I must admit, I cannot grasp the concept of how you interpret the information. Maybe if I knew how to READ THE ACTUAL GRAPH, it might help me better understand the concept.

I do not want to slow this thread down by having you guys explain AGAIN what COT/SSI means. Perhaps if you can recommend a site online, an article, a book, etc, which goes into GREAT DETAIL what the COT report is and how to read the graph, I would appreciate it. I REALLY want to grasp this, as it appears to be a valuable trading tool.

By the way, I'm also having difficulty grasping the concept of interpreting RISK REVERAL and IMPLIED VOLATILITY, so again, if you can refer me to a site, i'd appreciate it.

I'm a fairly new trader, so please, bear with me.

Thank you in advance.