Bernadette M. Chapman

Bernadette M. Chapman Ralph Quillin runs the nation’s largest " Custom Leather Shop” … in Paris Kentucky.

The Quillin craftsmen and women make OVER 17,000 halters a year in the Main Street Stores

Quillin Leather & Tack moved to Main Street in Paris, KY in 1982. We're a full service tack and leather goods shop and one of the largest "Custom Shops" in the nation and hand crafts over 17,000 halters a year. With only a few exceptions, every leather item they sell is made in their Main Street workroom by

craftsmen with a combined 80+ years of experience. Quillins' 12 employees produce a variety of products, from key tags, belts and dog collars to halters worn by leading stallions and multi-million dollar Keeneland sales toppers. Quillins supplies local and international customers and boasts a client list that reads like the whose who of the thoroughbred industry. Attention to detail, impeccable craftsmanship and personal service has made Quillin Leather & Tack synonymous with quality for OVER 30 years.

16 employees work in the two Main Street, Paris Kentucky Shop

Over 17,000 halters are hand made and shipped worldwide a year ... making Quillin Leather & Tack the nations LARGEST custom leather & halter shop. An equally impressive number of belts, dog collars, personnel leather goods are produced in their Main Street Shop. "it’s what you’d expect when the name on the outside is the same as the owners", Says Jim Fitzgerald local thoroughbred farm owner and long time customer.

How much longer do you think?
12/24/2025

How much longer do you think?

Trading strategies that should help:People keep asking for strategies. here’s a list.some I've used myself and some come...
12/24/2025

Trading strategies that should help:
People keep asking for strategies. here’s a list.

some I've used myself and some come from books in the

market wizards series and al brooks/raschke/hougaard/etc.

not financial advice—your trades, your risk. read it, steal

it, print money.

EDIT: I do not "know" all of these work. this is more or less an

easily accessible list. it you as a trader that makes them work

or not.

**1. ride the trend. don’t fight it.**

EMA/momentum cross – forget the usual 9/21 BS. use

100 EMA on the 1H. now trade only in that direction on

the 1-min or 5-min. high-timeframe bias is king.

VWAP bounce (the smart way) – don’t buy the first

touch. that’s for suckers. wait for a long wick, high

volume, no follow-through. that’s when smart money

steps in.

first hour trend lock – whatever the stock does in the

first 30-60 min, stick with it. don’t get cute. trend is set,

don’t countertrade.

**2. mean reversion. buy panic, sell euphoria.**

"broken parabolic" short – stock just printed 5+

straight green 1-min candles? first red engulfing candle

= short. gravity is undefeated.

"fake halt" trap – stock spikes like it’ll halt. then… no

halt. that’s a rug pull. short immediately.

RSI exhaustion (the real way) – if RSI hits 90+ (or sub-

10) and hasn’t pulled back… first 2-min reversal candle

= go. this is the rubber band setup.

**3. liquidity traps. where real money is hiding.**

stop-loss hunting reversal – where does retail hide

stops? previous day high/low. market makes a fake

move past it, then reverses hard. trade against the

dumb money.

market maker refill zones – ever see a stock grind

slow, then a sudden volume spike with no movement?

big player filling orders. trade with it, not against it.

dark pool footprints – if big money is buying/selling on

dark pools, the real move is coming. track these levels.

**4. scalping. quick hits, no hesitation.**

"1-min rip & dip" – first 1-min candle breaks premarket

high? but next candle dips first, then reclaims? that’s a

long.

big bid scalping – huge hidden bid shows up on Level

2? buy just in front, scalp the bounce. works best in low

float trash stocks.

options chain spoofing – don’t just watch stock level 2.

watch the option chain. big calls bought at the ask?

stock about to move.

**5. trading the reaction, not the news.**

"FOMC fade" – first big move after Fed minutes?

usually fake. let the dumb money push it, then fade it.

earnings overreaction reversal – stock rips or tanks

HARD in first 5 min after earnings? 80% chance it fades

back. traders overreact first, institutions clean up later.

merger arbitrage scalp – buyout announced at

$50/share? if it trades above $50, that’s a free short.

arbitrage funds won’t let it stay there.

**6. psychological warfare. market is a casino, play the

house.**

"bagholder bounce" – stock gaps down -20%+? wait

for a flush, then long the first real bounce. bagholders

desperate to escape.

retail fakeouts – textbook bull flag? yeah, market

makers see it too. expect a fake breakdown first, then

the real move.

"9:45 AM reversal" – retail trades like morons for the

first 15 min. 9:45 is when the reversal usually hits. trade

accordingly.

**7. using option data to predict stocks.**

gamma squeeze ignition – sudden massive OTM call

buying? market makers need to hedge. stock is about to

rip.

"max pain" friday fade – options expire where they

hurt the most traders. stocks gravitate to max pain. free

money for mean reversion traders.

open interest fakeouts – stock breaks a huge OI

strike? first move is usually fake. market makers need to

wipe out retail before letting it go.

**8. after-hours & premarket plays.**

premarket VWAP reclaim – dips under VWAP

premarket, then reclaims with volume? that’s a long.

algo fuel.

after-hours liquidity trap – stock pumps in after-

hours, but volume disappears? that’s a trap. fade it.

closing bell "liquidity grab" – stock sells off into close,

then rips last 1-2 min? that’s smart money grabbing

shares before tomorrow’s move.

final thoughts.

if you’re out here drawing fair value gaps and waiting for "the algorithm" to bless your trade in 2025, please, for the love of god, close your brokerage account and go touch some grass.

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12/24/2025

Do fish like when you rearrange?
Discussion topic; do you think your fish like it when you rearrange their tank ? I can’t tell if it stresses them out or if they like it… based on behavior they seem very curious and like to boop new or moved items with their snoots. Just wondering how often I should move things around! TIA for your thoughts :)

It just doesn’t hitIs it because the Val hasn’t grown thick in the back? Should I buy more? Please help with suggestions...
12/24/2025

It just doesn’t hit
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In a predicamentHow the helly has my tank become like this. Is it the wood? The substrate? It’s been nearly a month sinc...
12/24/2025

In a predicament
How the helly has my tank become like this. Is it the wood? The substrate? It’s been nearly a month since changing my tank decor, adding bogwood and new substrate and now look from the 2nd December - 23rd December. What should I do please, everytime I’m doing a water change it’s like I haven’t even done one, could this be a bacterial bloom?

PetSmart sold me this as a bamboo shrimpI picked up this shrimp yesterday and the tag clearly said "Bamboo Shrimp." But ...
12/24/2025

PetSmart sold me this as a bamboo shrimp
I picked up this shrimp yesterday and the tag clearly said "Bamboo Shrimp." But now that it's in my tank, it doesn't look like the bamboo shrimp I've seen online (no big fan arms for filter feeding).

Goldfish BehaviorSo I have 3 goldfish in a 75 right now, i’m pretty sure two are females and one is a boy. The largest o...
12/24/2025

Goldfish Behavior
So I have 3 goldfish in a 75 right now, i’m pretty sure two are females and one is a boy. The largest one in the picture is a female and the little oranda is also a female. I have the male one in fish jail because he keeps chasing around the large female, she’s also suffering from popeye right now and I would like to keep her as stress free as possible. Anyway to mitigate this situation?

Removing CO2This is my 252 day old tank that recently had a resurgence after having a more consistent maintenance schedu...
12/24/2025

Removing CO2
This is my 252 day old tank that recently had a resurgence after having a more consistent maintenance schedule. I love how red the AR Mini and Rotala has gotten.

However I'm planning to turn this in to a low tech tank. I'll be moving the canister filter+ inline CO2 to a new tank that's currently going through a dry start. I'll be running a HOB filter in parallel for a couple of weeks before completely removing the canister filter.

I'm assuming I'll need to lower the light intensity and fertilization to make up for the lost in CO2. I'm worried the change might be too much for the red plants.

Has anyone ever tried removing CO2 from their tank successfully after it gets established?

Help! I chipped my tank just before flooding, is it still safe?
12/24/2025

Help! I chipped my tank just before flooding, is it still safe?

Upgraded my babies!I accidentally because a goldfish person a year ago after taking home our school librarian’s goldfish...
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Upgraded my babies!
I accidentally because a goldfish person a year ago after taking home our school librarian’s goldfish in a bowl to take care of over winter break….. many rabbit holes and Reddit threads later, I begged her to let me adopt the fish so I could give it a better life. I’ve had Snuffy (short for Snuffalupagus) and a friend, Hattie, in a 29g with way over filtration since then and’s have just now gotten them moved over to their new dream-house 55g, lol! I know it’s not perfect but they seem so happy swimming the whole length and investigating the old and new plants and decor. This counts as my Christmas present to myself AND them ☺️

I wanted to show what we have done thanks to the awesome support of this community!
12/24/2025

I wanted to show what we have done thanks to the awesome support of this community!

Is this duckweed? (long spiky looking floater plant)I got duckweed but it also came with these larger, spiky leaf lookin...
12/24/2025

Is this duckweed? (long spiky looking floater plant)
I got duckweed but it also came with these larger, spiky leaf looking floater plant. Is it just a bigger duckweed or is it something else? I got it from Big Al’s aquarium. If it is not duckweed is it safe for male betta?

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Owned and operated by Ralph & Donna Quillin & Son Vince Grupposo, Quillin Leather & Tack is a full service tack and leather goods shop and the largest "custom shops" in the nation. They take pride in their craftsmanship and it shows. Halters are made in small batches and their "made to order" philosophy sets them apart as a provider of quality leather goods and service world wide.

Quillin’s has been in business since 1982, based out of their Main St. shop in Paris, KY. On average they make over 17,000 halters a year with 20 employees working in the shop. They also produce many belts, dog collars and personal leather goods plus feature an onsite engraving shop and complete repair service. "We still hand craft halters the way they were made at the turn of the century." Ralph Quillin said "it's what you would expect when the owners name is out front"

They recently announced an expansion into a second 4000 sq foot location Downtown Paris on Main St. which will serve as a second showroom and primary halter production space for their growing Export Market. As long-time fans of their work, we can attest to the quality and craftsmanship! To find out more and keep up with their news head over to the links below:

Find out more about Quillin Leather here: www.Quillin.com https://www.instagram.com/quillinleatherandtack/