Recent content by bnichols

While I've been an investor for decades I haven't been trading long either (a few years) so please accept this advice for what it's worth. If it's true that price *can* rise following a split for the reasons mentioned in the Investopedia article then it should potentially happen over &...

I spent the last few years off and on looking for a practical application of spectral analysis to improve my trading and so far no real luck (despite degrees in math and numerical modelling, career involving time series analysis). Perhaps the closest I've come is using some combination of...

I've followed RIMM closely (RIM here in Canada) for over a year, it being one of the reasons I started day trading (to get even with it back when I still had emotions...I let it eat my lunch once trying to swing trade it). You are right--there is not necessarily any relation between the...

I've used NT 6.5 in combination with IB TWS for 5 months and may have come across a couple of bugs, but no show stoppers. Worst case I have yet to figure out why the ATM will change to a setup for a different instrument or default to "none" sometimes when switching accounts from real-time paper...

Afraid I had to stop reading at "For simplicity’s sake..", since yet another "postulate a spherical cow" argument isn't going to improve my game :-/

Just an addendum to the demo described above to show placement of a the initial OCO orders straddling the early range. The orders have to be placed not only above & below the range limits but also with respect to the minefield of Thursday's high & close, Gann-type S/R levels drawn in by the...

My opinion of NT may be slightly biased since I eventually bought the lifetime licence (it has to work). Still learning, and there seem to be a few quirks, but support has been great (and patient...found that out when I ported it to 64 bit Windows 7) and I'm pleased overall. I chose NT...

I'm new to day trading (since last October) and there is much I'm missing but so far haven't noticed unexplained delays in order fills with the NT / IB combo in the opening minutes, either live or realtime/replay paper, mostly limit orders, from 200 to 1000 shares. In addition I'm trading...