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for example here: The jobless claims were 224k vs 230k expected, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury was 2.70% since Tuesday, all of a sudden the S&P gaps down and 1-2 hours into the market open, the 10-year climbs to 2.80%. I'm assuming all of this is due to fears of the Fed...

Thursday morning caught me off guard with the huge gap down on the ES. Was there any way to anticipate that monster overnight move? The 10-year yield didn't budge all night and only started spiking an hour into the morning equities session, and the jobless number wasn't significantly off...

It would be far more productive to this forum to figure out how much further the rally can go, rather than bicker in disbelief that it is rallying. Clearly, quantitative easing is lifting the markets. Do you really want to fight Ben Bernanke and his checkbook? Someone opened a $600,000 160/161...

first off, the rally can go however market participants want. forget low volume. it's low volume because all the buying has been done @ ES 1280-1350. yet this low volume has market breadth and momentum. think about it, QE singlehandedly saved the market. now there's an increased possibility of...

So there are plenty of sites with calendars for U.S. economic reports, how about international events such as this past EU Summit? Also on the side, any sites for international economic reports? I'm tired of domestic news sites reporting on the events after the fact with little advance...

I would feel bad for the market making firms, but let's face it: FB was way overpriced. the market makers simply wanted to distribute the $115 million loss to everyone else who was willing to buy into this overpriced IPO. they agreed to hold the bag, and they couldn't find anyone else to take it...

so I see Citadel and Citigroup are the primary third partys for option order flow. whatever they're doing with the order, I don't seem to be getting good fills. are those third parties allowed to find counterparties or do they send the order directly to the exchange?

I've been having a lot of issues with my spreads not getting limit filled at market prices with OptionsHouse. I suspect they're sending all my orders to the exchanges with the largest rebates (and therefore the least probability of finding a counterparty to my trades), i.e. BATS. I've been...

Another thing: I think today's muted reaction could be due in part to a weaker dollar that props up the S&P. Also, consider that horrible employment numbers could prompt a QE3, all in the name of "job creation." Or even higher expectations that corporate earnings starting next week will be as...

It's possible that IV collapses after earnings or a major report like the Employment Situation. Considering the market reaction was muted even with horrendous results, the market is thus pricing the puts as though there will not be much more downside volatility by options expiration. In a...

neke, don't feel too bad, this week had some incredible volatility in general. I got run over myself. but as long as you have air in your lungs, you can easily make that money back. keep your risk management in check and good luck next week.

yeah it's amazing how quickly it reels you in, the excitement and the thrill of fortunes being made and lost with the rise and fall of the ticker