Recent content by dpg2020

I'm not a newbie, nor I am an advanced trader. I'm looking to expand my trading setups to include a 'pairs trading' setup. In doing some research, on the surface, it seems surprisingly simple but, as in most things in life, I know it cannot be quite so easy. I give you an example. Let's...

I'm a new trader and had an idea. I'm sure I'm not the first to post this particular idea. Here goes: -If one were to take the 10 of so areas comprising the S&P 500 and find the corresponding ETF ie...Healthcare, Energy, Technology, Consumer Staples. Materials, etc, and then, once a month...

Does anyone know of any ETF's that allow one to short a specific US stock index?

I'm a bit of a newbie but here goes: 1.) Is it possible to short ETF stocks at Interactive Brokers or at any other brokers for that matter? 2.) Can ETF stocks be margined just like regular stocks at a 4X rate? 3.) Is it possible to short or go on margin with an account that is a...

I'm new to pairs trading and want to tread lightly by paper trading these initially. I'm trying to educate myself as to when to take these trades and when not to. For instance, in trying to create an edge for myself, is it useful to look at other factors such as technical indicators for each...

Are there any decent pairs then to trade with? Can you suggest some so I may do some paper trading? Thanks.

Excuse my show of naivete in asking the following two questions as I am somewhat of a beginner at all this: #1.) Is it possible to successfully pairs trade GS/LEH? Is this termed pairs trading or arbitrage trading? It seems to me that each day there will be a point at which each of them...

I'm very new to trading and want to paper trader using Don Bright's system as I've heard good things about it. When I go to search the posts, however, I'm having difficulty actually understanding what the system actually is. There are simply two many pages with traders explaining what profits or...