Recent content by hedron

I think it also depends on your broker.

What company used to use the MTCH symbol? I have data going back to 2006 and ending in 2010.

I understand the uncertainty part, I just don't know why you would take a trade knowing it was going to be a loser.

Yea, I was kind of thinking that getting stopped out is a sort of mini-black swan. Because there's no reason to take a trade that isn't profitable. So, getting stopped out is something you didn't expect to happen.

That's probably why I don't get it.

I mean, I don't see the relevancy of something that is supposed to provide transparency to something that is inherently opaque. It just seems to me that L2 provides a false sense of market clarity, when there is none.

I'm just wondering how people manage their trading knowing that at some point a black swan event will occur. I'm thinking something along the lines of: 1) Live in a constant state of fear and trade as if a black swan event could occur at any moment. 2) Never give it a thought, since it would...

What's the incentive to work harder when you're grossly underpaid? I really don't see what CEO's do that makes their job any more tough than a cashier at McDonald's. Granted, CEO takes more brains and ingenuity, but no more or less of a work ethic.

What does that mean? I remember reading about what it meant in one of Dr Bandy's book, but I can't remember and couldn't find it by skimming through.

Then who's fleecing the pikers? If the big funds aren't trading at that time?

Why indeed. Thanks, finally "finished." This stupid thing was giving me a headache. upbars = IIf ( C != O , Sum ( C > O , BarsSince ( O > C ) ) , 0 ) ; downbars = IIf ( C != O , Sum ( O > C , BarsSince ( C > O ) ) , 0 ) ;

Oh, I see now. Thanks.