Recent content by Hookway

2.5:1 historically, over the last few years, its improving and lately is high Contracts turnover varies a lot, atm its about 35 roundturns pm (but I'd have done that in the last week), I'm very picky about my exposure. And a few Sp500 etc

About 10 years By strategy metrics do you mean performance KPIs of the strategy eg r/r, Sortino etc ie portfolio KPIs Or, do you mean metrics unique to the Strategy? I've my own metrics unique to the Strategy but each one is a vast topic in itself For example, "BiBeta" is a unique metric...

It looks that way, but it's not the case. A wide tick size can be an advantage for the patient trader in a more genuinely free market (as opposed to a CFD-like service). Often I get the better of both ends of the wide spread, moreso EOD and afterhours. In fact, right now, VIH24 will yield...

These views are contrasting and interesting. < there's some factual principal to the way price is moving> Yes, I think there’s an element or a component (only) of the universal within successful trades. I can often see where people’s mistakes become cannon fodder for successful trades...

True. Though, I think there's ways around the asymmetrical, i.e. tight stops, trade backend months, many short term trades Not rely only on Vol etc

Zero %. I trade Vix futures. I can understand their reluctance to vol, but vol is part of the market if they're trading it or not.

Ty for clarifying. I get your view now. I think that, by your description, I am "niche", I just trade a few instruments, Volatility and a few big Tech stocks I do ALSO trade the broad market. SP500, but it only works in ideal setups. (I don't think that I ever said I wasn't 'niche') But its...

Yes, I have. Exhaustly. I find that other instruments can often look OK for a while and might backtest OK but we all know how fickle and illusionary backtests can be. I find it very difficult to both "tweak and trade", when I'm retesting models I get right into it, and very experimental, an...

< I'll just say what I do works on any instrument, future or time frame. > I find that amazing. Almost magical thinking, like a universal formula. I marvel at how different traders' views can be. < Trading without experience and context, to me is a niche > I don't agree, I think the...

Ty for the insight that most funds take the view that most good traders aren't using anything unique or have any other type of edge outside of using the previous things you mentioned I agree that Daytrading is a rare skill (I can do it in niche areas only), but I believe that some people do...

< don't understand why you purposely trading a time that you know has less liquidity > There’s good mispricing in the afterhours, and also more gently volatility, leading to better r/r < Do you just mean position sizes worth 100,000 grand? > Yes, $100k the market can cough on even $100k < why...

Ty for the insights. I've long suspected OPM would be an onerous path to take, I get halfway to considering it and the disadvantages start piling up on me

OK, I'll attempt to do that here, I'll have to dummy run it, my concern is loading myself up with extra paper trade tasks as I trade EOD and have limited time then, but I could at least file my trades a few minutes after EOD if need be Ty for the suggestion

Got it loud and clear, makes sense. Ty

No, I'm not kidding, I do not know why. I know Sweet FA about social media and even less about how it's seen by other people. Please tell me plainly, I'm uninformed and ask purely for information