Recent content by jokodude

I've heard that level 2 data can often be manipulated. Is this something where you learn to intuitively understand when the data is being manipulated and and when it's not? I've also heard that orders can be hidden - Between those two things, it feels like level two can often be greatly...

Hi, thanks for the replies. As far as aggressive orders, I find there can be a short delay, ~1s or less normally, but that can happen on normal orders as well. I haven't had too many issues with delays on the fast moving stocks. I would prefer to miss a fill if I don't get my price in some...

Still a bit new to day trading, and I've recently switched over to IB. I'm currently focused on trading early morning stocks, typically 7-9:45 am high volatility momentum (with some success), and one of the things I've noticed is I don't always get the fill I want. I'm running hotkeys...