Recent content by just_numbers2014

Most likely this reporter is a tech reporter without quotes, i.e. a bot/AI that builds 'articles' from market data.

Both options chains and strategy builder are available on mobile. I doubt Android tablet resources are sufficient to run full-scale TWS.

1. Most likely there was no reasoning. Options were initially intended for well-capitalized professional investors. 2 With another option? 3. It depends

Wow, UVXY just went from 30 to 15. Amazing. VXG8 & VXH8 both down over 30%... 20% to go.

Now we need VIX futures to drop 50% and wipe out UVXY too. Clean slate!

The network effect is constantly eroding by creation of new and improved coins every day.

I'm thinking what you are seeing is open interest for each monthly contract stringed together into one chart. Naturally, OI would decline closer to expiration.

You are lucky to be missing just a data feed. I can't log into ANY of the IB apps - TWS, mobile or web for the last 2 hours.

Number of stocks traded is irrelevant, what matters is number of round-trip trades. Buy 100 SPY/Sell 50 SPY is one trade Buy 100 SPY, Buy 100 SPY / Sell 200 SPY is one trade

I think, only closing transactions are allowed on fractional ($xxx.50) options for this expiration

2 lines of code in TOS Thinkscript (using 1 minute chart): plot line1= close("SPY"); plot line2= close("SPY")[60];

If you are paper trading, why not just use Thinkorswim OnDemand functionality? It basically allows you to replay the market. Just pick day and time and you can paper trade in real-time as if you were there. No need to wake up at 3 am

I think, a better question is what will happen to BTC price if another (Etherium?) crypto-currency becomes more attractive.

I have no doubts many made -100% of account with options. I bet a few of the volatility sellers felt quite a bit of pain today with VIX jumping almost 50% in a day.

I still see a few familiar handles on SeekingAlpha, but it is a very small fraction of what Yahoo MBs were.