Recent content by Xavier Cougat

Buckle up........ Expectations: +0.3% MoM +0.2% MoM ex-food and energy :cool:

I am confident that my PMA will help me figure it out and produce abnormal profits in a logical manner. :D

Sorry to hear that. :(

Another thing, watch the 5 minute range when the cash market opens at 9:00 cet. That can be highly volatile as well. XC

I am not sure who does this, but it is related to 'stop running'. Like I said in all my posts here, the DAX is not for the faint of heart. That type of activity can happen at anytime, especially if it is outside the daily range that is set up to that point. Best of luck, XC

qazwsxedc, What platform do you use for trading? I use X_Trader and I have the live updates, not the 1/4 second pulse updates. It shows the games that traders play with book size easier, imo. It's incredible the size these guys put in the book, only to cancel the order, or in hopes that their...

There is risk with that approach. The DAX can jump 5 points (10 ticks) so fast, i.e. one print on the screen, that slippage will become a real issue. You could be buying 3-5 points above where your stop is placed and in the next pulse the DAX will be 3-5 points below your buy. Watch the DOM and...

qazwsxedc, Did you see the 270 lot at 6700 in the DAX? It chewed right thru it without barely blinking. The DAX is one wicked animal. Be very careful. Good Luck and Good Trading

The FDAX will run right thru those large numbers in the book. Alot of times those are 'spoof' book orders and will be pulled at the last second, only to have the price run up another 5-10 points in the blink of an eye. Watch what happens when the ECB has it's press conference in an hour.

Heres one for ya..... It was me! :D Little old 5 lot Bund trader, Xavier Cougat, bored with Anna Nicole Smith stories, looking for some action now that she has passed. :( Weak rumor, huh ?

My bad.... :D I trade the longer end, particularly the Bund. As far as Euribor goes, I do not monitor it because it is too short term an interest rate and lacks the volume for me to use as an indicator. Also, I see nothing out of the ordinary in the Eurodollar contracts other than a...

The reason has been all over the news. Global Equity Sell Off, starting in China with a 9% drop in their index.

Also... German retail sales fell greater than expected.

I think it may still be from the Flight-to-Quality issue relating to the global equity sell off. :confused: Note the DAX and SMI have turned negative on the day and that reversal started about that time. Be careful of any shorts in the interest rates if the selling continues in the...