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I'd love to see that technique Kevin.... it's hard to believe with random ticks hitting the sheet that you can create a log of the "prints" without VBA.

Interestingly, the above schedule is like a "Greek Bond" profile...where the high interest rate actually affects the price depending on the time till payout.

Thanks Bob. Something is wrong with my calculation. The online bond calculator shows a price of 100 regardless of the change in the maturity date. My calc is wrong in-between payout dates...and it's correct every 6 months. Wierd, no ? MY BAD: I was entered the rates as 4, not 0.04. A simple...

XLQ is a bargain for the price. However, if you really need a solution that requires customization, Randy Harmelink's free VBA addin is pretty robust : http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ It seems to have a lot of the same features as XLQ, but for the most part, it works with Yahoo...

Do these bond prices look right ? I used 2 different calc methods...same results. Yield and coupon the same at 4%, Biannual payouts Months To Maturity, Coupon Rate,Yield Rate,Payout%,Freq/yr-payout 36 4 4 100 2 0 100.00 100 35 4 4 100 2 0 86.76 86.76 34 4 4 100 2 0 77.56 77.56 33 4 4...

I see a bent-over, distorted head-and-shoulders pattern forming......"Quasimodo"-like. With the Baltic Dry Index indicating weak shipping and then couple that with the big debt payment due by Greece in March, this could be quite a set-up for the downside.

Must be nice to be in the 1 percent crowd ! Just live large and laugh at the rest of us.

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BDIY:IND/chart Down nearly 40% this year alone ! Nearing the 2009 nadir lows. This should cement a Greek default....the shipping business is like the real estate business.

My bad....that is correct. Just compare the tested bar to insure all backward bars are higher and forward bars all lower (swing low)...reverse for swing high. Another metric in this analysis is strength.....how far up or down it has moved since the tested bar.

No, you don't understand. The computation for the swing high and swing low should be equivalent. Double parm means: the computation for the prior periods is a different length than the current period. So the lookback and lookforward lengths are different with 2 parms. Ex: 10,20 For swing...

Single or dual parameter ? With a single, you can only have a symmetrical swing pattern....basically go back "n" bars and check the prior n bars to make sure they are all higher than the nth bar.

Good one.....but it's a lonely one.

It's as worthless as your vague responses. Cachet ? I paid $1 for my Focus S. IPhone is definitely overpriced. At some point, economics is going to override "Cachet".

Obama Speech coverage on Bloomberg. Omigosh, was Maggie ever "fetching" in that silk, steel blue jacket with the necklace with big stone that matched her lipstick. Steaming hottttt.... I wanted to jump on her right thru my big screen....

OK, OK, I was wrong on AAPL. However, I am convinced that Samsung and Windows Mobile is making strides in competing toe-to-toe with Apple. And at some point in time, the apps will catch up and the lower prices will become compelling. AAPL will then be under pressure. I love my Samsung Focus S...

Well Don, to blow off the steam, you need women.....and there's the impact on the marriage. I've asked prop firms point blank: What time doe the female masseuse arrive ? They give me this blank look..... Wow, it just makes sense with all of the pressure of trading.

Absolutely...been there, seen that. However, the other side is now quite the reverse with algo and high speed trading. Only academics need apply to that trading camp...and egos only matter with regards to your math and coding skills. You don't have to be smart at all to prop trade, but you...

Why does a guy with this kind of track record need prop again ? I don't "get it" ! And if that blotter came with huge volume, prop firms would be jumping at the opportunity to sign him up, no ?

Salary opps are nearly impossible to find. The cost/risk issue is one that is strictly due to the incredible leverage you get relative to your deposit. That's why is is not recommended to trade prop for anything under $25k deposit. Even then, you've got to be conservative in your stops....and...

Au Contraire. I think this is the end of the great AAPL iPhone "era". I just got a Samsung Focus S smart phone and it's incredible. Yeah, of course, the apps are not that prolific...but give it time. This is one incredible device. Apple knew they couldn't maintain that advantage forever...