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Is it just my platform, or are NQ Futures Options for Monday & Wednesday still not available for quotes or trading on IB's TWS? I see quotes for them on ToS even though I don't trade on ToS.

Wow, at 2:05am Japan Time, they release a headline: *BANK OF JAPAN GOV TO CALL FOR 'BOLD EASING' Burning the midnight oil? Goodness.

I'm out. Got about 950 NKD points. I prefer not to run for the exits when everyone else is also, Central Banks or not!

+800 Nikkei points since post. 100% return in 3 weeks. BOJ meeting ends today. Who needs an edge when you have Central Banks?

So Japan's Economy Minister has come out and said they want Nikkei 13k by the end of their fiscal year. Buy the futures today at a "conservative" 15x leverage and make over 200% by March 31. Can it get any easier than that? Balls to the wall Tepper Japan-style. No downside risk at all...

It appears from your weekly comments that you are always making changes to your strategy. If that is the case, how can you make a fair comparison from one week to another and all past results? The only constant seems to be you as the trader.

Futures still open regularly? Algos going to head to the ES to wreak havoc?

No, I don't want it to be free. These things can be done manually via historical data and excel, but I was looking for a charting service or software that could do this.

I'm looking for a software that can make customized & historical charts such as the following. ie. A basic chart going back as many years as possible of the # of stocks making 5-day reversals on that day. And other customized data that I may formulate? Is there such a software or service?

I haven't used Worden's TC2000 in almost 10 years. Is it any better now? For now, I'm interested in basic screening of stocks (volume breakouts, new highs/lows, etc), good historical data, easy organization of watch lists. I liked their TC indicators. Would like the ability to...

Are there any public sites that list HF performances? Many of them require membership.

Averaging into a buy write fund during DD would seem like a good idea in getting better returns from that fund. Most buy write funds that I've seen suffer primarily 1 or 2 DD per year if that. But the more infrequent they are, the deeper they are it seems.

Only one percent a year? In that case, it doesn't sound very attractive given that you would have to go through some deep DD's. For 1%, it doesn't seem worth it. I thought the return would be greater without using too much leverage. I've seen some buy write funds up more around 5-10%...

Let's assume you can survive the DD because you have a 100k account and are only trading 1 contract to it. My focus is on what you mentioned. Why do you believe the hit-rate would compensate for the poor R/R over the long haul?

Example: Today Friday - sell 1 ES put at the money that expires next Friday Next Friday - if out of the money, premium is pocketed and repeat. if in the money, you will be long, so sell 1 ES call in the money that expires next Friday. Following Friday - if in the money, your 1 ES...

I've been with IB for years. Satisfied for the most part, especially with their commissions and executions. I need a 2nd brokerage account. Any recommendations? Someone reputable would be nice. I value low commissions and fast executions. I'm currently using my old Schwab account but...

Who would you suggest as alternatives?

Trendy - I do get what you are saying now. What I was implying was that CME changes will cause brokers like IB to change their maintenance margins as well. That WILL in turn affect how intraday futures daytraders trade - either they will trade less contracts or have to deposit more cash into...

If I am a futures day trader, and I no longer have the buffer of margin between initial and maintenance, then I have to have additional cash in my account to act as the buffer on any drawdown. If I am a futures day trader, and initial margin of a contract is $4,000, then I can lose $1,500 on...

No effect on day trading futures? Wrong. Brokerages (ie. IB) can auto-liquidate you intraday anytime you don't meet margin requirements. They don't have to wait until settlement.