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Hello, I am looking for ways to to incorporate intraday data into backtesting short-term swing-trading strategies. One of the issues I must deal with is a relatively narrow ATR of intraday quotes as compared to overnight gaps. Are there ways to reconcile the two other than starting each...

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Investors pulling money out of equity MF's:

WOW! A daytrader on steroids!

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I put a limit order for DIA @ 85.06 . I think I have a chance of getting filled tomorrow.

Don, what I really want to know is this: if you get filled on $1,000,000 worth of stocks, how much, on average, do you expect to gross?

Hello, Let us say an option is quoted $2.50 bid/ $2.55 offered, then the spread widens to $2.45/$2.55 and I manage to place a limit buy order @ $2.50. Later, a MM raises his bid to $2.50. Another word, we both bid $2.50, but I was there first. Who gets the first fill at this price...

I agree that annualized ROI may not be relevant to daytrading. However, in order to evaluate a system`s risk-adjusted return - which is what I am trying to do - one needs to know its average daily ROI. One its face, the system appears to be quite risky, especially on the long side. I am not...

Hello, Do any of you gentlemen trading "Dons' openings" keep track of the average daily ROI on successful fills? If yes, would you mind revealing the magic number along with the number of days used in the calculation. TIA, dis

Probably because index futures spiked up as well.

We do not. By definition, most people are wrong at the market`s turning points. When everybody tries to get on the same side of a bear market, the result is a huge sell off. We are not there yet. I would not be surprised to see the Dow re-test its Sepetember, 2001 lows before bouncing back.

I too expect a trend reversal on Monday, but am not sure if the new trend will last past the lunch break. :D

One of the reasons liquidity has dried down is a $25,000 minimum account size imposed on day traders.

This translates into 18 S&P 500 contracts, right?

Sounds like I am the only who expects the market to gap down on Monday, and only then stage a mini-rally.:cool:

I think today's mini-capitulation has relieved some downward pressure on the market. This, and a relatively high number of in-the-money puts out there, should push the market higher next week. Beyond that, it is a pre-announcement season. :cool:

That is, "statistical analysis".

I have made quite a bit of money by holding positions overnight, unhedged and without any stops. Hey, I was 100% short going into this morning. As long as no leverage is employed, the risks are manageable (short -10%, long -25%).