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SOXS. Yeah, baby!

It is a regulatory issue, and can open them to liability which they likely would like to avoid.

As you are German, trading in South Africa, I can't answer your question regarding a brokerage. However, as regards your recent successes, I strongly caution you against making the same mistake that befalls many new traders. You are presently trading in unusual and very favorable market...

Not sure what you mean being "non-obvious", but the closest you'll get to what you want is indeed a midprice order, conditionally triggered on price. Yes, it takes a minute to set up, but so what? And as always, if you're dealing with a wide spread in a fast moving market, there are no...

LMAO! Gosh, why stop at just 1% a day?

VIX is useful to me a key market indicator, and I engage it in all my systems. Assuming that one is trading US equities or derivatives, a market in high VIX conditions is just not the same as a low VIX market. They are often worlds apart, and deserving of a different trading approach, and...

You are assuming that increased vol will not already be priced into the options around election day? And you are assuming that your option price will not degrade simply because of theta? Both assumptions are wrong. A probable market moving event that is so easily forecast is already baked...

I will take one exception to that. There are instances where moving to break-even makes sense if the trade has really taken off, and a trader wants to protect the position against extreme market risk before the trade has run its course.

Market risk you can't easily avoid. Don't concentrate holdings in one sector. Company risk: Strong EPS, EPS growth, vol over 2 million, strong sector, watch the calendar for company events/earnings/announcements, no pharm or biotechs. You will sometimes get wacked. It's part of the...

Andrea, what kind of trading have you done, or are you doing? What markets or instruments are you interested in?

Home values are local.

While there are often good reasons for using a limit order, there is always the risk of not getting filled as price moves away from you. Eventually you'll learn what's best in a particular environment. Still, there is no perfect solution. The best order entry I've seen is IB's "Midprice"...

It appears that your hot key entered a limit. Nobody took the bait at that time. But your stop became a market order when hit, so it was filled.

Your "Stop Loss" price is a fantasy. It assumes that you can exit your position without incurring substantial execution costs, spreads and delays. Have you followed previous advice to include the costs of spreads in your calculations? No? And why not? Have you followed previous advice to...

Seriously? There is book called Moving Averages Simplified? WTF. It's a moving average.

Evidently you are too young to recall the devastation of the economy in 2008. Whatever your politics, the fact is that Obama/Biden put together a team that cut unemployment in half and put us on an upward trajectory. So to infer that the "left" will shut down the economy is simply a stupid...

No, I did not say any such thing. I have no idea what your maximum loss might be. I am only identifying what your MINIMUM loss is likely to be, which is what you are paying in spreads. Look at your option contracts. Calculate realistically the cost of your spreads as a percentage of your...

You can buy the finest sailboat in the harbor, with the fastest keel. But trying to sail against the wind is not advisable.

As I explained earlier (try reading your own threads!), you will pay the spreads. Which can be substantial if you're trying to unload a position at a stop loss. The options market can often be very inefficient, so never assume that you're going to beat the spread.

Evidently many traders are not aware that there's a super secret way to determine the stocks with the greatest number of buyers. (Or, in Robinhood world, the most popular stocks.) It's called VOLUME. Duh.