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It will be become faster. Just setting up... :-)

Next signal: UP at 8400 Initial stop at 8360

Stopped out at 8340

correction: long from 8380 (see chart attachment above)

Long from 8390 Stop 8340

UP at 8380 Initial stop at 8340

All, a good trade would have also have been to enter long at 8180 inital stop at 8130 /w 50 points risk (my stop was too tight) take profit at 8210 for 30 points profit or fade all 30 point moves (with 30 points target) today or stay aside ;-) It was fun today! Thank you!

jeb, I added a chart with time scale also reflecting your entry. For my style I don't mind buying high to sell higher. An entry could be to early (trend was still down on the breakout). Also the needed stop could be too wide?

Emil, biz.yahoo.com gives a market stat for DIA of 19,482,857 units. DIA DIAMONDS TRUST SER 1 81.91 3:16PM ET 0.84 (1.04%) Thats good volume. I think a market order gives not too much slippage for me. I already have some DIA engagement to hedge the DJX options. Same for the YM. 1-2...

Emil, YM and DIA could be possible low spread instruments. First I want to build up a positive record. MandelbrotSet Yes I feel it was a good 'trade' since I had some analysis, a stop in place and reduced risk by trailing to stop up 10 points. Thanks for the welcome...

jeb, I would prefer trading YM over ES because moving to trading futures it means to enter STOP MARKET. Relativ slippage should be lower on YM compared to ES. INDU is my trigger line and not a tradable instrument. Currently I have positions in DJX options.

stopped out @ 8160 -20 points Next signal: Next signal: DOWN @ 8140 Initial STOP @ 8170

Attached the graphical presentation

Signal triggered UP move stop to 8160

Target is to net a lot of points based on a one minute INDU Chart. Learn the Index behavior and participate. First signal: Up @ 8180 Initial Stop @ 8150 (chart attached)

Calculated "Implied" VIX Oct and Nov calculated from VIX call/put pairs.

Implied vola of VIX options calls and puts could go up the next weeks! Calls can be quickly be higher priced because of increasing Implied vola. Plus calls can be quickly be higher priced if SPX drops (current correlation SPX->VIX = -.83).

The implied volatility of VIX options is very low. Compared to actual historical values of the VIX long Call or Puts are relative attractive. Interestingly in times of low correlation between SPX and VIX around Nov there was a low historical vola in the VIX as well as in the implied vola of...

It's right that the current correlation is about -0.8, but there is no guarantee that it will stay that negative. Last Nov it was at about -0.36 In Mar it was at about -0.95 How can you predict? There are also long plateaus of "constant" vol whereas the SPX is in a long term up trend.

Hi Artes, thank you. VIX options implied volatility approached low levels (see attached graphics).