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For all those interested in the topic, starting this thread on the topic of trading the macro markets (commodities; currencies; stock indexes; bonds) via futures contracts in the framework of the current markets, with the "Ukraine Situation" dominating the headlines. The goal is to present...

The stock market has a knack for fading anything negative & reversing up, currently. Intradaydip that looks like it could have legs... Take it higher.... Negative corporate news... Dip & take it higher... Negative economic data... Dip & take it higher Until that stops happening, the logical...

Commission structure and platform offerings aside, I just got stopped out on a Yen futures contract on all 3 of these brokers simultaneously. Surprised to say, got 1 point slip on both the IB and Tradestation, but no slip on the options express order. So it may be an isolated event, but...

(heard on CNBC) Funny! Human nature prevails

Reviving this request. :) I would like to plot a custom data set as candlesticks, for example data1+data2, where data 1 & 2 are securities. This can be done with an indicator as a line, but would like to display as a candle chart.

^ No crashes?

I use TS currently for charting and monitoring the markets visually. Being familiar with the software from years ago, it makes sense to use it as I can easily set up workspaces in highly customized ways. Back in the day whenever I had issues with (severe) data lag & random glitches, they...

Hum, bitcoin started by a "mysterious unknown Japanese programmer"; huge exchange comes to be in Japan; the guy behind it dissapears w/ the cash leaving the "clients/investors" out on a limb. Seriously do we have to spell it out :confused: Yeah, IMO this event has a pretty good shot at...

^ My previous post was expressed incorrectly, allow me to elaborate below: So called "delta" is dO/dP where O is option price, P is underlying price. It is used as a rule of thumb to estimate p(expiring in the money). You stated delta of 10, I am assuming you meant 0.10, meaning 10%...

OP, you refered to a delta of 0.9 & if you use a rule of thumb that this is equivalent to probability of expiring in the money, 6% is not enough. If you use a spread to limit your risk on same it is even less attractive. So that's in a generic sense, but if the underlying is well chosen, using...

Wow, I did a little reading on what's going on with bitcoins, and, well, how can you take this stuff seriously if there is not a simple way to go from USD to bitcoins? I mean ok so arbitraging crook no.1 against crook no.2 pays 5.5 to 1.7, great, where do I click the thingy to make the...

Well put, Reminds me of this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMwMsY0ndo Appologies for not posting anything of value, could not resist :D

I know nothing of bitcoins but did CNBC just show a chart with a last quote at around $165 ?? Or maybe my eyes deceive me. Online resources show it in the 500's, hell at close to 100 it might be a worthwhile GAMBLE.

Not a great fan of this name, but who knows, could have some legs on the back of the recent news... Some short interest. I wonder, would I be compelled to cover here if I were short, due to the recent news? Or maybe I would be more compelled ten bucks higher. Well, took a swing at some OTM...

Edit required due to temporary retardation syndrome :mad:, should read: {Sum of all profit/loss from all breakout / trend systems} + {Sum of all profit/loss from all reversal / scalp systems} = 0. There, that makes more sense.

Anybody know what's up with copper (maybe it's a delta of front month), my continuous contract shows -1.35%, and ES and JY look like they are attempting a small risk-off move???? Nothing significant happening that I can see on news front. :confused:

OP, +1 :p (and laughing my ars off) Here is the secret formula: Sum of all profit/loss from all breakout / trend systems = Sum of all profit/loss from all reversal / scalp systems. Back-out commissions, cost of infrastructure, and give the HFT their cut, and you get (you figure it out)

^ So true & a different but related twist, if the bar in question started and ended a hair sooner or later, the magic formation would not appear. Seriously think about that with an open mind :eek: soooo arbitrary

One decade and change

My background: "traded for a living" 2000 to 2004; stocks, options, futures... In the end that tuition was expensive... Back to the workforce... Kept trading stock options for a few years on the side, looking for sharp one day moves in stocks with follow through, self sustaining but on balance...