answered my own question. euro news is slightly bullish, high oil is bearish for ours. so the dollar will fulfull it's obligations on the daily chart, i figure, and then be a buy again.
did someone pull a post?
nice distinction, there.
depth of participation is a factor. will daytraders be there in the tough times? not-a-chance. they're not market makers, they're market opportunists.
but you have time to...umm, nevermind.
i don't know the details, cuz i'm not on nymex. but i'm around there, and I know they were paying people to go over. they may have stopped doing so. they may still do it. but if you have to ask....
welp, it was like that at the BigK for years. the franchise alone is a huge asset. someone will put it into play. some young vulture, perhaps. that doesn't mean the current equity structure will survive...but if there were ever a short squeeze....
no. they don't understand markets from a market-making perspective -- they're more like market predators. no commitment to market integrity or depth -- only to picking it off.