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Go to the Yahoo Finance page. For the ticker, type in QQQ. Then click "chart", near the bottom you'll see "historical quotes". Click "daily".

Turok, I'm with you on this one. I agree that the feel is there. IMO, the "feel" comes from a lot of experience and looking at a lot of charts. All the indicators are just formulas that speak to what the stock is or isn't doing and may be good indicators for those who have faith in them...

You would still be subject to the uptick rule under those circumstances. In fact, it's likely that the brokerage system would reject the order automatically on a downtick. The Stop Market order is really just a regular market order that gets triggered when the stock trades through the stop...

I agree with def on the option margin statement. The original problem seems to be that the automated system flatly rejected an appropriate trade. A "covered position" where a credit is received AND the strike is equal to or higher than the margin threshhold (basis of the underlying) should...

I'm watching the nq trade on my Qcahrts and I don't see any level II info at all. I'm getting T&S and there looks to be plenty of liquidity. Is this a problem with QCharts? I assume there has to be a spread?

I use QCharts. The option piece is still under development in my opinion. For the basic option package, you get full chains real-time and Level II if you subscribe to that. Level II on options chains will save you the cost of the entire package every month if you trade a lot of options...

Thanks tntneo, So at $20 bucks a point per contract, I need to play it tight. I've also read that these things trade virtually all the time. I've traded options extensively but never futures..one thing at a time I guess. I assume that IB will let you place "stop market" orders on E-minis...

How much is one contract? I read on the CME that it's $20 per point and each tick is .5 or $10. If the NAS is at 2000, that's a 40K investment for the underlying. I understand that this is a futures contract and not the underlying and I also read here that the margin is 5:1??? I guess my...

As a swing/position trader, and after seeing what these guys posted - I'm pretty embarrassed at my pathetic 2 monitor setup. It simply pales in comparison to what these pros run.

I think I understand the risk/reward as being a risk of 2 points vs. a reward of 6...therefore 1:3. What I would like to know is WHY did he decide to buy at 50 and use 48 and 56 as the targets. What does his setup look like? I use candlesticks and also look for fishbowls forming. I like to...

JMcGraw, I read your post on rtharp and I do have some questions. I would be interested in getting more detail on your methods. How do you determine when a reversal is imminent? How far back do you go in reviewing a stock's history in trend movement to determine the risk/reward points...

It's doable...but you could do it yourself. For the $75 per month subscriber fee, you could have a nice real-time charting and quote package, which is what I'd spend the money on if I were you. The system is nothing unique or new. He's just pulling out straddles on Monday morning of...

You were lucky to get the full hundred. I've had Datek fill me for so many partials, I'm about to leave. It's frustrating getting 13 shares of a stock every third or fourth trade.

Def saved another customer. That's what good customer service is all about.

Thanks Andrasnm! I have traded ETFs. I enjoy using them as hedges and wish there were more right now that thoroughly covered more sectors. One of my long NYSE screens is from a data warehouse that I maintain. I routinely check for NYSE issues that are hitting (or nearing) a 5 year low...

I would like to get some input and opinions with regard to establishing credit spreads. Specifically, the timing and ratios that are typically used and legging in vs. putting it on as a spread. A typical credit bull (put) spread that's DITM may only yield .20 with a risk of 2.50. An equally...

I just arrived here but I thought I'd add to this discussion. I am mostly a swing trader although I have investments and long term holdings and have dabbled a bit in daytrading - though not anywhere near the extent of most here. I think - given Baron's stated purpose of this forum - that a...

Skydiver, Essentially, (with IB) you are not selling to a waiting buyer. Instead, you are offering stock for sale and someone is buying it from you. Normally by selling at the bid, there is a buyer awaiting stock at the inside price. The uptick rule simply means that buyers must be...

I wouldn't think that IB could be imposing this rule AFTER someone has been declared a pattern daytrader because the restriction is less restrictive than the SEC remedy. I too await Def's answer before I open an account with them. I have used Datek and Brown for most of my trading. I didn't...

Another possibility is that the order is larger than that which is available at the inside price and the MM is directing it to a specific ECN or other MM for quantity NEAR the inside prices. (This may have already been posted in a slightly different way.) You may also find "cleanup prints"...