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dac..sorry not tryin to be a punk...but I find sometimes the best time to short IS when there is nothing pointing to a legit short position.

dac...all of your 10 years of methodology aside...someone was able to make some money on this stock short today...almost no buying support after 11:35

So what ended up happening? They broke all the original buys and you covered entire position after that for a $750 loss? Doesn't make sense that NYS would go so high outside the market...were other people getting filled on those orders also?

Hey, I am only adding to my position when the trade is going against me. But the farther it goes against me, the better the trade becomes statistically, and therefore the better the entries become. As of now, I have just been doubling up per se for the same amount at each level. So I buy...

Definitely going to try the .5x,1x,1.5x and see how that goes. To eliminate all of the trades that ONLY get to POINT A looks statistically awful...b/c those are the trades that I am actually "right on the dot" with.

Well yes...but the trades that get to POINT B, will also capture the profits made on POINT A. The only ones that I will miss out on are the ones that only go to POINT A and never get added to.

I've got all the numbers...I know how to calculate Sharpe ratio...but would you want to see it on a per trade basis or weekly/monthly?

I have a strategy in which I scale into positions. Let's assume I am talking about a long position. I will not add to my position unless it has gone against me (I know..some people do not agree with this, but that is another topic). At each level, I invest the exact same amount of $. I have...

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2 questions..I have been trading at a prop shop for 3 years now (upon graduating from college) and trying to get a resume together for a really great job opportunity (believe it or now, a "dream job" for me...as much as I love trading, it's the only thing that could pull me away). Question 1...

2 questions..I have been trading at a prop shop for 3 years now (upon graduating from college) and trying to get a resume together for a really great job opportunity (believe it or now, a "dream job" for me...as much as I love trading, it's the only thing that could pull me away). Question 1...

Here is what I need... I need a platform or service that will give me capability to read data from the market (highs and lows of stocks during the trading day)...and throw it into Excel...that's all. What is my best/cheapest way to get that done??? Also...any charting software that will...

Here is what I need... I need a platform or service that will give me capability to read data from the market (highs and lows of stocks during the trading day)...and throw it into Excel...that's all. What is my best/cheapest way to get that done??? Also...any charting software that will...

Here is what I need... I need a platform or service that will give me capability to read data from the market (highs and lows of stocks during the trading day)...and throw it into Excel...that's all. What is my best/cheapest way to get that done??? Also...any charting software that will...

Questions for readers... Where can I go back to find the minute to minute 1m data for these products and/or other products (stocks, etc..) How much does that data cost? Do these come with them data it charts or just numbers, or both? I am working on a variation of this with some equities...