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I have a bit of an "sonar" that sniffs out trouble, and it's not pinging on anything right now. The VXST and VIX are smooth -- IVs by expiration just as smooth {if finer-grained}. TRIN was up big today, and showed real divergence with the market -- first time in a week. My GUESSED explanation...

"OH GREAT COMEBACK!"

Not interesting at all -- nor the point. Some of the wisest people on Earth are right now, the poorest. If you yourself have made more than your parents, do you account them to be dummies? Having "Vision" does not secure you any riches. But *not* having vision? Ewwwwww, that'll cut down the...

You are a mechanic with knowledge of a 4-cycle internal combustion engine. And you are seeking the best set-up. TOS is a Cadillac SUV. (Don't try racing anybody.) IB's TWS is a factory-fresh Formula 1 McLaren (Don't use it for groceries.) But by asking about tick rates, you are inquiring...

I have twice stated that O'Leary's style is not my own, but your agenda with him denies you that comprehension. "Sad." The point you ignore (oddly, the *main* point) is that there is Reality, and there is a Cultural Overlay that we each carry into our vision -- made individually and...

They definitely must be counted, but I have found it illustrative to go both ways -- count flats ($0 profit, with round-trip commissions waiting like a vulture to be counted) as both losses, and then separately, as winners. If I'm evaluating a technique, I count 'em as winners -- that makes the...

"Tick rate"?? Que est? As far as IB's TWS C++ API, I *seem* to recall that it was part of the overall API that had not seen updating in a while, and was not likely to see it, as there were/are issues with C++ that limit its abilities re trading. (This is a very weak recollection.) If you search...

Yeah. But there's a bit of "so what?" in there, too. He's a venture capitalist -- a glorified entrepreneur -- his "job" is not to run, nor even to manage, but to smell -- to *sniff* -- and then pursue. *I* could not engage in activities where I have a "1-in-17" expectation of success. But on...

Some people are just *no* fun.

Sounds like a recalc switch is not set to automatic. I work OpenOffice, but the set-up is very similar. "Options"?? "Settings"?? "Page Defaults"?? Google is your friend.

"Hello!" (Just thought that deserved a bit of emphasis.....)

One word: Youtube. (Often a dangerous place re trading subjects, on expectancy it's not too bad.)

I'll throw my two cents in, with http://kevinoleary.com/financial-literacy/ Kevin O'Leary's Cold Hard Truth. There is Reality, and there is our Cultural Overlay. The closer one's cultural overlay comports to reality, the better one will do. And very much to the degree it does not, the more you...

WITH A LOT OF IGNORANCE, I'd throw a CFA into the mix. I'm not so much a fan of the CTA, but that may be beneath you...

I'm going to do you a favor, and shortcut you a bit. Google "VXX" and "contango" as your next move. Or, "VXX" "contango" and "Russell Rhoads".... Keep your money in your pocket.

It *is* true that retail traders can't expect 100% probability trades, fair enough. But you *can* trade with greater and lesser probabilities of [desired] outcomes. and you *can* work the expected trades for greater and lesser profit beforehand. "Expectancy" of our trades is where our entries...

Once you get your most-basic basics down [as per the above responses], make a profit/underlying graph of the sort you see with every options book. (Look up Russell Rhoads and follow his lead.) Map out what will happen as the ES gains 1%, and loses 1%. What you will find is that the underlying...

Yeahhhhhhh. No. I ain't seein' it. zdreg: circa 2003; 10,000 messages. "... a naturally fast death." (Hoo boy.) Dude? Bad news. You's a lifer.

I would never make it through the night without a check on global mkts. And they're *all* global... By the US cash open, I've been up and re-sharpening on the latest (noise) for hours. "No surprises."

Watch 3 closely; trade 1 mostly. Watch 10 idly; thinking about trading them, but let's not be hasty. Watch 100 out of the slightest curiusity -- trade them maybe once a year...... Depends too on where you're going with weekly(s). Work 'em far out, and there's less to do. Work 'em close, and...