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How do you define 'hidden liquidity' then?

So the problem wasn't that you were not profitable, but that you relied 100% on your trading profit to make a living. Depending on the time you were spending on your trading activities, 25% CAGR is really good. You've never stated what was your criteria of success. For many traders, 25% CAGR...

I don't know how Schwab's Walk Limit order type works, but not all US Option Exchanges support hidden order type. CBOE does but not MIAX. Not sure if this has something to do with your situation.

From my own personal experience of automated trading: Maintaining: When your system has been well thought and developed, there isn't so much maintenance required. Improving: Well, manual or automated, don't you want to improve all the time? Solving new issues: Same as 'maintaining', but once in...

I don't want to answer for hilmy, but usually this is poor or nonexistent risk management. Risk management is as important as picking the right entries/exits. But most of wannabe traders want to get rich fast and they risk too much until they blow out. With the same system/model, the...

200 USD/month will not pay Dest's morning Starbuck coffees..

The SPY was down 42 pts yesterday, while the DJIA 336 and the NAZ 195. Do the math.

Yes, but they are still weeklies, listed for 5 days.

It's an interesting idea. But, you could be a moron losing tons of money writing stupid things over and over and have that 'Real Trader Icon'. And you could be a nice guys with tons of good ideas bringing valuable stuff without one. Personally, I don't really care what ET members think about...

0dte stands for options that expired the same day they are traded. So in reality, all options can become 0dte. There isn't such thing as daily expiration option (in the US Option market). There was some discussion a couple of years ago about adding daily expiry option but the concept wasn't...

Just wondering, what's bragging scalping results has to do with this thread?

With all due respect, I think you should start here before asking any question: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/equities/sp/micro-e-mini-sandp-500.contractSpecs.html

Using Stops has nothing to do with evaluating the risk. Using Stops is a way to manage the risk. It's easy to understand that the most you can lose going long is your initial invested capital. Now tell me what is the most you can lose if you go short? Don't answer this. And the infinity shit is...

They don't use IBKR for their market data. If you're serious about this, look for a real market data provider. But it ain't cheap. You pay for what you get.

I don't 'read tape'. This video has no content whatsoever. In short, this video says: "read the tape when it's the right time". It's a bit like saying "buy low, sell high". To know more, you have to buy one of their 'package'.

A 17 minutes sales pitch for their training courses.

I think he was referring to leverage. If you trade 10 ES contracts with a 30k$ account you would have lost 100% of you account - OUCH. With a 200k$ account that would have been a 15% loss - NOT THAT BAD.

Why do you call it 'passive algo'?

When will be that 'time is right'? And if you buy it, what will be your plan going forward? You know how ETFs work right? If you can't answer these questions, you better stay away from that trade.