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Since most on here probably only have a few grand, this means a few hundred per cent minimum. Warren Buffet was talking about investing - not day or swing trading. The avg acct size was published at one of the brokers I use - it was over $60k. if someone is trying to trade with only a few...

I wonder who may be shorting the market?

In Feb. some big hedge fund managers raised the alarms on the lack of liquidity to exit during a sell off. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-21/hedge-fund-liquidity-falls-to-danger-zone-in-u-s-stock-market

The intra-day volatility I was referring to is on short time frames - seen on tick charts. Over a longer period you will not see it. The volatility is because futures are a 0 sum game combined with HFTs causing spikes to shake out weak hands.

One of the best rules anybody can learn about investing is to do nothing, absolutely nothing, unless there is something to do. I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I wait for a situation that is like the proverbial shooting...

Hedging? That's like to trying win a race why your riding the brakes. I don't recall any of the market wizards mention hedging. By the time your position is 'safe" it costs plenty and ensures you will not get extraordinary returns. Traders cut losses - pension fund use hedging, the opt for...

Or better yet become your own hedge fund - no cumbersome accounting to mess with or regulatory head aches. How to do it: live below your means saving 30-50% of your income - always pay yourself first, than the bills. Now trade up as you go. Before you know it you'll have more than enough to go...

what are the two worst things a trader can do? Going after tiny gains - you need real big winners to make it in this game. Over trading - this is given as a primary reason in most studies as a leading culprit for failure.

Presidents historically do not make comments on their opinion on the dollar - especially when the direction they wish it to go would significantly increase their wealth - or at least reduce their debts. Not raising interest rates will destroy the economy - first all the big pension plans would...

At least he didn't lie about "patterns"... when someone starts with that crap I cringe.. Some of us may a nice living off of 'those patterns'.

The IB symbol is 'DX' (NYBOT) You do not need ICE data for this.

Lets revisit this some other time - to burnt out today thanks to the action on the cable last night. Most of my trading is done with futures - so it's not like I am trying to sell you on switching to the SPY.

“The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight.” Jesse Livermore

It does not matter what type of order you use, obviously you can use limit orders on SPY also. The ES tick is $12.50 and you eat a tick on your entry. The SPY tick is $5 (0.01x500). SPY is about half the trading cost not matter how much you may not want it to be. Math does not have opinions -...

Lower trading costs - approx 40% First off commissions and exchange fees are generally going to add up to less with ES Lets take a comparison let's use IB, in this example you buy on the ask and sell on the bid which is typicall these days due to HFTs. The ES tick is $12.50 - $25 round-trip +...

Cr80r said "started on April 18th 2016 with $10k and was at $3,513,412.98 on October 11th 2016" I believe he claimed to be using 200:1 leverage. Amazing what someone with illusions of grandeur and a keyboard can come up with. Now his story seems to have morphed into something a bit more toned...

Actually most of this is simply incorrect, actually all of it except the sizing. You are misinformed than. All of the pros I mentioned are facts - try doing some research instead of just assuming. Do you think the bid-ask spread cost in the ES and SPY is the same? Do you think when you buy a...

It is not always failure when you are learning something new - learning to trade comes with making lots of mistakes that are costly and painful. A certain type of person is able to shrug off the pain and make another go of it. Those that get to the point where they start taking risk mgmt...

The pros of the futures has been mentioned - let me throw in the pros of the SPY: Intra-day Pro's * Sizing - can choose any position size. * Lower trading costs - approx 40% less * Lower volatility, making it easier to stay with a trade. Longer time frame Pro's (swing/trend/positional) * Pays...

What do you consider a decent yearly profit if we assume a trader/investor is pretty conservative and doesnt use huge leverage and tries to avoid big risks? For equities & ETFs 20-25% For futures & forex 35% I would not be wasting my time trading if this was not realistic & sustainable over...