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  1. kmiklas

    Trade of a lifetime- Shorting treasury bonds

    It's basically an inflationary trade. As prices get higher and the dollar weakens the $1000 or whatever coupon from a T-Bond is less and less valuable. Peeps start dumping them, and yields rise. Short $GOVT. Easy.
  2. kmiklas

    Where do posts about REITs belong?

    ET doesn't have one.
  3. kmiklas

    Advice on how to make 5%/month on $1 million

    This is a 60% annualized return. If you can consistently get this, start a hedge fund.
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    Let's say I put a limit order on a stock right before close...

    To be clear, this is a GTC/GTD order, so there's also this: In some cases your order will be resubmitted as a Limit-on-open (LOO) order Ref: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/tws/usersguidebook/ordertypes/time_in_force_for_orders.htm...
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    Let's say I put a limit order on a stock right before close...

    At 9.8 or lower, the trade is properly filled--no guarantees about 9.6; your fill f: f <= 9.8 The opening is pretty wild, with price discovery on new news happening, volatility, and wide spreads. No guarantees about 9.6; the limit is 9.8--so it is 9.8 or lower. Not sure what IB does...
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    Elon Musk Tweets Become Top Crypto Influencer

    Yeah... it smells fishy as a squared 2007 Mortgage-Backed Security. He also appeared on Big Bang Theory, as a perfect humanitarian (of course):
  7. kmiklas

    Elon Musk Tweets Become Top Crypto Influencer

    yup... don't forget movie stars, famous pop singers, and TV personalities. Personally I think Elon is just one big sales pitch for EVs, backed by Big Auto. They built his persona to be attractive to Millennials.
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    Lumber/Plywood

    I love prime numbers. Given the choice I'd divide a foot into 17 inches.
  9. kmiklas

    POLL: Big crash coming this week?

    Nah... Uncle Jerome still pumping hundreds of billions into the markets every month.
  10. kmiklas

    Professional or Non Professional Investor - Data Fees

    Check your survey questions. They're not in TWS; log in through the Web site. They ask a lot of stuff about you, your trading, if you're trading others' money, if you're licensed, do you work for a broker/dealer, etc. If just one of those is considered "Professional," you'll be categorized as...
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    Elon Musk Tweets Become Top Crypto Influencer

    Headline WSJ today.... again! Apparently now Musk is the Grandaddy of Crypto. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-has-become-bitcoins-biggest-influencer-like-it-or-not-11621762202?mod=mhp Elon Musk Has Become Bitcoin’s Biggest Influencer, Like It or Not With the cryptocurrency down about...
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    Losing Streak

    Sell out and take a week off.
  13. kmiklas

    Lumber/Plywood

    The metric system is work of The Devil.
  14. kmiklas

    Source of Wealth IBKR

    "Income from Employment" is sufficient.
  15. kmiklas

    Lumber/Plywood

    Lumber by the gram...
  16. kmiklas

    Lumber/Plywood

    Stopped by the hardware store today. Two things about the attached pic: 1. USD73.25 for a sheet of less-than-half-inch plywood? 2. Why is our measure of plywood in 32nds? Are the plywood makers moonlighting as bond traders? FRACTIONS!!!
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    The News, Crypto, and $COIN

    Lately crypto has been making headlines in the major news outlets. How did it get center stage all of a sudden? Methinks that $COIN is behind it all. The usual pattern: create a buzz around crypto, so that peeps will set up a Coinbase account, drop their dollars in... only to lose them when they...
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    Hog is holding steady amid the Dow and Bitcoin plunging.

    By the title I thought you meant Harley Davidson XD
  19. kmiklas

    TA - Algo, TCA, and execution tactic Identification

    This was written before the Information Age. Today, knowledge can also be obtained from data feeds. I'm working on a sequel; namely, "The Art of Technical Trading" XD
  20. kmiklas

    TA - Algo, TCA, and execution tactic Identification

    #3: Hiding... [3] What do you think? Is there hope for technical analysis based on perception and identification of in-flight transaction cost minimization algo/strats from institutional traders and market movers, or am I an idiot? 3. ibid Barry Johnson
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