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    Using a Timer during scalp plays

    The Wiener process is the one used in quant finance, based on Brownian motion. This is an example of how its "self-similar" just like a fractal. -Wikipedia
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    American debt

    MMT is hiding behind a dishonest accounting of inflation, as well as a complete denial of responsibility for the spillover effects causing massive price distortions in domestic credit markets. LOL that this retard (book promoter) says debts aren't real. Tell that to Japan. Aggressive deficits...
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    Forex vs Stock trading?

    This is a good question. First, you can definitely use volumes and VWAP, and IMO, it's even more effective than when you use it on the index/equity markets sometimes. [example] Depending on your familiarity and experience with CME, and your ability to chart futures spreads, you can get...
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    Looking For Breakout or Trend following strategy

    I would imagine you would need a fairly robust set of metrics from multiple datas, and likely, a non-trivial understanding of probability theory to do this well. Inter-market will be involved, and you'll probably have to use some proxies for hard to get data.
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    never had i thought slippag3 would be a huge issue in trading ES

    The rate spreads with the performance bond offsets (duration spreads), i.e. 2s/10s, 5s/10s and the NOB/BOB butterflies have even crazier leverage. You can put on some fucking size with that shit. (Note: I mean gross exposure here -- net exposure may actually be lower than higher margined...
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    SEC Approves Half Cent Spread

    The quants always say the lit exchanges are the most expensive place to trade. Maybe this is part of an effort to reduce costs vis-à-vis dark pool economics.
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    SEC Approves Half Cent Spread

    Does this mean NYSE, NASDAQ, etc. will have to quote half-cent on stuff like XLK SPY QQQ UBT TMF TLT and FAANG stocks? (mag7) I would love to see tighter markets on sector ETFs and long term bonds.
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    never had i thought slippag3 would be a huge issue in trading ES

    One thing to think about, if I may. Most participants are buying/selling ES as a hedge. Their portfolio has a beta, and they're in this trade to manage it. Nooby retails seem to forget that. They seem to think that everyone buys in order to sell at the bid/ask. Or even, that large groups...
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    Wallstreet Finally getting what they want from powell

    The funny thing is, yea a nominal rate at 5% may arguably be "restrictive", but most of the curve is far below that. Wildly inverted yield curve and shit guys. I would love it if Powell fucks up again.
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    Trend or Range: How to Know in Advance

    For me doesn't matter. I don't really fuck with options either, but you don't have to. To put things simply, the mega cap stocks are all hedged in vol, and for simplicity, you can just think of "vol" as options prices. Higher implied vol means more expensive options. Now, traders will short...
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    any way to tell algo trading from price chart?

    You can go to programtrading.com to read about US listed market algos, or you can check out mrtopstep.com or you can go check out something like Nanex, LLC and its founder. Each one is different. Traders on ET should know this stuff, but they don't.
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    S&P 500 to SPX to SPY conversion formula

    Interesting. I did the research for this a while ago. This is a model for pricing the difference based on the risk-free rate and expected dividend. The basis actually contains an embedded floating interest rate.
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    Trend or Range: How to Know in Advance

    First idea was a complex example involving lots of charts and explanations, but then I got a better one. Vol is usually trending, but it's always range bound as well, to some degree, even intraday. People say vol is "mean reverting" even...
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    Trend or Range: How to Know in Advance

    One man's trend is another man's range.
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    Put / Call Ratio influence on S&P 500

    I always chart the contract value with that software. Maybe you didn't think about this, but the scripts running and deriving the overlay from the spread, have multipliers hard coded in the logic. Sooo, that's one reason.
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    Put / Call Ratio influence on S&P 500

    What's the point. Those are the cash values of the spreads (mini). I mean, the pnl is on the chart dollar for dollar. You can reduce the ratio, but then you will have to mentally calculate the pnl. Also, the lowers are auto-scaled.
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    Put / Call Ratio influence on S&P 500

    As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words...This is a panel of index spreads with the hedge leg overlayed (left). Orange is RTY and green is YM. The spreads are in white. You still think this shit isn't related to index trading? This is the NYSE $TIKI indicator with dow futures...
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    Put / Call Ratio influence on S&P 500

    Really doubt its useful at all. Plenty of guys think they're hot shit in options, and yet they know fuck all about how they're priced and hedged... LOL You want volume ratios? You can try $VOLD or the NYSE DJX order flow monitor -- $TIKI. You want edge on index, you should be watching mega...
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    Is Tom Hougaard the real deal?

    I will just offer some advice. It's not just that trading is hard and that the gurus are full of it. It comes down to the fact that trading is a very secretive business, at every level, and especially at the highest levels. Traders, quants, support staff, and other roles in S&T all sign non...
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    Price Action Swing Trading Futures on Sim Journal

    I find it hard to trade with no/low money on the line. Psychologically, this super slow rate of profit is likely to feel like a waste of time. Sounds a little extreme. Volume is important. You can cut your risk ~65% by trading long/short correlated (diff product), which on top of the 1/10th...
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