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I would not recommend you read a single book until at least 1 full year of trading. You will get the best insights when your mind is not taught to view phenomenon in a certain way. Let your methodical notes, chart time, and setup experiences tell you what is desired, what to avoid, and how to...

Up/Dg as far as I know. What other info were you looking for specifically?

Love the quantified examples, good tips!

What works for me: Generally two separate 2-4 hour sessions are my personal current limit. That will be reduced in the future, but for now I enjoy it and can sustain it so I do. Trading duration determined by setup availability / trading performance > non-trading life events (gym, dinner...

Have you used IB's daily lineup window? It is comprehensive, up-to-date (though not real-time / live), and is always available pre-open.

@GaryBtrader - Thanks for the specific suggestion, I will do that! Also, I use ATR in a similar way as you. Do you also use it for exits or mainly just entries? @Metamega - Thanks for the link - the visuals were great, and it explained some of the differences across providers as well...

Thank you for the replies! Assume same ATR formula between different providers (TradeStation vs. IB), same period (14), daily interval, U.S. stock traded on Nasdaq / NYSE. ATR involves high, low, and close so providers must differ on those variables in order to differ on the ATR. HOW can...

Hi, Why is the Average True Range (ATR) (daily timeframe, 14 periods) inconsistent between providers? When do most providers calculate the daily ATR (end of day, once a week on Fridays, other)? Eg - QRVO: 10/31/19 ATR = $1.55 (TradeStation), $1.70 (TDAmeritrade), $2.19 (IB). Sometimes all...

Understood, thanks a lot @ETJ !

What do you define as a "regular" transaction, and what 1 or 2 things would I look for to analyze that transaction? Thank you!

Thanks for the thoughtful detailed response! I understand basic options conceptually, but do not actively trade them so sorry if these are newbie questions. Is a direct membership with OPRA @ https://www.opraplan.com/ required in order to see the information you listed (trade tied to stock or...

Hi Options Whizzes, Some questions about option sweeps on U.S. equities & ADRs. E.g. – “Apple Option Alert: Nov 15th $185 puts sweep (29) near the Ask: 514 @ $5.20 vs. 2415 OI.” I often see these & am trying to understand how to interpret them. What are your thoughts? Thank you all! 1. Are...

I use market cap as well currently. I trade volatile situations where I have to make rapid entries / exits and float impacts those decisions. So I wanted to memorize avg. float for a few given industries I trade so that I could trade them better. What would you say ballpark average or low...

Hi ET peeps, Can any experienced traders give me their opinion on what they believe to be the average and low float size per industry / sector (U.S. equities & ADRs) below? I've filled in whatever I could find concerning the industries I trade most below. I understand there may be nuances...

You deserve good karma for sharing this; thank you!

The article you linked worded itself confusingly so I understand your confusion. It's saying that in the case of a de-listing (for the right reason eg - bankruptcy - as @Robert Morse pointed out) the shorter does not "owe anything" = his cost basis = $0, so his avg. price minus $0 = pure profit...

Understood, thanks as always Robert!

Do you charge short interest on both ETB and hard to borrow stocks? Is your premium locate cost an ongoing interest rate or one-time expense paid at time of borrow?

In addition to the excellent replies you've already received I will add a couple nuances: Another risk to shorting is delisting (due to bankruptcy, buyouts, etc). This is less talked about & less likely to happen probability-wise, but if it happens to you and you are holding an excessive...

Sorry I thought I responded to this @NoiseTraderr ! Thanks a lot for pointing this out b/c I didn't know about the co-location bottleneck! So if a data company (eg - CQG) states that "CQG servers co-located with exchange matching engines" - does that mean I would get the speed benefits even...