ES Journal - 2019/2020

[Buy1Sell2]

Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLF)

 

[Buy1Sell2]

ES was already up 71 points on the Ridin' with Biden bump before vaccine news. Vaccine news premium now only 20 points ... and falling

Why do you think I took profits on my swing trade pre-market?

 

[syswizard]

Interactive Brokers has reached new ridiculous heights for margin requirements intraday:
1 ES - $18,500
1 NQ - $24,800
Gotta be the highest in the industry. This pushes everyone to trade with ever-so-expense E-Micro contracts.
Pretty shrewd, no ?

 

[Gaslight Capital]

This pushes everyone to trade with ever-so-expense E-Micro contracts.

Just wire in more money.

 

[syswizard]

Just wire in more money.

Of course, the rich brokers are cleaning up in this market.
I think the term "discount broker" today is an oxymoron.

 

[nillionaire]

That's called 'sarcasm'.

You can always tell who the autistic ones are.

 

[syswizard]

Interactive: high margins, mediocre rates, low reliability:

 

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[amsterdam]

Closing below 3580....very interesting to say the least!
We never made it back to the infamous 12400 level on NQ...came darn close though...

 

[wiesman02]

Ouch. That was a nasty close and a nice blow off top