
Quote from gangof4:
is this thru the options on DAX futures contracts, or an exchange traded SPY SPY equivalent? ie: ES=SPY DAX=? i ask because i've looked at the options on futures and they seem awfully thin to trade- esp. if you really want to get out "NOW".
as to today, i agree that the danger is on the short side. as ST oversold as we are, i believe we'll rally on the ADP report unless it's a magnitude above expectations. may headfake down first. question is whether i can stay awake long enough- these 18 hour trading days are taking their toll...

Quote from gangof4:
geesh- did the same thing as yesterday. when the ES broke 700, the volume came in on the bid and refused to let it take out 3770.
this divergence is making it a lot harder to trade this thing.
btw, what platform is that?
Quote from gangof4:
wtf.
the outperformance of the DAX vs the ES is really fucking with me. was short going into that run up- blew thru my stop (had a 7 pt buffer for the limit- wtf), and was down 35 points in a blink. good thing it double topped for me to get me out alive.
AS: our thoughts that the danger was short were prophetic. didn't think it was THIS dangerous. yikes.
well, that woke me up!
, but with FTSE.Quote from gangof4:
wtf.
the outperformance of the DAX vs the ES is really fucking with me. was short going into that run up- blew thru my stop (had a 7 pt buffer for the limit- wtf), and was down 35 points in a blink. good thing it double topped for me to get me out alive.
AS: our thoughts that the danger was short were prophetic. didn't think it was THIS dangerous. yikes.
well, that woke me up!