snore..ZZZZZZ.... another sleeper for S&P

[comagnum]

Options - once considered a dog of an instrument when futures burst out on the scene, are back in style since it takes less $ than futures & equities and the advent of options on futures. Never have or would trade a single option - to many moving parts for my monkey brain. The U.S. is #3 in Futures volume - that is why the night session these days often leads the U.S. when it once to follow. The subprime crash and the fact that people don't want to be front run & gamed by HFT programs -which accounts for most of the volume these days. Consumer's lost confidence in the markets.

 

[thaitye]

The word on the street is options - once considered a dog of an instrument when futures burst out on the scene, are back in style since it takes less $ than futures & equities. Never have or would trade a single option - to many moving parts for my monkey brain. The U.S. is #3 in Futures volume - that is why the night session these days often leads when it once to follow the U.S.

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Makes sense. I guess the retail trend is options instead of futures.

 

[wrbtrader]

Why do you guys think volume is declining in the markets? Im genuinely curious. Does this mean perhaps that perhaps there is less participants in the markets?

Usually Bloomberg will write an article about investors/traders pulling money out of the markets. Over the more recent years...I've seen a few articles use the words "in record numbers".

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...led-the-most-cash-from-small-caps-in-a-decade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...estors-withdrew-28-2-billion-in-third-quarter

Also, I believe the reasons for the why is still the same as the why back in 2012 @ http://www.cnbc.com/id/47710901

I've spoken to two different brokers (friends that work there)...accounts are down. Regardless, the few will adapt via changing strategies or finding something different to trade.

 

[Laissez Faire]

Actually, the range was 13 points.

And like I wrote the last time in a similar thread where you also complained about the market action - yesterday was just another day in the ES.

It seems like you don't know the instrument you're trading and you're complaining that it doesn't do what you want it to do. It should be the other way around: know the instrument you're trading and do what it wants you to do or what you need to do.

If you want action and thrills, you should probably seek out another instrument.