The ACD Method

[traderslair]

One remark: In commodities (futures) trading, there will always be another side, it's the task of the exchange to take the other side. After all you trade a contract with a future price of an underlying.

One of the exchange rules is that they will always take the other side. Even if there is nobody to buy or to sell. They will do it.

I have never seen a business with more one liner and bar talk bullshit than trading. Never. I could write a book with common one liners in trading that are false.

 

[Maverick74]

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This is a great video I found I think some of you will enjoy about looking at the big macro picture over the next 10 years. Also, pay attention to the focus on process and how this trader looks at the big picture and the short term. This guy does a really good job communicating his ideas. Enjoy!

 

[cdcaveman]

Quote from Maverick74:

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This is a great video I found I think some of you will enjoy about looking at the big macro picture over the next 10 years. Also, pay attention to the focus on process and how this trader looks at the big picture and the short term. This guy does a really good job communicating his ideas. Enjoy!

Badminton is huge over there!.. I play tennis fanatically

 

[Maverick74]

Quote from cdcaveman:

Badminton is huge over there!.. I play tennis fanatically

Yeah I noticed that during the Olympic games. I couldn't even believe that was an Olympic sport!

I "use" to play tennis fanatically.

 

[cdcaveman]

Quote from Maverick74:

Yeah I noticed that during the Olympic games. I couldn't even believe that was an Olympic sport!

I "use" to play tennis fanatically.

This guy talks alot about governments constraining volatiltiy, and how its hurting opportunities for funds like his.. I truly believe what Taleb says about this subject.. You can't constrain volatility truly.. it just creates long periods of low volatility ,with super blow ups...

 

[Maverick74]

Quote from cdcaveman:

This guy talks alot about governments constraining volatiltiy, and how its hurting opportunities for funds like his.. I truly believe what Taleb says about this subject.. You can't constrain volatility truly.. it just creates long periods of low volatility ,with super blow ups...

Yes, that works right into their hands. Because the super blowups are the reason used for why we need government to constrain volatility and round and round we go. Whoever thought this up was a genius. LOL.

 

[cdcaveman]

Quote from Maverick74:

Yes, that works right into their hands. Because the super blowups are the reason used for why we need government to constrain volatility and round and round we go. Whoever thought this up was a genius. LOL.

yeah positive feedback loop, requiring more and more dependence.. yikes..

 

[Maverick74]

BTW, ACD models the VIX and all it's byproducts VERY effectively. Even the number lines!

 

[cdcaveman]

Quote from Maverick74:

BTW, ACD models the VIX and all it's byproducts VERY effectively. Even the number lines!

So what your were talking about as far as "implied" ted spread.. is i would construct the combo, and when i went to put the spread on the margin relief would just show???

 

[cdcaveman]

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So what your were talking about as far as "implied" ted spread.. is i would construct the combo, and when i went to put the spread on the margin relief would just show???

I think in IB.. its "originally been constructed with use of CME 90-day
Treasury bill futures vs. CME 90-day Eurodollar futures contracts" GTB against GE