One of my clients just emailed me to say that he made money in four different spreads which I modeled for him and which we reviewed together last...
It seems that the common theme which is repeated over and over here is to keep everything proportional in terms of sizing, bumps up or down in...
A position sizing plan and a business plan really helps.
Once you pay your estimated quarterly taxes, you will not feel that wealthy. You will realize that you are working for the government as much as...
1. Build a trading system and demonstrate it's edge in the real markets with real capital. You can use a $10K retail account if it will...
1. Start out trading one lots or two lots. Your only goal for the day should be net positive. 2. Two net positive days in a row, up your size...
There is a school of thought regarding the importance of money/position management vs. signal entry; to whit, it is more important what a trader...
I am not trading any crude oil spreads with November this week - I'm waiting for November to go completely off the board. All technicals and...
In my mind, the amount of time a market stays around a particular price point says more about market acceptance than a closing 'mark' per se....
1. This thread was created by a member who was asking a serious question about preventing repeated mistakes. My response was crafted based upon...
In terms of intraday trading importance with the Eurodollar, in terms of relevant fundamentals I would look at the Repo rates off of Bloomberg and...
I urge all of my clients to keep a daily trading journal. Only way to grow as a trader.
FV vs. CL has a 2-year correlation of -80.9% and a z-score of -0.33. No good, no how.
PAPAROACH: You're a better man than I, having tamed the mighty 'widow-maker'. I am in and out of the market like a mechanic and I trade...
SethArb: Rock-on. Love the white uniforms and black bowtie. Guy looks serious too - like he's going to shoot the kid who passes on his ice cream!
On a statistical basis, on a technical basis, and also on a Btu-weighted basis, it's a crappy spread for relative value traders. If you're...
Again, I assist clients in arranging for interviews and vouch for them personally after they've completed the six month program and have...
I traded there from 1998-2002. David Ellis is a class act and DE/ITG has always been a great firm. Having said that, please be advised that...
I would take exception to the statement that technicals aren't relevant to the STIR spreads.
YOR: Send me a PM or start a thread in the Energy futures section - we should stay on topic here.
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