So would tick charts. And also the ability to display more than 1-2 days of small interval (< 5 minute) data.
I placed this post with the desire to get feedback, and I got it. That it is about 100% negative is not a bad thing in my opinion and actually...
Although I think there is still a good chance it will play out, it hit my stop loss, so I'm out, end of story. It was a speculative play, and that...
How did you swing that one? It seems like they are assuming all risk in that deal. There must be a catch. What hours are you looking to trade,...
Supposedly, the IB Papertrading account is the same as a real account (run on the same server) but funded with "fake" money. When I've compared...
Hopefully this isn't too long and rambling, but here goes. My employer offers a 401k with a 4% match, so I'm throwing in 4% to take advantage...
SCC volume looks pretty thin. You might be better off with PUTS on RTH
If you want specifics, you need to ask specific questions. These forums are great for clarification or deeper explanation of something you don't...
Oh well, BNI simply does not want to breakdown. Exited with a small loss.
First recommendation is to stop trading live...period. If you don't, you might as well close that account and donate it to charity, because at...
Answer these questions: 1) Do I have a plan for entries/exits and is it specific enough that I could write it down and give it to someone else to...
Out of curiosity, do you mind sharing what hammered you? You said you were on an 11 month winning streak, which means you were profitable during a...
If you are selling a vertical spread, won't the dividend premium basically wash out (since you both buy and sell an option), in which case it's...
The FFT is an algorithm that implements the DFT in an efficient manner by taking advantage of cyclic nature of the calculations (which are based...
The difference between training to become a trader and training to become a doctor/lawyer/engineer/electrician/plumber/whatever is that all of...
Have you considered simply forward testing your system?
I think of slippage as how far I am filled from where I expected to be filled. If I put out an order right now, I can reasonable expect that I...
If you'd like to experience "slippage" first hand, throw out a market order (or just watch a time-sales window and assume you had a market order...
I heartily agree with Net on this one. If you are reluctant to pony up for tick data and your broker has an API, you could always cobble together...
Also, if you look at the trading ranges over the last 8 months, it reels in your chart edges a bit (more likely to hang out between 2-6 than...
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