Ive run 40 on quottracker and ib without a hiccup.... On top of very demanding programs... 3.0 Intel quad core 4gb ram... xp pro
Ask yourself if automation is a bad thing, whats more predictable, man or machine?
just short the UPRO, its 3x with plenty of liquidity.... It's what i use mostly. spxu is the ultra short, i dont use that so i am not...
If your brain is able to understand patterns..... the simplest way is to have charts that interplay with each other. Spy, qqqq, vxx, uup, fxe,...
If this is not working for you, go into a practice account and do the exact opposite of what you would normally do, i know its sounds crazy...
+1 for New York, I dont know if i could deal with 4AM for the rest of my life... A small jog or 20 mins on a machine to increase blood flow...
Be wary of those who troll other peoples posts.... Like i said pop,sell off....
Ohh relax..... Im not here to get you to invest money... More times than not... for the last year, appl jumps on any news then sells off, i...
AApl always pops on earnings regardless, so i will shave some off today, then pick a re entry tomorrow night/Wednesday....
I am all for quant, automated and HFT.... They have made markets much more predictable...... More volatile, but predictably volatile...
I am going to have to disagree, I am mostly a short side trader. Thinking you can pick tops 90% of the time is suicide, especially in this...
I didn't read all responses so if this was said disregard... A. i Never average down.. B. I never hold losing positions, so scaling in...
word, i have a large short aapl position.
You def need to breath for a week or so. Sometimes you cant force things.
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