ive been watching silver for 5 years and i'm pretty sure it's only reached the limit ($1.50) once. maybe twice. they were around spring this...
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what was interesting about this spike was that it lasted so long and went back and forth several times. usually it's just a spike up and rapid...
you're probably buying one that is expiring. try buying the march contract
Not a jab at you or your thinking pabst, but what do you think happens in the high pe markets if sbux, mcd, wmt etc start to turn down?
i gotta be the lone dissenter (as often) I don't see what's so fantastic about this current bull market. overall stocks are up maybe 50-75% off...
Rearden... I don't know the guy but I respect him. His posts are sharp and he's reputed to be one of the biggest, most successful traders on...
it's cause you're trying to buy sept. which is pre front month(dec) so it's getting to be delivery season, which is not allowed with IB
did anyone see a trade of 2300 contracts print at around 2:40 today or do i have bad data?
Rrrrrrrrrrriiiiggggghhhttt........
not sure exactly, but it is the vast majority
this is simply wrong. I don't know off the top of my head, but the comex open interest in futures across all months is maybe 350,000 contracts....
Nik has it 100% right. I am a part time player and part/full time trader. I have had moderate success at each. The guys who say it's impossible...
my comment is these numbers seem way off. especially the dow... 100 points range is a big day and i doubt it's the average range of 2005
Fred, I think the increase in volume you are seeing is across the board in stock index futures. For example, those big 5 minute bars in the er2...
anyone know of anythink like a dow jones utility futures product that trades electronically? have searched but haven't found anything. the...
for a long with this time horizon (3 month chart) i would probably sell half my position today, watch it over the next couple weeks and look to...
IMO this is not that significant. Yes, it is a reversal hammer, and yes there are gaps to fill. But the volume and size of the pattern is simply...
the trades weren't mine. I was curious because sometimes i leave orders open away from the market and am wondering how far away i can leave them...
does anyone know whether/which of these spike trades were busted?
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