In his Method I system, a volatility breakout strategy, Bollinger say to enter a trade when the bands expand from their tightest squeeze, i.e.,...
Hi folks, As traders who use technical analysis for day-trading, which futures markets do you like the best? Putting aside considerations of...
Hi folks, What are the relative merits and disadvantages of using charts based on a given range (such as, for example, 5 points on the Dow...
Hi traders, Can ETFs that track market indeces, such as SSO or FAS, etc., really purely track the corresponding index, irrespective of...
Don't know if this is the right forum, but here goes: The Feds treat futures, forex, and other contracts defined in IRC § 1256, as 60% long...
Hi Traders, Do any of you have brokers that report your forex trading activity to the IRS? None of my brokers ever have, due, so they say, to...
Hi Traders, I'd appreciate some insight into how dividend payments work. I would like to participate in the dividend distributions of some...
Hi Traders, What types of securities or sectors within a given asset class do think exhibit the greatest tendency to trend? Gary Smith, in...
Hi Traders, Do you have any opinions on which pairs are most deferential to technical perceptions, such as chart patterns, trend lines,...
Hello traders, Can you recommend software or a calculator that solves for the appropriate options spreads (in conjunction with the underlying,...
Hello traders, I've heard news about Direxion's application to the SEC for 40 new funds intended to return 3X on their underlying indeces on a...
Hi traders, I imagine this has been discussed somewhere on this forum, and I know it has been sloughed off as an amateurish misconception, but if...
I imagine there is a simple explanation for this, but I haven't been able to find one yet: Why are there two versions of options on SPY? For...
We all know that leveraged ETFs have a tendency to exhibit the phenomenon of price decay, when compared to the underlying indexes they track....
I'll be really impressed if someone here can answer what seems to be a simple, yet is proving to be an unanswerable question: Where can we trade...
Hi Traders, Is anyone trading commercial paper here? I'm at a total loss for information on how to do it. Could anyone lend a tip on what...
Hi Traders, Which broker(s) would you recommend for taking short positions in leveraged ETFs like those of Proshares and Direxion? I know of...
Hi traders, Does anyone know of any leveraged ETFs listed on foreign bourses, such as in Asia or Europe? It would be nice to trade a Direxion...
Hi traders, Does anyone know of brokers that provide for basket trading in which quantities of stock in the basket may be allocated as dollar...
What are your favorite offshore brokers, particularly for equities trading? Thanks everyone.
Separate names with a comma.