How is lightspeed platform with options? All I've heard is "it sucks" but never seen it in action.
P/L for week 5/28: -4k on 660k shares +5, +5, -6, -5, -3 A frustrating week of overtrading. Evidently I did not lose enough on index plays...
Would it surprise you that all those sub-penny fills ahead of your limit order is the same b/d hitting himself, perhaps indirectly? How else...
Yes, it's something very difficult for me to pull off but I'm getting better at identifying when it's the right play. That given, I've also lost...
It's a slippery slope to go down that road, cuz no matter how much you backtest or how incredibly profitable it may be, the one time all hell...
I usually only use stops when I have too many positions to look at (7-8+), or when there's a pretty obvious line in the sand after I've mentally...
P/L for week 5/21: +25k on 720k shares traded +13, +15, -8, -8, +13 A good chunk of both profits and losses/drawdowns this week was the...
Congrats on your week! You mentioned that you use SPY as a hedge, but why not just trade SPY itself? I'm assuming most of your profits today...
The only justification I can see for quitting when you're up is if you're primarily a discretionary or "gut" trader and you are prone to...
Don't tell me this was out for one week only in nyc :(
Systematically lock in say 10k, and you'll be unable to sit for those 50k+ days. It all depends on how much you think you deserve . . .
P/L for the week 5/14: +6k on 458k shares traded +10, -3, +2, -10, +7 I'll confess that I bought a translated copy of AoW years ago but never...
Most people lose because most people think the odds are 50/50 :P
Nice way to break a new high!!
P/L for the week: a big fat 0 on 546k shares traded +3, -5, +15, -5, -8 A frustrating week but just glad to be alive considering. Monday...
Can someone explain what this means? Is it like me saying "I was on the right side of BIDU before their earnings report and with that 90 point...
The only way to guarantee that is to close the positions. Nice trading!
Thanks SD. I'm going to try and maintain the same focus (and un-focus too) this week and see if the changes hold water. With regards to...
I just trade stocks, usually I'll trade anything in play that day, maybe 10-15 names on avg. I don't specialize or prefer any particular type of...
P/L for the week: +18k on 434k shares traded +4, +7, -2, +3, +6 I tried very hard to stick with the best of what I knew this week, of course...
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