Recent Content by nonlinear5

  1. Stop Orders and Limit Down

    So, your strategy is to sell at 2174 and to buy back at 2180? That's a guaranteed loss of 6 points. My suggestion is to stay away.
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 22, 2020 in forum: Trading

  2. Basic strategy I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Blissfully unaware.

    The expected value of this strategy (given that you have a finite amount of money in the trading account) is the complete loss of capital. To see...
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 22, 2020 in forum: Strategy Building

  3. There are at least 30,000 confirmed cases. Only 389 deaths. Only about a 1% mortality rate

    1. There is a debate going on about how to properly calculate the mortality rate while the epidemic/pandemic is still under way. One way is to...
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 22, 2020 in forum: Economics

  4. is covid 19 what you call the "black swan?"

    First, it's not "corvid 19", but "covid-19". With regards to the "black swan", I assume that you are referring to Nassim Taleb's theories....
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 20, 2020 in forum: Trading

  5. Is trading harder under current volatility or normal market conditions?

    I run an automated trading system, and it's up 48% year to date. The price and order flow patterns that it trades under normal volatility are...
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 20, 2020 in forum: Index Futures

  6. big problem Monday without floor traders on stock exchange??

    We don't need floor traders. They are just an anachronism.
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 20, 2020 in forum: Wall St. News

  7. Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention

    WTF is her problem?
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Wall St. News

  8. interesting times............

    End of the world sucks. That's because even if you are right, and are holding massive short positions, you would not be able to cash out.
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Trading

  9. IB Initial Margin on ES is 22,000

    Did it go up again? IB page shows ES intraday initial margin as $22,282.40 https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=26662
    Post by: nonlinear5, Mar 15, 2020 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  10. Former Chief FX Trader at Citibank - Ask me a question

    What's the typical risk-adjusted return that the banks realize in FX trading? What's a typical Sharpe ratio?
    Post by: nonlinear5, Jan 1, 2019 in forum: Forex

  11. Sticking to the Plan...NOT!!!

    Automate your plan, and automate order submission.
    Post by: nonlinear5, Nov 2, 2018 in forum: Psychology

  12. Trading couple for 3 years are harassed by UBS Bahamas, your help will bring victory

    What about 'em five donkeys that you had? And I believe you had half a dozen ponies, as well? Also wondering what happens if a donkey copulates...
    Post by: nonlinear5, Nov 2, 2018 in forum: Chit Chat

  13. October Performance

    Same here, I am up about 13% in October. Wild swings triggered more trades than usual (I run a fully automated trading system). [IMG]
    Post by: nonlinear5, Nov 2, 2018 in forum: Trading

  14. IBM to Acquire Red Hat for About $33 Billion

    I don't get it. RedHat annual income is $259M. IBM paid $34B. So, it would take $34B / $259M = 131 years 131 years for IBM to get even on that...
    Post by: nonlinear5, Oct 29, 2018 in forum: Wall St. News

  15. Trade quality

    Consider the following trade: bought 100 shares of stock XYZ at $100 per share sold 100 shares of stock XYZ at $120 per share Profit = 100...
    Thread by: nonlinear5, Oct 27, 2018, 12 replies, in forum: Trading