Funny I mentioned the same thing to a few friends last week as it seems obvious that housing troubles will lead to money troubles which leads to...
Other markets did not react?????? Only Crude??
DITTO. WAS HOPING SOMEONE HAD SOME INFO AS TO WHATS UP. COMPUTER STOPS HIT OR EVENT DRIVEN???????
I meant actually that CL is better intraday. The crude market is still an excellent intraday mkt. My personal favorite. It's just easier to slide...
It all comes down to style I suppose. Personally there is plenty of volatility on non-report days to keep me happy, don't need the added...
I never place trades before the report either. If you liked the market, why not trade CL(full-sized physical contract).
The volume in QM has declined steadily since the Full-sized Physical contract (CL) has finally gone electronic. Qm is fine for positions but not...
Do anybody that trades Crude intraday skip report Wednesdays? I have focused exclusively on this market for a few months, which I think is tops...
Favorite quote which could be applied to trading: Scene from movie "Jaws" where Richard Dreyfuss(aka Hooper) says to the Mayor of Amity "I...
Yes, but my question is when the rollover occurs. I am assuming 3 business days before last trading day, however with the crude contract it's...
Today I was unable to place an order for the full-sized electronic contract (january) through IB because it is physically settled and not cash...
Whichever direction you decide to go, private or working for a firm, my 2 cents would be to continue trading the same contract you have been for...
Which contract will be the dominant electronic contract in terms of volume, Comex or Cbot?
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Agree with you. ES is not the best market unless you are trading a very large account and need to move size. Most smaller daytraders would do...
Can't speak for Manhattan as I know nothing about that market but around the country there is a glut of single family homes that are vacant and...
There is no such thing as a superior trading method, only superior traders using a method which works best for them. End of story....
In my experience, linking IB real time quotes to your graphics program will often have a 1 tick discrepancy(which for short term traders-means...
I thought when the mini contract moved to Globex these problems would be eliminated. Guess not.
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