Someone must make 35 pts a week, because I've sure had enough weeks where I've LOST 35 pts!
The TED spread ( the yield differential between 3mo. T-Bills and 3mo. LIBOR) closed today at 20 basis points. In 1991 at the height of anxiety...
Since I trade NQ i rarely trade QQQ but because I often trade QQQ options I keep QQQ quotes from Island on my screen. Rarely do I see the market...
Not exactly like European markets are so great either. FTSE closed at 1996 levels today.
When a stock is pivoting around a dime a share IMO percentage moves don't mean much.
Babak, How's this one for oversold. The 14 day RSI on the Dow futures is 13!!
Many times at night my money will be overstated on TWS. It's always a matter of not all of my commissions being deducted. Sure enough in the...
The dollar has had a substantial rally against the Euro this evening of almost a penny. Very surprising in the wake of todays U.S. equities...
Grasso's statement seems so bizarrely telegraphed that I wonder if a major firm(s) is not in dire trouble.
No liquidity in the back months. Except during roll, 99% of index volume is in the fronts.
True there is no volume in "mini Treasuries" But the "big" Bond contract typically has about or less the dollar range of ES, the Ten Year Note has...
I went long on the close also. IMO there is a greater chance of a big gap up Monday than panic on the open. I certainly didn't bet the ranch...
What ultimately moves the market over longer time frames is the investment mood of John Q. Public vis a vis mutual funds. Huge redemptions all...
Are you guys suggesting that chasinfla could be posting under another alias as well.
What if your "porfollio" only rallies 2k early (not enough for you to feel like taking a profit) and then the market breaks, what is your downside...
http://www.programtrading.com/buysell.htm You can check fair value at this site. Make sure you have cash and futures on your trading screen....
One of Rich Dennis's primary rules as taught to the turtles. Many use 20 day penetration as well.
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You are of course correct that program trading is the simultaneous buying/selling of futures vs. the underlying basket. It is a spread trade. The...
Good pitching beats good hitting. Which reminds of a Buffet quote,"the markets always pitching but you don't have to swing."
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