For me, sometimes I'm wrong and the false breakouts simply become a loss. The trick is identifying trades where reward to risk ratio is really...
When it gets to the point that computers can do everything some humans can do, but better, faster, and with fewer mistakes...then, I suspect,...
Maybe so, but you don't see VIX reaching at least the 14 level (as it did last week) sometime between now and June? I'm simply betting that it...
The VIX is currently 11.21. The low over the past 5 years is 10.28. Seems like a no-brainier to me! Get long (short puts / buy calls) the June...
I don't really see euthanasia becoming a method of population reduction...or at least I hope not. Belgium and Netherlands do allow it for...
I see guaranteed basic income becoming a reality at some point in order to avoid social chaos. The world is kinda headed towards more socialism...
Took me 8 years. Although honestly, the amount of time is irrelevant as it will vary from person to person and be influenced by several variables...
I don't know your background and neither does anyone else on this forum. That's why when you make baseless anecdotal conjectures based on your...
I simply claimed that it's possible to become a great software engineer without spending any time in a classroom. Why? Because all you really...
The market is not random simply because sometimes people buy or sell not because they want to or believe that the asset will go in their direction...
You're throwing out a bunch of unsubstantiated generalizations. I never said that all programmers who go it alone will turn out to be rock stars....
Webtrader is back to working as normal. However, I still have a strange issue where other option chains show up under my indicated option chain....
I agree with your first statement that there is no holy grail. If all it took was applying machine learning to the stock market, then programmers...
TWS is Java-based. There's a way to allocate more heap memory to it. Try this: https://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/article/2170 I don't use...
Has anyone else noticed slowness with IB Webtrader over the past couple of days? Specifically, my options chains don't fill out completely and...
Home Depot is one of my favorite companies. I enjoy just going to the store. But, with interest rates rising, I think that will put pressure on...
Close the position. Invest in mutual funds, maybe large cap / S&P500 ETFs. Don't do anything else. Maybe sell some covered calls the next time...
I don't think auto liquidation is completely unreasonable. Otherwise, one is expecting the broker to sustain increased risk for the sake of...
" and some sectors glowing red hot...that biotech and financial rally, my oh my..." Actually, biotech (XBI / IBB) is around the same level it was...
I think it's safe to go long SPY probably until New Years. Doesn't look like there are any coal companies left to short. Rate hike coming either...
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