Pros don't hold the fut's overnight because the risk is phenominal. Imagine waking up and finding the market has moved 20 points against as you...
Unless Bush Admin attacks Iran and issues Executiver Order declaring "Emergency Situation" and postpones election. :eek:
totally agree -- all good news has been priced in. .25 and down we go.
Real quick...1490 resistance on SPX -- that was the rationale for the trigger. Upside potential was massive based on another chart (not pictured)...
You don't necessarily have to be successful trading stocks first but it would sure help. Your best bet is to either find someone to teach you or...
Hey YoungOne, aren't you that 17 year old kid who wanted to manage money for others? I could be wrong but if you're that same guy you need some...
Advantages of trading fut's over stocks: 1. No inventory problems 2. No uptick rule 3. Massive liquidity if you trade indexes 4....
Agree, the market is non-stationary so Statistical Analysis is very difficult. How do you define your data set? It's a lot of trial and error....
mu200411, this is very interesting and thought provoking work but how are you creating successive random numbers? For example, if the market is...
LOL, hillarious thread. Names and pics would ruin the culture of ET. Where in the world would I go for a good laugh everyday. This site is just...
Go to line 8 and 9 to get your answer. As far as the 100k donation? I'd like to know the answer to that myself. Anything to get more money out...
The part that's even funnier....ever notice the OP will post something and two people, who have absolutely no relationship to the OP, will begin...
Always a good laugh here on ET. The OP asks a simple straight forward question and he gets crapped on for not knowing the answer. Tuff crowed...
Ty Cobb has a lifetime batting average of .366 and he is at the top of the list at the hall of fame.
Entirely true. I lose money everyday.
infolode, study statistics. Even a random data set will revert to the mean but it may take some trial and error. You can overcome this problem...
Nuff said Surf, the markets are random but randomness can be explained through statistics. When I began studying finance I wouldn't accept...
Great insights here. The markets are not normal but there are periods of normalcy throughout the day. If you can isolate the data when it is in...
I wouldn't say it's largely accidental because it requires skill and one trader will always have an edge over another trader if you isolated just...
Absolutely the markets are random. There is a technical element to the market but the majority of the movement is explained by randomness....
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