Thanks everyone for the answers! I did my own analysis as well and compared the various volumes for each contract per day and empirically came...
I know that GC rolls over every month, but the popular contract doesn't seem to be the front month. For example, I believe that the Feb 10...
Thanks everyone. I guess based on what was said, my methodology isn't horrible incorrect. The key is to not get blinded by just a single factor...
Thanks for those links!
I disagree that the markets are completely random. However, our different viewpoints are what makes the market a tradeable market!
Well, I'm not looking for a particular strategy that works, I'm trying to understand the basis for how these funds/people trade, and having...
I've been reading up on trading systems and optimization, and the one thing I've been confused about was the apparent dangers of curve fitting....
Thanks for the insight, jbusse! Just to pick your brain, are there books or resources that teach about the various algorithms that funds or other...
Check out the ES over the course of the year and you'll easily see the spikes at a regular 15 min basis. jbusse, do you know the names of those...
AyeYo, I don't understand the point of this thread. I'm neither a gold bug nor a hater. I've had GLD since $89 and then when it hit $113 I...
I've been looking at trades on some securities, and I see regular trading spikes every 15 minutes or 30 minutes. What could this be, could this...
I have a lot of GLD but I too think that we're nearing a top given the irrational exuberance. Does shifting over to TBT make sense? I feel...
I was just wondering if there is any algorithmic way to detect whether or not program trading has occured on a set of stocks? If a program...
Right, and oil was below $20 until 1998, meaning he lost out on the Dow going from 1200 in 1985 to 9000 in 1998 He's been wrong for the better...
Have you read the book Market Wizards? Jim Rogers has been long commodities and bearish against the US dollar since the 80s! Even a broken...
Thanks for the info Jack! I actually did try to read up on all this but I wasn't able to make the distinction between where the various...
My friend introduced me to his brokerage firm that he uses that deals in futures. (I don't want to mention the name). It seems pretty good,...
I can confirm that the top is in. I have been bearish since March and lost about $40k to date, and just capitulated by buying 50 contracts long...
I'm interested in trading the futures for the Bovespa index for the Brazilian market. Is this available to US residents?
btw that should be 9/24 not 9/25...
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