ER2 & EMD are indeed peculiar markets. But they DO trend beautifully and when you are able to catch a turn ---it's good for some beer money....
If overseas stock indices are anything to go by then we are in for a very quiet day. Stoploss on my short at B/E is still in place at 770.90....
34 Western 'burbs of Chicago. Primarily: Currencies, rates, stock indices. About 60% systematic.
I actually already have Trading Recipes, but for some reason it causes all sorts of conflicts when run on my laptop, hence the reason for...
I have to jump in here with a few questions: What if I have a Matrox dual card in the "AGP" slot. Can I add another dual card to a spare PCI...
Are there any users of the following testing platforms that would be kind enough to post a brief review of experiences, likes and dislikes etc?...
There is a thread running at the moment about trading and movies. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=66431 This got me...
Many many reasons, but ONE of them is that as absolute rates rise, corporations that use the swap market to hedge floating rate debt into fixed...
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Well, that 1PMcst buy program didn't work. Indices drifted back down. Let's see if the proverbial "they" have better luck at 2pm and then again...
Long bond attempting to bounce at the bottom of the current price channel. Nibbled on some small longs for a potential s/t bottom here.
Fee Fi Fo Fum! I smell the blood of a 1pm BUY PROGRAM! Up, up, up and away. Can't help but think my 770.90 B/E buystop will be filled by the...
Attached chart shows 15min bars caught within a nice channel. A break of this mornings low will bring selling. maybe...
Also, the swap guys are lifting offers (widening spreads). This has implications for re-hedging by the mortgage gorillas.
"Capital City" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098760/ A british TV series that ran in the 1980's. For nostalgic reasons I would gladly buy...
A pivotal event could be tonight in Japan. Given the size of JGB porfolios that will be MTM there is going to be a real incentive to keep the...
It's part of "today's" trade: sell global bonds, buy commodities, buy currencies, buy stocks (maybe -Jury still out on that one...)
An interesting piece on the bund has just arrived on my desk. Upshot is a VERY compelling story on why bunds are still a great sell. Looking for...
whoaaa.... "text book" bounce off of the pre-fomc highs. wouldn't it fun to see ER2 print a new high before selling off again. :eek:
Although the tape is looking uglier by the minute remember that the REAL players in small cap stocks are the mfunds. Russell 2k index ended 2005...
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