Especially in an underlying like IDEX. OP, what is your strike price?
Your losses are definitely limited. I wonder if the scenario builder somehow just sees the contracts required to close the position, and reads...
Maybe? I'm seeing a 5k account (i.e., likely new trader) running a fistful of spread options. Bad for new trader's mental stability; bad for...
Because it can leave newbie traders suddenly short 5200 shares. On a run-of-the-mill stock like JPM, you're suddenly short over half a million...
It's absolutely insane to me that anyone would let a $5k account write 52(!) calls, even in a spread.
I've had the same experience. I tend to set up my algos with some fundamental logic in mind, and parameters that match that logic. If backtesting...
I don't know if someone else already said this, but one option is to run a VPS (virtual private server) in an NYC or Chicago location, and connect...
Sorry, never tried it.
So you're using daily bars? Fundamentally, no screener can determine where your RSI level lands before the bar closes, because it doesn't yet...
That's in a real money account -- I find that coding 1 tick slippage in backtesting helps most closely approximate what I get for real fill in...
That's nuts. I use a tick of slippage on each side in my backtesting -- basically, lose $25 on each $ES roundtrip (plus commission) before you...
MultiCharts has built in MACD algos.
I know this isn't exactly what you're asking for, but before you get into the weeds of coding something, have you looked at pre-made solutions...
Don't most futures not start trading until Sunday evening? Either way, I do trade equity futures, and I'm staying out of the Sunday action. I...
Exactly. Options isn't the zero-sum game people make it out to be. People that buy them for insurance or hedging *expect* them to expire...
At the same time, you may have a working strategy even outside these issues, if they’re contained to a small # of trades. I’d run it live at...
The instant profit part is odd. The demo isn’t letting you buy at bid and sell at ask, is it?
I’m not thinking riots. I’m thinking plexiglass barriers in shops, universities, public places, separating staff from clients.
Are you able to test with small lots using real money, and compare how the fills play out compared to your sim trades?
Interesting. What would be a pure plexiglass play?
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