I focus first on finding profitable strategies that are easy for me to trade. I have a small diversified buy and hold portfolio, a long term...
http://www.sec.gov/answers/shortrestrict.htm
Well drawdowns are a fact of life for traders, but a hedge fund that has a drawdown 3.5 worse than the market is going to have trouble attracting...
I am in the process of moving some accounts - I hate it but controlling costs is important. I accept it as part of doing business. I am not...
As a swing trader over the past year I've paid 9.5% of my starting account value in commissions and almost 25% of my profits. That is higher than...
Sounds more like profit.ly, except on that site I believe trades can be excluded which makes it suspect. The security is an issue but...
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/etfs/trading-lessons/larry-connors-daily-battle-plan-101-how-to-find-the-best-etfs-to-trade-every-day-1577043.html...
Thanks all for the explanations.
Here is a good article with links to more about the move to backwardation. But still it doesn't explain the difference today....
Can anyone explain why VXX is up 1% while $VIX is down 5.6%? I know it doesn't track exactly but this is a big difference.
In the run from Nov 99 thru March, the VXN (Nasdaq volatility index rose about the same as QQQ did. At the same time the VIX was mostly flat....
I've seen it argued that the VIX could rise with a rising market, I've just never seen it happen to any extent. Do you have any examples where it...
From Wikipedia: That it hasn't fallen more says that the options players are still fearful.
Thanks for the tip. With stocks up I'm surprised it hadn't dropped more.
I am aware that there may be manipulation, but I am not a day trader so it is not something I have been concerned with. I would like to know...
Good question. A key part of my best strategy came from an idea from a forum post, and I have been helped greatly by a collaboration with a...
It depends on the strategy. I don't generally use profit targets because to improve the expected return on my strategies the profit target...
FYI, The forum that I linked to has a comprehensive Wiki that covers among other things, bond basics: http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bond_Basics
As a beginner and one that seems to be looking into investing/trading reluctantly, I suggest you start here:...
Well in the beginning I think there was some trading advise and comments about what appeared to be a long bias. Your performance has shown you...
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