Harmonicpatrick seems to be referring to a technique the Turtles use of adding to winning positions when appropriate using volatility (true range...
An other benefit using futures is that one can use T Bills to margin a futures position. These days T Bills don't pay much but over time it...
Larry Williams, Lawrence McMillan, In 1973 I was a commodity broker having discretion over a goodsize account of one of Williams' neighbors....
ErlangerQuote (using QuoteCom data) and NeoTicker (multiple data sources) have such scanning features.
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For the beginner it is like climbing a greased pole. For the more advanced ( technical trader) it's like navigating some craft you built....
This does not always come out in their first comment, but, over the years I got the feeling that people admire my independence as a trader.
Three years in market making and scalping is a long time and surviving it is an accomplishment. In that time you have made countless transactions...
I traded on the floor of some of the NY commodity exchanges in the late seventies and early eighties. For me when I started out trading stocks...
Phil Erlanger is doing extensive work on sentiment. He has an impressive track record. :)
also, institutional traders often scale orders which tend to contribute to an orderly market
Yes, and my comment was from a local's perspective.
I am new to ET but I am beginning to feel like I have stepped into a sneak pit. Cool off guys. In my 40+ years of trading I have never met...
It would be impossible. Imagine trying to catch what is going on in a crowded small room. Now imagine a crowded room with hundreds of people...
I got the info from this very site. Before I posted earlier I took the very same poll that is attached to tis thread. According to it over 73 %...
Everything depends on the bigger picture. You have to look at what is the environment in which the breakout is occuring. You should even fade some...
When I was a commodity broker we had a client who always called at the exact top of moves (because he was cautious). We did not trade inversly to...
You can do it, but have to become a sharpshooter and very disciplined.
I trade the Qs at IB sometimes and I keep getting the most amazing fills. Also smart routing.
I have a buddy in Zurich who only trades Bund for a few ticks. He said it is a most liquid market.
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