I think you confuse "uncertain outcome" with your "uncertain profit/loss". The stock market has many certainties, all of which have nothing to do...
Sure, if you want to curve-fit Trading/Investing into being called Gambling. The real issue to consider as proof that it is *not* gambling is...
The point is that with Gambling, the risk is set. A rabbit foot will do nothing to minimize that risk.
The statement "Trading is Gambling" is an example of "Affirming the Consequent": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent So,...
Google: "dfantome" https://twitter.com/DFantome The shame of it all.
UL ATR vs. UL Price vs. Option IV for max ROI Some stocks make much bigger percentage moves compared to others from day to day and week to...
Oh, and just to cover my bases, I need to plug-in another "Yes": Yes, for those who are not like "anyone else". :D
Bingo. I read that most HFT firm algos are coded without safety features to make them faster. Faster = greedy, sloppy, careless = Flash Crash....
The url was supposed to include "(finance)"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portfolio_margin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haircut_(finance)
Range vs. Range?
Is an option's IV range typically similar to the UL's 30-day HV range? As in, can you use the HV range to gauge the IV levels?
This has not been my experience. Of course, maybe I trade more contracts than the average person. My real PnL's vary a couple hundred dollars...
But I am not asking how to predict movement. I am asking: When a movement occurs, then what would/should the new IV be at the new UL's price?...
I buy Calls and Puts to capture the UL's movement. I have created a BS spreadsheet to help me estimate my profits. It is basically a table with:...
Oops, sorry I came across as "disappointed" in Jesse's life story. His biography actually borders on quintessential. It's just that I am a pure...
I also agree "screen time" + "price action" = "a feel" for the market - and that brings success. So let me just state that my original post is for...
I guess I need to explain then. My original question relates to correlation. RSI works very well. Elliot Wave Theory does not work at all. I...
Huh... does Titanic or Hindenburg ring a bell?
I wish I had the time to read every Wikipedia article out there about the math geniuses and/or risk takers who created each stock indicator and...
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