A couple of points: 1) If QQQ and SPY did not precisely track the futures, arbitrageuers would immediately step in to profit and then make sure...
The odds are you've already missed the bulk of the good profit opportunity in the futures' close well below fair value (at a discount) today. As...
Let me try to put this market in perspective from the point of view of the only instrument I trade ---- ES (E-mini S&P). Probably the best gauges...
A limit-down level is like a circuit breaker, at least on one side of the contract. When ES or NQ first goes down 5% (currently 55 points for ES...
A few clarifications: 1) ES tracks/leads S&P cash index, but NQ tracks/leads not the NASDAQ Compositie ($COMPQ), but the NASDAQ 100 ($NDX)....
In my view, e-minis are definitely superior trading vehicles to any stock, including a tracking stock like the cubes. To answer your points one...
Just to let the cat out of the bag: For what it's worth (and IMO, not too much) the Value Area is the range within which around around 70% of...
Babak ---- If you check that link, you will find below *click here for the most recent data*, a line reading *VIX Data Textfile for 1986-2001*....
I have VIX data going back to 1986, and over that entire period of time, the average VIX reading was indeed around 17-18, based on calculating...
From William R Gallacher's *Winner Take All* ----- to my knowledge the first and most articulate statement of tntneo's very valid point: "If...
IB's e-mini data feed is definitely real-time and is outstanding. The past 3 days running, my esignal quotes have lagged up to 80 seconds between...
Dano ----- I've also been able to use an Intel Pro/100 S, goes for between $50 and $55. That and the 3COM 905C are the ONLY cards I can...
Thanks so much guys. It was the NIC, and now I'm up and running fine. Could have never figured it out without your help. Thanks again.
I opened an IB account this week, and after nearly 100 tries, I am still unable to access the trading screen for the account. I've talked with IB...
Various studies over a 50-year period show that 80-90% of futures traders lose money. Most of those suggest that about two-thirds wash out within...
TradeStation 2000i, IB primary broker, eSignal primary data feed.
I don't think it's just you Babak. I've read a couple of Williams interviews that I thought were very insightful and helpful, but his books are...
I agree completely about e-minis being a superb trading instruments ---- far and away in a class by themselves. For miniscule spreads, total...
To me there are whipsaws and then there are other whipsaws. For the first time in many months, we saw what I call (courtesy of Joe DiNapoli)...
I must agree with short 'n fool. I too would like to hear a sane rationale for going long BVSN. The fact that it's already fallen a great deal...
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