With VIX under 20 and AMZN at implied volatility low (52-week), an October combination/straddle purchase might be a good speculation. Many other...
No one on this board has verified that they are accessing IB now through SZ or HK. If trade executions are routed through NY for all servers, it...
Good question HTrader. Are any traders currently up through Switzerland or HK?
Anything that enhances mental discipline is helpful to a trader- particularly if you consistently trade "solo" without other interactions (other...
Tea, I lost 12.50 on my one tick stop. I am going to sue you!:D
The lack of an integrated charting platform in IB is a real shame. Even though I have an IB account, I rarely use it for this reason (and yes, I...
For what its worth abra, I agree with you.
After much trial and error with many programs (including those mentioned here), I use Sierra charts with IB data for all ratios/spreads and have...
Currently on INTC/ALTR (higher correlation + high fundamental skew- earnings expectations and profit margins). Considering TXN/XLNX (analogs)....
I checked this out. Looks very interesting though definitely geared to the professional options trader. The future volatility and hedge ratio...
You might try this: http://www.wealth-lab.com Also, I agree. Any rigorous testing doesn't hold up in SWP. A maddening program for those...
Good Luck. Knock 'em dead!
I filter by strategy- not specifically interested in a particular asset. I will trade it if it makes sense to me. I try to stick with assets...
Well Aaron, I don't mean to be taciturn but that is a question that could fill up a book or two. The basic idea is to track 1)historical...
I've been selling vol like crazy this month. Good to look at the other side of the coin. I will watch these strikes over the next few days to...
Vulture- Currently, 340-360 range on the Octs?
Yep. I haven't even thought of the speed of my connection until asked on this thread. I have other issues related to trading discipline that are...
I have DSL on Kauai. Verizon is running a deal.
A couple of years ago, I noticed a slowdown in my dial-up account and did a ping test. Bottleneck was in the Bay Area. Since using DSL, however,...
Can't speak for others but I have never had a problem. DSL is $30/mo. Lost my connection once in the last four years during a big storm.
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