I am no closer to figuring out where BTC might go in the short to medium term. Yesterday was a strange day. BTC made new highs, as the previous...
Does anyone have some objective insights into when the current surge in Bitcoin may end? As far as I can see it's mainly driven by: a) approval...
I use TradeMachine PRO by CML. Its pretty good for all my needs, but I wouldn’t say that I’m a power user, most of my trading is longer duration...
Sure, ETFs are not free. There is a management fee, and for the oil ETFs there is a daily roll up to the slightly higher-priced contract and...
I use ETFs. Both these track the WTI spot quite closely: USO in the US, CRUD.L in London.
What did she buy, if you don’t mind sharing? But to clarify, do you mean ‘rare earth’ or ‘precious metals’? Rare earth prices are rising, but...
Good thread. Some great points made above. Look at procrastination as a good thing as it could likely be pointing out a deficiency in you and...
Not necessarily, depends on how you trade. Like I tried to explain in my example of shorting stocks with the hope of a massive fall at some point....
Humans have a tendency to want to be right. It makes them feel good and gives them something to brag about at parties. The last thing a trader...
Here is how I would explain that VXX ‘works’ as a simple introduction. Think of VXX in two parts. Part 1 is the short term, where VXX tries to...
I would be interested to hear why you think 4 litres is too much, if you care to share? On my gym days I tend to think its slightly on the low...
If you have unlimited time and willpower, then my answer is, use a combination of eating less and exercising more to create a daily caloric...
Its true the tech sector had a great run leading into this earnings quarter, but given the results being reported maybe there is a lot of...
Great thread, OI. I was a bit skeptical given you small account size and the riskiness of your strategy, but I like your approach and appreciate...
No, of course it doesn’t make sense. It was to show why those numbers are unrealistic. A 3% return every week is also unrealistic. It’s...
To make 3% every week is an exceptional return. To make 15% (taking the midpoint of your 10-20% range) every week is an immortal return. These are...
The 20% swing is not the move that GOOG needs for this trade to be a loser. Why? Because the 92% refers solely to the expiry date, and a lot can...
The problem with your GOOG IC trade is that you don’t have an edge, despite 8 pages of conversation. All we know from what you have said is that...
In your backtesting & experience, what is the best way to use OTM Calls, in terms of 1) how far OTM, 2) expiry (open with how many days to expiry)...
Thanks IronChef. I can‘t say I disagree with any of that. It still seems to me that bet size is the much smaller part of the problem; the larger...
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