Hi, I just heard on the news that Wall Street banks are cutting bonuses for their traders due to low return as result of low volatility. I...
OP doesn't seem to know much about basic economics/finance...
Thanks Maverick74. NG seems to be more volatile than CL.
I guess maybe there is a difference between leveraging on the account basis vs per contract basis. Per contract basis, you're right that the...
Thanks. Do you know if there is a place I can look up historical fluctuation of margin requirement of futures during volatile period? I want to...
The weather seems to be pretty cold this year compare to last. Is it overproduction or warm weather?
I'm bullish on bitcoin long-term so I'm taking a hold approach.
I understan I understand. If I'm correct, from the risk and reward perspective, the notional value matters. Holding one contract of CL at $57000...
Your leverage of futures is the same with other product. If the notional value of your future position is the same as your account size, then...
Only take the weekend off:thumbsup:
Glad you had nice profit at NQ as well today. Like you, I'm happy with my gain today as I reached my profit target. I'm trying to stick to my...
/NQ popped 1.42% or 60 points. I took an early 20 points profits and made a nice profit. It is kind of painful to see leaving a lot of money on...
I agree. The margin is way too high compare to other futures.
It makes sense as a hedge but not very useful for speculators due to carrying cost.
Thanks. I intuitively believe the mindset of what you described and not being greedy. However, it is just strange that everyone is preaching...
For options. I trade monthly options. I do swing trades and exit as soon as I reach my profit targets. I find that it is much easier to turn...
Thanks. Do you think it is most appropriate to use "let the winner run" if one is doing fundamental investing rather than technical trading? If...
For short premiums, I exit 50% profit on Strangles and 25% profit on straddles. On Bullspreads, I exit 75% profits. On scalping, I exit depending...
Wouldn't this be similar to betting on lottery where you're banking on a low probability event with a huge payout?
Thanks. For those that like stay longer in the trade to make a bigger profit, what about the opportunity cost? Your capital is tied up to the...
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