Of course, there were also the gaps caused by the events of 9/11 and the following period from that morning until the markets reopened on 9/17....
If memory serves, the largest most recent gaps in the index futures occured during the controversy over the Florida vote in the 2000 election....
Kicking --- According to my data, on 9/11/01, ES was trading at 1100 at 8:56ET, and it moved down for the next 34 minutes with one major jerky...
Spoos are the S&P futures.................
Probably the best discussion in print is in Victor Sperandeo's books (Trader Vic and Trader Vic 2), where he identifies the pattern as 2b, and...
As someone who has supported himself for extended periods by betting on horse racing, I'd like to correct a misconception about a horse's odds...
Basically favorable reviews at Amazon, though some complain that his book is mostly anecdotes and the method is very basic, presented in just a...
http://www.dontloseyourass.com/jake.htm
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1) During the 1980's I supported myself by betting on thoroughbred horse races (at the NYRA tracks ---- Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga). One of...
William Eckhardt's interview is a model of lucidity and perception when it comes to understanding why traders win or lose. And yes, Ed Seykoya...
Tradersavvy ---- Spreadem offers excellent advise. For at least a month DO NO TRADING AND just WATCH ES and/or NQ, every tick, every day. Do...
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Es reopened at 7:17ET at 916.75, up 11.75 points from the outage level this morning. As of 7:21 ET, ES at 918.00.
Koros ---- The big NASDAQ contract is traded in the CME pits by open outcry and its current symbol is ND02Z or ND Z2 (depending on your quote...
Several points about a very comnplex but crucial topic: 1) Van Tharp, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, p. 268: I think adaptive...
All indicators lag by definition, because by their very nature they are constructed from data that has already happened. (Just as all price and...
The gap is caused by an exceptionally high close in the NQ futures yesterday afternoon at 4:15. During the 15-minute aftermarket trading period,...
Rollover is always on the Thursday one week and a day before the Friday expiration of a contract ----- the third Friday of the calendar month....
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