Fully automated futures trading

Discussion in 'Journals' started by globalarbtrader, Feb 11, 2015.

  1. Elder

    Elder

    Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thank you v much for taking the time.
     
    #891     Aug 21, 2017
  2. I was short 5 VX contracts the other day with a max forecast of -20, when I had my worst daily loss, when VX spiked. I am less diversified than GAT, trading only 8 markets, but my account is much smaller at $130K. My volatility is at 30%. Something tells me I have a mistake in my system somewhere, since I will be wiped out by a 30 point move in the VX. (I only trade once a day at the open). Or is this to be expected, and simply the price of admission to 30% volatility?
     
    #892     Aug 21, 2017
  3. It's the price of admission to trading the VIX; a negative skew asset which means in Gaussian space it has non stationary vol, and then targeting 30% vol. If you think a 30 point move in the VIX is plausible, you really ought to reduce your allocation to the VIX.

    GAT
     
    #893     Aug 21, 2017
  4. On that day when the VIX spiked, which parameter changed the most in your system? The forecast (went from -20 to xxx) or the value volatility?
    To be honest: having 5 VIX contracts in a 130 kUSD account where you trade 8 markets seems rather high to me.
     
    #894     Aug 21, 2017
  5. I surfed the web a bit and it appears that the biggest daily spike in VX history is 64%. That would be a 37% hit to my account, assuming a max forecast. I could handle that, but maybe not much more. Or maybe I'm being naive. Maybe I should cut my VX exposure in half to be safe.
     
    #895     Aug 21, 2017
  6. http://www.asxmarketwatch.com/2011/...rom-jesse-livermore-on-trading-and-investing/

    Jesse Livermore Quote 8:

    “I can’t sleep” answered the nervous one.
    “Why not?” asked the friend.
    “I am carrying so much cotton that I can’t sleep thinking about. It is wearing me out. What can I do?”
    “Sell down to the sleeping point”, answered the friend.

    GAT
     
    #896     Aug 21, 2017
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  7. truetype

    truetype

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    #897     Aug 21, 2017
  8. If I recall correctly, the forecast went from -20 to -12, dropping my position from -5 to -2. I think the position was so large since there hadn't been big spikes lately in the VIX, so the system was interpreting VIX as a low volatility instrument. I don't know if the VIX is workable in my system if these spikes are common. It seems like there's a spike, where I lose money, then my system decreases my allocation, but then the spike almost always reverses very quickly, so I win back some of my money, but on a much smaller position.
     
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    #898     Aug 22, 2017
  9. I see. I would have expected that the value volatility would show the greatest change. But that depends on how sensitive your forecast calculation is, versus the value volatility calculation.
    I am not using the VIX but the European V2TX. That one also spiked on the same day. The forecast changed somewhat in my system, but the largest influencer was the value volatility. Thus my position size got reduced.
     
    #899     Aug 23, 2017
  10. I wonder if it would make sense for us to delay ingestion of prices by a few days on the volatility indices since they have these large spikes that quickly reverse.

    For example, if I were short 5 contracts, then the Vix spikes by 10% on day n, my system does not react since the latest price it has is from three days ago. Then the Vix completely reverses its spike on day n+1 or n+2 (this seems to happen nearly every time it spikes). I would gain back whatever I lost on day n, since I am still short 5 contracts, since my system hasn't reacted to the spike. Then, on day n+3, my system reacts to the spike by reducing exposure, but at that point we are back to normal volatility. Is this type of system-tinkering a no-no?
     
    #900     Aug 23, 2017