Yea, options expiration week is not difficult any more, at least not for this month. Suckers did the same last hour pops again and again. Got it right for the third straight day. Go to the hell, manipulators. Oh, meanwhile, thanks. P.S. Try me tomorrow, I ain't gonna give it all back to you. Sorry.
What makes you think this is options expiration related? Late pops into the close happen just about every day. Position squaring, Buy programs? I don't know but I do know money can be made looking for it to start.
It has been my experience that the last hour pop is one of the most reliable winning trades in stock index futures. I just look for a decline into support which holds and then put a buy stop above that bar's high with a stop loss below the low of the same bar.
Moderator, please move this thread to the Journal forum. I think this is a good title for my official journal. Thanks.
(1) Never eat at a place named, "Mom's" (2) Never play poker with a man called , "Pop's" (3) Never take investment advise from a person that says ..."this market is not difficult anymore.."
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