The ACD Method

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by sbrowne126, Jul 16, 2009.

  1. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    I'm going to post the monthly levels for some of the bigger names.

    JPM 32.87

    MS 16.22

    BAC 6.10

    C 29.37

    GS 101. 46

    C, MS and JPM above their monthly A ups already.
     
    #2261     Dec 5, 2011
  2. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    Weekly levels for Bonds are 139'30 and 141'31.

    Weekly levels for Gold are 1716.40 and 1767.10.
     
    #2262     Dec 5, 2011
  3. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    WYNN and CME weak today. Confirmed A downs.
     
    #2263     Dec 5, 2011
  4. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    AAPL trying to confirm an A up here. This update is for the King. :)
     
    #2264     Dec 5, 2011
  5. gmst

    gmst

    Maverick, its obvious that to trade anything, its better to watch correlated markets and you do watch a lot of stuff. But how many stocks, futures, fx do you actually trade everyday ? Just curious.
     
    #2265     Dec 5, 2011
  6. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    I currently have positions in CL, ES, AUD/USD, VIX, EUR/USD, AAPL and VMW. I trade everything.
     
    #2266     Dec 5, 2011
  7. gmst

    gmst

    Thanks, yes that is a manageable number definitely. but do you normally have positions in more than 20 or 30 instruments in a day also? That will be a little bit tough to monitor and manage, No ?
     
    #2267     Dec 5, 2011
  8. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    There are not that many signals. I prefer to be in the strongest and weakest products. If 5 risk assets are breaking out, why do I need to be in all 5 of them when one of them is probably stronger then all the others.
     
    #2268     Dec 5, 2011
  9. gmst

    gmst

    Correct, especially with such high correlations over the last 3 yrs.

    Reason why i asked above is that I can perfectly see you trading 100 different names everyday as an options trader, with a complicated spreadsheet setup and a model to hedge your Greeks during the day. Because, your actions during the day are being driven by the model.

    However, trading multiple names (>20) in a day using ACD framework in a discretionary fashion, where a trader needs to make multiple decisions must be a different ballgame altogether. Unless you have got your ACD methodology completely worked out (as precise as the B-S methodology and contemporary vol modelling) and coded up using simple formulas in excel.
     
    #2269     Dec 5, 2011
  10. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    If I had the resources, I could put on 100's of trades a day. That's a different game though. I'm trying to be more focused.
     
    #2270     Dec 5, 2011