What's the best way to sell at the open?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by catmango, Sep 26, 2003.

  1. with selling in the premarket

    but that is even more risky?

    perhaps just sell if the price breaks

    through the opening range say first 5 , 10 , 15 minutes of the day?

    good luck
     
    #11     Sep 27, 2003
  2. Thanks to all that've responded so far.

    I'm primarily in NASDAQ stocks, though occasionally in NYSE stocks as well. I don't mind getting bumped out of my positions; my goal is purely to get out on average at the open. I figure that with a tight trail, if a stock opens and then moves quickly downward, I'll be out just slightly below the open, whereas if there's a quick runup, then a trail would help me capture some of it and help me in the long run average out pretty much at the open price.

    I'm trying an exit-at-open strategy because I developed a system that successfully backtested on getting out at the open.
     
    #12     Sep 27, 2003
  3. But doesn't that just guarantee that you would get out at the opening bid, and not necessarily the opening price? That's can be a significant difference with illiquid stocks.
     
    #13     Sep 27, 2003