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Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 04:55 PM
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Posted By jstnbrg
Hopefully whatever you were leaning on wasn't too...

Hopefully whatever you were leaning on wasn't too big!
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 03:56 PM
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Posted By jstnbrg
OK, gotta go. Heading to Big Bend National Park...

OK, gotta go. Heading to Big Bend National Park tomorrow and there's laundry to do.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 03:49 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
Yes and no. If your hands were up and a broker...

Yes and no. If your hands were up and a broker said "Sold" you couldn't back out, both by the rules and by the social conventions. I showed big offers all the time when I actually wanted to buy,...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 03:42 PM
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Posted By jstnbrg
1) Every floor trader I knew was a scalper, many...

1) Every floor trader I knew was a scalper, many of whom were scalping spreads. But sometimes those "scalps" would take hours to get out of, especially for the spreaders but also when things got...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 03:13 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
Yeah, I went back and looked at the thread again...

Yeah, I went back and looked at the thread again and saw you were responding a post he(?) had made. Sorry. Hopefully @artesimo will see this and respond.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 03:08 PM
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Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
You might be describing me, except for the last...

You might be describing me, except for the last line of your post. Floor trading and modern electronic trading involve completely different skill sets. While I think I'm far from being stupid, I...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 02:20 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
We certainly had the advantages you describe. ...

We certainly had the advantages you describe. It's why exchange memberships used to cost so much. Firstly, individual brokers tended to represent only one or two large firms, so you got a sense of...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
A great post. Even in the pit either the...

A great post. Even in the pit either the existing bid or offer was better than the edge I was interested in, so I when initiating a trade I was always only on one side of the market. My rule of...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 6th, 2023, 01:36 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
I do not trade any more. I've tried a couple...

I do not trade any more. I've tried a couple times but I need an edge and I've decided I don't have the time or the financial urgency to devote the thousands of hours necessary to develop one. Even...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 5th, 2023, 09:34 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 115,056
Posted By jstnbrg
I was a floor trader at the CBOT from 1986 to...

I was a floor trader at the CBOT from 1986 to 2002, trading mostly in the Five Year T Note pit. I didn't know anyone who did backtesting for the purpose of making markets on the floor, though I did...
Forum: Platforms and Indicators March 4th, 2018, 02:51 PM
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Views: 1,619
Posted By jstnbrg
https://www.advantagefutures.com/open-an-account/c...

https://www.advantagefutures.com/open-an-account/commissions/

On top of that, exchanges give significant discounts to individuals who buy or lease memberships: Clearing & Trading Fees...
Forum: Traders Hideout March 4th, 2018, 02:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
I love Costco for exactly the reasons you state,...

I love Costco for exactly the reasons you state, plus good prices to begin with and as a bonus they treat their employees well.
Forum: Traders Hideout March 4th, 2018, 02:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
Good to know. Thanks for the info. For now...

Good to know. Thanks for the info. For now using onboard graphics at 30p is working fine, but if I need to upgrade it's good to know I can go with a budget option.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 28th, 2018, 02:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
Originally I was going to buy the TCL but...

Originally I was going to buy the TCL but Consumer Reports gave the Samsung a significantly higher rating so I decided to spend the extra $50.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 28th, 2018, 02:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
Update

Although Intel claims the onboard graphics (530) should support 3840 x 2160 (hdmi 2.0), my motherboard apparently does not. So far I'm not suffering using 30P Hz, so for now I'm just going to leave...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 26th, 2018, 05:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
Just bought a Samsung MU6290 for a budget installation

I just bought a Samsung 43" MU 6290 at Costco for $350 plus tax. Costco has a very liberal return policy, so if I'm not happy I'll bring it back. I ran into a couple of issues setting it up, but it...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 24th, 2018, 02:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,197
Posted By jstnbrg
What is your experience using a 4k TV as a monitor?

What is your experience using a 4k TV as a monitor?
Forum: Traders Hideout February 21st, 2018, 09:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
If you mean "people who can count on being able...

If you mean "people who can count on being able to do tomorrow what is easy today", they are fooling themselves in my opinion. I think the lesson to take away from it is to avoid living as though...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 14th, 2018, 03:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
Somehow, knuckle draggers (all of us) evolved...

Somehow, knuckle draggers (all of us) evolved into nuclear physicists! Don't knock the knuckle draggers.
Forum: Traders Hideout February 14th, 2018, 03:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
Do you keep standard deviation bands on your...

Do you keep standard deviation bands on your screen for both RTH and ETH? That must get MESSY!
Forum: Traders Hideout February 14th, 2018, 03:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
Absolutely. And most of these guys got driven...

Absolutely. And most of these guys got driven out of the business by HFT anyway. Including myself. I started getting legged up on spreads (my autospreader would get one leg but miss the other and...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 13th, 2018, 10:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
Interesting. So, at least in the markets you...

Interesting. So, at least in the markets you trade, Globex tends to mean revert towards the settlement after the RTH close. Well, in oil there's certainly not much volume after RTH until Europe...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 13th, 2018, 02:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
I'm trying to decide what the community defines...

I'm trying to decide what the community defines as the "open" these days. Since the end of RTH is the settlement, is the period right after that the open, is it the beginning of the evening session...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 13th, 2018, 02:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
That's what I've been using too, but since VWAP...

That's what I've been using too, but since VWAP is one of those things that the entire community looks at making trading and investment decisions, I think it makes sense to know what price levels the...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 12th, 2018, 03:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,887
Posted By jstnbrg
Start point for daily VWAP?

When calculating daily VWAP, do most market participants consider the beginning of the trading day to be 1) the end of previous day RTH 2)the beginning of the evening session prior to today's RTH ...
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