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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 21st, 2017, 01:01 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 43,033
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
I started getting into options trading a few...

I started getting into options trading a few years ago and my experience was similar to yours. I tried all sorts of defined risk strategies but couldn't make them profitable consistently. It's easy...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs October 17th, 2017, 10:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,529
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
I feel old. No idea how people keep up with (or...

I feel old. No idea how people keep up with (or have the time for) all these social media doohickeys.
Forum: Options September 26th, 2017, 12:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,529
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
At its most basic level, Theta is the rate of...

At its most basic level, Theta is the rate of decay an options price experiences over time. Keep in mind Theta is not constant and the rate of decay will tend to increase as expiration nears.
...
Forum: Sierra Chart August 10th, 2017, 01:27 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 28,698
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
That's strange. You might want to try an older...

That's strange. You might want to try an older version of wine. I've found that sometimes things that work perfectly fine with one version of wine don't work with another. Over the last couple years...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs June 21st, 2017, 07:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,476
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Well the issue is that you need to define exactly...

Well the issue is that you need to define exactly what qualifies as support and resistance if you expect an automatic scan to find what you're looking for.

If you ask 3 different people to specify...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management March 24th, 2017, 06:27 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,275
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
grausch has made some good points which I would...

grausch has made some good points which I would like to expand on. To provide some context, I day traded full time for about 4 years while also swing trading. Over time I started day trading less and...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs March 17th, 2017, 04:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,529
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Those of you who trade these IPO's certainly have...

Those of you who trade these IPO's certainly have guts! Im not brave enough to touch anything that hasn't been listed for at least a year.
Forum: Options March 11th, 2017, 01:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,717
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
I trade call spreads among several other option...

I trade call spreads among several other option strategies. Is there something specific you're looking to discuss related to call spreads,...or just spreads in general?
Forum: Stocks and ETFs February 25th, 2017, 12:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,765
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Quantopian is the way to go I would say. Yes,...

Quantopian is the way to go I would say. Yes, they do offer minute data. I would suggest you watch some of Quantopian's educational lectures regardless of whether or not you decide to use their...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs February 23rd, 2017, 11:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,626
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Keep in mind that opening gap trades in stocks...

Keep in mind that opening gap trades in stocks are sometimes only good in hindsight. By that I mean the bid/ask spread is often incredibly wide when the market opens resulting in the first order...
Forum: Brokers December 14th, 2016, 10:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,243
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Thanks Eric, I'll have a look through this. This...

Thanks Eric, I'll have a look through this. This looks like it may be above my paygrade.

In the mean time, today I discovered using the -X flag when ssh'ing into the headless box where I want the...
Forum: Brokers December 13th, 2016, 12:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,243
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Any of you out there experienced in creating...

Any of you out there experienced in creating docker containers, can you recommend any tutorials, videos etc that would point me in the right direction to figuring out how to create a docker container...
Forum: Brokers October 22nd, 2016, 03:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,243
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Yeah, it's a docker version issue, not an iqfeed...

Yeah, it's a docker version issue, not an iqfeed issue (I think?). I emailed him a while back asking if he would be willing to update it, but I got no response. Such a pitty, it worked really well...
Forum: Brokers October 22nd, 2016, 12:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,243
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Same here, I used docker for about a year then it...

Same here, I used docker for about a year then it stopped about a month back. At the time I recall getting a message on docker saying iqfeed was built using an old version of docker. A couple weeks...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 28th, 2016, 11:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,437
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Thanks, ill look into these. Anyone else...

Thanks, ill look into these.

Anyone else have anything they use?
Forum: Traders Hideout April 28th, 2016, 03:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,437
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Daily news summary

Hey all,

Can anyone recommend a good free source for a concise summary of the major financial news themes each day. Im not looking for anything related to trade recommendations or long winded...
Forum: Platforms and Indicators March 15th, 2016, 09:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,186
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Sierra Chart works perfectly on Linux using Wine

Sierra Chart works perfectly on Linux using Wine
Forum: Options February 26th, 2016, 02:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,043
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Correct. Using the often times useful method of...

Correct. Using the often times useful method of using delta to determine the ITM/OTM probabilities, a strangle or IC with short strikes at 16 delta would have +- 68% probability of being OTM. A...
Forum: Brokers February 18th, 2016, 03:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,582
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
As Mike said, if you're using the API you have...

As Mike said, if you're using the API you have access to everything. I use the API and am not aware of any restrictions with respect to market depth (there are only restrictions with respect to...
Forum: Sierra Chart December 8th, 2015, 12:29 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 53,689
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
I've used NinjaTrader for about 1.5 years, Sierra...

I've used NinjaTrader for about 1.5 years, Sierra for about 2 years, TWS for about 6 months, and my own 'platform' to cater for things that retail platforms generally can't do.

Out of the retail...
Forum: Options November 9th, 2015, 01:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,708
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Thanks for this. Unfortunately this is also...

Thanks for this. Unfortunately this is also probably way above my math skills (which are laughable at best). But I will certainly have a skim through these pdf's. Thank you.




So for anyone...
Forum: Options November 8th, 2015, 02:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,708
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Just wanted to post another screenshot, this time...

Just wanted to post another screenshot, this time from TWS. Each option (put and call) has it's own IV. However what im trying to find out is, how is the IV in the top section calculated? My...
Forum: Options November 8th, 2015, 02:20 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,708
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
Thanks for this. However I somehow doubt that the...

Thanks for this. However I somehow doubt that the IV number im referring to is calculated by determining a VIX for every underlying. But if anyone else could expand on this that would be great.


...
Forum: Options November 6th, 2015, 09:09 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,708
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
How is historical implied volatility calculated?

I know that each individual option has it's own implied volatility, but how do you go about calculating the overall implied volatility for an underlying?

For example when someone sais the IV of a...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 5th, 2015, 06:16 AM
Replies: 1,296
Views: 499,615
Posted By DarkPoolTrading
TST only 'backs' you for 10 days. That's it. No...

TST only 'backs' you for 10 days. That's it. No more.

When you go live they specify your drawdown limit as per the rules. After 10 days that drawdown magically disappears and you're left to trade...
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