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Forum: Traders Hideout April 17th, 2017, 11:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,083
Posted By MacroNinja
Where are you on your fundamental screener? I.e....

Where are you on your fundamental screener? I.e. being able to tell if the stock is over or undervalued versus forward earnings projections?

What do you do to screen for sentiment? i.e. if the...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim April 14th, 2017, 12:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,849
Posted By MacroNinja
Practically speaking, why not just look at the...

Practically speaking, why not just look at the Russell ETF? If free is the goal, then the should accomplish the goal.
Forum: Traders Hideout April 13th, 2017, 01:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,602
Posted By MacroNinja
Widen out the bracket, get a faster market...

Widen out the bracket, get a faster market connection, or use a better platform that can re-bracket if the order gets rejected.
Forum: Traders Hideout April 9th, 2017, 04:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 992
Posted By MacroNinja
Sounds like you're looking at a gap close...

Sounds like you're looking at a gap close strategy and need a few factors such as open interest, volume, etc to determine if it's 'gap and go' (i.e. trend continuation) or a gap close mean reversal...
Forum: NinjaTrader April 5th, 2017, 05:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,878
Posted By MacroNinja
Depending on your broker or data vendor, you...

Depending on your broker or data vendor, you might be better off just asking for the spread symbol, e.g. just get the NOB price directly for a representation of that specific spread in the curve.
Forum: ThinkOrSwim March 25th, 2017, 06:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,287
Posted By MacroNinja
Probably do a scan based off a 30M bollinger band...

Probably do a scan based off a 30M bollinger band with bollingerband width less than X. (where X is the consolidation range)
Forum: Tech Support March 22nd, 2017, 03:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,894
Posted By MacroNinja
I don't play with a computer unless it's 64GB....

I don't play with a computer unless it's 64GB. :crazy_pilot:

But seriously, that small amount is a cheap upgrade. I'd up the CPU and the RAM, especially if you use additional applications in...
Forum: Off-Topic March 12th, 2017, 09:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,901
Posted By MacroNinja
Why not propose that rather than drawing on...

Why not propose that rather than drawing on principal, to draw on dividends, interest, capital appreciation. Then maybe the parents can match the draw against the earnings. :becky:
Forum: Traders Hideout March 7th, 2017, 01:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,127
Posted By MacroNinja
Well #1, don't forget that crude is used world...

Well #1, don't forget that crude is used world wide, not just in the US, so people will place orders accordingly. (compare this to say NG which is really just a domestic market)

#2, the orders...
Forum: Traders Hideout March 7th, 2017, 09:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,634
Posted By MacroNinja
Assuming no internal tea party revolt, should be...

Assuming no internal tea party revolt, should be a simple legislative pass with republican control of House and Senate.

Whether or not they should without strings attached is a different thing,...
Forum: Traders Hideout March 2nd, 2017, 04:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,486
Posted By MacroNinja
Arbitrage robots will enforce the price...

Arbitrage robots will enforce the price difference as suggested by your #3. Usually a good assumption that they are doing their jobs correctly unless you are talking about the exotic crosses spot...
Forum: Commodities February 26th, 2017, 09:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,953
Posted By MacroNinja
I remember seeing that report a few years ago...

I remember seeing that report a few years ago when I had a free subscription. A few thoughts:

A) If you can reverse engineer their analysis (not very complicated), then the report obviously has...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 21st, 2017, 12:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,131
Posted By MacroNinja
There's really very little disadvantage to...

There's really very little disadvantage to futures.

Sometimes when you're in the London session, the spot FX market probably has a bit more liquidity pairs. However, if you're big enough to worry...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 16th, 2017, 11:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,677
Posted By MacroNinja
I am of the very strong opinion that for...

I am of the very strong opinion that for training, in person is really the best way to go. Remote will probably slow you down by 3 times at best, or at worst, never really take. It's like trying to...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 16th, 2017, 07:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,677
Posted By MacroNinja
You know the adage, if you can't beat them, join...

You know the adage, if you can't beat them, join them. Citadel has been vacuuming up the good independent small traders and funds, getting them on their platform and access to their capital, etc.
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Forum: Brokers February 10th, 2017, 03:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,542
Posted By MacroNinja
Two questions: 1) is that order filled or just...

Two questions: 1) is that order filled or just pending to be filled? 2) What order parameters do you have entry and exit orders set at? e.g. are they hidden, etc.

(And maybe as a subset of...
Forum: Treasury Notes and Bonds February 10th, 2017, 03:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,656
Posted By MacroNinja
I uh..think the 'butterfly' necessarily implies...

I uh..think the 'butterfly' necessarily implies using some type of options. Otherwise what you are suggesting is simply trading the yield curve for the duration of the futures contract.

Both can...
Forum: Brokers February 10th, 2017, 03:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,542
Posted By MacroNinja
Yes and No. Yes because you can see the pending...

Yes and No. Yes because you can see the pending orders. No in the sense that you don't know if these are orders to close or new orders. [The above is all in reference to the level 2 depth]

Now you...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 7th, 2017, 06:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,543
Posted By MacroNinja
The fact that the 'market maker' for trades under...

The fact that the 'market maker' for trades under $10k for micro lots should not surprise anyone, especially if the spread is only 1.0-2.5 pips. Who would even be the counter party to that trade on...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 3rd, 2017, 01:05 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,920
Posted By MacroNinja
We use a lot of custom built items, but still...

We use a lot of custom built items, but still build maybe 50-60% to leverage off the shelf platform stuff.

Assuming your budget for tech is under $5k, I'd say the best stuff out there right now...
Forum: Traders Hideout February 2nd, 2017, 07:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,920
Posted By MacroNinja
Maybe by way of analogy, let's say you were a...

Maybe by way of analogy, let's say you were a farmer 100 years ago and asked if it was still going to be profitable to be a farmer in another 20 years. Well, yes, if you went out to go get a tractor...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors February 1st, 2017, 07:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,400
Posted By MacroNinja
I think 30 days would be optimistic for anyone....

I think 30 days would be optimistic for anyone. (Although starting from scratch is probably easier than someone who's been poorly trained before).

My sample size is fairly small, but of the 8 or...
Forum: NinjaTrader January 31st, 2017, 05:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,540
Posted By MacroNinja
Start with "DValue". If you search for it on...

Start with "DValue". If you search for it on ninja trader support boards, that should give you a free version.

Only draw back is the volume is equally divided in the bar, it is not the exact...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 10th, 2017, 06:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,400
Posted By MacroNinja
I wasn't aware that they were still operational...

I wasn't aware that they were still operational after the software arm of NOFT was sold, but Kai Whitney has my endorsement. If you are dealing with anyone other than Kai, then Red Bridge does not...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs January 3rd, 2017, 03:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,318
Posted By MacroNinja
A few questions for food for thought: 1....

A few questions for food for thought:

1. What do you believe the ADX is calculating? (More of a pop quiz question here)

2. Why the ADX?

3. Are you trying to use the ADX as a proxy for a...
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