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Forum: Emini and Emicro Index September 3rd, 2015, 08:44 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,689
Posted By Dorky
Those that makes money does not publish books. ...

Those that makes money does not publish books.
Those that publishes books does not make money.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 30th, 2015, 12:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 9,425
Posted By Dorky
Backtesting with Excel is not real backtesting. ...

Backtesting with Excel is not real backtesting.
Excel has its own limitation.
And real trading is real-time, instead of in intervals of 5-min, or 10-min, or 1-hour, or 1-day.
In between the time...
Forum: Brokers August 20th, 2015, 01:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,630
Posted By Dorky
Now is probably not the right time to get into...

Now is probably not the right time to get into futures as a beginner.

Unless you're already experienced with proven trading systems in place to aid you, in my opinion the current futures market...
Forum: Brokers August 16th, 2015, 09:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,630
Posted By Dorky
Why are you switching/expanding from fx to...

Why are you switching/expanding from fx to futures?
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 11th, 2015, 02:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,539
Posted By Dorky
Revisiting this thread... Referring to ZH's...

Revisiting this thread...

Referring to ZH's article @ Why Nav Sarao Had To Be Destroyed: He Found A Way To Beat The HFTs At Their Own Game...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 10th, 2015, 12:46 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 19,974
Posted By Dorky
Thanks for that. :) Looks good too.

Thanks for that. :)
Looks good too.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 10th, 2015, 06:43 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 19,974
Posted By Dorky
Hey, thanks for the snapshot! :) I take...

Hey, thanks for the snapshot! :)

I take that as the European version of trading hours.

Hmm... the DOM may be several times less than regular trading hours, but I believe trades involving 100...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 10th, 2015, 01:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 19,974
Posted By Dorky
Can anyone post a snapshot of ES' DOM during...

Can anyone post a snapshot of ES' DOM during Asian and European hours?
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 9th, 2015, 05:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,526
Posted By Dorky
Because tape reading involves just the price...

Because tape reading involves just the price action and volume alone, there is no divergence.
Divergence only exists when you include the time factor.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 4th, 2015, 02:49 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,154
Posted By Dorky
Tape readers and day traders, how do you plan to...

Tape readers and day traders, how do you plan to "retire" from gluing to the screen every trading day and still make money?
Forum: Currencies August 3rd, 2015, 04:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,759
Posted By Dorky
Thank you very much for the PDF attachments. ...

Thank you very much for the PDF attachments.

5+ trillions a day is large indeed, but there is something that still bugs me.

They say that if a market has thicker liquidity, it would be less...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 1st, 2015, 09:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,539
Posted By Dorky
But that's for elite members.

But that's for elite members.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index August 1st, 2015, 06:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,539
Posted By Dorky
Navinder Sarao's SNAP order

I would like to ask about Navinder Sarao's trading tactics that got him jailed for beating the HFT manipulators at their own game.

I refer to this material at Zerohedge @ Why Nav Sarao Had To Be...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2015, 08:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 13,588
Posted By Dorky
I wonder if anyone planning to read Van Tharp's...

I wonder if anyone planning to read Van Tharp's books, or Ryan Jones' books, or any book by any author on money management, to actually go to Amazon and have a look at the negative reviews (3 stars,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2015, 08:20 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 877
Posted By Dorky
I think psychological challenge is a major part...

I think psychological challenge is a major part only if a trader trades manually.
Trading systematically using algo would take the psychological challenge completely out and you will realize there...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management July 26th, 2015, 08:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,785
Posted By Dorky
Fixed ratio is a very confusing thing to me. I...

Fixed ratio is a very confusing thing to me.
I wonder why it talks about absolute value instead of relative (%) values.
I mean, for example if a drawdown of 10% is equivalent to 200 pips (pips in...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 22nd, 2015, 03:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,830
Posted By Dorky
I wonder why brokers do not provide real-time...

I wonder why brokers do not provide real-time data.
It sounds like the industry is a cartel, which I believe it is.
Forum: Currencies July 21st, 2015, 01:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,759
Posted By Dorky
I read from some books that says "no dealing...

I read from some books that says "no dealing desk" could mean:
1. They let automated machine to handle your orders internally, which is still internalization.
2. They relay your orders to a partner...
Forum: Currencies July 21st, 2015, 12:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,759
Posted By Dorky
Thank you very much for your reply. So how...

Thank you very much for your reply.

So how much trading capital is really needed to have access to the DMA-based liquidity (not internalized)?
What is the requirement to gain access to such...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 21st, 2015, 01:46 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,614
Posted By Dorky
Because of HFT spoofing, it's pretty long these...

Because of HFT spoofing, it's pretty long these days.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 11th, 2015, 03:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,408
Posted By Dorky
Yes, ES is indeed continuous. But it closes on...

Yes, ES is indeed continuous.
But it closes on Friday and opens on Sunday, thus a gap is possible if between Friday and Sunday there is significant event/announcement, like events/announcements...
Forum: Currencies July 10th, 2015, 07:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,759
Posted By Dorky
Liquidity (or market depth) of Forex

Dear All,

Many people say the forex market is the largest market (even larger than the futures market) trading many trillions a day.

Some others say that is a false claim because the forex...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 10th, 2015, 12:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,860
Posted By Dorky
I am not sure if anyone know about this, that...

I am not sure if anyone know about this, that leverage employed depends on the trading time frame.
And if the time frame is very short, like in minutes for day trading, I believe the leverage should...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 9th, 2015, 10:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,860
Posted By Dorky
Leveraged ETFs are fine if you day trade.

Leveraged ETFs are fine if you day trade.
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index July 9th, 2015, 10:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,860
Posted By Dorky
Very sorry. If it is about options strategy, then...

Very sorry. If it is about options strategy, then is beyond me.
I use options as an instrument of leverage and nothing more (not an options seller).
Until today, I am still not familiar with the...
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