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I s anyone here using a vol ladder for forex?Iunderstand the arguments about accurate volume levels with forex.I am curious ,tho, to see what the vol spike/churns look like at market turns
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
If you are talking about Spot FX, it would be hard to do this because it means that the broker would need to reveal his liquidity. Typically, they do not do this. In Futures, the exchange does not mind the transparency for obvious reasons.
Thank you,
Matt Z
Optimus Futures
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Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
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Thanks Mattz, i am currently trading GBPUSD.Iveput the ladder up on nt8,and there is some volume being printed.The ladder itself would need to be altered, say to only record large lots by the pip.
LMAX do and so do Dukascopy. Eywatering numbers. I tried interpreting it for about 10 seconds and then gave up all hope. Happier remaining ignorant of it all.
Chatbox tells me its 'Loading ...'
Do people use it? I had mine disabled.
Just on that forex volume, it moves so damn quick and the volume swings are so damn huge that its really useless information. Also the fact that the volume is broker specific makes it meaningless. If I remember with Dukascopy, on a quiet day a single level could oscillate from 500k to 40 million faster than I could blink. And if you think that is just one minnow of a retail broker - can you imagine what kind of volume actually swaps hands globally! We are specks on the dandruff of fleas and yet people still concern themselves with their stops getting hunted lol.
You are not trading the FX market. you are trading the specific liquidity of your provider.
Also, brokers may use different LPs for your specific account. So in the case of the "paranoid" of stop-hunting when it comes to OTC markets, they could have a case.
Matt Z
Optimus Futures
There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
1 800 771 6748 local 561 367 8686 email [email protected]