Archive for August 2007
I Bet My Personal Trading Volatility Is Higher Than Yours
Volatility says in a sense, that what moves up also moves down. Here’s how we define it technically as it applies to our real-time statistical analysis: Definition of technical volatility A resourceful trader knows his/her prey and can identify a stock’s natural volatility so that a natural wiggle doesn’t automatically hit a stop order (See…
Read MoreWhat Your Broker Doesn’t Know, Will Reassure You
More than a Chinese Wall, Your Trading Secrets are SafeEmails and message board posts mentioned recently a fear that when it comes to automating a trader’s trading strategies, their broker can either: See your strategies Trade against them Front run them or some combination thereof In terms of the Trade-Ideas Automated Trading Bot (ATB) we…
Read MoreKnow Your Enemy
“Know your enemy. You’re at war. They outgun you. In head-on combat, odds are against you. You must redefine the rules of engagement. Go into the shadows, yours. Never play by their rules, on their battlefield. Fight an asymmetrical war with the insurgent’s tactics. Play your game, by your rules. You must decide. Fight your…
Read MoreInsight Trading Software acquired by Kershner Trading Group
According to the Insight Trading website, Insight Trading Software was recently acquired by Kershner Trading Group. We congratulate the owners of Insight and Kershner Trading Group on this acquisition. Insight Trading is a scanning and filtering software company and one of the only pure play competitors to Trade-Ideas in terms of a software offering. Insight…
Read More14 Questions and 1 Invite for Automated Trading
More on the Automated Trading Pilot with OptionsXpressTrade-Ideas and OptionsXpress now offer fully automated equities trading to OptionsXpress customers. This offering is part of a pilot program that features the availability of a suite of tools at no cost to participants for the 3-month pilot. Please note: a subscription to Trade-Ideas PRO paid by participants…
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