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The backspread can be executed using call or put options, and has unlimited profit potential while the loss potential is limited. An example of a backspread option is the ratio backspread option.
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I am designing software which will act as a trading tool for traders, trading on any platform and any instrument (stocks, forex, commodities). Some of the features are listed below. I would like to gauge a sense of its demand before I launch it publicly and any input anyone may have. I am doing an early launch with basic functionality so I can fund the additional enhancement on the system (some listed below) 1) can read data of the screen and compare between two platforms and place trades automatically to capture arbitrage and spread trading opportunities. NO API NEEDED (finished) 2) NO API connection or back end software integration needed to read data of your broker’s platform and then place trade on their system (finished) 3) automates traders movement on the screen to place trades automatically when trader defined basic parameters are met (finished) (advanced algorithm based parameters still in progress awaiting additional funding) 4) ability to setup invisible stops limits, place stops in the tool instead of brokers platform, and when price is met, the software will place trade on the brokers platform (finished) 5) communicate data of your actions (buy/sell signals) to multiple traders (using this platform) simultaneously so they can follow your actions on their platform. (work in progress-awaiting additional funding) 6) if you are a recipient of another traders buy/sell signals, you can automate the action to place trade on your platform as simultaneously as you receive the signal and reduce reaction time. (work in progress-awaiting additional funding) 7) Advanced algorithm in simple language (work in progress-awaiting additional funding) I can post a video of the system in action (comparing rates between two forex brokers and then placing a trade between them to capture arbitrage opportunities). System is ready enough to place trades on arbitrage opportunities (I will post vdo shortly), trader defined stops limits. System will work on any platform and any instruments, including stocks, commodities futures (and capture spreads and arbitrage between them, faster than any human can)
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I am interested in the mechanics of the forex market. Questions every new trader should be asking: What moves the the market? Yes, yes, I have heard all the pat answers. But they are all cliches. Does anyone really know? Where do those pretty lines and numbers come from? Yes, yes, I know they come from the liquidity provider. But where does the liquidity provider get them? He does not just make them up. Are there really people somewhere bidding and asking? Can I go there and watch them? I am sure that the big banks, hedge fund managers, and financial institutions cause most of the activity. OK. So what are they trying to do? Are they acting or reacting? Are they watching the same charts I am? Are their motives different from mine? Are they trying to accomplish something more that just making a profit? Why would a trader care if the price went up or down? I certainly do not care. I quickly change sides whenever the trend changes. Often I have several open trades; some long, some short. Can you give me an example of a trader who actively and aggressively wishes the price would go up or down? (Before he enters a trade, of course.) Hmmm! I just watched a gap up of 40 pips. Who pushed the buttons to make that gap appear on my screen? Whoever it was, has a different trading platform than I do. I do not see any provision on my platform where I can create a gap up or down. I am assuming that a human created that gap, or am I trading against a computer? I have got to know who is on the other side of my computer screen. Wow! I just saw the spread jump to 20 pips. Who decided that it ought to be that great? What is his name? Where does he live? Who gave him permission to widen the spread? Are there really mystical bears fighting with a heard of bulls to lower the price of their favorite currency? Or is this just a myth like Santa Clause? Let's pretend there really are bulls and bears. My question is; why do they care? What are they fighting for? And if the bulls manage to raise the price a few pips, how did they do it? Until I understand why the bears are trying to drive prices down and why the bulls are frantically trying to elevate prices, I have no business in this battle. I will get killed in the cross fire. Any hope of success depends on some real answers, not just bull.
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Hi all, This is my first post on the forum. This is in regards to my studying up on support & resistance and how I've been finding that some of the stocks I've been buying/following lately have had what I consider odd shifts. For instance, I have stocks in LRT.UN, which has had a significantly higher volume of bids than asks (in some cases 80 to 30), with a very small spread, yet the bulls catch the play. I am working hard to understand the concept of volume and what I find on the web only states that things should go the other way. How can I better anticipate what the brokers are fixing? Thank you.
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Hi All, Does anyone know if it is possible to get an indicator to plot like a H L C bar chart. I.e. Using the standard Spread Diff indicator in TS 8.6 on a 1 min chart. The indicator will move to the high and low of the spread during the bar formation, but will only plot the close. Would it be possible to have it also plot the highest price that the spread went to and the lowest price that the spread went to during the formation of this 1 min bar. Many thanks.
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STRSQZ -- Stretch and Squeeze (w auto calibrate) This indicator displays the premium/discount between a future contract and its cash index A popular display pair is YM and INDU Basic Concept: When the market is going up, the future leads the cash with premium. When the market is going down, the future leads the cash with discount*. (* or less premium) The key is to look for excessive premium/discount at points of change. (eg. at channel boundaries, price extremes, etc.,) Note that this is not a Buy/Sell type of indicator You will need to understand the workings of the market to exploit these signals. Instructions: set up 3 symbols in the chart: data1: INDU index (1 minute) data2: YM current month future contract (1 minute) data3: YM current month future contract (5 minutes) Set the first 2 symbols to invisible... the 3rd symbol is your trading chart (you can substitute the 3rd symbol with other instruments, eg. ES, NQ) Note: 1. The indicator uses a moving average to surpress the noise. The first few bars of the day is not displayed 2. The indicator will stop plotting when the cash is closed 3. The histogram color threshold is user adjustable STRSQZ_Stretch_and_Squeeze.txt
