Aggregate positions added to Trades
June 20, 2012
With over 3,000 Trade Explorers actively synchronizing with brokerage accounts, we can now develop some very insightful applications using the aggregate data. Our first such creation is an application called Positions. Located on the Trades page, under the Leaderboard, Positions gives unprecedented insight into how forex traders are currently positioned in the market.
Positions only includes live accounts (no demos), and goes far beyond the traditional long-short ratio. For example, it displays ratios in terms of both traders and lots, tells you which traders are long and how many lots they're carrying, shows you the lot-weighted average entry for all trades, and it displays historical ratios via interactive graph!
The aggregate numbers are made fully transparent by listing every trader that makes up the aggregate. For traders who have their Trade Explorers set to 'Public,' you can click through to their Explorer to see details about their position, and for those set to 'Private' or 'Buddies,' their positions are included in an anonymous format. Please note that traders who opt out of data aggregation (via Trade Explorer permissions) are not included in aggregate metrics or lists.
While there's a bit of a learning curve, once you master Positions it can be a powerful tool that improves your edge in the market. If you have an idea for making it more useful, or if you run into any bugs, please let us know!
Positions only includes live accounts (no demos), and goes far beyond the traditional long-short ratio. For example, it displays ratios in terms of both traders and lots, tells you which traders are long and how many lots they're carrying, shows you the lot-weighted average entry for all trades, and it displays historical ratios via interactive graph!
The aggregate numbers are made fully transparent by listing every trader that makes up the aggregate. For traders who have their Trade Explorers set to 'Public,' you can click through to their Explorer to see details about their position, and for those set to 'Private' or 'Buddies,' their positions are included in an anonymous format. Please note that traders who opt out of data aggregation (via Trade Explorer permissions) are not included in aggregate metrics or lists.
While there's a bit of a learning curve, once you master Positions it can be a powerful tool that improves your edge in the market. If you have an idea for making it more useful, or if you run into any bugs, please let us know!
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