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  • #15,261
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:28pm Sep 20, 2011 7:28pm
RE the rate spike:

Not knowing how to link to a post, here it is.

Broken trades, broken dreams.
  • #15,262
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:36pm Sep 20, 2011 7:36pm
Quoting OldQuant
RE the rate spike:

Not knowing how to link to a post, here it is.

Broken trades, broken dreams.
Thought so.

And for the record...when it happened to me...that was exactly who it happened with. Carbon copy of the notification I received, probably four years ago now. Their azz is always covered. Bug report was a waste of time. The only thing filling out bug reports with them did for me was get me so infuriated at an alarming rate, that I was out the door sooner than if I hadn't reported my "bugs."

Bastards...extraordinaire!

Edit: These type of spikes...I don't blame them. I do have br0kers here that have nothing like that at all today. I had to fill other "bug" reports that were just soul destroying, because after the first one, I knew the conclusion of all others. Fine print is a bitch!
  • #15,263
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:44pm Sep 20, 2011 7:44pm
Quoting kenfen69
Thought so.

And for the record...when it happened to me...that was exactly who it happened with. Carbon copy of the notification I received, probably four years ago now. Their azz is always covered. Bug report was a waste of time. The only thing filling out bug reports with them did for me was get me so infuriated at an alarming rate, that I was out the door sooner than if I hadn't reported my "bugs."

Bastards...extraordinaire!
Now at least I'm comfortable with IB not showing the spike: the time stamp is after 1700E, during the 15 mins that they are down for their nightly close-out.
  • #15,264
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:47pm Sep 20, 2011 7:47pm
somebody wake up Noda.. UJ about to flush
  • #15,265
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:50pm Sep 20, 2011 7:50pm
Quoting Wulfgar
somebody wake up Noda.. UJ about to flush
Surely GJ will want a stab at the lows, too. Definitely in sight as well.
  • #15,266
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:54pm Sep 20, 2011 7:54pm
Quoting kenfen69
Surely GJ will want a stab at the lows, too. Definitely in sight as well.
how did u make out with ur ec longs?
  • #15,267
  • Sep 20, 2011 7:55pm Sep 20, 2011 7:55pm
Quoting kenfen69
Surely GJ will want a stab at the lows, too. Definitely in sight as well.
there goes UJ...

http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/hygiene/wc/toilet2.gif

Ive been sayin GJ is heading to under 100 for awhile now... I can see UJ at 65 and GU at 1.5 in the none-to-distant future
  • #15,268
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:00pm Sep 20, 2011 8:00pm
well .my 37 short S/O at +10 earlier..... Gonna put an entry sell at 3880...night all
  • #15,269
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:01pm Sep 20, 2011 8:01pm
Quoting Wulfgar
there goes UJ...

http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/hygiene/wc/toilet2.gif

Ive been sayin GJ is heading to under 100 for awhile now... I can see UJ at 65 and GU at 1.5 in the none-to-distant future
Was watching that, UJ was the last major to hold post intervention levels, Japan trade deficit surged on the last report, we are in BOJ panic territory atm, however with the current mess, their hands may be tied.
  • #15,270
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:04pm Sep 20, 2011 8:04pm
I knew they weren't going to let them get away with it without political consequences. From WSJ:

Full Text: Republicans’ Letter to Bernanke Questioning More Fed Action

And redstate has a blog entry effectively pointing out the IMF back route as well.

This is one of those few remaining opportunities for the White House to seize the kind of moment that James Carville was talking about last week in his "fire, indict, fire" interview. But, given the statist idiots surrounding the President, there's no chance.
  • #15,271
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:05pm Sep 20, 2011 8:05pm
Quoting auxesis
Was watching that, UJ was the last major to hold post intervention levels, Japan trade deficit surged on the last report, we are in BOJ panic territory atm, however with the current mess, their hands may be tied.
So much for their intervention....It's funny to watch these central bankers thinking they can mess with the market.
  • #15,272
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:08pm Sep 20, 2011 8:08pm
Quoting attila
So much for their intervention....It's funny to watch these central bankers thinking they can mess with the market.
Hummmm........ when one has a printing press it's hard to fight. Ask the swiss?

Edit stop sweep in place
  • #15,273
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:09pm Sep 20, 2011 8:09pm
Quoting fxjawn
how did u make out with ur ec longs?
I had closed my original ones last week, because 1- I thought we had crept too far from 1.20 to see a spike and 2- As a basket of trades, they were quite profitable as the lower two orders were pretty substantial in size. Cherry on the cake last week. Then...

Set my orders again to get filled on another approach of 1.20. Bastards only filled one! It did what I was originally expecting today...just wish we were closer to 1.20 and my boat was full. All in all...no complaints. Will try again.

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  • #15,274
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:11pm Sep 20, 2011 8:11pm
Quoting auxesis
Hummmm........ when one has a printing press it's hard to fight. Ask the swiss?
As far as I know only the FED can print freely. The swiss are pegging and so they give up a lot for that, financial freedom for one...
  • #15,275
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:11pm Sep 20, 2011 8:11pm
Quoting Wulfgar
there goes UJ...

http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/hygiene/wc/toilet2.gif

Ive been sayin GJ is heading to under 100 for awhile now... I can see UJ at 65 and GU at 1.5 in the none-to-distant future
If UJ breaks 75.94...uh-oh!
  • #15,276
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:14pm Sep 20, 2011 8:14pm
Quoting kenfen69
If UJ breaks 75.94...uh-oh!
Scratching my head thinking about my e/u longs...
  • #15,277
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:16pm Sep 20, 2011 8:16pm
Quoting kenfen69
If UJ breaks 75.94...uh-oh!
Have place a "chancer" buy stop on UJ in case Noda gets pissed.

Will it get filled is the other question. I'll drop a small order in live right now for shites and giggles, too.

Not a recco...at ALL! EXTREMELY high risk shiz...aka calculated gamble at best...hope and pray gable at worst.

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  • #15,278
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:17pm Sep 20, 2011 8:17pm
Quoting kenfen69
Have place a "chancer" buy stop on UJ in case Noda gets pissed.

Will it get filled is the other question. I'll drop a small order in live right now for shites and giggles, too.
yep did the same
  • #15,279
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:18pm Sep 20, 2011 8:18pm
They're in the house.
  • #15,280
  • Sep 20, 2011 8:19pm Sep 20, 2011 8:19pm
well that was fast
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