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  • #4,261
  • May 12, 2014 10:15am May 12, 2014 10:15am
Anyone trading the VIX - Good RR atm.

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  • #4,262
  • May 12, 2014 12:06pm May 12, 2014 12:06pm
Hi All,

Just as I predicted Olu. We continue with an Upward trend...
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  • #4,263
  • May 12, 2014 12:14pm May 12, 2014 12:14pm
Quoting stewrigh
Anyone trading the VIX - Good RR atm. {image}
Hi Stewrigh. May I ask what product is this?
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  • #4,264
  • May 12, 2014 1:00pm May 12, 2014 1:00pm
Quoting mastersm
{quote} Hi Stewrigh. May I ask what product is this?
Dow volatility index - measure of volatility in the stock market

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX
  • #4,265
  • May 12, 2014 1:02pm May 12, 2014 1:02pm
GOLD this week. Trade only these zones I already marked as low risk and higher probability profits. Focus... you can do this too.
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  • #4,266
  • May 12, 2014 1:21pm May 12, 2014 1:21pm
Quoting stewrigh
{quote} Dow volatility index - measure of volatility in the stock market http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX
Very interesting. But why would you choose to trade the Dow Jones?
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  • #4,267
  • May 12, 2014 1:39pm May 12, 2014 1:39pm
Quoting mastersm
{quote} Very interesting. But why would you choose to trade the Dow Jones? {image}
Hi M
it is not the dow jones per se but the 'fear factor' in the stock markets. It tends to move inversely to the stock markets. It is very predicable as well. Hence the reason to trade it

Olu
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  • #4,268
  • May 12, 2014 1:41pm May 12, 2014 1:41pm
Quoting mastersm
Hi All, Just as I predicted Olu. We continue with an Upward trend... {image}

Well done M. New highs on the stock indices. Excellent read on the markets

Olu
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  • #4,269
  • May 12, 2014 2:25pm May 12, 2014 2:25pm
Natural Gas
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  • #4,270
  • May 12, 2014 3:16pm May 12, 2014 3:16pm
Quoting Olu
Natural Gas {image}
Thanks for putting that up Olu! I thought I had a pending long order at around the 4.45-4.50 level (can't quite remember) so I just went off to check my account and I have no position and no pending order, which saved me a good few hundred $. I guess I must have forgotten to change it to GTC. Phew!
Anyway, long from here.
There is a reasonable chance that they poke down to say 4.25-4.30, perhaps this week. That is a risk I'm willing to take. Below there, eeks, I guess I'm wrong.
I have no clue what I'm talking about.
  • #4,271
  • May 12, 2014 3:20pm May 12, 2014 3:20pm
Took 2/3 off my E/A short - profits just got too large to risk. Look to add some on a pullback higher if and when one presents itself.
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  • #4,272
  • May 12, 2014 10:26pm May 12, 2014 10:26pm
IMHO gold is about to finish the pullback and the bearish trend is about to ressume. There is a possible H&S. (update, the GJ seems finally about making the break out to up-I personally almost forgot about it )
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  • #4,273
  • May 13, 2014 3:01am May 13, 2014 3:01am
Quoting rehab
IMHO gold is about to finish the pullback and the bearish trend is about to ressume. There is a possible H&S. (update, the GJ seems finally about making the break out to up-I personally almost forgot about it ) {image}
I think gold goes higher so I am long.
I think GBPJPY goes lower so I am short.
That's what makes a market
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  • #4,274
  • May 13, 2014 3:21am May 13, 2014 3:21am
Quoting Boy Wonder
{quote} I think gold goes higher so I am long. I think GBPJPY goes lower so I am short. That's what makes a market
I just exited my long GJ..I was wrong
but I am still short gold
  • #4,275
  • May 13, 2014 4:46am May 13, 2014 4:46am
Dollar Index
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  • #4,276
  • May 13, 2014 11:23am May 13, 2014 11:23am
Quoting Boy Wonder
{quote} TBH mate I would just buy a bit at market. I'm not sure the market is going to give everybody who missed the move (and there are a lot of you ) a nice entry. I am planning to add a bit myself at the market. But hey, no crystal ball here (don't want to be blamed if you buy some at market and then it tanks!).

usdcad is continuing up without any appreciable pullback as you said. I did get in without waiting for the pullback. A break of the 925 high would be nice

Olu
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  • #4,277
  • May 13, 2014 11:32am May 13, 2014 11:32am
Quoting mastersm
{quote} Very interesting. But why would you choose to trade the Dow Jones? {image}
M - I wouldn't trade the dow atm but this is a measure of it's(the dows) volatility. Basically it's telling me that volatility is the lowest it's been for years so if you think volatilty will increase you buy the Vix. From a RR perspective the potential downside is limited to maybe 10% - the upside potential could be 50%+.

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  • #4,278
  • May 13, 2014 11:35am May 13, 2014 11:35am
For instance iF Russia were to invade Ukraine(unlikely I know) this would skyrocket.
  • #4,279
  • May 13, 2014 12:43pm May 13, 2014 12:43pm
Quoting stewrigh
{quote} M - I wouldn't trade the dow atm but this is a measure of it's(the dows) volatility. Basically it's telling me that volatility is the lowest it's been for years so if you think volatilty will increase you buy the Vix. From a RR perspective the potential downside is limited to maybe 10% - the upside potential could be 50%+. {image}
Yes but you can't buy the VIX. You can only buy the VIX futures (either directly or via the ETFs), unless you buy VIX calls or sell VIX puts. And although I haven't checked recently they (the futures) have been in contango for as long as I can remember, which makes longs especially difficult to make a profit from because the futures price is > the cash price and the futures price will converge with the cash price over time.
E.g. see http://seekingalpha.com/article/2010...g-the-vix-etfs

I know others think trading the VIX is easy but I think I've tried it once in my trading life and once was enough.
I have no clue what I'm talking about.
  • #4,280
  • May 13, 2014 12:45pm May 13, 2014 12:45pm
Quoting stewrigh
For instance iF Russia were to invade Ukraine(unlikely I know) this would skyrocket.
Yeah if A then B.
If somebody flies a plane into a tall building the VIX will rocket etc.
That's no good. You still need to know or have a reasonable handle on the probability of event A occurring.
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