High Frequency Trading: Its Role In Flash Crashes

This is part III of a 4-part series about High Frequency Trading (HFT). In Part I, the use of computers to quickly identify and execute trades was discussed. In part II, access to data is discussed. In part III, the role of HFT in flash crashes is talked about. Read more..

Before the Open (May 17)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan did the best. New Zealand pulled up the rear. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria is up 0.8%; Greece is down 0.9%; otherwise the net changes are small. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. Read more..

Before the Open (May 16)

Good morning. Happy Thursday.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, South Korea and Taiwan did well. Malaysia pulled up the rear. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium, Stockholm and the Czech Republic are doing well while Austria is down about 0.5%. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. Read more..

Before the Open (May 15)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. India and Japan closed up better than 2%; Hong Kong and Taiwan also did well. Australia dropped 0.6%. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is up 2.4%; Switzerland and the Czech Republic are also doing nicely. Futures here in the States point towards a slightly down open for the cash market. Read more..

Before the Open (May 14)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China dropped 1.1%; South Korea rallied 1%. Europe currently leans to the downside. Austria is up 1.4%; most markets are down but none are down noticeably. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. Read more..

Using Put/Call Open-Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week

Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. If the market is to accomplish this, what does it need to do this week? Read more..

Before the Open (May 13)

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend.

The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan and Malaysia moved up; Hong Kong, India and Indonesia moved down. Europe is currently mostly down, but there are no big losers. Greece and Austria are up. Futures here in the States point towards a down open for the cash market. Read more..

VIDEO: Recent Trades and a Few Set Ups for Next Week

Good day traders. Happy Mother’s Day. In today’s video I go over some of our recent trades and offer a handful of set ups we’re checking out for the next week or so.

Also, today is the last day to sign up for our special offer. Read more..

Economic Numbers (May 13-17)

Next week’s economic reports… Read more..

Earnings (May 13-17)

Next week’s earnings reports…I don’t entirely trust these because they are changing daily. Double check for yourself. Read more..

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