Archive for March 2010
Scanning Stocks with Breaking News? A Broken Idea
The world has changed for those trading on news and even stock scanning services that incorporate breaking news into their offerings. News just broke. The recent injunction by a judge against news headline distributor, flyonthewall.com, ordered it to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms long enough so that the firms can alert…
Read MoreDoes your Trade-Ideas T-Shirt fit?
Did you get the wrong size?Did you wear out your shirt?Did someone “borrow” it from you?Let us know if you need a new one!
Read MoreStock Scanning to Make Opportunity Out of the Market’s Traps
Here’s the beginning of a correspondence with Dr. Brett Steenbarger who wisely suggested that the exchange would make for a good blog post. That’s why he’s the PhD. From the Desk of Trade Ideas March 24, 2010 Dear Brett, I just read your quick post regarding the “traps” the market can play on intraday traders…
Read MoreReducing Latency and Increasing Bandwidth in Your Trading Environment
Marissa recently created a YouTube video titled “Reducing Latency and Increasing Bandwidth in Your Trading Environment.” https://trade-ideas.54solutions.com/VideoHelp/YouTube_Index.html?date=2010-02-19#id36. We’ve gotten so much response to this, I want to elaborate on a few points. First, a quick picture will show the path your data takes using HTTP mode vs. a TCP/IP socket. There are more network hops.…
Read MoreStock Scanner Settings in a Market Going Nowhere
What does one do when it looks like nothing is happening? Traders often find themselves frustrated at times when seemingly there is nothing going on. This is a time that separates the professionals from the amateur traders. Professionals know first of all that there is no need to push it. Getting frustrated mentally only hurts…
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