International markets traders banter

[CanOz]

I was thinking about a short of a couple contracts at 11049 on the DAX, with a stop above 11000. Then, considering its Friday and I'll be doing :drink:, while Draghi is doing :karaoke:, you'd have to be :screwy:

So I'll sit and watch this for a while....maybe read my new book

 

[fiftyeight]

I was thinking about a short of a couple contracts at 11049 on the DAX, with a stop above 11000. Then, considering its Friday and I'll be doing :drink:, while Draghi is doing :karaoke:, you'd have to be :screwy:

So I'll sit and watch this for a while....maybe read my new book

Short at 11049 and a stop at 11000, have you already had a few :drink: haha

 

[CanOz]

Short at 11049 and a stop at 11000, have you already had a few :drink: haha

its well within my risk if i use the mini

 

[CanOz]

looks like we might challenge that little gap around the 11200 if we can keep this bid going through the cash...

Obviously that urge to short has passed...

 

[Trembling Hand]

its well within my risk if i use the mini

You sure

 

[fiftyeight]

looks like we might challenge that little gap around the 11200 if we can keep this bid going through the cash...

Obviously that urge to short has passed...

Are you referring to the little gap waaaay back in August?

 

[CanOz]

Are you referring to the little gap waaaay back in August?

mmm, 12th of August

 

[cynic]

Just when I thought the extraordinary run of disruptive events was finally behind me, my power company decides to let me down.

I am now in the midst of my third power outage today. Fortunately the second one was reasonably quickly remedied, and my UPS and batteries should hopefully see me through to the end of my trading session.

However, I must say that the number of diverse and annoying things I've had to contend with this past couple of weeks is severely testing the last vestiges of my somewhat limited patience!

 

[cynic]

Just when I thought the extraordinary run of disruptive events was finally behind me, my power company decides to let me down.

I am now in the midst of my third power outage today. Fortunately the second one was reasonably quickly remedied, and my UPS and batteries should hopefully see me through to the end of my trading session.

However, I must say that the number of diverse and annoying things I've had to contend with this past couple of weeks is severely testing the last vestiges of my somewhat limited patience!

Hooray!!

Power has just resumed, and my power company actually managed to comfortably beat their previous record by a couple of hours!

 

[Gringotts Bank]

Cynic, do you believe in that whole 'law of attraction' thing?

 

[CanOz]

Interesting charts from a well known poster on another forum...

 

[cynic]

Cynic, do you believe in that whole 'law of attraction' thing?

Unfortunately yes.

 

[VSntchr]

Just when I thought the extraordinary run of disruptive events was finally behind me, my power company decides to let me down.

I am now in the midst of my third power outage today. Fortunately the second one was reasonably quickly remedied, and my UPS and batteries should hopefully see me through to the end of my trading session.

However, I must say that the number of diverse and annoying things I've had to contend with this past couple of weeks is severely testing the last vestiges of my somewhat limited patience!

Certainly a good reminder to have redundancy plan! Laptop fully charged in case of power outage, phone with hotspot for internet, gas powered generator, windmill and solar panels :

 

[cynic]

Certainly a good reminder to have redundancy plan! Laptop fully charged in case of power outage, phone with hotspot for internet, gas powered generator, windmill and solar panels :

Yes. My UPS was fully exhausted along with my first laptop before yesterday's close. Luckily I had an additional 3 laptops charged and ready of which only one had to be deployed. However, trading from laptops via candlelight is not nearly so romantic as it sounds!!

 

[Modest]

Yes. My UPS was fully exhausted along with my first laptop before yesterday's close. Luckily I had an additional 3 laptops charged and ready of which only one had to be deployed. However, trading from laptops via candlelight is not nearly so romantic as it sounds!!

What kind of redundancy do you have in place for your Internet connection?

 

[cynic]

What kind of redundancy do you have in place for your Internet connection?

I have both ADSL and wireless broadband services and usually keep a couple of prepaid wireless USB modems with another carrier as a precautionary measure. In all my years trading I've only ever had to temporarily use an alternative carrier once.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

Unfortunately yes.

Me too. Hard to prove, but seems likely that's how things work.

 

[CanOz]

Holy smokes, i might have to work today, the Chinese market dropped 2%+

 

[Modest]

Do you guys think the market has changed after the August 24th flash crash? Just a general question, purposely vague and curious to see what you guys think...

 

[explod]

Do you guys think the market has changed after the August 24th flash crash? Just a general question, purposely vague and curious to see what you guys think...

I feel a contolled calm in western, US, EU, markets since then. Have been pondering the subject myself. Markets are going up at quiet times of trade which could well be pumping.

MSM business media has become rehashed BS with little tangible substance.

Be very interested in the views of the prime traders on here.