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SPY was looking pretty weak this morning, so I decided to look for some shorts as SPY was unable to close above previous swing high on 15 minute chart from yesterday. I didn’t plan on trading today, but the market looked pretty darn weak and predictable. Did I say that :/ ?
GSK:
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July 27th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Hey Richard,
Thanks so much for posting your video trades. It is so cool to hear you echo the same feelings and thoughts that I do as you go through a trade. Also, thanks for the tips you give that work for you such as your best intraday times to trade and the volume tip you prefer of 500k to (I think you said 2 million)where there is less noise. I have adopted your volume rule because it makes a lot of sense. Take care and have a great weekend! Devon
July 27th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
thanks, Devon. I’m glad they are helpful. I prefer 800k to 5 million shares a day, as there is enough volume to support my size, but not so much that it’s too hard to read. In terms of easy reading, the less volume the better, actually.
July 28th, 2007 at 6:44 am
nice trade…its hard to tell this week, because of the bottom seemingly falling out of the market, but i have to wonder if slippage will continue to be a major problem since they removed the uptick rule
July 28th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Hi John! Is slippage a problem now? I would think it would work just the same as getting long on a breakout after the uptick rule was removed. I have been out of the picture for a while and didn’t even realize they removed it :0
July 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I’m not sure, but it’s a little worse than a long breakout, I think. I think orders for short sales are still put behind all long orders in the queue. So, if too many people are dumping their shares, it can delay your fill. That’s still better than being at the back of the queue AND needing an uptick. So, the situation has improved no matter what.
July 28th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I did notice I was filled immediately when I shorted GSK. I think one could get a much better execution now by going to the market on a rapidly decending stock. I rarely, if ever, use limit orders on longs. Now I will go to market on shorts. I reviously used limit orders 10 percent of the time on shorts. Of course I check the bid/ask spread and liquidity before jumping in.
July 29th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Zoomie,
I always use stop limit for both the long and short. I occassionally missed some entries in the past. But this week due to the fast moving market I missed several entries which would make me some good money for the week. I just wonder do you have the statistics of what’s the slippage would be like for your long stop market order.
July 29th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I usually use a market order (99% of time), not a stop market order, when entering a trade. I watch for the declining offers for longs, and jump in just before the offer dries up at a penny or 2 below my desired entry. I try to be one of the first filled, which reduces slippage. I feel traders miss too many opportunities by using limit orders. If one gets slippage on a market entry, that can show that there is high demand for the stock. One thing, I use 15 and 30 minute charts, so a penny or 2 of slippage is not a factor most of the time. Just watch the bid/ask spread closely, and try to get a feel for the tape before entry. That will foreshadow any problems you may get on your fill. Hope my rambling helps ;)
July 29th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
…and no, I don’t have any stats. Slippage is just a part of the cost of trading for me. I would rather get a trade on than quibble for a penny, or 2 or 3.