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    Energy/Commodity Thread

    I have also been riding the Uranium bull and feel it has a lot further to go, it is linked directly to the vast energy requirements of the tech sector as they enable their AI compute. Metals seem to be a popular theme in my portfolio in recent months as also been in copper and platinum which...
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    Copper Bull Bull Bull

    Thanks timsk, I have been adding to longs on sell-offs via conviction in the global supply/demand, it was not easy to maintiain this vieww Aug 23-Feb 24 but nothing I read about the market suggested otherwise and the only flag was global recession which fortunately did not transpire. With my...
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    Copper Bull Bull Bull

    I'm pleased to share that, as is often the case in fundamental based trades in commodity markets, patience has paid off. I firmly believe we are at the beginning of a prolonged bull market in copper. Will continue to increase on dips.
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    Copper Bull Bull Bull

    Think you nailed the pull back. Taken all yesterdays gains back already. I have this as a long term position and will be accumulating more on dips. I note CaterpillarInc CEO today was not talking bullish on Chinese construction projects...does not help.
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    Copper Bull Bull Bull

    I have built a long in copper over the past few months. I believe it will exceed $5/lb in the coming year. The fundamentals of global electrification which requires huge quantities of copper combined with the long term ESG driven reluctance to fund new mining operations for its extraction lead...
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    What would you involve in a risk management workshop?

    Hi Tim, Just implying that with each trade you have additional information you did not have at the last decision point. While a coin toss is a random event with two equally likely outcomes, trading involves a much more complex and dynamic set of variables and a system which has an unexpected...
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    How to hedge currency risk with Interactive Brokers?

    Best way is to convert from account base currency to USD spot for an amount slightly more than the value of the equities purchased, then you will not be charged for any USD borrowing. If you close the trade in profit or loss, then just convert the dollars positive balance back to base currency...
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    Tradstation 2000i Questions

    Nice, revived a thread after 17 years! Check the event log on your computer for any errors that may be related to GlobalServer/Tradestation 2000. Try running Tradestation 2000 in Safe Mode.
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    What would you involve in a risk management workshop?

    Agenda looks good. First point is of course key and cannot be emphasised enough. Trade sizing is a very important aspect of risk management. Pre-trade analysis should identify and initial stop level and based on how far that is from entry price, determine the stop based on confidence in trade...
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    I’m looking for a proven trading strategy that actually works.. something that someone uses to consistently make real money.

    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4166845 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4346906 Here are a couple that works quite well although probably a bit long terms for many on t2w that like big % returns quickly.
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    I’m looking for a proven trading strategy that actually works.. something that someone uses to consistently make real money.

    My advice is backtest on only 2/3rd of your historical dataset which should be as complete as possible. Once you think you have something usable, then see how it does on the remaining 1/3rd blind. There are a number of ML systems out there which will do this very well and even build systems for...
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    I’m looking for a proven trading strategy that actually works.. something that someone uses to consistently make real money.

    I worked for some of the big trading houses and in hedge funds as a prop trader. I left all that behind and have traded for myself for many years. Here is what I can offer. Trading profitably is very different depending on the environment in which you sit. The best place to sit is where you see...
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    UK residents trading US ETFs

    I had to convert an Interactive brokers account when the EU rules surrounding ETF's came in a few years ago and what I describe above was their requirement. I also have a tradestation account based in US and indeed, it has never been an issue there.
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    UK residents trading US ETFs

    I trade mainly US ETFs in TAA portfolios. It is possible to gain self certified professional status which will give you access to these products but allow you to keep exchange data fees at retail level. There are certain requirements such as an account of $250k minimum and history of ETF trading...
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    which type of trading is the easiest?

    :ROFLMAO: Not sure that is the best advice timsk. Nice to see you too. Things are going well thanks, still learning and still in the game. Hope you are very well too.
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