Playing & Trading Strategy

worst. weekend. EVER! i didnt bail on transformers OW....but what it gained me didnt even make up for the losses. i keep forgetting that ju horrorfanatic Jun 30, 18:51

I'll tell ya Horror, you might consider just skipping the OWs. I've had great success with non-dirivite trading but am terrible with OWs... Willroast Jun 30, 19:25

To be clear; I didn't just mean OW dirivitives per se, but weekend openers in general. If you keep getting burned, avoid what burns you. {nm} Willroast Jun 30, 19:28

Good advice - For some people it's the reason for the game, but if aren't good at it, cut you're investing to a small percentage {nm} JDolphin Jul 01, 00:46

I often don't play OW deriv - I'm happy with small consistent climbs, rather than large ups and downs - and Star Bonds, LOVE Star Bonds!! JDolphin Jul 01, 00:49

Just wondering...how can I know whether to buy or short delisting stocks? {nm} THGFan Jun 30, 15:22

Compare their MovieStock Price to their Actual Box Office on BOM (Box Office Mojo). Consider Commissions. RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 30, 17:10

If its within .02 of expected delist...I wouldn't bother. {nm} mishra Jun 30, 18:50

Could someone remind me...can I use Limit Orders to sell when a stock falls to a certain price? Or will that trigger the autosale? {nm} JustaGuy Jun 29, 09:50

Limit Orders cannot be used as "Stop Loses" orders. A Limit Order to sell will trigger when the price is at X or higher. {nm} DTravel Jun 29, 09:53

THX!!! {nm} JustaGuy Jun 29, 09:56

But it can be set to buy at a certain 'low' price? {nm} JustaGuy Jun 29, 09:57

Can either set to buy at a lower price or sell at a higher price. doing the opposite doesn't work as stated. {nm} mishra Jun 29, 12:45

The H TopTraders League has been reset for all members, a new competition will begin shortly {nm} TheHTopTradersAdmin Jun 28, 23:06

BRONZE CLUB - 10k - 100k 1st - crocketsmafiaytd2014 2nd - dorman I think you meant DORFMAN. lol {nm} Dorfman Jun 29, 08:11

Easy Explanation - THTTA had just watched 'The Butler'. Nicely Done (with either Handle). {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 29, 08:40

HA {nm} Dorfman Jun 29, 09:27

Would the IM be more accurate if used for just Friday totals rather than Thurs evening + Fri ? MattW Jun 28, 20:56

Useful, not accurate {nm} MattW Jun 28, 20:56

Many people who post about IMs on the main board already adjust for midnights the way you describe {nm} RogerMore Jun 29, 11:09

I'm sorry but i just don't get it... OW how do you go from 38 / 93-95 to 40/ 100 ....... Dorfman Jun 28, 00:58

if i am a dumbass then so be it.. i just don't get it {nm} Dorfman Jun 28, 00:58

It's about IM = internal multiplier, 38 x 2.5 = 95, 40 x 2.5 = 100. Does it make sense now? {nm} Oleg Max Jun 28, 07:17

yeah I was drinking.. as soon as I posted it i was like wait a min.. 2 mil more fri x 2.7 = aditional 5.4 duh {nm} Dorfman Jun 28, 08:15

That's why your house name is Flounder. {nm} RogerMore Jun 28, 09:00

YEP {nm} Dorfman Jun 28, 10:33

You almost got it..........they are expecting the weekend boxoffice to be 2.5 times of fridays box office. {nm} mishra Jun 28, 18:50

2 more on Friday + 2 Sat + 2 Sun = 6 {nm} JDolphin Jun 28, 01:34

as time goes on, the estimates get updated but can go either way. {nm} mishra Jun 28, 07:12

so XFri/YWeekend {nm} mishra Jun 28, 07:17

grrrr...why is it always the end of the month when i usually get massacred....goodbye PVL standings....im not loving transformers right now {nm} horrorfanatic Jun 27, 17:41

That's what happens when you only play a few securities - you can bust more easily and you need to keep track more closely {nm} JDolphin Jun 27, 18:04

Tx all think I got all the kinks out of the little ins and outs from being gone for 14 years away. {nm} mishra Jun 27, 17:30

Probably time to start actually investing in movies and not sit on all these starbonds like I have this month. {nm} mishra Jun 27, 17:33

here ya go...and you can find that info (and more!) in the Glossary at the bottom of every page... tealfan Jun 27, 09:34

Glossary link, that is {nm} tealfan Jun 27, 09:34

Ok tx....thought season was 3 months........oh the 15th wasn't expecting that {nm} mishra Jun 27, 13:00

When did this current season start? {nm} mishra Jun 26, 22:44

oops...my post above was meant for here :) {nm} tealfan Jun 27, 11:49

Is it ok to buy 25000 shares 4 times or should you just buy 100000 because when I buy all at once I always end up paying 1 to 30 cents more {nm} mishra Jun 26, 15:44

Especially on starbonds..... {nm} mishra Jun 26, 15:46

Usually save the buy or sell of 100000 shares at once when I know I need to sell it immediately or lose money {nm} mishra Jun 26, 15:58

If you spread out the buying over several minutes the chuckage is less (bonds for me up to half), depends on how much pennies you want to JDolphin Jun 26, 16:09

fast movie = fast moving {nm} JDolphin Jun 26, 16:10

Ya do the mass buy when Price change is going to jump immediately....if i stall {nm} mishra Jun 26, 16:39

if you save one cent this time you make 2 cents more next time and so forth....the power of compounding. mishra Jun 26, 23:26

I had never thought of this.. Is that why the price seems to be more when buying 100000 shares? Dorfman Jun 26, 19:55

Not sure if it is quicker or if it just has less impact srrichardson Jun 27, 03:25

I can't say for certain, but I have a feeling that if the stock was to say move 12 cents when you max long 100k shares Oleg Max Jun 27, 04:44

Good analysis Oleg Max. I'm so used to just doing one transaction thinking that will be quicker and catching before the price moves... Dorfman Jun 27, 05:20

I've tested it with penny stocks and "chuckage" is 2 cents per 100,000 shares for those... MattW Jun 27, 10:06

That's a gem, for keeping penny purchase price down (makes for better showing off, years later). I never worked it out, myself. {nm} edzep - Port Monkey! Jun 27, 14:52

That can't be true all the time, I have lots of MST purchased @ 0.01, and I only trade 100,000 {nm} KaiGee Jun 27, 15:34

Hmmm, maybe it's more complicated than just 1 cent per ~40k shares. MattW Jun 27, 16:25

I have not been able to buy at 1 cent, for several years, 100K at a time, anyway. Today edzep - Port Monkey! Jun 28, 10:52

I just did 5 Buys @ 0.01 of 100,000. I am Covering them right before that, so that might make a difference. {nm} KaiGee Jun 29, 08:55

Finally reached H$900 Million (no thanks to HTYD2 and JBOYS) - next up Billionaire {nm} Initech Jun 26, 05:00

Congrats! Just 100 mil to the next major milestone!! {nm} EarthMother Jun 26, 05:27

Nicely Done. The Key to the Billionaire Washroom Awaits. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 26, 08:11

congrats! {nm} tealfan Jun 26, 08:55

Well done there blaze223 Jun 26, 11:46

Good Job, Your in sight of getting your special key. {nm} mishra Jun 26, 11:57

What DID happen to Liam, exactly?? {nm} JustaGuy Jun 25, 19:57

he basicallly dropped so far...that his adjust that is in september is gone. its because one person can sell and it drops 25 cents.. mishra Jun 25, 23:47

Oops meant sell or short in notes......HSX Dude sometimes is misleading and he doesn't get the roi on getting the returns also {nm} mishra Jun 25, 23:48

anyways....I noticed the longs and shorts on it...it was like 12 or 13 million long and 11 million short with trading volume of 1.6 million mishra Jun 25, 23:51

Ps meant give the daily roi not get {nm} mishra Jun 26, 00:00

Exactly how is the 'HSX Dude sometimes is misleading'? {nm} RazorHawk Jun 26, 07:23

HSX Dude doesn't do ROI that's for you to decide if that gain or loss predicted is a good buy {nm} JDolphin Jun 26, 12:11

What I don't get is why LNEES and not SSKAR - he's the much better bond to short. You'd think traders learned the lesson after SLABE {nm} JDolphin Jun 26, 15:38

WOOHOO.. #18 on KaiGee's "top 10k" list this week! JudgeSuggs Jun 25, 15:06

Awesome. That was a Spectacular Climb from Last Week (+23 Spots). Nicely Done. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 25, 21:04

Thx & Congrats 2u on yet another #3 finish as well! {nm} JudgeSuggs Jun 25, 21:51

Thanks! Mega-Congrats on Out-Performing so many Mega-Billionaires. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 25, 23:33

I am LOVING Kaigee's Home Page header: A Million Ways to Die in the HSX {nm} Dorfman Jun 25, 07:19

Sums up how my port felt until yesterday's SB adjusts! {nm} eyescovered Jun 25, 08:48

sums up how my port feels today, every time i have a good day i can count on the next day to be brutal...ugh... {nm} horrorfanatic Jun 25, 10:51

newton's three laws of motion cover about 90% of what you need to know in order to get rich @hsx {nm} RazorHawk Jun 25, 11:30

you have been experiencing rule #3 {nm} RazorHawk Jun 25, 11:31

I've haven't had a single day loss for a month {nm} mishra Jun 25, 11:55

...Give it time. :-) {nm} Flash Jun 25, 12:05

My death today was liam missed opportunity....didn't think that one would move much with 76 days to adjust, and less than 1per roi. mishra Jun 25, 17:27

28 days in a row, might get harder to keep that while investing. {nm} mishra Jun 25, 17:29

kk {nm} mishra Jun 24, 12:14

Confused on some of the limited release movies....how does a movie have a release date but show no box office....do they keep numbers secret {nm} mishra Jun 24, 18:43

Kinda - They do not Report Box Office to ERC. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 24, 19:04

Only took 45 days to cross H$600...nice, but let's get it down to 30... {nm} JustaGuy Jun 24, 03:52

Nicely Done. Way to Keep out of the Headlights. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 24, 05:29

Congratulations {nm} JudgeSuggs Jun 24, 08:06

congrats! {nm} tealfan Jun 24, 09:21

Was that from zero> {nm} Dorfman Jun 24, 09:22

Good work there blaze223 Jun 24, 11:23

It appears I've made much less money the last days, almost a week, which coincides with a new way of dealing with daily stock swings.. Facto Jun 23, 20:54

Hedging? {nm} socby19 Jun 24, 00:16

Hedging might be the best term for it.. {nm} Facto Jun 24, 07:21

Myself and a few others have noticed the last few days, with the exception of sundays adjusts, and yesterdays cashouts, have been relatively Dorfman Jun 24, 05:49

Congrats to YOUNG for getting old :) {nm} PVL Admin Jun 22, 16:57

thanks! {nm} youngfund Jun 22, 17:03

great job! thanks for the $$$ {nm} horrorfanatic Jun 22, 17:04

thanks! {nm} youngfund Jun 22, 17:05

Congratulations {nm} oneman Jun 22, 19:35

Well done Young Fund blaze223 Jun 23, 00:55

Boo-ya! {nm} eyescovered Jun 23, 03:22

thanks all. no new fund for me for a while. maybe next year {nm} islander Jun 23, 07:51

What's up with the traders buying 11111 shares??? Feels like it's some kinda code.... {nm} JustaGuy Jun 22, 16:07

someone only has one one one one one finger {nm} mishra Jun 22, 17:14

IT was me sorry......was wanting a variety of stocks at .01 cents and its just very quick to just type 11111 cause there are so many mishra Jun 26, 15:55

It is a code... to someone. That person probably passed it on to others, maybe in a league. I sometimes use a repeated digit of shares, edzep - Port Monkey! Jun 22, 18:26

sounds like a good idea, got to rember that one. {nm} mishra Jun 22, 19:00

Whoa *mind blown* {nm} JustaGuy Jun 22, 19:07

Prbly same reason some buy certain stocks at 99,999 or 99,998. To keep their port clean and be able to sort their stocks. {nm} Dorfman Jun 23, 06:48

I use a code like this to keep my port management simpler. 99999 daytrades / 99998 penny stock holds / 99996 long term holds etc... PVL Admin Jun 23, 13:36

That way, at the end of the day, I only have to look for the 99999 to reset my holdings to previous positions. PVL Admin Jun 23, 13:37

I do the same (thanks for the advice in your column, btw)....99996 = daytrade, 99990 = penny, 99992 = bleeders {nm} JustaGuy Jun 23, 17:44

wait... 99992= bleeders.. YOu buy stocks you know are bleeders? lol {nm} Dorfman Jun 24, 05:50

Though I have a bad habit of still buying 100000 day trading {nm} Dorfman Jun 24, 05:53

Bleeder stock is a stock that has a hot tip and will probably decay the following days. {nm} mishra Jun 26, 15:57

Grreat code I'm proud to say I have adopted {nm} Dorfman Jun 24, 05:50