Playing & Trading Strategy

A mostly ridiculous question about commission Mym Mar 01, 20:11

You pay commission every day now. Welcome back! {nm} slappydavid Mar 01, 20:19

Good to know. Thank you. {nm} Mym Mar 01, 20:45

Comission Free Saturdays were technology based. RazorHawk Mar 02, 06:45

I'm not so sure. Why then was Sunday originally changed to comm. free? {nm} ndmaster Mar 04, 07:31

You are not so sure about what? RazorHawk Mar 04, 13:13

Oops, my bad. {nm} ndmaster Mar 04, 15:18

Question on large ports: are you even able to invest all of your $H? nanomurf Mar 01, 11:46

I'm a little over 7 billion, with 2.8 billion just sitting as cash. When I was at 1.5 bill, I had to keep reshorting to free up money. {nm} Paul2k Mar 01, 12:27

Strategy needs to be adjusted as your port grows. I have a 1.67B port and usually keep 200M cash... {nm} slappydavid Mar 01, 12:45

I have a 6.5 bill port with 2.1 bill cash {nm} RazorHawk Mar 01, 14:40

Every stock is worth a position, so, getting fully invested shouldn't be that hard. with H$83M. edzep - Port Monkey! Mar 01, 12:56

Yep. There are plenty of opportunities to park money medium-term like starbonds and summer releases (still some good bargains there IMO) {nm} RogerMore Mar 01, 20:16

I have almost $400mil in cash. I should buy more bonds. {nm} ndmaster Mar 04, 07:32

Initial investments for the Sci-Fi Fund have been made, so it should be at it's lowest price now {nm} srrichardson Mar 01, 01:23

Good luck with the fund! {nm} tatoufan Mar 01, 01:33

Good Luck and Godspeed! {nm} Panda Mar 01, 03:29

May the Farce....and prosper {nm} Buy BONDS 20 Mar 01, 06:41

Best of luck! {nm} slappydavid Mar 01, 08:54

looking good! {nm} daveart Mar 02, 07:45

It's clear that I'll never move much above or below my current ranking - too many stubborn traders like me and too many hungry wolves. {nm} BuenaOnda Feb 27, 16:19

nah, I'm just ahead of you. ndmaster Feb 27, 20:49

Don't lose heart....I see dead ports {nm} Buy BONDS 20 Mar 01, 06:42

Is that like a HSiXth sense? {nm} DTXbro Mar 02, 09:28

Understanding the Exchange, Player Strategies by Experience Level renapple Feb 26, 18:59

I can tell you my strategy in a few sentences JohnTEQP Feb 27, 19:36

Hi JohnTEQP, thanks for your summary. This does help. If you'd be interested in doing a 30 minute interview via IM or Skype I may have a few renapple Feb 28, 16:53

And, of course, I swear by The HSX Dude's PABS {nm} JohnTEQP Feb 27, 19:37

Ah, sorry, I'm not familiar with the term, what's PABS? {nm} renapple Feb 28, 16:54

Post Adjust Bond Show, you will see it linked on Tuesdays no the Starbond board {nm} lapuckfan Feb 28, 17:14

Okay got it, I'll see if I can find it there this week. Thanks {nm} renapple Mar 02, 11:56

I don't have IM or Skype, but the key things for me are... RogerMore Mar 01, 10:57

Hi Roger, thanks for feedback, it is helpful. I'm trying to get a better understanding of the community dynamics along side the trading renapple Mar 02, 11:55

Posting Etiquette: a guide from a newcomers perspective. Smartlink Feb 26, 14:03

Good post, you're certainly getting a hang of it... {nm} slappydavid Feb 26, 15:05

Thanks slappy, I forgot to mention. Since there is no edit button, check you post for typo's, I obviously did not do that lol... ;-) {nm} Smartlink Feb 26, 15:24

Coming along nicely. Thank you for your contributions. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 26, 16:02

Great post - you've learned alot. I would add - you can always add a tag later, but if you tag in error your whole post may be removed {nm} JDolphin Feb 27, 01:56

I've asked this before, but it was a while ago. Where are the best sources for figuring out an indy film's release schedule/plan? {nm} ChoiceFund Feb 26, 07:50

The official site for the film. Even the distributor may not know if expansiojn is worth while until the film opens. {nm} Antibody Feb 26, 10:31

Thanks, trying to do a little fact finding on The Place Beyond the Pines. {nm} ChoiceFund Feb 27, 10:04

Arbitrage Rohit Feb 25, 20:34

Sorry the prices have moved since I wrote this and forgot to paste it {nm} Rohit Feb 25, 20:41

There still is an arbitrage opportunity though {nm} Rohit Feb 25, 20:42

It is not arbitrage since its box office is 0 at the moment. Prices ore often higher/lower than expected the gross before a release. tatoufan Feb 26, 03:37

Yes. Arbitrage on HSX is only about comparing HSX prices to real world reported box office. The moviestock price being out of sync with RogerMore Feb 26, 07:56

This is Arbitrage in the real world sense. You can play the MovieStock and its OW derivative against each other for very small gains. {nm} Antibody Feb 26, 10:34

OK, I've put together a model in Excel, and your math is correct, in that you'll make a guaranteed gain if you hold the moviestocks in those RogerMore Feb 26, 11:39

Thanks for the responses everyone {nm} Rohit Feb 27, 09:41

Slappy pointed out to me below i had an 18 mil day last week, and i can't figure out why....could a bunch of small forlorne Feb 25, 14:43

It's just that I remember there weren't any huge movers that day, so it struck me as a bit weird... slappydavid Feb 25, 16:23

It almost had to be a glitch if there weren't any huge movers. My net worth history shows a definite spike that day. {nm} forlorne Feb 26, 06:31

Delist for dead stocks Scrivener72 Feb 25, 13:53

The general rule is that if there has been no news for three years, the moviestock is eligible for delist. RogerMore Feb 25, 14:23

Thanks! (nm) Scrivener72 Feb 25, 16:01

When Will Oscar Winners Cash Out? MitchC Feb 25, 10:30

The calendar is your friend. RogerMore Feb 25, 10:42

(FYI - looks like they are cashing out now) {nm} RogerMore Feb 25, 11:20

The Academy Awards Fund congratulates all the Oscar winners and welcomes AHATH and JLAWR to the fund! {nm} AwardsFund Feb 25, 03:57

Did you have a good night? {nm} JohnTEQP Feb 25, 22:41

Did OK. Around half a million on the plus side. CWALT's win really hurt my profits, though! {nm} AwardsFund Feb 26, 04:48

Shorting everything? Jason07 Feb 22, 07:10

The gains from doing that are predictable, but small. The potential gains if you get your picks right are much greater. RogerMore Feb 22, 08:13

I believe HSX collective wisdom is almost always right, so, siding with the crowd may be a safe money maker. {nm} edzep - Port Monkey! Feb 22, 11:04

But, hold a few of your own favs and/or long shots, to keep it interesing. {nm} edzep - Port Monkey! Feb 22, 11:05

I tried an anti-ARGO strategy...Short ARGO, long the others. There could always be a surprise win...Similar for DDAYL.. BUY BONDS 20 Coming Soon Feb 24, 16:57

So glad I reversed my Ang Lee short. {nm} JohnTEQP Feb 24, 21:41

Penny strike again yesterday!!!!! You got love it guys!!! mike255 Feb 22, 02:19

600 Million Milestone a week early! {nm} tatoufan Feb 20, 23:07

Huzzah! Congratulations! I'll see you in a year or two... Or three.. >_> {nm} Panda Feb 20, 23:54

It was a good Starbond adjust yesterday - I just shot through 100 mil :) {nm} Rednax Feb 21, 01:21

Thanks a lot for the surrort everyone. Rednax, big congrats on crossing the $100 mil mark, nice work. You did it a lot faster than I. {nm} tatoufan Feb 21, 15:54

You're flying! Well done! {nm} slappydavid Feb 21, 05:36

congrats! {nm} tealfan Feb 21, 08:33

Congrats!!! mantleclinic Feb 21, 10:27

Congratulations! The first $600M is the hardest! {nm} RogerMore Feb 21, 10:49

Well done there {nm} blaze223 Feb 21, 12:16

Nicely done. And Thanks for your contributions. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 21, 12:39

Mazel tov! :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Feb 21, 14:06

Congrats!!! {nm} mantleclinic Feb 22, 12:18

Congrats.Keep it up {nm} laujer Feb 25, 22:41

Whoot! Whoot! {nm} elchan Feb 27, 11:44

Trader Fatigue JustaGuy Feb 20, 10:51

You have only been here 6 months wait for the addiction to kick in.Instead of looking to far ahead why not just aim blaze223 Feb 20, 12:20

Remember its just a game. Have fun, judge your performance by your own standards. DTravel Feb 20, 12:24

FWIW, here's my to-do list that kept me going through the years and will contnue to keep me going tealfan Feb 20, 12:34

I barely play weekends any more, and have found chasing too may stocks up & down forlorne Feb 20, 13:38

How did you manage to put up a 20M day last week, that came out of nowhere! You must be doing something right.. {nm} slappydavid Feb 20, 15:19

I have no idea, didn't realize that happened! {nm} forlorne Feb 25, 14:38

There are those who would go for a walk in the desert, then have a strawberry sundae. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 20, 18:51

Make mine Hot Fudge please. {nm} DTravel Feb 20, 19:32

Klondike Bar {nm} JDolphin Feb 21, 00:22

Are you playing openers each week? After 12+ years, this is still one of the most 'fun' aspects of HSX... trying to guess the adjusts! {nm} Flash Feb 21, 07:50

I think the "competition" part of the game is draining me...time to go back to playing for fun... {nm} JustaGuy Feb 24, 09:55

[frequently] Tracking Movements? Panda Feb 15, 01:01

I do not believe HSX sends information anywhere. I would love to be able to query their data store without websch01ar Feb 15, 08:18

As far as I can remember... KaiGee Feb 15, 13:07

Okay, thank you. I just wanted to be as efficient as possible when... Panda Feb 16, 02:06

The "Penny Stock" strategy is a "buy and forget" one. It only takes one of them suddenly reporting 10M in BO DTravel Feb 16, 13:30

ding! ding! ding! {nm} ndmaster Feb 17, 07:58

Your port is too small for penny stocks. build it up a bit using short tern strategies first. penny stocks is a long term strategy. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 16, 22:47

Penny stocks are actually proving to be a very effective method of increasing port size. I had one of my biggest financial gains today from Panda Feb 19, 18:19

How are you playing them? Trading on news? Or buying a bunch and hoping for the best? RogerMore Feb 19, 20:46

Honestly, I'm buying and hoping for the best. But for the most part, I research what I can to get some idea of the movie, and its stage in {nm} Panda Feb 19, 22:39

{cont. from last post} Panda Feb 19, 22:44

Most penny stocks are penny stocks for a reason - low demand. PVL is right in they are generally a long-term strategy, but if you're having RogerMore Feb 20, 13:13

I love the games! I never win classic cash, but I usually win 16-20k doing the rest of them.. Panda Feb 20, 14:52

Read inside. DTravel Feb 20, 19:31

Most penny stocks are penny stocks for a reason - low demand. PVL is right in they are generally a long-term strategy, but if you're having RogerMore Feb 20, 13:13

Is there a way to list all movie stocks by price? {nm} Woppa Feb 22, 11:37

If you run an advanced search the results are sortable by clicking on the column headers. But searches are limited to 500 results max. {nm} DTravel Feb 24, 11:04

Thanks. {nm} Woppa Feb 25, 10:24

New multi search now available at HowProfitable.Com. Put in any combination of movie, bond, or adjust dates, separated by commas. Try it! elchan Feb 14, 11:11

What format should adjust date be put in? Rednax Feb 14, 17:02

Almost any format you choose. Put in any date and it will get the next closest adjust. No point in checking non-adjust dates. elchan Feb 14, 17:28

Haven't tried everything, but all the following formats work: elchan Feb 14, 17:43

Just got into top 20,000 players Rednax Feb 14, 07:45

congrats!...and belated congrats on hitting 50 mil previously {nm} tealfan Feb 14, 08:33

Cheers {nm} Rednax Feb 14, 08:41

Whoot! Whoot! {nm} elchan Feb 14, 11:07

Well done and keep chipping away at all the inactive players and top 10000 will arrive {nm} blaze223 Feb 14, 12:09

Nicely Done. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 14, 13:56

101 mil! Rednax Feb 20, 16:28

Some new columns at HSXsanity - one looking back at past President's Day weekends, and two on how to figure out starbond adjusts. RogerMore Feb 13, 13:22

Very good info. I always like your columns as they are very informative. {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 13, 14:40

thx {nm} tealfan Feb 13, 20:37

ooh...thx for posting the ways to calculate double adjusts...now I have a quick reference {nm} tealfan Feb 13, 20:41