Playing & Trading Strategy

For those waiting for it, AWARD has made its initial investments. This is probably the lowest the price will be. {nm} AwardsFund Jul 18, 01:07

Thanks...Have fun storming the castle. {nm} Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 18, 06:31

Nice reference, Mr. Binns. Took me a second to get it JohnTEQP Jul 18, 21:46

No, Billy Crystal doesn't qualify for AWARD, and doesn't get a special exemption. accountant_4_Jesus Jul 19, 21:04

I write a message in the message block and it comes out NM Mayhew Jul 17, 19:03

Ah. sorry didn't realize you were having that problem. I believe it's an issue if you're using IE 9 on a portable device or somesuch? {nm} Paul2k Jul 17, 19:11

TAG adjustments {nm} Mayhew Jul 17, 19:00

TAG {nm} Mayhew Jul 17, 17:52

You're it. I never understand the people who screw up posts like this, and then don't follow up by correcting themselves or apologizing. {nm} Paul2k Jul 17, 18:39

H$10.45mil in 10 weeks (made 900k from today's adjusts) :) {nm} Rednax Jul 17, 11:31

Woo hoo! {nm} elchan Jul 17, 13:29

well done ... Ttaaggggeerr Jul 17, 14:19

I played for a few months a long time ago... Rednax Jul 18, 02:46

Congrats...a good goal is to gain about 1% of your port's value every day, the bigger your port gets though, the harder this will be... {nm} Flash Jul 17, 14:56

You can say that, I think I've averaged about 25% since hitting 1B, though I've made over 30M in about 10 days. {nm} LanceStorm22 Jul 17, 18:03

If you've averaged 25% a day growth, with a $1B port, that's excellent... Flash Jul 18, 08:30

To date I've managed to average over +2% per day (though increases are mostly on adjust & delist days) Rednax Jul 18, 02:35

Congrats...the 1% mark is just a good number to work at...many people do better. {nm} Flash Jul 18, 08:31

My overall average to date is actually +2.4%, and it's got higher as my port has grown :) {nm} Rednax Jul 18, 11:51

Kudos! You'll find it gets harder to maintain that when your port gets $50M+ ... if you keep that up, you'll be there soon! :-) {nm} Flash Jul 18, 14:02

Also number 13 in week-to-date leaderboard today :) {nm} Rednax Jul 18, 02:36

Man, that ALVH delist was nice. {nm} Jane_Citizen Jul 16, 17:42

I lost a little on it, not the end of the world. {nm} ernbc Jul 16, 20:11

Sounds like you shorted at the peak, congrats! {nm} elchan Jul 16, 20:16

heh, thanks. {nm} Jane_Citizen Jul 17, 16:00

What did you do, Jane, short it at H$120 and keep reshorting on the way down? {nm} JohnTEQP Jul 16, 21:45

shorted it at $118, and didn't touch it Jane_Citizen Jul 17, 16:03

Nicely done! {nm} JohnTEQP Jul 17, 22:42

I'm showing off unnecessarily. Smug HSXer :) {nm} Jane_Citizen Jul 19, 00:34

ETHOM adjust was even better - +30.99% for me :) {nm} Rednax Jul 18, 02:39

Getting To Know Your HSX Superhero Stocks #1: Marvel And DC (A Short History) - The HSX Dude RazorHawk Jul 16, 06:57

Thanks, not a comics fan myself, so those articles should really be helpful... {nm} slappydavid Jul 16, 16:59

Had a lot of fund with this when AVNGR came out JohnTEQP Jul 16, 21:44

:D {nm} tealfan Jul 17, 12:45

Can any kind soul tell me what is the whole box office *2.8 about? {nm} Frankmiller92 Jul 16, 00:08

The central part of HSX is that wide release movies {nm} Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 16, 05:25

Contd...delist after ther first 4 weekends of release. It doesn't matter what the current selling price of the MovieStock is, it will only Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 16, 05:44

I have a stupid, follow-up question Zoggie Jul 16, 11:08

no commision on delists {nm} tealfan Jul 16, 12:19

TO ALL PVL PLAYERS: PVL Admin Jul 15, 17:14

Opening Weekend Deriviatives Rix00 Jul 15, 14:38

Any .ow derivative gets halted on Fridays @ 10 AM PT for that weekend's movie that is being widely released. Oleg Max Jul 15, 14:55

What is a .ow derivative and how does it work? Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 15, 19:28

So it's very similar to Call/Put Rix00 Jul 16, 13:07

At IPO put/call strike price and OW price are identical {nm} Rednax Jul 17, 14:17

Amateur Questions from a long-time player... Utech Jul 15, 12:59

that shares available is just at the IPO price...after that, the price starts moving and the usual unlimited shares are available {nm} tealfan Jul 15, 13:32

NB...Only shares bought (long) count toward that inital amount. Short shares do not count towards the total. Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 15, 19:08

do inactive players ever get Purged? Seems like there are thousands that dont trade anymore jtempkin Jul 15, 12:09

Makes it easy to gain places though {nm} blaze223 Jul 15, 12:24

Two answers: Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 15, 12:33

at what rank ,curently , do you get surrounded by active players? jtempkin Jul 15, 12:43

I've gone from ~750 to low 500s this year so far... BSmurf Jul 15, 13:15

play in a PVL or watchlist active players {nm} alfpaulytd2012 Jul 15, 13:29

As someone who was mostly inactive over the course of 10-12 years on here, I'd say I'm glad they're not purged because I only really got LanceStorm22 Jul 15, 18:54

Oddly I set up an account several years ago which I didn't use... Rednax Jul 18, 02:41

Gotta love summer! Up 3.4M so far today without making a single trade... {nm} slappydavid Jul 15, 11:02

+1 {nm} JohnTEQP Jul 16, 21:37

someone throw me a rope im slipping backwards {nm} swordfish1 Jul 13, 13:33

You were fine up until Paul2k slipped his false data screen in front of your spy cam. *Throws Rope*. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2012 Jul 13, 18:29

damn it, fallen for that old trick {nm} swordfish1 Jul 14, 00:29

you were supposed to hold on to one end... {nm} PVL Admin Jul 14, 01:38

someone throw me a rope im slipping backwards {nm} swordfish1 Jul 13, 13:31

My port is trying to tell me something... lapuckfan Jul 13, 11:57

Yeah, it says you have too much H$, and you should send me some. {nm} elchan Jul 13, 12:00

Don't forget it's friday the 13th... {nm} slappydavid Jul 13, 12:09

had my first loss day yesterday cos i didn't come on HSX! {nm} Ttaaggggeerr Jul 13, 10:46

Sad times {nm} Ttaaggggeerr Jul 13, 10:46

Don't worry. I had a day like that earlier, then I learned not to leave open positions overnight, unless I'm sure that they won't reverse. {nm} elchan Jul 13, 11:00

My issue is that I live in the UK so times don't match up well! ah well {nm} Ttaaggggeerr Jul 13, 11:46

Believe me...if you stay here awhile, it won't be your last "loss" day either. :-) {nm} Flash Jul 13, 15:39

I get the Sense that it's Sensible to assume that if a particular starbond will adjust higher next week due to a non-cowardly film that elchan Jul 13, 08:46

you'll get your profit soon enough. traders dont all trade the same way. anyways take a look now islander Jul 13, 09:05

Thanks, thought I was calculating it incorrectly. Let's hope this PSA helps others than. ;-) {nm} elchan Jul 13, 09:28

It's not how you start, but how your finish.... Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 13, 09:39

I think the best way to play Starbonds is not to pay attention to them unless there's a detachment, many don't pay attention {nm} LanceStorm22 Jul 13, 20:50

There can be day trading in Star Bonds also. Just know what the adjust will be and ignore the daily ups and downs {nm} JDolphin Jul 13, 22:03

Why did my limit order just go through? Zoggie Jul 11, 22:53

Sounds like you tried to set a "stop loss" which does not work. Set it to cover when you are holding short or sell if you are holding long. PVL Admin Jul 11, 23:59

You can't set the Advanced Trader to prevent you from losing money...only to make profits... (more inside) Flash Jul 12, 07:35

You can't set the Advanced Trader to prevent you from losing money...only to make profits... (more inside) Flash Jul 12, 07:35

(sorry for the double post...not sure 'why' that happened) {nm} Flash Jul 12, 07:36

Thank you so much Zoggie Jul 12, 09:24

How weird. I've made two trades on a top mover today in the last 30 minutes, reversing my position. At the same exact time, someone has made Paul2k Jul 10, 18:54

hmm. i wonder who could that be? Oleg Max Jul 10, 19:00

The only one in the room is my baby, and she's sleeping. Or, pretending to sleep while she executes trades. That little devil. Paul2k Jul 10, 19:08

wow... you are restless. Oleg Max Jul 10, 19:15

I'm telling you, it's my demon baby, trying to drive me mad. BTW, how's the littlest of your brood doing? {nm} Paul2k Jul 10, 19:21

he's great. teething now. he is restless too :) thx for asking. Oleg Max Jul 10, 19:25

3 months as of last week. She's the best thing ever in my life. Cute as can be, and her smile can instantly brighten my day. Paul2k Jul 10, 19:29

that's awesome. I share your feelings. ready for another one? {nm} Oleg Max Jul 10, 19:38

SATAN ?????? {nm} Buy BONDS 19 coming soon Jul 11, 10:29

Check the house for spy cams...someone is monitoring your HSX moves cause they want to know the secret. {nm} PVL Admin Jul 10, 20:41

Paul2k, can you move to your right I can't see what you just bought lol {nm} swordfish1 Jul 11, 03:34

My shrink says that you are reading too much into this (again). {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2012 Jul 11, 15:34

Sounds like a doubledangger {nm} laujer Jul 12, 05:47

I showed my kid HSX the other day, and told him to follow that Paul2k guy, cause he's good. He must be doing it backwards. {nm} arf Jul 12, 12:15

Whenever I do that the thing starts going back in the initial direction. I've probably done that to you before. {nm} CommonAnomaly Jul 12, 20:05