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Oh shit, will be interesting to see what comes of it. Issues seem to be getting more frequent imo

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wow yeah i just checked mine and all positions are gone AU and US, Good way to get blood pumping.

I won’t bother contacting that at this stage, waste of time like you said

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Lol, thanks Nick

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I had the same but in my trade log it says they have executed; even has fills etc, they are highlighted in red though. Anyone have the same?

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Feb

Nasdaq mom = -0.9%
ASX MR = -1.26%

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Growth portfolio 19% for the month?

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even if you’re holding say 50 shares and explorer says 45 you will rebalance? that will hurt your bottom line i think in the end on the stocks that are held for 12+ months. because the positions will never have a chance to grow

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i’ve got my first momentum system ‘rollover’ happening on the first. I just done a exploration out of curiosity to see what symbols look like they might be dropping out. I noticed one thing and it got me thinking, if i bought say 100 shares at $100 last month and the price drops to $90 but the momentum is strong enough to keep it in the top selections this month, the exploration will say buy 110 for example. I guess i only stick with my original 100 shares because that’s how i’ve tested?? Or are people re-balancing the lower priced holdings?

But it would be interesting to test to see what happens.

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Good insights Len, think we’ve all learnt/been through that the last few weeks

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what did you drop the other day julian?

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wowee i like this quote
“If you want to feel better I was short from the election of Trump all the way until 1/26/2018 and I basically ran out of money and liquidated the last of my account,” he wrote. “I sat through the most brutal bull market rally in history just to watch the crash begin a week later.”

talk about buy and hope… i mean hold

How fragile is that ETF though i mean it’s not a black swan event, two days worth of volatility and it’s gone

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Hope no one was long the XIV (VIX inverse ETF) Down 100% bsically, surely someone will get in serious trouble for thinking this ETF was a good idea?

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oh no, hopefully it won’t be an expensive lesson!

With IB cancelling my orders it will cost me a lot today i think only sitting with 13 open positions, should be 20. My acc is up 3.8%. That is the problem with the asx, when volatility gets high the margin requirements tighten up and you can’t buy. deviates from backtests on days like today.

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seems IB tightened their initial margin requirements on a lot of resource stocks today on the asx. I had 7 orders fill on the open out of 15 positions i had left then IB cancelled all my remaining orders due to insufficient funds to cover initial margin. ie there is no margin available on a lot of stocks atm.

One a side note good timing to start my momentum system this month

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They weren’t too apologetic when i spoke to them which pissed me off a bit, like you said wasn’t my fault. It worked out better in the long run though because i bought lower on friday, but you’d be pissed if you were selling.

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