Invert NYSE Tick

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galtstein
Last seen: 1 year 10 months ago
Joined: 05/02/2012 - 00:00
Invert NYSE Tick

Hey Chad,

I'm working on a strategy to trade the volatility ETFs like VXX and UVXY.

One of the indicators I'm using is the NYSE Tick via IQ Feed (TICK.Z).

I want to chart the inverse of TICK.Z. Something like: 1 / TICK.Z.

This inverse NYSE Tick would then be positively correlated with VXX and UVXY.

How can I chart a 1 / TICK.Z, or the inverse? By "chart," I mean just a typical 1-minute candlestick chart with OHLC data like the attached example.

I'm aware of SVXY, which is positively correlated, but not trading.

Thanks in advance!

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galtstein
Last seen: 1 year 10 months ago
Joined: 05/02/2012 - 00:00
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I figured this out last night and thought I'd share for anybody else that's run into this.

It's actually pretty simple, using a custom instrument.

I wanted the inverted version of the NYSE Tick as an instrument because I'm applying other indicators.

So the solution is to set-up a custom instrument and subtract TICK.Z from itself.

Best I can tell, this is the easiest way to handle the positive and negative values.

Looks something like this: TICK.Z x 1 - TICK.Z x 2

Gives me an NYSE Tick that's positively correlated to VXX and UVXY.