Recent Content by svtrader

  1. Volatility like 2008 - great for trading!

    --- so long as you have a disciplined trading plan! I know I've made some trades that I wouldn't have made a month ago, but just lucked out.
    Thread by: svtrader, Oct 16, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Trading

  2. Any long term strugglers out there?

    I've been at this for a lot longer than 4 years. The combination of sometimes making the same mistakes over again, the lack of a viable short term...
    Post by: svtrader, Aug 16, 2014 in forum: Trading

  3. NQ and YM: getting whipsawed in first 30 minutes

    I trade based on technicals - even though I see what I'm looking for, that often changes 2 minutes after I've entered the trade in the first 30...
    Post by: svtrader, Nov 27, 2013 in forum: Index Futures

  4. NQ and YM: getting whipsawed in first 30 minutes

    I find that in hindsight, entering in the first 30 minutes (9:30 - 10 am) makes for the best gains, IF I can get the market direction right....
    Thread by: svtrader, Nov 27, 2013, 8 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  5. Looking for platform similar to IB TWS

    bump...
    Post by: svtrader, Aug 4, 2010 in forum: Trading Software

  6. Looking for platform similar to IB TWS

    I've been trading with IB and TWS for several years, but because my trading strategy involves hedging with multiple futures contracts, I am...
    Thread by: svtrader, Aug 3, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Trading Software

  7. Does anyone offer intraday options charts?

    Thanks! I do trade through IB, but hadn't bothered to check out their charts since I've been using QCharts.
    Post by: svtrader, Jul 18, 2010 in forum: Options

  8. Does anyone offer intraday options charts?

    I subscribe to QCharts, and version 5.x had intraday options charting that unfortunately went away with QCharts 6.x. Does anyone offer intraday...
    Thread by: svtrader, Jul 17, 2010, 19 replies, in forum: Options

  9. Anyone using GlobalFutures with $500 ES margins?

    Bump...
    Post by: svtrader, Dec 15, 2008 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Anyone using GlobalFutures with $500 ES margins?

    Because my trading strategy for ES and YM always involves hedging, my profits and losses usually tend to be very small, unless I ignore my own...
    Thread by: svtrader, Dec 13, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers