Recent Content by vanman72001

  1. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    Oh. Disregard my question. I thought this was live trading.
    Post by: vanman72001, Nov 5, 2024 in forum: Trading

  2. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    So what is the total return as a percentage of the account value over that 3 year timeframe?
    Post by: vanman72001, Nov 5, 2024 in forum: Trading

  3. End Of A Retail's Day Trading Experiment?

    Hmmm. Were you trading low float stocks up 20% to 2000% up on massive volume between 930 EST and 1130 EST? That's what I am doing. Lots of...
    Post by: vanman72001, Nov 2, 2024 in forum: Trading

  4. End Of A Retail's Day Trading Experiment?

    "I'm not looking to shame anyone, but you may know who I refer to who was winning daily over a very long period. However, what was obvious to a...
    Post by: vanman72001, Nov 2, 2024 in forum: Trading

  5. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    I agree. When algos start working against me and it's obvious, I try a couple of tricks to be sure that's what's happening, then move on to...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 28, 2024 in forum: Trading

  6. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    Sometimes you can even see the algos working against you when you're trading something that has a pretty good size spread. You will enter a sell...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 28, 2024 in forum: Trading

  7. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    Are you talking about Friday, Oct. 25? First of all, I don't consider that a crash. It was just a typical red candle day for the S&P 500. But...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 26, 2024 in forum: Trading

  8. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    You are absolutely spot on! What I was suggesting is entirely unrealistic. I like your Holy Grail system better. Because under your system, I...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 26, 2024 in forum: Trading

  9. The Holy Grail was not what I expect it to be

    The Holy Grail of trading has nothing to do with trading indicators or trading systems. There are millions of profitable trading systems out...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 26, 2024 in forum: Trading

  10. Using a Timer during scalp plays

    "this doesn’t make sense at all, using “your” account value to set risk parameters is a common fallacy. the risk parameters are set on each...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 9, 2024 in forum: Risk Management

  11. Using a Timer during scalp plays

    As for daily expectancy, I have a sort of round about way of calculating something similar that allows me to project potential future account...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 9, 2024 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Using a Timer during scalp plays

    Yes, I use TOS platform as well and have had some success using double and triple bracket orders. But now I'm strictly using mental stops and I...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 9, 2024 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Using a Timer during scalp plays

    "Could setting hard stop and exit criteria prior to entry accomplishes the same?" Possibly, at least for some people. For me, when I created...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 8, 2024 in forum: Risk Management

  14. Using a Timer during scalp plays

    It's still way too early to give accurate results, but after 114 trades with the 3-minute timer system, I can tell you this: Old system:...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 5, 2024 in forum: Risk Management

  15. Day trading for a living - Almost impossible

    Yes, it is definitely possible that Ross Cameron makes those kinds of profits. I was skeptical at first, then watched dozens and dozens of his...
    Post by: vanman72001, Oct 3, 2024 in forum: Trading