I did two trades today, followed the rules but got stopped out with a nasty slippage. P&L=-$130 I stopped trading for the day, as I was by no...
I use IB, and currently trade Eminis. Used to trade Nasdaq stocks. I use QCharts for market data (US$89/mo), StockWatchPro for backtesting...
Here it is - I've included the P&L for each trade (commissions rounded up to $5/trade) so you can see where I did good and where I f#&*ed up....
I'd call crappy a day with a choppy, narrow trading range. But today, there were some nice swings, on which one could have scored big. I agree the...
I didn't post yesterday as I didn't trade - started the new job and was too tired to get up. I did trade today though. Was up about $140 after...
Hold'em longer (dominate the fear of losing profits) and refrain from overtrading (stupid urge).
Try http://www.alaron.com/ssf_resource/ssf_quotes.htm They have the charts from futuresource.com. Here's an example:...
True, but I still think that having an actual price chart would be useful. You wouldn't see the trend in a short time frame, but in a longer frame...
Once you got a good feel for SSFs, you will have to come up with a strategy. If it mirrors the underlying you gotta trade it the same way you...
Today I traded NQ in the morning, after I backtested an MA crossover strategy the whole weekend, with promising results. Did 13 trades: 6 wins...
So the SSF price is leading or lagging the moves in the underlying? It sounds kinda awkward not to have a chart and T&S of the instrument you're...
You told me, and you were right. I will stay in the game, I don't plan to quit just yet. I will try out a simulator, just downloaded one at...
Is what I've done today. I've given away money. And some of you were out there taking it :D . It was like a rollercoaster, but going only one...
Here's the chart. Sorry!
Thanks Surfer, didn't want to leave you out since you were the first one to suggest trying Eminis with my account. :p
Thanks for the input everyone. Musicman, I did get them wet today. Started trading NQ as its multiplier is less than ES's and I've been...
machine, Great idea, let's do it. PM me when you get back. I say we extend the invite to the other Vancouver traders .
That's the question, which ones to pick. I wasn't going to buy them anyway, especially that most trade on the TSX.v. Will watch a few just for...
My account is now margin, but it wouldn't let me trade. Every time I tried to open a position, I got and error message - "potential patterned day...
Checked out the gold show on Sun. Lots of people, lots of info. About gold starting to be recommended by big brokerage firms, how gold entered...
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