Thank you for all of the replies everybody. I think the catastrophic stop would be my best option; then using mental stops for escapes thereafter...
Hello. Would anyone mind sharing how they avoid being stopped out in futures trading? It's hard finding a balance on safety for a stop loss that...
Ya that's what Tomorton and I were just touching on. That's my plan I have decided to use for shorting and earnings reports. For the long trades I...
Wow, that's very savvy thank you. Probably more than I am capable of as a technician. I started brainstorming and began searching oil ETF's to see...
Ya, lost $15k trading futures. However, the education I gained from such a substantial loss was worth it. On a side note, OP you lost less than a...
Probably a dumb question, but I have a particular company I buy and sell short on currently. Though I've recently read in several places it,...
EIA report drops 8:30am at market open with a less than stellar API report yesterday after close which is usually like flipping a coin on its...
Pump and Dump
Just as well. It dropped 2.5% after I sold it. I bought in to CRZO and made 4.11% after that so I'm inching my way up.
Well I may have allowed you naysayers to spook me out coupled with global market uncertainty. I went ahead and sold that position +2.55%, so at...
Ya, but as I stated earlier, the recent gap down was in response to the CEO announcing his retirement. This same [retiring] CEO will be remaining...
Sorry, I should have stated this in terms of TA and not investment. From a TA perspective it is a good time to jump in being in oversold territory...
You're basing this on what? Polls conducted by the same pollsters that said Hillary would win in a landslide? That BREXIT wouldn't happen? So you...
Bought a small position in TWNK. Oversold on both daily and weekly. Big drop early October because CEO stated he was retiring. Same CEO bought...
If you think this is how government works then you clearly have zero understanding of government. First off, the "majority" hails from about 3...
Sweet. Thank you.
I keep up with multiple ETF's from different sectors as it would be be pointless to trade similar stocks withing same. I'm taking from your answer...
Maybe I'm just being cheap, but do other short term/ swing traders diversify among a few given stocks (2-3) when they swing trade or is it in and...
Ahhhhh ok thank you very much. I had it backwards thinking that was how much the dollar was worth compared to the Euro. Appreciate the help.
I'm still learning a lot when it comes to trading, and studying a lot on relationships between certain commodities and the USD. I'm sure I am...
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