I think I will focus on swing trading (with smaller lots), and long term investing. I understand some people are good at day trading, but it...
Oh, I get it now. So it's not an easy thing to predict. But looking at the monthly chart it's near historic levels. Seems to me not a bad trade...
I'm thinking of maybe getting into it one contract around $1.62 if it goes back down, and just leave it be as an investment, no stop loss, and...
I'm sorry, I don't understand. Are the utilities long or short on natural gas?
Actually I'm not totally newbie. I can handle the losses pretty well emotionally, so I'm not emotionally exasperated actually. Been through many...
I should clarify that the ES trade today, the failed breakout, was actually a micro trade, several lots, so not as great a loss as if it were ES....
Maybe scale with 2 position out of 3, 3 out of 4, etc.?
I agree with this. I may not even do day trading or even swing trading, as I was mentioning. Tried it before and failed. But if I do it makes...
The scaling in idea seems like an interesting strategy. For example, if you normally use 4 contracts say, with scaling you can start maybe with 2...
Those were two different trading setups, that's why I used different tactics. One was a breakout and the other I was seeing a likely bounce off...
I like the scaling in idea in general, and need to do it more. Regarding risk to reward, one problem I'm seeing with smaller risk to higher...
Here's one from today on S&P, also near the end of the day, this time I was long for the breakout, but got stopped out again. Seemed like a high...
To clarify, it was more of a scalp trade, 1 to 1 risk to reward, quickly get in and out. I wasn't looking to short it very long. From past...
This strategy sounds interesting. Thanks.
How can hedging help you not have a stop loss?
That makes sense.
Resistance was at about 3080. Shorted about 3078, SL about 3085. I was concerned that it was last hour of trading so I reduced my position size...
[IMG] This is where I got stopped out yesterday in the last hour in S&P. Was looking for a pullback, fading of the resistance, but all of the...
Been doing swing trading and have even tried day trading. Not very successful with either, though swing trading has been better. One thing I...
Natural Gas Price Prediction – Prices Surge as Hedge Funds Add to Long Positions...
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