I know :) but it tends to have lower volatility.
Or maybe we aren't going anywhere (Nasdaq up, SP & Dow flat, London/euro already closed...)
This bitch has been choppy all day.
Mabenn, I don't doubt that one day you will trade 100 cars, but Trader198 was probably kidding you because you said you had made 70 points...
In the June contract (was down 8% some minutes ago) yes, in the July contract no (about -4%). Think that the equity markets are down 3%
Nice job! Before switching to the full contract you may want to consider adding 1 or 2 mini contracts as your position moves in the money (which...
I'd recommend this one:...
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Wow, sorry that you got stopped out by a couple of ticks before the break, but still, really nice trade
I think that entry had to do with your *guts*, not your god, but hey, whatever works for you ;)
Awesome entry (one tick from HOD?), congrats!
:)
I use the 5' ATR as a rough guide of my maximum stop and see if I'm comfortable with it (so right now I'd be trading with a 30 tick stop), or if...
Well 5 minute ATR-14 stands now at 33 ticks... My experience with trailing stops is that they work if you play them really tight or really wide...
Nice trade! Yes, I think the same
My second day trading CL (a couple of years ago) I lost 1500 USD (one contract) on inventories - careful!
Mabenn, you are aware that Oil stocks are going to be published at 16:30 ET and that you should expect a gap and considerable volatility at that...
Ouch! Thanks WaveStrider, same here (it's missing the first hour and a half, though).
Still no news on this?
Yes, I use it too to time my entries in all risk-related assets, so it really sucks, but it's better not to get too upset about it or it will...
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