I know you didn't wake up watching euro and s&p futures when you were 16 -- my question is, why not trade stocks? There are hundreds of liquid...
I would prefer more screens, I currently use 4. I might have 8 or more positions simultaneously and end up having to stack MM boxes over charts...
Are there any quote providers that link fully with Lightspeed, or is that just an inherent deficiency of the platform? I used to trade on Anvil...
All I can say is that there aren't too many elements of the tape to use -- best make good use of them all (if you're drilling down that close on...
Are you talking in real-time or just a compilation of prior session's pre/post market movers? There are a bunch of sites like nasdaqtrader.com...
I agree there's no consensus on what defines PA, but for me I never thought price action had anything to do with charts, or more specifically,...
P/L for week 3/19/10: +11k on 260k shares traded -6, +3, +3, +3, +8 Monday was the tail end of the most recent bender; it was one of those...
Tight is all relative. I think most of the high volume is done in liquid stocks with relatively larger positions; it's not hard to do half a...
I think you're just thinking about it the wrong way. Don't worry about averages: per share, per day, per year etc. Just worry about your setup....
I may not post the numbers like the rest but definitely you don't need to be trading that much volume to make decent money. My best days...
The problem with math and logic: how much more logical can you be vs everyone else? Old news is worse than no news at all.
The universal fix-it-all: sell premium + pray.
RN says it better. :)
Instynct, by no means are you intruding. In fact it sounds like you are describing my usual emotional pattern to a T. I hate starting the...
The way you've describe your method -- mechanical entries with tight initial stops while adding size when profitable -- and your strict adherence...
RN, I want to thank you wholeheartedly for what you've written and apologize for the delayed response. Your post cuts right to the heart of...
Stubborn is a kind word, it's arrogance at the worst times to believe I could always afford it. And maybe I could, monetarily -- but it's cost me...
redneck, I think what you are talking about here is psychological but by no means mumbo-jumbo -- and that is confidence in oneself as a trader....
Futures expirations coincide with the lull months of earnings season, so yeah the idea is that my volume should go down. Normally I need to...
With the question quoted above, it seems as if you're thinking I meant "short" as in getting out of positions too soon before they work out? By...
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