There was a story in WSJ about smaller average order size on the exchanges. Now the average size is under 800 shares down from 1500 shares last...
I developed a simple strategy where i would trend trade the QQQ, always either being long or short based on whether the QQQ was above or below the...
There is nothing wrong with quitting either. If that is what your heart tells you to do, then do it. There is nothing wrong with quitting...
I know it. You will be back in the game, and at some point you will be able to say it was all worth it. When i was 21, i turned 5k into 100k...
I can see the mkt going up but can't identify any longs to buy. I then trick myself into thinking i see a weak sector or 2 and load up on shorts....
Prox, that is my game as well. Problem is there is alot less relative strength/weakness this year in stocks versus futures. I did great with...
I don't see a liquidity problem either. Sure there is not liquidity at every penny, but there is plenty of liquidity 10-15 cents away. All the...
For those of you who daytrade the s&p's and nas100 futures, what percentage of your trading days are up days?? Is it possible to make money 4 out...
and i put that large metal box under my matress. My dog likes to sleep under the bed next to it. You never know when the "excess trading...
I looked at a number of intraday charts on a wide range of stocks in different industries, and compared the trading patterns from last year to...
Anyone else find it odd that as the market continues to drift higher and higher, the volume gets lower and lower. Friday was one of the lowest...
I guess the biggest change i see is that there is no longer an Ebb and flow of 10-20 cents. I used to see the prices of individual stocks (NYSE...
using your semi example, i looked at a few of the higher priced stocks such as KLAC. There was a nice 60 cent trade from the open to 10:15, and...
It seems increasingly hard to get these stocks to move. I thumbed through a number of charts from friday, and its amazing how many 30 minute...
Still trying to figure out where i can get intraday charts going back to last year. There has been a big change in the way things are...
I want to be able to pull up a historical intra day 5 minute chart for a stock. For example, I want to look at the 5 minute chart for IBM for...
Most day traders will tell you its a sad existence right now. Its a swing traders market. I'm overtrading right now and seeing my P/l churn and...
Anyone know a site that will list stocks with a daily range greater than $1? I believe there is one, i just forgot what it is. Also, anyone...
The home builder stocks have become nearly untradeable for day trading purposes. The daily ranges on these stocks have been piss poor for 5 weeks...
When stock trading is good....I.E. lots of volume and volatility it is almost a free money marathon. When there is alot going on in the mkt,...
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