Keep writing out your method until you can fit it on an index card, or at least each entry rule on a separate card. Once you can explain it to a...
Yes and the 10% were made for stop losses. By using good risk management the 90% more than make up for the 10%.
Rumors and news of this type do have a market impact - but the impact is typically to exacerbate the underlying trend. But some rumors are taken...
As Ditch stated, "choppy" isn't necessarily a bad thing if you adapt your strategies to take advantage of the additional entry opportunities. The...
Aha - I knew it wouldn't take long for people to fade me! No serioiusly, I've thought about that too - trading towards the swing system's entry...
I think Jack is here with the intent of helping as much as he can. He certainly has spent a lot of time attempting to convey his ideas on ET. He...
I like the concept of a trading model where you have mechanically triggered entries (and you must take each one), but you manually manage the...
I'm almost done beating this dead horse thread so please bear with me. Looks like OI finally reached parity on Wednesday. Is it a coincidence that...
Down to 57K volume but OI holding firm on March. It looks like many of those contracts will be held through settlement. Do they only pay half turn...
e-mini s&p 500 futures settlement prices as of 03/16/04 07:00 pm (cst) MTH/ ---- DAILY ---- PT EST ----...
Good points! Yes, this is the disclaimer that sould be applied to all trading books, tapes, seminars, etc. It's just that "enough" is different...
Plot/keep track them both for a week or two and then decide for yourself. That's what I did. I used to use the RTH classic pivots (H+L+C)/3,...
Late breaking news from Healy:
e-mini s&p 500 futures settlement prices as of 03/15/04 05:00 pm (cst) MTH/ ---- DAILY ---- PT EST ----...
e-mini s&p 500 futures settlement prices as of 03/12/04 07:00 pm (cst) MTH/ ---- DAILY ---- PT EST ----...
An additional bit of refinement on the concept of overnight session volume being predictive of future moves, take the overnight session's range...
MTH/ ---- DAILY ---- PT EST ---- PRIOR DAY ---- STRIKE OPEN HIGH LOW LAST SETT CHGE...
DB, yes I can do it manually but it is a pain and takes a bit of time. An easier way would be nice IMO. Here is how you can do it manually:...
Note that the question being asked is not, "When does the March contract expire", but rather "when do we roll over". Of course you may roll over...
It's amazing how much misinformation is on ET. The formula for knowing exactly when to roll the S&Ps has been the same for years and years, is...
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