I'm trading minis. I would prefer to trade stocks, as I used to do, but my account equity dropped below $25k not too long ago, so now I no longer...
Funny you mentioned that. I used to work as an analyst before I started trading. I lost my job to the recession in 2001. Before anybody starts...
Well, I average 5 trades per day. I have two trade setups: 1. buying support/selling resistance 2. trades based on a mechanical system that I...
Yep, I'm the most consistent trader in the world. I consistently lose an average of $300 a day. Out of a 21-day trading month, I end up in the...
Yes, it's called beer company BS!!
Like in poker, when a player gives away whether he has a good hand or a garbage hand by subtle (sometimes not so subtle) mannerisms and/or...
Good job. I caught a piece of the morning's downdraft, but not the whole thing. Re: Waiting for your next entry--Waiting for ES to tip its hand...
It sounds like he's buying one of each, not trading pairs in opposite directions. Please correct me if I'm wrong. IMHO, I would consider...
A very Zen answer. :D
I remember one day when Rambus came out with some good news (I think it was some big contract announcement or something...the bull market days...
Yeah, it was kinda like that. Here is a snapshot of me circa 1997: 24 years old. No charts, no stops. Always long. Always bet the whole...
Maybe not a bad idea!! As of this post, no Follow-through today.
I have to admit I became very frustrated last month. December was my worst month of the year in terms of drawdown and I didn't even trade the...
Iceman, no I haven't read it. I'll take a look at it though. Thanks.
Lundy, With all due respect, I think that if you do not like trading, it will be very hard, if not impossible, for you to ever do it yourself...
"Math is the language of the universe. Everything and anything can be represented by numbers; graph those numbers and patterns emerge. If you're...
Maybe I'm missing something, but who's getting censored? I see the "F" word and the "S" word used all the time on ET and none of that is being...
After taking a directional trade on this morning's big gap-fill rally, I've switched into scalper mode and I am batting 4 for 4 so far on my...
Db, I totally agree with you about the importance of having a gap strategy. BTW, I like your >1% but <3% idea. There are days, like today,...
I have been using Gainskeeper this year as well. I like it, but I'm in a bit of a quandary right now though because I switched from trading...
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