OK. Sorry if this has been covered before. I did a glance through the psych threads, and couldn't find it. I'm curious, why do traders feel the...
Good article. Thanks for posting it !
I took a 2 month vacation to the world of warcraft. The addictive part to me was being in a guild. It was very team oriented, so once I was in...
For me, it was the same stupid crap that gets everyone in it. The introduction to Elder's book "Trading for a Living" sounded so alluring....
Well, since there seems to be interest, here is the 12/14 breakdown on 1-50 lot trades: Whats interesting is that the numbers 5, 10, 25 stand...
I was looking at volume stats for the ES for yesterday 11/14/06. During the 8:30-3:15 session, we traded about 1,104,928 contracts, and that...
Heh. Its funny. We get some volatility coming back and all of a sudden conspiracy theories abound. "I'm getting chopped up dip buying !!!...
When I see a big number out there like -75,000, I dont think that 75,000 new short positions have been established. But I do think its often...
Not to mention the market was VERY net short on the day. At its low, the market delta was at something like -75,000 contracts in the ES....
Thanks to everyone who took the time to post their ideas to this thread. Looks like I have some reading to do tonight !
I was wondering if anyone who has read Mind over Markets can help me out here. Can someone explain the difference between an "Open - Test -...
I suppose the flaw in my thinking is not bitching about having a 4-6 tick stop requirement, but rather that I need to be better about placing my...
We dont have many ES traders right now. I'm one of a handful of guinea pigs in a sim room. My goal at the moment is getting 4-12 ticks per...
Oh, I call a tick a box. I guess I just got used to calling them boxes, because each tick is graphically represented as a "box" in a market depth...
Hey All, I have a question for the ES daytraders out there. I'm curious what is the max heat you will allow yourself to take ? The...
My guess is because most programmers are intellectual elitists who see themselves much smarter than Joe Boo on the street(and, for most activities...
Well. This is it. I've finally made it to the final hurdle that will determine whether I can make it as a trader or not. And that hurdle is my...
hehe. Yes. It is all about the little tricks. If you see the bid quantity flash 50-2500-50-2500-50, someone is trying to spook the market with...
Arrrrrgh. I got taken in by the total sucker play today. Setup: It is a Fed day with a bell shaped distribution, mean at 1384.50. There are...
LOL...great reply.
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