Day trading with vertical spreads can be difficult because of the fills. You would need something very liquid. If using a vertical spread strategy...
Its ok to have only one technique as long as you are not trying to use in all market conditions. Most highly successful traders have mastered more...
Its not knowing when to enter that makes money. Its knowing when to exit.
There is sort of an irony in your question. Those that are successful do not have time to teach. The ones that charge you a few bucks probably...
Very true. Thats one of the reasons that I switched from stocks to futures years ago.
So if I understand what you propose the trader will put up his own capital to trade? What does the prop firm provide? Or did I miss something?
Yes it is possible. I left a Job as an airline pilot to make more money as a daytrader.
In my opinion it makes no difference. Its about what you are comfortable with. I am a renko guy myself.
I pretty much agree with all of the above. I will add this. Most stock traders only go long and many protect with some form of stoploss order. So...
Part of the problem is the belief that if you build it they will come. The truth is that you have to spend a considerable amount of time and money...
I drop down to a lower time frame. I watch for price to begin trading in a range. There are a million ways to do this but it can be as simple as...
You mentioned that S/R lines seem arbitrary. That should not be the case. Can you tell us how you draw your lines and on what time frames?
I agree with Robert. If it were a zero sum game I would not be doing it. As it stands trading futures is about half of my income. So to the...
I agree. China MUST buy most of these things. If this was China's method of retaliation its pretty weak. I am slowly coming to the opinion that...
Clearly I need to be long sterile surgical cat gut futures. Lol.
Yes because you scale up or down by individual shares in the equities or contracts of 100 shares in options. But in futures I can control 1000...
Glad to see you are aware of how account size can be a factor. Thats a good sign. I moved from equities to futures for the leverage and I never...
I hope I did not talk you out of the futures markets. Lol.
Thanks Matt.
Absolutely different instruments. I trust your opinion on the difference between equities and futures. Especially when it comes to liquidity. You...
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