everyone trades in a way that works for them. i like to counter-trend trade because there are always retracements to make money from.
Yeah its free to open an account, but then you'll need to subscribe to data for each market. I get the North American Futures/Options bundle (which includes NYMEX) for free because I generate more than $30 commission per month. Otherwise it would be $10 per month.
wish everyday could be this easy. Some days the market just doesn't seem to respond to price action / patern etc, and some days its like clockwork,
span, i have IB. it's minimum $10k to open an account, the data is free if you trade $30 in commissions. and you can withdraw your money after depositing it. account minimum balance is like $500 or something.
i rememba that interactive brokers emailed me at christmas offering me an account, but i dont think i opend one. may do for that feed though. and im still hodling for my sell at 53.32 gasoline just made new highs btw