You know V, IMHO you and I need to work on our form. My problem is I have great entries in general, but exit too early and leave too much on the table. Your problem, as I see it, is you have good entries too and you have the patience to let the trade work for you. But once it's run significantly in your favor, and you have a significant profit, you don't take it and let the market come back and the profit disappears. As you're saying there are smaller ranges right now so not every trade will be a 3 point $3,000 profit or even a 2 point profit. I'd definitely take $1,000 if it's there in this market. You can always reenter after a pullback.
Market Pulse Archives Jan. 31, 2012, 11:38 a.m. EST Oil wavers after macro data, rising dollar By Claudia Assis SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures wavered between small gains and losses Tuesday after disappointing macroeconomic data, lower U.S. stocks, and a rising dollar. Crude for March delivery recently traded flat at $98.78 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude traded as high as $101.29 a barrel earlier, but lost steam after U.S. consumer confidence and U.S. home prices reports.