What diff does it make whether it is Russell? I find little diff which index it is - ES, NQ, DJ, etc. They are arbed constantly and move similarly over the short haul.
I honestly have little preference. I don't scalp; I get in near the open, and decide when to get out during the course of the day. I avoid overnight trades when possible. Eventually, I am tempted to do 25% of the daily position in each of the EA, NQ, DJ, ER2. That would seem to balance weird fluctuations by any one index. Diversification is always a nice goal. In fact, I would love a futures contract that represented 25% of each of these 4 !!!!
ANY premarket indicators as to buy or sell before open?...on wednesday a short would have been really hurt big time...thanks