Zero doubt about your statement. Instead of always avoiding them, consider changing attitude/trading mantra. Stick to the basics, and maybe even have tighter stops. I think you'll find you'll be hugely profitable, comparing the final half hours you were stopped some days and the final ones you weren't other days. Look how flawless the 5-minute was on that super volume spike from Thursday afternoon... Like I said, when all else fails, stick to the basis! "Keep it simple, but no simpler" --Albert Einstein
50/50 guess on up vs. down. Add some more drama with a number of points too! I've always appreciated a baseless guess! Or any "guess" for that matter.
Anybody else showing strange diparity between the ES chart and settlement price? I know they're not always spot on, but last couple of sessions they seem pretty out of whack. Friday chart shows ESH2 close of 1253.75, but IB's "prior close" shows on the chart as 1253.00. CME says 1252.00. WTF, IB's off by a whole point, or as much as 1.75, depending?!!