how big are your stops for YM and ES?

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YM about 15 pts on avg. Dont trade the ES

 

whats your target? I usually use 10-12 points for YM and 4-5 points for the ES, any particular reason that you don't like the ES other than the $12.5 tick?

 

Not a set amount.

 

Is there any reason that you use 4 times the stop range on the ES compared to the YM?

I'm guessing you day trade YM and swing the ES.

 

ES points are bigger than YM points, 1 YM point = 5$$ 1 ES point = 12.5$$

 

1:2 OCO usually. ( 1 point stop, 2-3 point limit sell) ........I then use a .25 trail for every .25 uptick.

AKA once I have a 1 point profit, my stop will be at even.

I scalp the ES.

Depending upon the breakout I will adjust my sell point if needed.

 

Don't trade the YM. Trade the NQ and DAX in a discretionary manner for fun and to keep the eye in so to speak. My bots trade the ES (+ other SIFS excluding the YM). Proprietary risk measure determines stop levels. Position sizing is then adjusted accordingly. HTH.

 

I think you meant to say your stop loss is 4-5 ticks on the ES?

 

I don't trade YM, but here are my stops anyway:

ES 1.5
ER2 1.5 (I trade this in half the size I trade ES).

CL 30 cents
ZG 1.5
currencies 20 pips.