I have been trying to day trade the S&P500's - primarily the SPY ETF's. Mostly, I have been watching and trying to develop a feel for the markets. I like the liquidity and what appears like excellent bid/ask spreads as well as the lot sizes available on the inside bid and ask. Also, I have noticed that there a handful of times during the day when the SPY moves from .10 to .20. So, trading a 1000-2000 lot size should afford the trader the potential to make some decent money. My issue; however, is that there are a lot of dull times of the day when the SPY is doing nothing and it is during these times that I begin to lose focus. Does anyone have any ideas as to 'good' times of the day when the market is more volatile and thus riper for trading. Thanks, jgiasi
* Key economic report release times (good volatility)... http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/b-econoday.htm * Closing of other key markets... Bonds, Eurex or Euronext. The above alone should be enough to keep you busy although some traders may say high volatility times is not a good time to trade. Be careful because volatility is a double edge sword. NihabaAshi