GOOG popped up 15%! On great earnings. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GOOG+Interactive#{"range":"5d","allowChartStacking":true} vs http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=AAPL+Interactive#{"range":"5d","allowChartStacking":true}
I think that's what going on here...NQ is +35 and YM -54 disjointed market, something is going to break
Scenario, just off top my head here. Let's say you're in long from much lower, like B1S2 (and god bless that's some nice trading!). At nose-bleed highs here..hold here over weekend and risk a 30 pt gap down? Monday. take $ and run, i wouldops:
You make all sound so trivial yet you neglect to mention daytrading's biggest disadvantage, its severe limitation of time to let winners run.
--07/07/15 Long 4373.00 Initial stop 4323.00 --07/14/15 RTH Price is 4512.25. Raising sell stop to 4464.00 --07/14/15 Afterhours PM. Raising sell stop to 4476.00 --07/17/15 Afterhours AM Price is 4609.25. Raising sell stop to 4523.00 --07/20/15 Afterhours AM Price is 4650.50 Raising sell stop to 4586.00