Your choice of dot colors is terrible. You have black dots on black bar days and red dots on red bar days. Why not pink and purple so we can see every day more clearly? LOL! What is with the last bar? No dots at all?
Yes, you're obviously right. I figured that would go without saying. It's just an example. Portfolio margin is also another kettle of fish. MacBookProHo says he doesn't know anything about futures, so it might help him to see it both in terms of margin and notional.
I think that would only confuse him, because notional value means nothing in the grand scheme of things, unless you wish to brag about how much money-worth you traded. Zero redeeming quality.
Trading is like gambling at a casino only insofar as you get to choose the hand you play and you can see everyone else's hands too.
Its the second day in a row ES sold off at the close of the European session. The bearish paint all night long and leading into the NY open was easy to read. Size players working the action to get traders hitting the bid (new lows, failed rally, over and over). The ICS market is telegraphing every move lately. IMO, a lot of cash out there.