When do you scalp?

Just the first hour and a half of trading and the last hour of trading? All day?

 

Whenever the market seems fit to scalp. 24h

 

i find scalping better in middle of day between 10:30 and 3:00. The first and last hour seem either to trend more or be very choppy. Harder to scalp in that environment

 

I guess this depends on scalping style; I prefer the fast action. I find that this involves much more simplistic moves where one can clearly see when prices are turning with simple stalling and stop-outs being very evident.

 

I will watch a L2 all day but I find i make most of my money during the first hour and a half and the last hour... it's always different every day...

mnx

 

open and the last hour for me.

worst 12:00 to 14:00.

 

Do you trade bond bounces too (15:00-16:00)?

 

I scalp the e-mini Futures.

If the market is moving fast....I scalp up to four contracts at a time....and if it is slow....maybe one contract....if at all. Also....I scalp on Tick Charts only. Volume charts are also great for scalping. I once used minute type charts....but haven't done so in a few years.

ES....scalp using 20 to 80 tick chart
YM and ER....scalp using 5 to 20 tick chart
NQ....scalp using 10 to 50 tick chart
EMD....scalp using 5 to 10 tick chart

I also Scalp and Trend on higher Tick Charts.

VSTscalper

 

Please list your definition of scalping. Any and all--

 

My version of Scalping....I usually try for 2 ticks....4 contracts.