Then you are lucky and/or a dumbass for not trading bigger size if you have that kind of consistency.
I work for a brokerage firm and I can attest to the validity of these statistics. I watch the performance of retail accounts all day everyday and...
I have the iPhone so I'm only familiar with stuff on there. CNBC Real-Time is a great app with free streaming quotes and news and stuff. I also...
SIM trading if you are scalping is mostly an exercise in futility because they are easy to manipulate and fills are easy. If you're trading...
I want to hear some stories about people that got filled on standing limit orders way below the market...AAPL traded $200 for a split second...
not true all the time. TiVo wasn't halted.
There are so many different scenarios where someone could put themselves in a position to hear news before bloomberg or Reuters ("before" meaning...
If there is a pending verdict of a court case that will affect the price of a stock, and you have someone sitting in the court room ready to text...
LOL!
I think a very high % of pro-traders use X-Trader to place orders. It's by far the best platform I've seen over the years as far as execution and...
Thanks, you're a genius.
No programming experience but a good trading track record.
In theory, I think you are right on the money. Most traders fail because they don't understand this and they trade on emotion with no real game...
Are there any prop shops out there hiring quant traders with no programming experience? That is to say, maybe someone who is good at implementing...
Just went long May contract at 85.69, stop at 85.14, target at 86.16
I agree, you're constantly learning from your mistakes and seeing what works for you and what doesn't. You figure out what suits your...
I've been using TradeStation for awhile and I have built a few automated strategies that are profitable, but not enough for me to have enough...
I see what you're saying, but I would think your average win/loss amounts would be optimized from backtesting and that's why you would need RR.
Um, you can ignore this comment, Dackster doesn't seem to have a clue. As mentioned previously, position size is key in determining what you can...
forex.com can take a credit card and the minimum is absurd, i think its like $200 or something. Great site, no frills. I've cashed out from...
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