I agree Ditch. This is why I don't post setups or offer % winners, etc. Too many people here just attack anything. If they don't agree they...
If you live anywhere near a prop firm that trades futures, you may wish to join one for awhile. Your costs will be higher, but you will learn much...
Q Charts uses 24 hour data for their historical data on futures, and they may do this with stocks as well, although I haven't checked. The best...
I'd go with a smaller trade and put the stop just below the 9.90 support. Jay
Actually you could trade 5 on an intraday basis. Trading anything more than one without extensive knowledge of the market would be pretty quick...
If you are doing well the first half hour than stick to it. I find the first 20 minutes or so hairy, and only trade during this time when fading...
There are after hours symbols that many contracts use as well: A - Jan B - Feb C - Mar D - Apr E - May I - Jun L - Jul O - Aug P - Sep...
I'd say ten grand. Stick to single contracts until you are making money, or you will burn through that ten k pretty quick. I use IB's TWS for a...
I agree. Its been great. This volatility and the intraday trends have been beauties. Jay
I use XP Home with no probs. Jay
I was new to trading during the 1987 crash, and trading full S&P contracts. It was hairy. I sat in shock most of day (and following three or so),...
I also use a cable connection and almost never lose my connection. I always have a stop in anyway in case a connection does fail or major shit...
thanks guys. I run XP and 768 MB ram. I'll set the page file to a gig. I don't care if I use HD space. I only use this computer for trading and...
I haven't had any problems at all. I got dumped for a few minutes about two weeks ago. Perfect otherwise. BTW, I am logged on all day, every day....
Quick Q for you techies. I'm increasing my RAM and need to bump up the page file also. Its now set to 'custom'. Should I just change this to...
That is why many traders are shifting to futures. With the leverage added, there is plenty of movement to make (or lose) serious bucks days...
This is true only if you are used to trading stocks, and the way futures move causes your performance to suffer. There are MANY advantages to...
Thats how I have always traded. Nothing else makes sense to me. You can see what is going on with the prices moving around. Statistical indicators...
I was just buying dips most of the morning, just off some simple trendlines and Fib retracements. Real simple stuff. jay
CNBC actually helped today. As soon as I found out what the mess was about, I went into a buying frame of mind. I love those days where a rumor or...
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