2K SPY??? 200K.... one day.. one day i'll get there...
i bust ass working the night shift. trading full time during the day and in class as well.
I trade NYSE only, usually 1-2K share lots of stocks $30-60 with ameritrade. My limit order fills are horrible as well.
i'm with ameritrade and my fills suck as well.
Seems like a real complicated system, but you seem to be doing well. Keep up the good work.
sorry, yes i know what virtual means.. i should've had VIRTUAL in caps to emphasize my point.
Very thorough and nice post Sticky. May I ask what kind of volume you trade?
Aren't you the guy that manages the 1 MILLION dollar virtual fund on ET-Journals?
SLB is another one.. but so far this week, when the market is up, they're up, when the market is down, they're up. so yups, i got burned shorting...
i know this isnt any consolation, but i lost -2300 in a 4 day trade on one stock. hope all goes well man.
-2300 in one week for me! and thats only with one stock.
dont forget about uncle sam. after him, 40K becomes close to minimum wage.
LOL. I would love a job at those guy's Mc'd. Working at Mc'd and having >25K to daytrade with, must be nice.
A lot of my trades are intraday, NYSE only. I will hold overnight or even 2-3 days if I feel good about my entry, So i'm not scalping. Roughly...
Depending how the market looks tomm.. a possible play on amzn could be to go LONG with a tight stop. I dont trade nasdog, just a thought on amzn.
A stronger dollar will really hurt CAT's earnings. Look for CAT to miss if a stronger dollar persist.
Covered 1K SLB at 44.60. :D Shorting SLB is just too easy sometimes.. just dont chase. optimal short price is >45.50. Good Luck to all.
I'm short 1K SLB @45.65 from Fri. Hoping to cover on the 1st dip <45.10 on Mon if theres one. :) Will short GM if it hits >37.85.
GG, are you actively trading?
Most of my trades are large cap stocks such at CAT, SLB, MRK, GM, etc.. at 1000 share lots. The commission per trade seems minute in comparisons...
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