ALL AHG followers- Since Anek says that we should not take large losses at anytime, what maximum point or tick stop do you use PER CONTRACT?...
I have thought about it too. Have say a max 15 pt exit with a half size stop. If you know what you r doing, you should come otu ahead, right? I...
actually its not. someone could be up 1mm trading a 100m account. is that good? %'s are what r used for compparable purposes, numbers by itself...
he's still learning. 10k without leverage, not bad for a starter to be up 15%
if you think that you need to catch the whole move to make money, u should know that you r wrong. so basically you are saying that best traders...
ok, my bad. but why go against the trend. if you look at the chart someone posted on this page, it's making newer highs and higher lows. Why...
Do you guys take positions only when you see 3bar reversals?
you go right ahead and short it. after all, thats how you make money right, by calling tops and bottoms? idiot.
today around 11am Merrill was heading down and I chased it by shorting it without the pullback. obviously got out with a minor loss. It could...
losing 8% is. not my style of trading
Right, i was just being extreme on cases for clarification purposes. As an intraday trader, my stops are tight, 8% was just an example
yes, that and whether what i said was correct or not.
Hi, I am have mostly been trading equities, but I am looking at futures. If ES only has a 10 point range on a gievn day, thats 500+/- right?...
u joined in 2006 and broke your silence with your first post with this?
I use the 1 day chart and 4 hour chart. I mostly follow the 1 day chart for the bigger picture, but looking at the 4 hour chart provides a better...
i know I am going to buy some shares of USO(etf) to hedge against the higher gas prices. When gas comes down in a few months(dont know how much,...
you could use the same principles of PA to stocks less than $5 with avg. volume > 2mm. price would react the same way? The only thing I can...
I use the Ameritrade platform just for charting. In the morning when there is less daily pattern to look at, I use the 1 hour chart, then for the...
I understand the relevance of S/R and HH,HL,LL,LH. these are pretty much what I use. But i hate getting caught in the smaller counter trend....
how do you guys not get caught in the very small trends within the main trend and not get chickened out of your trades?
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