LOL I am keenly aware of PFOF when I am trading feeling naked in public.
Schwab sells customers order flow info to offset zero commission for online equity trading. It’s not really free. We pay with our orders being...
I thought you had some edge of capturing big moves/trends producing a few big wins amidst a sea of small losses. If your profit/loss sizes are...
Guess SimpleMeLike hasn’t had a big loss in his/her trading. That’s both a bless and a curse. Renaissance Technologies CEO said they put a huge...
Market becoming more automated means more and more algo/program trading? Less human discretionary trading?
@ironchef, If your winning strategy is truly a few big winners you may have a chance in real trading. The strategy can overcome slippages, etc....
The biggest issue of paper trading is no emotion involved with real money. Emotional problems and the mental capital drain in real trading takes a...
Paper trades just don’t count, seriously. My advice is don’t spend more time on it. If you really want to try it, reduce the paper trade size by...
I think you really need to open your mind. Swimming coaches don’t usually win medals, for example. Many trading losers have good lessons from...
Trading is like any performance sport. What do you expect if a newbie jumps in an NBA basketball game? I admit that I myself thought it was easy...
It looks like the issues discussed here are mostly in the FX market. What about the equity market? I’d assume it’s very difficult to do the same...
Market makers are not supposed to take sides, such minimal risk. They make money by charging the bud ask spread. With minimal risk, they are also...
For bracket orders do you have to enter both Stop and Profit? I mostly only enter Profit, and leave the Stop field empty and control the stop loss...
My only tool for identifying trend reversal is patience and waiting. You don’t really know until afterwards. It’s better to be on the right side...
Agree that liquid and high volume markets cannot be easily manipulated. That’s why I only trade equities with at least 10 million shares...
It is definitely eye opening for me. There are many more videos in the series from different people. I am sure the market manipulation was more...
After a while you will figure out what those market makers are doing, particularly during the morning big swings.
With a good laugh here and there. LOL
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