This is a statistical assumption. Its great if you think you have a fool proof trading strategy. We don't know what it is and its not the point of...
Correction was doing it on the whim: IB $6K start, $2703.125 intraday margin @ broker, 2 contracts. 1 S&P point stop loss. S=12. So 12% chance....
You have no idea what risk management is. Approximation of probably of sustaining at least one losing streak:...
I don't label myself. I swing trade and day trade, and invest. It doesn't matter. The same concepts apply. All this argument comes down to risk...
A futures position is a leveraged position. It seems to apply to you also. Get off your high horse. Given the context of what was said, here is...
I trade futures and I know how it works. So much for your smart comments. Take it in context of what was said by others. People are telling him...
OP didnt. OP said he didn't even want to use margin (presumably meaning borrowing that incurs interest costs), but is willing to leverage via...
It has everything to do with OP's situation. You have guys here telling him to max out day trading ES with a small account. Which means, because...
Do these brokers put in stop losses for their clients to prevent them from going negative NAV? Or is it the usual margin call? When does the...
I'm not saying people should trade based on what news events are. These are strats for some but thats not what I'm saying. Im saying you can't...
lol. It makes me wonder whether you've been trading futures at all. You really think news events or some fed speak has no impact on the S&P? Did...
All these high rollers here talking about go big or go home is basically teaching the guy with a small account the fastest path to losing his...
Yeah and to top it off, the S&P is highly influenced by what fed members say. For example, the S&P just rallied off a selloff today after yellen...
lol thats just a gamblers mentality. 90% of the game of trading/investing is about staying alive. As warren buffet said, rule one is never lose...
Sure, everyone has different systems. I'm a little more conservative in my apparoch to quick trades. If I'm happy with say putting 2 eggs down in...
I don't believe I was replying to you. But what I mean is, you can try to time the markets but you are not going to get it 100% right on an...
Instead of just movies, what other good documentaries are there? Not if they were leasing it. That budget seems right. Afterall, it was pretty...
These guys are buffoons if they think and suggest to other people that they should max out margin day trading futures where the notional value is...
I really wished we would standardize the system of units and conventions. For example, lets all use metric. I'm only speaking out because OP is...
youre using the wrong term. "Psychopath" is the term you are looking for, which describes individuals with little emotions. Does not mean they are...
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