Niederhoffer made money selling options. This will produce a steady stream of small profits (since most options expire worthless) BUT from time to...
I can't find that option (it's a older version of Excel)...
I use MT4 for futures and stock price data, and feed this live to an Excel worksheet via DDE. I know this is ancient technology but it works....
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 12th June 2015 15 Stock Trades: 9 AAL + 251.30 BPS. 5 BLT + 131.64 BPS. 1 STAN + 168.53 BPS. 10 long trades +...
"Not to take anything away from Livermore, but his life shows how hard it can be to trade consistently and follow the right principles." Agree...
Here's a quote from a great stock trader.. "It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. Got that? My...
"then again his edge was insider trading. Easier done in equities than anything else." If you have insider knowledge, then options give you HUGE...
I may be wrong, but I believe that the percentage of retail FX traders making a consistent profit is miniscule.
It rather depends on what you mean by 'safe'. Day trading may not suit a large number of individuals, who over the long term would probably get...
I prefer basis points (BPS). That way, trades in any instrument can be compared. At the moment, 100 BPS on the ES equates to about 21 points,...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 5th June 2015 17 Stock Trades: 6 AAL + 348.16 BPS. 11 BLT + 413.50 BPS. 12 long trades + 551.50 BPS. 5 short...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 29th May 2015 4 Stock Trades: 2 AAL + 29.20 BPS. 2 BLT + 52.78 BPS. 4 long trades + 81.98 BPS. No short...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 22nd May 2015 2 Stock Trades: 2 BLT + 26.03 BPS. 2 long trades + 26.03 BPS. No short trades. Stocks net +...
I think it alll depends on the trader's own personality. The important thing is to find a market or markets which suit your personality. For some...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 15th May 2015 10 Stock Trades: 7 AAL + 181.71 BPS. 2 BLT + 56.87 BPS. 1 EZJ + 19.41 BPS. 8 long trades +...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 8th May 2015 7 Stock Trades: 4 AAL + 114.11 BPS. 1 BARC + 23.68 BPS. 1 BLT + 8.79 BPS. 1 HSBA + 9.09 BPS. 5...
Trading Summary Week Ended Friday 1st May 2015 4 Stock Trades: 2 AAL + 31.77 BPS. 2 STAN + 56.06 BPS. 1 long trade + 16.30 BPS. 3 short...
After a break, I have resumed trading and I will be updating this journal shortly.
Some serious dax ftrs volatility during ECB conference today...
Probably a stupid question, but what is HA ?
Separate names with a comma.