Recent content by alkamyst

Thanks for the feedback. A lot of what people have said about not messing with a good thing definitely resonates. What makes the decision tough is that I believe I can be a great trader - I guess all of us do. I like the guidance about trading longer term - however I feel that it wont...

Hi, I am trying to understand ways to predict large range bars - especially in stocks. Are certain fundamental or technical conditions more likely to result in large range days? For example, some ideas: - Narrow range bars: Given the cyclical nature of the volatility/range, is there is...

FinStat, The numbers are accurate -- and that is why I'm both surprised and ticked off. They had a form (extra risk disclosure or something that included several min criterea -- I met all of them except the trading experience. :( Noname, Thanks for the suggestion but I don't really...

I was just told by Tradestation that my futures account application was rejected. Reason -- I do not have 2 years of trading experience. At first this makes sense -- they do not want people without experience blowing out their accounts. However, I'm perplexed because I've been backtesting...