Recent content by eS19

I am trading manually at the moment.

Thanks. If I am buying, i am putting my limit one tick below last bid. If i am selling, my limit is one tick above last ask. I am timing market at key s/r levels. I use ATM strategy to target 2 ticks on half position and 3 ticks on the other half while moving the stop to breakeven-1 when first...

Thanks all for your helpful comments. This is my third week trading ES. I only trade ES. I agree with most posters here, and I can attest to the fact that the way HFT impact my trading is by beating me to fill of my order. We are all looking at the same market and the way they beat non HFT...

Found this to be worth reading... http://www.nanex.net/aqck2/4650/SSRN-id1686004.org.pdf

Yes, most likely. I do not pretend that I can compete with these guys, but I want to better understand how their strategies impact my trading.

I do. I am using the bid and ask limits. I get filled, most of the time (like 80%).

Lets say I have a directional strategy based on intraday price action. I am looking to make 2 ticks, risking 3 ticks on each trade. I want to ask the traders who are knowledgeable in HFT, that how can HFT algos screw me? I typically make 3-4 trades a day, I am generally good at identifying...