sosnoff was and is a good trader, he just had the money to build a better mousetrap,by traders for traders,he did make a windfall on the sale of tos but he was doing better than alright already for years
swing trading futures,depending on which,they are open practically 24/7,a big news event could drop a stock 20 before it opens,you are a sitting duck,you could spread options in lieu of stock,cheaper and safer
http://www.barchart.com/commodityfutures/E-Mini_S%26P_500_Futures/profile/ESM13 other than the volume specs,most of that info is probably somewhere on your brokers website
have to have been using them for awhile to know that,pattern haters not knowing that would use it as reason to not use them,just like all things, you have toget experience under your belt
classic example of fear ,listening to the hype,trading what you think vs what you see,was setting up for a trend day,planned last nite to cover at 59 ,had a bid in there and left it alone