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  1. Scataphagos

    5 or 10 minute candles for intraday trends?

    Agree with the rest of your post but not necessarily this. The lower volatility of the ES can make it "easier" and "more comfortable about the risk" than higher volatility contracts. For others reading this post, I suggest they try trading all of the bigger contracts and see which one, if any...
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    5 or 10 minute candles for intraday trends?

    20 second charts are useful, too. And for the same reasons, I suspect 10 second or even 5 second charts would be also. I tried tic charts once but they overwhelmed my computer.
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    Anyone use anything else than time based charts for day trading?

    No. I'd be embarrassed for any ETer to think I was ever that stupid.
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    Anyone use anything else than time based charts for day trading?

    Fact or something you "feel"? Just think how much better they would be if somebody paid me enough to "'splain" it to 'em! Nope. I used volume years ago but later stopped. It was like shaking a sharp pebble out of my shoe.
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    Demoralized. Is 14 losses in a row normal?

    Right. The question is, "Am I trading smartly and have simply been unlucky", or "am I trading poorly"? Odds heavily the latter. In my mind, it's IMPOSSIBLE* to have "14 consecutive smart-trade losers". Is it possible to have "14 consecutive dumb and/or willy-nilly losers*"? Oh HELL yes...
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    Demoralized. Is 14 losses in a row normal?

    You "expect" 20%/month return with 22% winners? Are you on drugs?
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    Demoralized. Is 14 losses in a row normal?

    With "14 consecutive losers", but losing only $4K, kudos for your stop discipline!
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    Demoralized. Is 14 losses in a row normal?

    Understandable that you're feeling demoralized.... it's because you're "trading poorly"... can't have 14 losers in a row with "proper" trades. Suggest sitting tight on your remaining capital until you figure it out. (Sorry if you're looking for some sugar-coated sympathy... but that don't feed...
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    Gift tax allowance over the yearly limit....do I pay taxes?

    You haven't said whether you gifted or received the gift. But assuming you are the giver... used to be you'd be required to file a form declaring the gift. The excess gift above the "annual gift exclusion" would be accounted for by reducing your "Lifetime Gift and Estate Credit". (Another...
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    Anyone use anything else than time based charts for day trading?

    I disagree with your disagreement with me... at its very best volume is still a lagging indicator (at its worst, leads you to make bad trading decisions)... but you're free to spin your wheels in any direction you choose. (BTW... I mentioned handle.)
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    So much fun!

    Not specifically, but if the shoe fits.... I can see it now... bumper sticker... "Getting paid for doin' nothing, voting Democrat". :(
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    So much fun!

    I once saw a disturbing video... a black woman claiming, "All you white folks who work for a living are a bunch of suckers. I don't do nothin', and I still get paid. Haha".
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    Hungary PM: No Compromise on Migration, Protecting Christian Culture

    Other than that alcohol thingy, kind of sounds like "The 10 Commandments".
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    So much fun!

    She's a stupid cunt. Doesn't know "come here" from "sic 'em". Doesn't realize that there wouldn't be any wealth to "redistribute" if it weren't for capitalism. All she does is advocate, "everything for free", and a generation of young people have clammed onto that notion with her. (Who...
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    Can the Stock Market Keep Rallying? These Two Indexes Say It Can

    So long as China's CB and the Fed are "jawboning dovishness/stimulus" every few days, the markets can keep going.... soar, even. Like the Metallica song, "Nothing Else Matters". Traders should have "possible moon-shot market" in mind.
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    Hungary PM: No Compromise on Migration, Protecting Christian Culture

    That's why countries have borders. DUH!! So... if a migrant can just violate your borders and suck tit on the welfare of the host citizenry, can he also pound on your home door and demand that you take him in and provide food and shelter... then alter your lifestyle and culture to conform to...
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    50 College Course Titles Prove America’s Universities Are Training College Students To Be Socialists

    I have a friend who got a degree in History. Became an assistant manager at a Village Inn restaurant. Didn't pay enough so he got into plumbing. He later bought out the retiring owner. Says, "Good money in plumbing if you're willing to get your hands dirty". Seems every time I call a pro to...
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    Texas senator files measure to turn entire state into a “gun sanctuary,”

    "... Texas senator files measure to turn entire state into a “gun sanctuary,” nullifying ALL federal gun control laws and Dem attempts to subvert the Second Amendment..." https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-03-10-texas-senator-files-measure-to-turn-entire-state-into-gun-sanctuary.html Ahhhh...
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    50 College Course Titles Prove America’s Universities Are Training College Students To Be Socialists

    "... Most parents assume that they are sending their children to college to get prepared for their future careers, but the truth is that a lot of our major colleges and universities have become little more than indoctrination centers for progressive thought. Our college students are literally...
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    Fox News listed all of Hillary Clinton’s crimes

    Commie IDIOT! ON IGNORE!!
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