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    Trading with a Stop Loss in the Futures Market is for Losers

    Just noticed this from your opening post. Might have been pointed out before. You say the average price will be 3 points from the market price, but actually it will be 10 points (you are in at 1325 and now at the current price of 1345, average is 1335, 10 points away). You must have skipped...
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    ES Journal - 2014

    Stops are for losers (well, that's what emg says): http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?t=222458
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    Half way through life and not close to being consistent

    I don't know much about VIX futures, don't think i have ever traded them, but from what i understand vix is the implied vol of SP500 options. Probably rather limited trading of them today (i know es was open for a period) so maybe some silly options quotes made the vix dive? i dunno.
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    Happy birthday america

    touché!
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    Happy birthday america

    We might be losing another colony soon :( If you guys wanna come back to us Brits, pls do let us know :D
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    CL Redux

    Yeah, i might set a 100 tick stop, but i'm always looking to bring it in, add or subtract from the position etc.
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    CL Redux

    Do you not then calculate this every day?
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    CL Redux

    :cool: Don't forget though that one man's noise is another man's (or girl's*) signal :D *refer's to NoDoji's somewhat tighter stops
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    CL Redux

    shorted another 1/2 unit at 10415
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    CL Redux

    You use ADR, not ATR, correct? Is your ADR an exponential mean like ATR? How many days do you use to calculate ADR?
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    CL Redux

    you know, builder, i was thinking of targets and maybe focusing on a target range is better than any specific price, any thoughts?
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    CL Redux

    lol, i was watching the market and thinking whether to put back my half unit on at 10530....
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    CL Redux

    went back in at 10465 targetting 102-3
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    CL Redux

    out of half at 10530
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    CL Redux

    short 10495, stop 100 ticks
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    ES Journal - 2014

    Yes! I exited a long position today FAR too early :(
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    Pros and cons of trading markets

    I'm long GBPUSD (spot forex), but my dealer is not paying me ANY interest on it. I should have gone with doing a future. Thanks for the info, going to swap my position.
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    Pros and cons of trading markets

    Well, that's what i said. Not sure if i care if a game is negative sum anyway. Over enough transactions, money flows from the unskilled to the skilled.
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    ES Journal - 2014

    You ok mate? That's from 2010. :confused: edit: sorry, see what you mean
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    ES Journal - 2014

    Hi NoDoji, hope u r well. :D Record highs today in the es? A distinct possibility!
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