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swing day trading best describes it. I don't go for half ticks. I look to make like 3 or 4 ticks per trade and lose at most two half ticks per trade

It's funny you say that. I was thinking the same thing..

You must be talking about traders who are looking to gain 1/2 tick per trade (i.e. scalpers). In that case, you may be right about volume....

up $265 on 12 contracts.

I used to do business with IB. I wish they'd create a standalone software platform that is not javascript dependant. That's why I left

While in college I took $20,000 in student loans and bought Enron at 28 cents just after bankruptcy. I then sold the shares the next day at $1.10 or something like that betting on the pullback. Being ignorant I didn't know I needed to pay taxes on my gains and so the following year I was...

Actually, I know for a fact that if you have $6,000 in credit, max it out, pay it off over six months or so, you will be given more credit. Do the same thing again and you're on your way to $100,000 in credit....this I know from experience....sorry to burst your bubble myminitrading

down $234 on 42 contracts. This is not feeling good....

So churning is the key to becoming a successful trader? That's an interesting perspective

Up $31.25 on 12 contracts today.

Cash is king. He puts up 6-12 months rent upfront, few will deny him...

Hopefully you will make it. Don't criticize my style of trading though. I think you are way out of your league here friend

Down $234 on 32 contracts yesterday. Today I have only entered two trades. Guess I'm kinda reluctant after my loss...

I don't like consorting with people who get off on seeing me fail. I don't know you JMowery but you seem to do a lot of talking on here. This is not necessarily a bad thing but I'd suggest you start putting some money on the line and find out what it really means to be a trader. The last...

The only way I'll ever make it is if I learn from my mistakes. I made $250 on 10 contracts trading 2-lots today. I figure I'll go back up to 6-lots after I make back the $400 I lost yesterday. Thanks.

ANALYZER XL is a software program which allows you to download free EOD data for 30 or 40 years (maybe even more). You pay a one time fee of about $100 and you get free upgrades to the software for life. You can get volume, open interest, open, close, and some other data points. Hope that...

Here's a suggestion: keep on trying until you do succeed. Succeed or die trying. That's my backup plan...

Down $359 today on 48 contracts. I think I need to start slowing down now.

From what I've heard, they do not allow you to develop your own trading methodology. they force you to trade spreads. I have also heard that they tend to encourage traders tto trade heavily so they can make a killing on commissions. I'd stay away.

i caught myself this week. I figured that I made $2500 over the past two weeks and thought to myself: if i trade 12-lots I can make $5000 next week. This is the thought process that I need to address; it is the same thought process that had me trading 40 lots with a $30,000 account. I will...