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Five whipsaws in a row means it's time to hang it up for the day... sometimes I just have no idea what mother market is up to.... that certainly is today... +$1375.10 As I write this, another tempting breakout appears... at this point I've already lost a ton of money chasing that fickle...

Today: +988.90

Fair point about the trades... I'll ask.

I am always impressed with your comments NoDoji, thank you again for more constructive feedback. For a moment, I didn't realize the FIFO delay would work against me, but it certainly would if I rely on the same stop-loss to reverse the position. As you point out, the FIFO dynamic means it's...

The fault lies with both parties; and I said as much earlier in the thread.

Perhaps you misunderstood... I said add a warning popup after hours... it could even be a popup that let's you make it a one-time warning... point-being if you trade futures, there is little value in assuming RTH for order-entry... they trade almost 24 hours. Speaking as someone who has coded...

Of course, this wouldn't be a complete thread without some turd to kick you while you are down. Yes, this is all my fault. Have a great day, friend.

Today: over $6000.00 loss (yes, that's correct) Sordid details here... Use IB and Stop-Loss? BEWARE!

If you need to submit a stop-loss order through interactive brokers *outside normal trading hours* and you are used to submitting limit orders with them, be sure you check the additional box under the "Time In Force" section of the order screen (see ib_stop.png, below). For some bizarre...

Getting out while the gittin' is good... Today: +1520.07 (including trades initiated late yesterday PM and finished early this AM)... those trades were not included in the last PnL...

Today: +388.50

Hey tlow, I'm looking at your numbers for today, and even though you don't like your trade executions, you made over 40% of the week's profit today... Trade 1: I think you spotted the loss of momentum well and you scored a profit, even if you didn't like the entry... in terms of entry, I'm...

I shorted when I saw the reaction to ISM numbers... sold @1098.00 when ESU10 retraced... reloaded @1098.50 at the 10:20 bar, (stop 1099.75) and scooped up a full day's profit between those two trades. I have only traded for 9 months, but I think it's all about your comfort level... if it...

My next few posts may be missing as I'm shuffling assets to another broker... thanks to NoDoji's guidance I'm taking the rest of the day off, since I normally loose a lot more in the PM than AM. +1123.54

I keep seeing comments about TDAYs in other threads... what are they? Treasury Auctions?

I think I've got it now... Yesterday: ESU10 closed at 1079.25 $SPX closed at 1080.29 Let's suppose the mkt opened today with $SPX at 1082.00... your rule would say don't go long here because the gap is already higher than yesterday's close... simply don't go long with yesterday's $SPX...

Sorry in advance for the large number of questions, but I'm not sure how to implement this rule... What do you mean by cash? The futures, or the actual index / equity itself? Can you provide a concrete example using ES at some value and $SPX at another?

Earlier today, you said an experienced trader does not go all in on one day trade... Help me understand your criteria for the amount you risk on one trade when you are really sure... Cheers, \gg

Bolimomo, What TRIN, A/D, and other criteria do you use to go long / short / unknown? I have used TRIN (admittedly not combination with A/D) for several months... I ultimately came to the conclusion that even with it below 0.4 or above 1.7 it was only marginally reliable... maybe I won and...

Who said I claim to be an experienced trader? Perhaps you're right and I'll consider that going forward... When you say 82-84... do you mean 1082 or 1084?