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I would agree finding an edge that fits your personality is most important. But there are many edges and different ways to make money

Not sure trading the wrong way on a Sim account is the way to go. Trading is about forming good habits not repeating bad ones

What part of the midwest. In southern Iowa the corn looks terrific also.

Looking forward to reading your journal. Some say crude trends better than the es or nq so I'm interested in watching you. Good luck

As always RN you Crack me the hell up. Have a great Sunday also

I agree they are two different animals sim vs. live but I think you can learn good routine and habits from sim trading!

I was thinking the same thing around 430 am cat when it was running into a lot of resistance. But as choppy as it's been we could be back there some time today

It's funny how so many great traders do things differently. Some of the best traders I know Redneck, handle and Wrb trader are able to watch the market while they are in a trade

I'm not an expert at all but holding overnight for swings is to stressful for me. I prefer 10 point targets during the day

Or if we open lower on Monday we can wait for a pullback and short a lower high or if we get a drop and then a higher low I will look for a long until the most recent high on the 5 minute

Or maybe we will test the lows soon. Nobody knows nor do we need to know.

I trade the nq and I really like it but would consider the russell contract if it moved to the cme

I've never traded the Russell but from what I've read volume and movement were much better when it was at the cme

I believe they are around $100 per month. I would think the russell would maybe move soon to another exchange

Isn't there a lot of slippage with the Dow and Russell

glad to see you're still with us jas

It also happened during a very choppy time in the nq. I was sitting firmly on my hands and waiting for a good set up

You control your risk by having better entries and exits and having a method that has a positive expectancy. By managing yourself. Period

I agree with controlling risk but you can also control risk with better entries and exits

You must have an edge that over time gives a better chance of one thing happening over another. Each individual trade doesn't matter it's an edge over time that has a positive expectancy. Let's see Mark Douglas or you