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Just curious...what's your worse losing streak? For me,(so far) it was 13 in a row. Whew!...was that ever depressing.

Thanks, very nice guy and had lots of interesting input.

Let me re-phrase that: It doesn't really have anything to do with the size of the attachment. Elitetrader is more than generous to allow 102K attachments. The truth is...my screen-capture program sucks.(There, I feel a lot better now):D

I like to use 100 tick bars for the ES emini. Here's a snapshot of my screen to give an idea of what it looks like. Sorry about the quality,but attachments can't be more than 102kb.

I guess I'd add just one more thing skrilla. Tripacks right, you probably won't have much use for Vinces books, especially since you're question pertains to day trading. I don't mean to sound pompous, but probably most traders would agree that you just need to keep 2 things in mind when you make...

Sorry, didn't answer the second part of your question. Did I find the book helpful. Yes.

You might look into this. I don't personally use it ,so I can't give you any first hand knowledge. They have a product called "GTT Tradelog Software" www.greencompany.com/buyonlineall.htm

I have his book "Portfolio Management Formulas"

I feel there are basically three kinds of traders...scalpers,daytraders and swing traders. I think I would fall into the scalper category. When I make a trade on the e-minis I usually get out if I'm down 3 or 4 ticks or up 6 to 10. Are there any good books or websites out there that deal...

You might try one of the books by Ralph Vince. Also, Dr. Tharp has a position sizing game on his website that's interesting. It's kind of expensive, but there's a demo you can try for free. www.iitm.com

My nomination goes to: Michael Mauboussin, chief investment strategist at Crédit Suisse First Boston, bet last fall that Enron (otc: ENRNQ - news - people ) would either stage a recovery or see a takeover premium from a proposed merger with Dynegy (nyse: DYN - news - people ). At...

What's your current knowledge level,say on a scale of 1 to10?

I'm not normally one to spread around other peoples problems,but as a fellow trader on this site I felt I should share this recent knowledge I've aquired. Seems, R.S. of Houston hasn't been so honest in their claims. Here's a link to the full CFTC decision...

Good question sabena...There is one little nuance about futures that I feel makes them a little more risky than stocks. Futures will often open locked limit down or up and if you're on the wrong side it can be several days of locked limit moves before you can get out. However, with the indexes...

Whether or not your chances are better with the 10% would be another argument. But, for now I was just talking about your earlier statement..."Quote...Just like 90% of traders lose money,I think we can say that 90% of those people talking about the market and pretending they have insights of...

Of course you would...I would ,too. But, I wouldn't write off the other 90% as useless, either.

Okay...I think I see where you're coming from. Your putting everyone in the same basket...honest and crooks, alike. No, I wouldn't want to take advice from a con-man, but I don't feel that the 90% that fail are all con-men.

If I were an aspiring golfer trying to get my PGA card, I think I would be eager to learn from someone who had already tried, so I could learn from their mistakes.

Hi Sabena...If you don't mind, I'd like to challenge your statement. I'd like to use "golf" for my analogy. In the same way that 90% of traders fail,I think it's fair to say that 90% of all aspiring golfers fail to earn their PGA cards. Does this mean that those 90% who failed to earn their...

I didn't say you said "ALL" people were "CHUMPS". What I said was: 1 person is not a chump 1 person is not an idiot 1 person is not a moron 1 person is not a dimwit...and...