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One way to do it would be to try to sort of time major turns and trade Rydex funds- they have one that mimics the qqq and one that does the opposite, both leveraged. One is called Arctos I think. Use Brown and Co, and to get in and out costs you 5 bucks. If you think you have a bottom, you...

Would be an interesting thing to do with index futures only and not individual stocks: Trade 1 instrument only, and only a few times per year- beautiful, if one could make it work...:)

That is what I suspected, but I have heard from I don't know how many people "Futures are risky" and that's why I wanted to get to the bottom of this. I suspect the Risk comes from the fact that people with small accounts swing 10 contracts or more, and the fact that they keep no stops maybe...

Actually, the risk should be the same in the above example as trading 1000 qqq's with a 1 pt stop, with a capital of 100k- Risk is 1% of your equity, or 1000 Dollars. Of course, if you trade futures, above example means that with 100K you could buy a maximum of 10 contracts with a .15 stop. If...

that's the way I understood it.

At the end of the day, what matters is how much of your capital you risk on a trade. Doesnt matter if the vehicle is Stocks, Options or futures. That means that if you have 100 k capital, the average stop is .15, you buy 10 contracts- you risk about 1.2% per trade, not more. Seems to me that...

How many shares are you trading? I was looking at the futures points, and 10 contracts- the results are fine it seems.

Thank you Neil!

Thank you, very helpful!

It is amazing that when one posts a simple question about somebody's track record, there is some "experienced trader" that 1. feels compelled to enlighten the newbie about following others versus doing it yourself and 2. has the emotional need to "hint" that he is making a lot of money WITHOUT...

Now that is better....:) Get well, Thanks

If you do not have anything productive to say, at least save yourself the embarassment of trying to be sarcastic and witty when you are clearly not- this is too primitive to even be entertaining. Also- what do you care about why I look for what and how long I am a member? Why do you think that I...

If you keep your stops and have correct position sizing relative to your capital (such as risking 1% per trade), are futures any more risky than stocks and why?

I hope to 1. make money and 2. learn how to trade the nsdq futures in this chatroom. Any comments on these objectives? I know that the returns are good- avg. about 15% a month for this year for futures, which of course would be more than enough.

Has anybody done DD on Alfatrader- a swing trading website? There used to be some posts back in Dec. 2001. Anybody using them? Thanks,

Has anyone here experience with the QQQ trading room at Realitytrader/ Allen Zuckerman? Any comments? Thanks,

For wasting your guys time- will check.

Is there less expensive Software that does similar stuff?

Who knows about Software to backtest trading strategies? Which is the best? Can they find certain patterns such as a cup and handle? Thanks

Easy Guru, will try.