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Trades in the 10.00 - 11.00 AM (EST) trade window Trades after the economic news: Short 35 contracts ESU closed for a profit $625.00 This was a bad trade. I shorted too late, and market started going up. I averaged down and saved my skin.

Trades in the 9.00 - 10.00 AM (EST) trade window: Long 40 contracts ESU closed for a profit $1500.00 Flat before the 10 AM news.

Hi nlslax I never enter market orders (rarely is better, never is too strong), only limit orders. Generally I look for two tick profit, though sometimes I get lucky. I scale in and scale out all day long.

I wanted to post a thought here that comes to my mind every time someone talks about high commissions. DO we ever think, when we go into a bank and buy a CD, that we are paying too much commission? I don't think so. But in reality we are paying for bank employees paychecks, rent on the bank...

Trades in 7.30-8.30 AM (EST) trade window: Long 32 contracts ESU Closed for profit of $1787.50

Hi, lwlee..... you are right, I am a scalper. Everyone has to choose what fits them, and this fits my personality. I don't concentrate too much on what I pay in commissions. WE all have to make a living. I look at my bottom line. If I have a dollar more (net net) today than I had yesterday, I...

Thanks Omni. I will take your advice.

I did not know how to attach an Excel table. SO I cut and pasted it , but it looks terrible and hard to read. Sorry for my ignorance. I will do better about tomorrow's trades.

OrderType Price Quantity Short 1256 5 Short 1255.75 5 Short 1256 5 Short 1256 5 Short 1255.75 5 Short 1256.25 5 Short 1257 5 Short 1257.5 1 Short 1257.5 1 Short 1256.75 2 Long 1256 6 Long 1255.75 3 Long 1255.5 5 Long 1255.5 5 Long 1255.25 5 Short 1255.75 5 Short 1256 5 Short...

1. All trades will be closed the same day unless otherwise noted. 2. Technical Indicators used are: Tick Bollinger Bands Stochastic MACD These are the ones usued regularly. Others maybe used on occasion 3. Trades opened and closed using one minute chart. If the...

Starting Monday 6-26-06 I will be journaling my trades, to evaluate what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong.