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Congrat! For how long have you been profitable? Days, weeks, months, years? There was a proverb when there was still trading floors. It was something like, "You're as good as your last month".

Congrat! That's really good, you didn't lose any money today. Next step is to trade while still not losing money. It's Friday, markets are closed tomorrow, meaning at least 2 days in a row without losing.

Lol... There is so much happening behind the scene... So many different type of market participants, each trying to make money their own way. There is so much more than the retail world!

Sorry, but it doesn't work like that. Retail order flow is pure gold for MM and pros. Not because they can get it at a cheaper price, but because retail orders are mostly on the wrong side of the market. You know, many exchanges don't charge transaction fee for Public Customer orders (retail)...

I don't know in which market brokerage firms make spreads (except Forex). But in North America, for Futures, Options and stocks, they don't. Retail flow is what all pros are starving at. You'd have to be on the other side of the fence to believe it...;)

RH don't have anything to do with the spreads. The business model is based on the PFOF (Payment For Order Flow). You can't imagine how much money they can do out of it.

PFOF (Payment For Order Flow) doesn't necessarily means that customers get screwed. Public Customer orders are the real deal for Market Makers. It's where they make the most of their dough. And they don't make money by screwing Public Customer (aka retail). They are making money out of them...

+1 That's my actual setup, although my system is fully automated. You can't get any lighter and easier to carry than a Surface Pro.

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I'm under the impression that we are missing some info from the OP...

He probably refers to 'Moving Average Envelope' instead of 'Maximum Adverse Excursion'.

Vino on Friday night and at the same time posting on ET is not a good mix...:D

If you can't be disciplined yourself, the only way left is to automate your trading. It might not be easy, but who said that trading would be easy.

Seems like you had recent bad trading days... When vol is high, guys making money are making more, guys losing money are losing more..

Some option exchanges reject a market order when there is no opposite limit on the order book.

Trading for a month in SIM, is not enough. I know that we all want to go real and collect the dough, and it's very tough to extend the SIM period, specifically when SIM is going well. Also, not all SIM environments are created equal. That makes a big difference. Did your SIM was really close to...

Can't wait for the next one ($$$$$$)...

Zerohedge is calling for a crash each month since the last 5 years. One day, they will be right. Even a broken clock is right twice a day...

There is no such thing as 'hidden spread order' in the US options market. And yes, Market Makers can see them.

Can you build a house with an hammer? Some can, some can't. The important thing it's not the tool, but the ability to use it. Some guys can craft amazing things with a simple knife. It doesn't mean that anybody can do the same. So my answer would be: Yes, No, Maybe, it depends.