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There are many ways to trade the markets successfully and consistently, but what works for one trader does not necessarily work for another and so on. Much more has to do with the midset of the trader, than the actual method itself. If it was all down to method, then anyone could trade any...

There. I said it would make for some interesting replies... :D Best Natalie

Daily range is still between 20 and 30 points, average about 2% of price level. It has also been trending more than ES... Best Natalie

True, the last 5 years has seen so much become accessible without even leaving home. The biggest problem that is faced now is with the amount of choice available there is often a knowledge gap to overcome... Best Natalie

OK. How about turning the question around a little. is there any reason why it wouldn't ever work? Now that would make for some interesting replies :D best regards Natalie

On the other hand how about the spikes from 'wrong' orders that later get broken by the exchange. both ES and YM had this relatively recently. 10,000 YM sold at market and then a couple of weeks later 50,000ES sold at market. In both cases people got hurt when trades near the bottom were broken...

You can trade futures any way you wish, but if you are going to take overnight holds, make sure you understand your risks in doing so (no coincidence that the margin requirement doubles overnight...). Additionally understand the risks involved in the position you are holding. 1 futures...

Index futures are the most popular mainly because they are the most accessible (especially the e-mini index futures i.e. ES, NQ, YM), but many do also trade commodities futures, Bond futures, currencies futures, all manner of things. People also trade European instruments, Asian and many other...

Short answer - Yes! best Natalie

Kinda ties in with public perception doesn't it. Joe Bloggs only buys into shares generally when they have gone up a lot and and strong rises are being heavily reported in the press and not wanting to miss the boat. "Hey, this is going to the moon. - Yeah but this time it's all different...

Yeah. - The long process of getting there... - just make sure that safety net is properly secured :) (What about that guy who walked across Niagara - yikes!!!! ) Best Natalie:eek:

I can't see how trying to second guess the market helps. I just trade the signals when they occur, and it doesn't matter much which way around they are... Best Natalie

Take the MACD crossover for example. For periods at a time, it works just great, and every time there is a cross it is profitable, other periods of time every one fails and goes the other way. The real killer, is when some work and some don't in no deffinitive order and it becomes pot luck...

It just happens to be the one I am using at any given time... (so I don't use them any more!) :) Best Natalie

Something must break sometime, but this is very squeezed indeed isn't it. If this doesn't break as you suggest then we are going into a period with a great deal of stagnation intraday. However, when this does break open - wey-hey - it'll be like christmas with all the goodies there for the...

This range contraction in the futures is worrying. Yes - it is right in the middle of the holidays, but the daily range is getting to be almost half what it was when the NQ was 400 points lower than this. I'm looking at a trend having formed that is leading to continual contraction inspite of...

That is a very interesting take on things - I hadn't thought of it in those terms at all. Going ot a restaurant is a great example. - of course - having done it a few times, everyone knows what to expect and what order it will happen in. Funny thing is, switching modes at different times in...

Yeah - I'm inclined to agree. I wouldn't mind seeing .1 on Es and NQ or at least .25 on NQ... Best Natalie

Tick size, measured as average % of monthly average daily range, is currently running at about 1.7% of range on ES and about 2.1% on NQ. Just another little statistic that may be useful to someone. :) Best Natalie

Here is a chart of the % of the open price that the Range of NQ has for 2002 and 2003 ytd Interesting contraction Again - I'm hoping that this contraction doesn't continue on its current trend, and bottoms out soon, otherwise the 0.5 spread is going to become a significant factor...