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I dont doubt you know what youre talking about. I have picked up a couple of very interesting tidbits from your posts. I just did not see any reason for posting the trade alone especially when the entry was almost perfect. You are going to arouse a lot of doubt without some kind of proof...

Would much rather see a quick snap of the IB execution just so people will know youre straight up. Wont take but a minute.

Austin youve made a lot of interesting posts but I can see no reason to post this trade except for self aggrandizement.

\ Almost anything will work on days that trend. It is range days that I am interested in with this strategy and I think it will only work with ER2. Of course if the range is too small nothing will work but these days like the last few the ER2 seems to make swings big enough to trade if you can...

Trader28. If youre still around would like to know how you handled this crossover this morning. An entry in the 11:30 area seems reasonable to me in this situation but not before.

These simple systems always turn out to be about 25% system and 75% descretion, not that theres anything wrong with that.

Im not complaing. Its just that this is a new situation for me, knocking at record highs and it takes getting used to. Im not used to upside pressure but I will adapt very quickly if it keeps going up.

Some of us are forced into the way we trade. I daytrade futures for the simple reason that I dont have a large enough account (yet) to do anything else except forex which would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire, imo. I look for one or two classical patterns a day. A flag or a double...

Yes I have had a difficult time this last week. We are in new territory.

Patience is the name of the game. Sitting and waiting is the hardest part of trading. Better get used to it.

US Stock and futures data is free with minimum trading activity. I believe there is a charge for foreign exchanges.

Very nice. This is exactly what I had to come to terms with before things started getting better.

You must not be making a whole lot of money. I dont see how making a lot of money can get dull. Making so-so money yeah. Maybe you need to beef up your trading to make it more exciting.

Does it sound reasonable to you? I do not think that risk/reward is attainable in daytrading unless they are risking 19 to win 1. That is very attainable.

I imagine this applies primarily to longer term trading? Its hard to find good information applicable to daytrading.

Pretty dramatic. Whats the worst than can happen?

A lot of people seem to think this new high is a fluke but if you look at a three year chart the climb has really been slow and steady. It is not a parabolic move so I dont see why so many people are expecting a sudden reversal. Personally I will be glad when we get some shorting opportunities...

When youre in the room be sure to keep a time and sales running so you can verify those 10 contract trades. I didnt see them when I was in there but my data might have been screwed up and I would really like to know if hes straight up.

I debated about stopping posting earlier but changed my mind. I need to keep this thing honest. Im really disgusted with myself today. I didnt lose much but did a couple of stupid trades. One revenge trade which I fortunately bailed immediately. In the past I would have lost a couple of hundred...

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