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tango, 100 pts/day sounds about right. phoenix, depends on the charts. If I see a clear trend on the 10` chart, I like to ride the 5 & 10` trend which is usually good for 50 points or so (if not more). I've also scalped counter-trends on the 1` chart. At times, these counter-trends are...

Where are all the YM traders??? -FastTrader :cool:

I tried it earlier this week, and you're right....getting 6-8 points is very easy. I actually paper'd it on Monday and made over 100 points. Went in with real$ after that, and averaged about 10 points a trade. I just don't know exactly where to place my stops. -FastTrader :confused:

What kind of stop-loss are you using trading the YM? How much wiggle room do you allow in your trades; 8 points? How many points are you averaging per trade on the YM? Thanks, -FastTrader :cool:

The LCD probably supports two inputs (DVI and VGA), but you only use ONE of those depending on the video card you have. If you're using both connectors, then I'm not surprised on the outcome. -FastTrader :cool:

Of course this post is geared towards traders who actually trade the night session. Well, how do you guys do it? There's barely any volume in the evening. Any tips or tricks on how to trade the night session? Thanks, -FastTrader :)

Yep. -FastTrader

Good ol' channel 11. I usually skip it when I'm flipping through all the channels but guess I might check it out tonight :D -FastTrader

While mine were made by a poor 11-yr old kid in Korea :( -FastTrader

Good job. Guess drinks are on you tonight :D -FastTrader

In that case, you should open an acct. with IB and use Futures-Trader simulator since it uses the real-time data feed from IB and is very realistic, i.e., it won't fill your order unless an actual trade occurs at that price in real-time. -FastTrader :cool:

In that case, does it really matter where they're made :D -FastTrader :p

You're welcome. Btw, 50 YM points and 15 NQ points was very do-able this afternoon in the span of 45 minutes. I was busy installing a new software and fiddling with it so only got a little bit of the pie. -FastTrader :)

Trading 1-lot is fine. It's actually the smart way to go for a new trader. Sky's the limit man! Forget 'what to expect', and just do your thing. Trade 1 contract and shoot for 40-50 points per day. Once you're consistently doing well, add another contract. -FastTrader :)

Did you trade today? Did you short the YM when it was +40 for the day....did you see it drop 80 points within 20 minutes this afternoon? And why are you letting other people set your goals? -FastTrader :cool:

Yea, and I told you around $400 is realistic but for some reason you can't stand the thought of making $400 a day. Especially considering the # of trades you make per day; $400 shouldn't be a big deal. If you average 3 points per trade, you're looking at around $400 NET What's wrong...

Would it make you feel better if I said $175/day is freakin AWESOME? :D -FastTrader :p

Btw, what prop firm are you with? You can PM me about it if you'd rather not post it hee. -FastTrader

When it comes to money, it's all relative :cool: -FastTrader :)

It's all in your head. $90K is really not that much. If I ever switched to trading full-time, I'd want at least $200K -FastTrader :)