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Mostly lower for sure.

This is getting all-so-stupid IMHO. The Media is focusing on test kits, when in fact they should be focusing on the VACCINE ! In my backyard, a company has already created a COVID-19 vaccine with high tech software and equipment. All that is needed is for Trump to issue an executive order to the...

All mortality rates are under 6%. What's the big deal ? I could see the concern if the mortality rates were 50% or more. Could this be overblown ?

Stupid settings by the CME on the percentage amounts IMHO....why not simplify: 7, 14, 21 - even multiple of 7.

Here is the CME Group's published list of circuit breaker levels: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/price-limits.html#equityIndex

Technically, the March contract rolled-over today to June. I checked with IQFeed to be sure of that.

Anyone trading the 3 PM Trump speech ? Bullish I would say, no ?

Baloney. It's practically impossible to "blow-up" with the E-Micro's....when you trade the same number of contracts as you would have with the E-mini's.

You tend to trade more conservatively with the Micros.....as the commissions and exchange fees are higher than the standard Eminis. Have you tried them yet ? Prices are very close to the Eminis.

Not many since many have been forced to move to the E-Micro contracts. Much less risk (1/10th).

CL Margins now at $9300....NQ at $20,000 !

CL Margins thru IBKR finally went up to $6900 intraday. It was a one day lag after the big move down.

Who or what is Helios ?

Does anyone know if competitive prop firms like Earn2Trade also recently suspended trading for funded traders ?

See the link....we are talking INTRADAY margin requirements here. Maybe the margin wlll change tonight. So then the question is why are the larger CL margins "so late" to the game ? I mean CL has tanked a record amount.....current margins should be thru the roof !

ES/NQ margins have tripled recently, but CL margins remain about the same as last week. This, according to the IB Website link. https://www1.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=26662&hm=us&ex=us&rgt=0&rsk=1&pm=0&rst=101004100808080101 WTF ? Am I missing something here ?

You got it all wrong. In the examples I was talking about, win rates that were about 50% went much lower....due to all of the stop-outs. This is typical of discretionary swing trading systems in ES/NQ....where you win on half the trades and do well when your average win/loss amount is over 50-50.

You're wrong. Dealing with stops first is more important....thus the risk side takes over as the predominant consideration. I've witnessed this with several traders recently in this volatile market. They went from winning to losing by not adjusting stop placement for volatility. Reason: their...

Of course and that's what volatility is all about. Higher volatility, higher risk. I agree somewhat. For scalpers looking for 5 points with a usual 5 point stop loss will find their win % to go down drastically in this volatile market. Moving to 10 point stops could solve that problem. Has their...

Great article - thanks GAT