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I see what you guys are saying and I had an idea that that would be the case. Believe me I would much rather be trading live but I just dont have the buying power for it at this point. Even if i kept the same approach i have now but with reduced share size i would be eaten alive by commissions...

simulated trading for now, until i get enough $$$ to trade my account the way I want to

I've been trading strictly intraday for over a year now and I'm doing ok, but I've come to realize the real money is in swing trading. I've had a sim account for about a week now and I'm already up over 10%. How do I go about keeping a legitimate record of my trading to show a firm or hedge...

You have to remember to play as the casino and not the gambler. Yes that trade move may work out once, maybe twice, but how about on 1000 attempts? You must make the ''right move'' for every scenario, and if not getting in is the right move then so be it.

I use to do the same thing, where each day I had a set target in mind and felt pressured to reach it, therefore I would take setups that werent there, looking to capture a move. Now I just focus on making good trades regardless of what my PnL says. Helps a lot.

Nice, had the exact same trade in ACN. shorted underneath the premkt support at .75

finally! someone who understands! my gf loves lululemon, and who am I to stop her from buying these pants?? lol

Intraday trading streched over a longer timeframe

Yes I do play both sides, although it seems like I have been doing a lot more shorting lately. Im definitely not gambling, it just feels as if my edge isnt as good as the past few months. I try to stick to trading stocks that are inplay for the day and play the support and resistance based on...

F*&K!!!!! I know right?? no volume out there! I might just have to take the summer off rather than beat my head off the desk all day long :p

Hi guys, just writting this post to see if anyone else is super pissed at this market right now. I've been trading at a prop firm since sept '10 and it took me a while to find my grove but I finally got it and started being consistently profitable. I had a really good run, I was net positive for...

"slapped by a big trout" lol do you use IRC too?

if it breaks below 19 i think its possible to hit 10$

-grabs popcorn- this should be interesting

i can tell you right now if I was to send a 99 share order to any ECN it would get killed and tell me I cannot submit new orders under 100 shares. And if I do get filled partial on entry and I add liquidity to get out my order will be filled last.

no level 3, but you can have access to the NSDQ book to see the orders on that gateway, not sure about the others

I know I am

my month started of stellar and just went downhill from there, i grossed about 750 net somewhere between 250-275, on about 130,000 shares traded. the reason i dont have specific #'s is because im on vacation right now and dont have access to my stats. Lets just say i had a lot of bad days to...

ok, now i see what you're saying about position sizing. absolutely i agree giving good trades more room. Part of the answer to that (and to holding them longer) is really being strict on yourself about the quality of trades you take. I use to cut my trades off because i never had any confidence...

what are your average winners like? i was in your situation where i thought adding more size was the answer, its not. Because your losers start getting a lot bigger and you get shaken out a lot easier when a trad doesnt immediately go your way. I'm not trying to criticize or bash your strategy...