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    TA or scalping?

    i'm getting my ass handed to me on a silver platter w/ this method of trading. thats why i've been looking into TA methods instead. things seems to make more sense. sure the tape will be around forever, but will it be as effective in the years to come?
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    TA or scalping?

    i agree. when the market goes fully electronic where is tape reading going to be? Certainly taking a back seat to fundamentals and TA. I'm trying to be in this for the long run
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    TA or scalping?

    I work for a group that is trying to teach me to read the tape, scout buyers/ sellers and use a scalping system to make trades. I am finding that I like the TA part of trading much more. Any advice on which is better? What to do?
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    how to place trailing stops

    does anyone know how to properly place a trailing stop in a trending market? sometimes i move my stop up too early and i can't catch the move
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    adx settings

    does anyone know of any good settings for the ADX/DM indicator for intraday trading? i previously have been using the standard (14,14) but would like to optimize it
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    using stops

    i am daytrading equities, and find stops to be very useful in managing my risk. does anyone have any tips on where to place them when the security is trending? my trading strategy/system allows me to catch some of the move, but sometimes i get stopped out and miss more than i should.
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    Omnitrader

    does anyone use omnitrader software? if so, do you like it as opposed to other platforms such as tradestation?
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    intraday indicators

    i've started to apply ADX w/ MACD and i've seen some nice results overall
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    Adx & Macd

    don't know if my response got through or not, but i'll post it again. prof, would you say you get a good success rate using that strategy? i'm relatively new to the game and i just discovered these indicators and would like to explore them more in a similar fashion as you use them.
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    Adx & Macd

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    Adx & Macd

    does anyone trade using ADX and MACD w/ success? i'm testing out new indicators and this could be a good one. what settings do you use for them on an intraday basis?
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    program writing

    would you say easylanguage is easy to learn quickly?
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    program writing

    does anyone have any suggestions on how to get started in creating an automated trading system? books to read? software to use? anything would help
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    intraday indicators

    do you use this strategy in real time? what is your success rate?
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    intraday indicators

    i find that MACD works best when there is a defined trend, either upward or downward. When there is a tight range, I see a lot of false signals
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    intraday indicators

    how long have you been using that strategy lorenzo? do you only trade the minis?
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    intraday indicators

    whats the best way to set the MACD for equties on a intraday basis? i was using (12,26,9) on a 5 and 10 min timeframe, but am seeing possibly better signals at (5,13,6). any thoughts?
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