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Same. I'm working a job so I put on a bracket order and go back to work. And I can't deal with the win rate and commission structure required for scalping.

After so much volatility and fast moves, it feels weird to wait so long for a trade to grind up to your target.

Anyone else dumb enough to try to pick the bottom at the end? Or was I the only one who went from +100 to -30 in the last ten minutes?

A screenshot from 2010

Agreed. Volatility is almost certainly going down as we head into summer 2021. As @Specterx said, it'll be higher than before such that I think there'll be enough movement to make money, but either scalps are going to be smaller or holding times are going to be longer and larger size required.

I like the thought but what else out there is as accessible as micro e-mini to a retail trader with a starting 10k account size?

The higher nominal value is what I think will at least offer more range. When the SnP is 2500, a 0.5% move is 12.5 points. At 3500, it's 17.5 points. I haven't crunched data yet, but according to your historical data, what's the median and average daily RTH percentage move for 2010?

Nevermind. The machines turned back on at 14:00ET,

Just opened up my DOM. Is ES depth really thin today?

The Unknown Market Wizards book just came out in case you're interested.

How do you guys mark the official close of regular hours on ES and NQ? I have set to 16:15 ET but my software package's report on the market change % indicates something else.

Crazy action in ES tonight. 50+ point swings in 10 mins.

Wow there you go. Holy shit. I got a piece of that long and was at first kicking myself for not holding till close.

I'll vote yes. It's basically a bet that we'll be rangebound on the higher timeframes (4-hour+). Right now, we're at the top of the range. The only counterpoint I can think of is that huge buying surge at the end of Friday and tons of (maybe) accumulation around the 3220 area.

What a close!

New low by three ticks then a 10 point bounce back into the zone. Dirty deeds for not quite dirt cheap.

If we revisit 3230-3235 again, what are the chances that we hold it for the fourth time?

Not interested in shorting anymore. Just going to scalp from now on.

I kept on lowering my ask all the way down to 3285.75 but it didn't get hit and I didn't want to chase it.

Maybe it's just my imagination, but the way price tends to move starting precisely at 14:00 makes me think there are particular programs turned on around that time.