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For those of you who trade only commodity stocks: Is there an advantage to trading only certain sectors such as gold stocks, versus trading off a stock screener? Are there any purely technical analysis traders who trade commodity stocks? Commodity stocks price action seems mostly a result...

what tools do technical traders use when trading QQQQ or SPY? charting? tape reading exchange stocks?

Does anyone exclusively trade ETFs, such as the QQQQ or IVV, as opposed to s&p futures? Obviously the leveraging is much greater with futures. But are there other differences? Is QQQQ or IVV traded on NYSE? Is it hybrid or specialist controlled? Can u tape read? Is this an advantage over...

Basically, I look at a chart for a nice tight pattern with higher than average volume. I try to follow the trend. If the stock is trading between a bullish upward channel, i try to base my entry on the support line and give it a "mental" stop outside of this line of a few cents. I am finding...

Well, I have some passive investments that provides me some cash flow. First week, I lost about $150/day net making 50 round trips. I've "improved" to $-25/day recently. Timeframe... I currently use a 1 minute bar, but am experimenting with using 5 minute bars. I find that I am extremely...

What is the advantage of futures?

Just to clarify, I trade in 100 lots, but in and out several times through out the day. (FL should read 800 shares). My first week, i'd made like 10 roundtrips in a single stock. I'd lose and try to chase. My second week, i've improved my selectivity, but am still really careless as to what...

"losing" and "noobie" may be redundant, but yes I've just started trading my account and have lost about $1500 in 10 market days. exchange listed stocks, volume 500k-1.5m. Trading in 100 lot shares. $0.006 commish. "strategy" Look for a good trend, unusually high volume, and...

do these p/l's include commissions?

I do not have a brokerage or data feed source as shown in the list above, please ask one of your participating brokerage partners to arrange a 2-Week Free Real-Time Data Trial for me. so you have to pay for a datafeed with ninja? http://www.ninjatrader.com/web/download_trading_software.htm

is there a free simulator software avail? most the ones i've seen cost money

what prop firms trade futures?

are there any recent noobs (2006) happy with the training they received at echo? search function brings up stuff from 2004.

trading with your own money of $2500 minimum which is leveraged out to 25k. daily meetings to discuss your trades. senior traders willing to answer questions.

2500$ of your own money, 90% cut $0.007 /share series 7 required - $800 65$/month software

are there any divisions of banks/investment houses/funds that look to hire daytraders with TA experience? or is this not a valuable skillset for wall st. i.e. transisitioning daytrading experience --> wall st job.

Are there any (dis)advantages to working in NYC as a day trader? I am an engineer currently in NYC with some passive income streams that will allow me to try and make a transition into f/t trading....at least until the losses become too painful to bear.