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Anyone trading miNY Crude Oil contract?
- Thread starter Sponger
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Yes
Same question already to OldEuropean in the Index forum...
Do you trade the miNY contract at any time day or night (since it trades virtually 24 hours), or do you stick to a certain time frame only?
I'd like to know what you consider the "liquid" trading time frame of the day - at what time in the morning would you start trading it, and at what time in the afternoon would you end trading to avoid the extremely thin volume that occurs overnight?
I just did my first futures trade, and it was the QMG7 contract - so I appreciate your feedback!
Do you trade the miNY contract at any time day or night (since it trades virtually 24 hours), or do you stick to a certain time frame only?
I'd like to know what you consider the "liquid" trading time frame of the day - at what time in the morning would you start trading it, and at what time in the afternoon would you end trading to avoid the extremely thin volume that occurs overnight?
I just did my first futures trade, and it was the QMG7 contract - so I appreciate your feedback!
I trade it during pit hours at the NY merc. That is when it has the most volume. It often moves big over night, but I'm not a swing trader, and I sleep at night.
CL may be the more liquid contract, but worthless for day trading during pit hours. Any pit traded contract is. Slippage is just way too nasty, and QM has plenty of volume anyway.
CL may be the more liquid contract, but worthless for day trading during pit hours. Any pit traded contract is. Slippage is just way too nasty, and QM has plenty of volume anyway.
I am a position trader and my average trade duration is about two months.
I usually open and close QM positions during European morning hours. It's sufficiently liquid and slippage is absolutely no problem.
I usually open and close QM positions during European morning hours. It's sufficiently liquid and slippage is absolutely no problem.
didn't know that. Cool!
QM is big enough for me. I prefer trading numerous contracts anyway to scale out. Commish isn't an issue as I only make a few crude trades per day.
Back in 1987, I had been trading about two months, and I used to call in CL trades. I had no idea what I was doing, and fills would take minutes! yep, I killed that account.
Jay
QM is big enough for me. I prefer trading numerous contracts anyway to scale out. Commish isn't an issue as I only make a few crude trades per day.
Back in 1987, I had been trading about two months, and I used to call in CL trades. I had no idea what I was doing, and fills would take minutes! yep, I killed that account.
Jay