Cooltraderdude's TopstepTrader Combine (daily trade report and journal)
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Yes this is a go. We will have a new thread started on Monday to avoid unnecessary posts until it begins.
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I also signed up for the free 14-day sim and started attending the online classes, which works out great since it's during the stock doldrums at 11am cst.
I've been trading a few products at night to get a feel for the platform and liquidity, even though the liquidity tends to dry up for certain contracts.
The order entry with OCO seems to work fine, however I'm still not familiar with many of the other features. The video tutorials are not very comprehensive, although you will get the basics, and then it's just a matter of testing it out on your own.
I'll definitely do the combine, whether it's in this group or later, and I don't mind having my stats posted on a thread under the "ScalperJoe" handle (without the account name/info just like cooltrader had, of course).
Here's a question for the experienced futures traders:
Which products and times are best to trade outside US equity market hours?
6E and CL are OK in the early morning hours, currently 2.00 a.m. CT onwards, which is when Europe opens.
The Asian session is pretty slow so I do not look at it.
The Asian session is pretty slow so I do not look at it.
Joe, something you might want to know, the liquidity issue is very misleading. Even though our products might look illiquid on the DOM, I assure you they are not. Their counterparts are heavily traded on Eurex and all the spread traders in Europe and Asia are there to provide liquidity. People just don't leave orders sitting out on the CME exchange. But generally speaking the London session is much more active then the Asian session.
But there are some decent moves from about 9pm to midnight central time.
I think this a great idea. I have no problem with a firm that charges to evaluate whether someone is capable of managing other peoples money. I wish this model was available when I got started. I would actually like to jump into this ET combine if it becomes reality. I have a new trading method I have been working on to adapt better to changes in volatility. Currently my plan works well with volatility. The plan I am developing would be in addition to this, but for me is more risky. It involves a level of adding that I not real comfortable with, but in look back seems to be working. It is one I would prefer to test in real time and see if I would honor my rules as they are a little more liberal, but at the same time have a definite stop that is somewhat painful if hit. The reward is greater, but it hits my personal pain level, and I have yet to put it into action. My current rules can make for a long day. I hit many days with 1-3 trades, and I am one who needs more stimulation in the course of the day to keep my focus. I can do what I am doing, but it seems as I get older I get more impatient waiting for my setups, which is why I came up with my alternative.
Ok thanks.
Does anyone know if the orders such as an OCO with trail stop will stay in their servers on the DOM if you logout during the night?
With Amp/Ninja, if you place orders in the sim, they don't hold, so even if you could have made some coin in the overnight, the order gets reset when you log back in.