Daytraders favourite securities to trade

[tradersboredom]

ES,YM,NQ,QM, CL is the most favourite by far for futures by daytraders.

Then there are ETF in the AMEX like USO,FAS etc

What are the best stocks to daytrade?

 

[chuckybrown70]

i'm gonna bump this to the top cause i'm interested too.

i trade aapl, something slow i traded was K

 

[spinn]

OIH moves well.

 

[stevegee58]

Quote from tradersboredom:

What are the best stocks to daytrade?

For me, it's whatever is moving today. I look for stocks showing big gaps or unusual volume. By unusual, I mean like 2x normal.

 

[chuckybrown70]

steve, that goes back to many on going discussions of:

play what works

or

play what you know

u are a what works guy.

 

[kipster]

GOOG, MA, FSLR, POT , GS, BIDU

 

[goldenarm]

Stocks that are in play (earnings, news) that are very liquid and have a multi point intraday range (except GOOG). These stocks tend to change from day to day but most stocks in play will be good for a few days or so.

 

[CollegeTrader]

i use to trade the es, now i focus all my attention on the nq. in my opinion way easier to trade. less shakeouts can use bigger stop etc.

 

[enochbenjamin]

GC, QM and GBPUSD

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

I think the rise of the ultra ETFs has altered the way many daytraders operate. Back in the day, most stock traders either concentrated on a few favorites or scanned for stocks that were in play. Now, why bother? Just trade the double and triple ETFs and get fantastic liquidity and leverage.