scalping otc stocks, which I believe heartland focuses on, has become extremely difficult. With heartland, however,you have the watcher which caters to this....
One problem is that so many of the stocks have gotten pounded and the best scalpers are all fighting it out on only a few stocks left to play...Add in the computerized scalping, the shadow mentioned, as well as the otc traders for the dealers and banks,,and you have a tough environment to make money in.
All it takes is 1 or 2 times a day to take hits and your day is done. You will get a bonafide signal to jump in and whack out your bullets........Then out of nowhere, merrill or goldman are waiting for this opportunity to fill their customer order, Then when you cover, they get in for their own account then the spiral down on the day begins.
Ive tried in vain to scalp and have failed...Now im going back to the drawing board