Quote from macattack:
Well I wasn't going to tell you because I thought you'd stop answering my questions, but I don't have enuf $ for stocks, so I've been trying 1 contract on the NQ.
I can't stand swingtrading because I don't want to wake up to a position against me 20 points as I've experienced in the past.
Once I save enough I want to switch to stocks as I've heard more than once that they are much more lucrative, so for now I'm taking notes and watching.
Tight stops on the NQ, and you wonder why you are losing:eek:
ES & NQ are very risky compared to individual stocks, and, you need a good bit of money to trade FTRS effectively.
Swing trading is OK if you do so with small size, but, as with all trades, every trade is a loser until you have the profit banked.
If you are unlucky to get caught with a swing in a wild panic day, like recently, then, you must question your ability to understand market direction, for, it was obvious that the market was not heading much higher for a few weeks, so, shorts were low risk and longs high risk, at the top levels.
Easy in hindsight, of course, but every trade must have a valid reason for entering, else, the odds are stacked highly against you.
With experience, the valid reasons become more easy to identify.
TE