is there a forum aimed at scalpng rather than "one stop shop"?

[Real Money]

The bottom line is you need to be an expert on short time-frames.

Need to know REG-T, TIMS, SPAN, rates, vol, greeks, about outsourced/third-party execution and guaranteed VWAP, Fed policy, reports, earnings and release data, brokerage software, the players involved (FCM-BD-SD), co-location, internals and their use, index make-up/cap weightings/sector mix, pricing synthetics (futures and options), programming, math/statistics (not the easy stuff).

Forum members are likely deficient in most or all of these. Without this stuff, you'll need some kind of advantage. Many rely on bankroll, connections, industry experience, or big income/risk tolerance, faking it, or just plain luck.

 

[mervyn]

Definition of Scalping in Trading

Scalping is a trading strategy that involves making numerous small profits through rapid buying and selling of securities over a very short period, often seconds to minutes. Scalpers seek to exploit small price gaps created by order flows or spreads, with the goal of accumulating numerous small gains that can add up to a substantial profit by the end of the trading day.

Key characteristics of scalping include:

1. High Frequency of Trades: Scalpers execute a high number of trades, sometimes dozens or hundreds in a single day, to capture small price movements.
   
   
2. Small Profit Targets: Each trade aims for a very small profit, often just a few cents or ticks.
   
   
3. Short Holding Periods: Positions are held for a very short duration, often just a few seconds to a few minutes.
   
   
4. Minimal Exposure: The short holding periods minimize the risk exposure to significant price swings that can occur over longer periods.
   
   
5. Use of Leverage: Scalpers often use leverage to amplify the small price movements into meaningful profits.
   
   
6. Technical Analysis: Scalping heavily relies on technical analysis, chart patterns, and technical indicators to identify entry and exit points.
   
   
7. Liquidity: Scalpers typically trade in highly liquid markets, such as major currency pairs in Forex, large-cap stocks, or index futures, to ensure quick entry and exit from trades without affecting the market price significantly.
   
   
8. Focus on Spreads: Many scalping strategies involve profiting from the bid-ask spread, especially in market-making activities.

Scalping requires a disciplined approach, advanced trading tools, and often the use of automated trading systems to execute trades swiftly. It is a highly active form of trading that demands constant attention and quick decision-making.

via 4o

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[Laissez Faire]

You could join @wxytrader's study group.

Beyond that, never heard of a forum dedicated to scalping. I get the impression there's quite a few scalpers here, though.

 

[tiddlywinks]

You could join @wxytrader's study group.

Beyond that, never heard of a forum dedicated to scalping. I get the impression there's quite a few scalpers here, though.

Moons ago, ET had a live chatroom feature... There was a regular mix of scalpers and intraday-swingers. And a few regular lurkers who "watched" during rth and even got questions answered! It was a free, casual, and fun trading room. Alas...

 

[SimpleMeLike]

this forum has way too many people with too many different ideas and different strategies to be helpful.
every time i ask a question here it gets derailed by random ass people posting their opinions and getting into endless arguments with eachother over who is right.
absolutely not helpful to a new trader who is trying to learn basics.
in addition to big ego know it all trolls who purposely post click bait to get people to argue about a useless point just so they can feel smarter than everyone else here posting unrelated technical essays to back up their claims(when nobody even asked for that)

im trying to find a forum that deals specifically with scalping (maybe even specific to scalping the morning session)
because this forum so far gave me absolutely zero useful information overall net zero.
and alot of bullshit useless bickering with bighead wannabe traders who puked out information that is useless and that neither me or others asked for

Hello mute9003,

I have a bunch ideas, but no evidence my ideas make money for you.

 

[cesfx]

Beginners and scalping... Dreaming is fun

 

[schizo]

this forum has way too many people with too many different ideas and different strategies to be helpful.
every time i ask a question here it gets derailed by random ass people posting their opinions and getting into endless arguments with eachother over who is right.
absolutely not helpful to a new trader who is trying to learn basics.
in addition to big ego know it all trolls who purposely post click bait to get people to argue about a useless point just so they can feel smarter than everyone else here posting unrelated technical essays to back up their claims(when nobody even asked for that)

im trying to find a forum that deals specifically with scalping (maybe even specific to scalping the morning session)
because this forum so far gave me absolutely zero useful information overall net zero.
and alot of bullshit useless bickering with bighead wannabe traders who puked out information that is useless and that neither me or others asked for

Not to take any cheap shots, but did you notice that even now nobody gave you a direct answer to your question (viz. what forum is good for scalping?). They just gave their personal opinions on what scalping is or is not and other nonrelevant info. My advice: don't even bother asking.

 

[zdreg]

. My advice: don't even bother asking.

Wrong. Someone could give an out of the box answer,

 

[schizo]

Wrong. Someone could give an out of the box answer,

Oh, really? Then why don't ya count the number of "out of the box" replies made above and see if they're all that helpful to the OP.

 

[zdreg]

"out of the box"

Out of the box replies don't appear on a schedule.