Scalping with a hard stop loss

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Pay for the data from a known and trusted provider, like CME or CQG or Bloomberg. Free data is naturally suspect.
I'm using DTN IQFeed....very good so far. Never see a gap in ES/NQ prices intraday.
 
I've always been amazed at the people who will commit vast effort and hundreds of hours to data analysis - but they insist on using cheap or preferably free data. Boggles the mind.

For those of you following at home who don't have Tier 1 charting platforms: there's a very good reason why MatLab offers a toolbox extension for the Bloomberg data feed. Even if you're selling cars or tending bar - spend a very nominal sum for good, clean, quality data directly from CME.

https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data.html
 
I don't care what anybody says...DTN IQFeed delivers quality data.
Friday post 3 pm was a perfect example.....the ES/NQ futures market was moving at the speed of light....
there were violent reversals on big volume.....and it did not miss a beat.
 
I am not against scalping but I always find it difficult as there is too much risk in trading on the shorter term. I think trading requires planning and a good plan is that which makes you able to stay on the market for a long time. Do you agree with me?
 
I am not against scalping but I always find it difficult as there is too much risk in trading on the shorter term. I think trading requires planning and a good plan is that which makes you able to stay on the market for a long time. Do you agree with me?
Nope
 
That's uncannily like some of my setups look like, all my years, never seen anyone else use Envelopes literally!
I'm not totally mad, well there are 2 of me I guess, so maybe.
I recently found out that a guy name J.M. Hurst originated this kind of thing back in the 1970's.

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The charts I'm using now look more like the one above than the ones I posted a year ago...

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Do you think that scalping like the guy in these videos is better than using a more position/swing-trading strategy?
Is scalping possible with a hard stop loss order and not exiting a loser by hand?

Bookmap is very good for scalping
 
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