what the hell is scalping

[IShopAtPublix]

Scalping defined most elegantly:

The way of trading requiring most in terms of speed of connection/computer as well as lowest commissions and promising the least in terms of profit potential on a relative scale.

 

[Landis82]

Great opportunities for scalping here this afternoon - - - while leaning on the S&P as a bogey.

At the END OF THE DAY, it's ALL ABOUT MAKING $$$.

Screw the definitions.
It's a waste of time.

 

[TapeFighter]

Hey, if you know a market we can play this game without raising eyebrows from "upstairs" let me know and I am in...

Well, you could resort to smoke and mirrors, aka Iceberg Orders .

That way, it's possible that they don't see you coming.

 

[TapeFighter]

Quote from jjw:

Would waiting for the bid/ask spread of an instrument to open up enough to allow one to submit a new best bid and a new best offer qualify as scalping ?

Yes.

 

[kinggyppo]

spy scalp

 

[Lucrum]

what the hell is scalping


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[crgarcia]

Quote from dozu888:

I have been on this site for years and see people throwing around the term 'scalping' like it's for real.

I know that market is fractal and you can pretty much apply the same technique to any time frame... but there is a point where the edge is diminished by the bid/ask spread.

So how the hell is holding some thing for a couple of minutes can even be remotely possible, other than just getting lucky with noise.

somebody enlighten me.

Markets are NOT fractal

Scalping is a losing proposition, touted as a winning proposition by brokers so you generate boatloads of commissions.

 

[NY0BScalper]

Quote from crgarcia:

Markets are NOT fractal

Scalping is a losing proposition, touted as a winning proposition by brokers so you generate boatloads of commissions.

So how is it I'm positive, with a steadily upward sloping equity curve, over the course of more than 50,000 trades, with almost 200k in comms paid by me?

 

[spindr0]

Scalping is a losing proposition, touted as a winning proposition by brokers so you generate boatloads of commissions.

Them that can, do. Them that can't, say it can't be done (or teach).

 

[spindr0]

So how is it I'm positive, with a steadily upward sloping equity curve, over the course of more than 50,000 trades, with almost 200k in comms paid by me?

Oh paleeeeeeze! Don't confuse me with the facts!