Now, now mak (imagine me playing peacekeeper, LOL) PTF's got some real skills in this game, if you'd read any of his other posts you would see why he said that ... and while it might come off as a rather strong statement, there's a lot of truth to it, the thing is, it usually takes years to figure it out.Quote from makloda:
Here we go. Official nomination for dumbest statement on ET this week.
Quote from enforcer99:
GUYS---THATS why is said it was "almost impossible to make money today". most guys are having a tough time but a few guys are doing very well.
did'nt mean to paint the board with such a broad brush. talking to other traders and they all said they were having a hard time. i realize there are a bunch of you that are doing well. its just the whip saw action;its a killer!

Quote from enforcer99:
GUYS---THATS why is said it was "almost impossible to make money today". most guys are having a tough time but a few guys are doing very well.
did'nt mean to paint the board with such a broad brush. talking to other traders and they all said they were having a hard time. i realize there are a bunch of you that are doing well. its just the whip saw action;its a killer!
Quote from daxscalper:
P/L for the day.
There is an excellent post in the Career forum that perfectly descibes what scalping is. Give it a read.

Good post.Quote from osorico:
Not the "whipsaw" that causes problems, but rather the "range" of the backups(long and/or short). I don't know what you trade or how you trade, but your comments beg for a reminder. You have 4 choices if the range is an outlier for your techniques...
1) reduce size
2) wait for more favorable setups
3) take the trade, full size, with the understanding that you are playing with above average risk.
4) go to the mall and buy someone a gift!
Good trading to all
Osorico![]()