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I notice that the ESZ4 is trading 9 points lower than the ESU4 but with the same action and higher volume. Can someone elaborate this price difference? Do the price always move in unison? SHould I be trading the ESZ4 rather than the ESU4? Are there unique oppurtunities or dangers associated with...
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I trade the E-min and make money every day. I do some swing trading, and I regularly trade the NASDAQ, Copper Notes and Bonds. I am an auction market trader and I use a combination of CBOT Market Profile, volume at price analysis, and pattern recognition techniques. I have been a screen trader...
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Hi,dear all, I am a new trader in stock index futures. The volatility and uncertainty of price action of the index futures confused me in trend identification & position holding. Can anyone let me know how to bear a high volatility situation and hold the positions?
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Hey everyone , I have a quick question that I cant seem to find the answer to, does anyone use moving averages on a tick chart ? I typically use a 233 and 377 tick chart... any responses would be appreciated . Thanks.
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Hi, Edit: Right, so i think ive answered my own question through research. The reason for the capital requirement is the "initial margin" requirements set by the exchange CME+broker. As far as i understand it they require around $4500 as a form of liquidity(insurance) per contract, pretty much t...
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I have been trading the opening gaps for quite a while. My opening gap trades are based on some research I do trying to understand the behavior of gaps in various market conditions. It has been profitable for me and some of the other people I helped. In this thread I will share my information wit...
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ES trades well using Hurst. SP500 ES Futures March Hurst Cycles Weekly Trade Idea All Aboard the 18 Month Trough Slide. The SP500 is ready to move lower into its 18 month and possibly synchronous 54 month trough over the next 30 to 60 days. How did I arrive at this? From counting cycles and o...
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Dear traders, I'm looking for an ES FREE demo trading platform (for a long period, not a few weeks trial). Is there such a thing? Appreciate your assitance with that. Thanks, Iris
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Hello, I been trading the ES for nearly 1 month using Apex platform. The results so far has been a max loss of $700. My back ground is mostly buy and hold stocks for long term based on fundamentals, but for the last 6 months, I been studying technical analysis and money management. My...
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I am testing a set up with 10 trades of 3 contracts each and the results (conservative estimates) yielded a net return after commission of 3.62 points. This is for the ES and it is for day trading. Approximately 5 trades a day. Without me detailing what it is, would you trade this set up? -
Over the past few days, the ES has been moving back down from the current highs made at 1377.25 on 2/29/12. The current tight uptrend has been in place since a pullback of around 60+ points in Dec last year. Now many people have been calling for a market top recently and so I thought it'd be use...
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Im just confused about the price of S&P 500 and ES. When the S&P 500 opens in the market, is it the same price as the ES? And when it closes, are S&P 500 and ES the same price? I am just confused where the prices of ES and prices of S&P 500 are derived from.
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Made a chart today depicting where Goldman Sachs and friends like; Saloman Brothers, Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan traded today in the S&P pit for Wed Nov. 9, 2011. The chart is an eMini ESz1, with up arrows (buy) and down arrows (sell) area trades. These are the actual areas the 800...
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Starting before market opens. If I draw in the major S/R levels from the premarket. Then watch how the price behaves at these levels. As the day progresses, then update the S/R levels and add and delete others as appropriate depending whether price respects them or not. For Example 1. A test...
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I trade the ES contract throughout the day starting around 7:30am EST to around 3pm EST. I am looking other like-minded people that use the Emini-Watch indicators (Better ProAm, Better SineWave, and Better Momentum) to share trading ideas throughout the day via Skype, IM, or other. As you know,...
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I mainly trade the e-mini after 11am/pt or 2pm/et and found that to be a better time fir directional moves. I've just started trading the mornings as well and found it more difficult but have been having some success trading in the direction of the opening bias and then reverse on the 1'st fade...
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I personally do not use stop losses instead i manage my position (however i typically have a 10 point crash stop which i have yet to take once). I think this is a big fallacy in the industry and one of the reason why over 90% fail ... just wanted to hear everyone thoughts....
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Don Miller has recorded one of his trading sequences on the ES: Out of interest I marked up his entries and exits on 1 sec chart:
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Hi I'm wondering the difference between this way to set data with Multicharts. It's changed from previous version ., now uses by default Equity index futures(combined),but if you check trading hours on CME website,IMHO ,the right set is Equity index futures(Globex). Maybe i've misundersto...
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Hey guys...first of all, I'm not just a braggart tooting my horn. I'm just starting out and opened an account just recently. My broker supports NinjaTrader and I've been trading simulation mode for the last couple of days. Here's a few screenies of my account performance for yesterday and toda...
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INTRODUCTION By now most people know that the CME has changed the way that they distribute data (2.5 times as many trades/day, avg. size trade dropped form 12 to around 4 contracts, 80% drop-off in trades greater than 199 contracts). In the past, if I bought 100 contracts at market, the tape (time... -
I recently read a post by Dr. Brett about Median Volume levels per 30 min period. The idea was that when the volume was significantly above the median for that period, larger players were likely involved in the market at that time. It got me thinking on how else to identify larger players in th...
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I was previously using Sierra Charts with the Transact DataFeed. I noticed problems with missing data in the charts and realized that the Transact datafeed is unreliable. Since then, I have switched to Ninja Zen Fire. I am unable to figure out how to set pivot point parameters with Zen Fire. Has any...
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Anybody trade this strategy? If so, what kind of entry do you use? Anticipate or confirmation, or maybe something else?
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Which style do you guys prefer, and why?
