71. 3 Good Reasons Not to Rush into E-Mini Training
August 28, 2011
Once I see the e-mini trading fever hit, I have observed new traders go to fantastic measures to achieve success in a short period of time. Some are guided by the “get rich quick” mentality; others are simply fascinated with the world’s most meaningful and dangerous video game, the e-mini markets. I...
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72. E-mini Trading: The Average True Range and Price Volatility
August 27, 2011
There are periods of time in the market when it seems that every e-mini trade you initiate works in the right direction and trading is a dream job. On the other hand, there are also times in the market that every trade e-mini trades works erratically, the price moves in an unexpected way, and new t...
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73. Some Advantages and Disadvantages of Scalping and E-mini Trading
August 27, 2011
While many investing “experts” claim it is difficult to scalp stocks or futures for a living, there are legions of successful e-mini scalp traders who can prove otherwise. On the other hand, for every 100 new traders in the e-mini markets, only 20 will be around after three months. Those are some ...
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74. E-mini Trading Market Conditions Change and Your Trading System Underperforms?
August 15, 2011
If there is one thing you can count on, it’s the stock market will change trading complexion from time to time. Unfortunately, e-mini trading is no different than the stock market; it is a market of many moods and shades. Good traders learn to tweak their systems to compensate for the new set of v...
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75. E-mini Trading: The Market Tends to Start and Stop at the Same Price
August 14, 2011
You don’t have to have been trading too long to realize that a good portion of daily price action is random in nature. Having said that, why would a serious e-mini trader base his or her trading philosophy on a non-random measure? Because casual observation of a chart nearly always results in a tr...
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76. So You Think You Want to Be a E-Mini Trader? Let's Start from the Beginning.
August 14, 2011
Most people meet someone they know who is a full-time e-mini trader (a successful one), and decide that trading from home sounds like a great way to make a living. You might find the trading lifestyle attractive or the flexible leisure hours a plus. But before you decide that trading is a primary ...
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77. E-Mini Trading: Let's Revisit the Scalping Style of Trading
August 14, 2011
There are many ways to trade the e-mini market, those styles range from short-term scalpers to swing traders to individuals using e-mini contracts to hedge against an existing position they already own. For me, scalping falls into the category of short-term scalping. My average trade is under one ...
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78. E-Mini Trading: Are You a Dedicated Simulator Trader?
August 14, 2011
There are a group of individual “traders” who trade for long periods of time on an e-mini trading simulator. I often come across these individuals in my trading room, and find they have been trading on a simulator for more than a year. Surprisingly, this group of individuals is far larger than I h...
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79. E-mini Trading: Does Market Volatility Unnerve Your Day Trading?
August 13, 2011
The last week provided a significant increase in market volatility. Anytime you, as an e-mini trader, notice a rapid change in market conditions it requires a bit of rethinking about the way you intend to trade in the new trading environment. If you are locked into a systematic trading mindset, yo...
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80. e-mini traders,consistent trading philosophy,consistent trading success
August 02, 2011
Do the same things; at the same time; every time; and you will stand a better than average chance of being a consistent trader. According to often quoted statistics, 50% of all e-mini traders fail out of the gate; another 40% of the e-mini traders go through a period of “boom and bust,” never quite...
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Author: David Adams
