81. E-Mini Trading: Indicators? Oscillators? Which System Is Guaranteed to Work?
July 26, 2011
Anyone who has perused the Internet in search of potential e-mini trading education courses has been exposed to a wide variety of guarantees and outrageous claims. Many sites claim to have the latest and greatest new oscillator or indicator that will revolutionize the e-mini trading industry. Oddl...
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82. E-mini Trading: Why Do Trading Courses Have to be so Expensive?
July 25, 2011
It is not unusual to stumble upon e-mini trading courses ranging in cost from $5000-$8000. By any standard, that is a heck of a lot of money. Of even greater concern, potential e-mini traders enroll in a course without knowing the exact content and effectiveness of the program they are starting. ...
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83. E-Mini Trading: How to Set Your Stops Correctly
July 24, 2011
Setting stops that give you, as an e-mini trader, adequate protection against catastrophic loss and profit targets that maximize your return is an important step in your e-mini trading education. Needless to say, there is a wide variety of opinion on methodology on this topic. To be sure, there ar...
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84. E-Mini Trading: Why the Obsession with the ES?
July 24, 2011
For aspiring e-mini traders, the contract of choice always seems to be the ES contract. I don't understand that reasoning because the ES is among the most difficult of contracts to trade profitably. There are many reasons for this, which we will talk about later in the article, but the obsession w...
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85. E-Mini Trading: Channel Trading, Bollinger Bands, and Reversion to the Mean Theory
July 19, 2011
As I mentioned in earlier articles, I am an enthusiastic channel trader, which flies in the face of what most e-mini traders consider prudent trading. Most e-mini traders avoid trading in channels because they can be unpredictable and unprofitable. Reversion to the Mean Theory has certainly had it...
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86. E-Mini Trading: How Many Contracts and How Often Should You Trade?
July 17, 2011
This is a very difficult question to answer properly, because the response is dependent upon an e-mini traders experience and goals. Obviously, a new trader should trade a single contract until he or she develops the competence and confidence to trade in a consistently profitable manner. I find, o...
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87. E-Mini Trading: Learning to Trade in the Channel
July 17, 2011
It is generally considered unwise to dabble with trading e-mini contracts when they are in a consolidation channel. I think, by and large, that this is some good advice because trading in channels can be treacherous and result in substantial losses. As a longtime trader though I relish the opportu...
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88. E-Mini Trading: Which Contract Is Most Effective to Trade?
July 17, 2011
From the onset, I must state that there are no e-mini contracts that are “easy” to trade. Some contracts have distinct advantages and disadvantages that make them attractive to each unique and individual e-mini trader. Some contracts are particularly difficult for new traders, especially the ES co...
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89. E-Mini Trading: Is Decision Bar Worth Using?
July 16, 2011
There are a wide variety of software programs available to assist e-mini traders in their trading endeavors. Some are quite helpful, others less so. Today I intend to discuss a popular program called Decision Bar. This program is multi-featured and can provide a number of trading signals for e-mi...
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90. E-mini Trading: So You Think You Want to Trade E-mini Contracts For a Living?
July 15, 2011
The dream of working from your home harvesting buckets of cash in your pajamas (if that is your preference) is an idealized view of economic nirvana often associated with e-mini trading. Unfortunately, for a fledgling trader nothing could be farther from the truth. Countless internet educators trum...
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Author: David Adams
