91. E-Mini Trading: Is Your Trading a Business or a Hobby?
July 14, 2011
E-mini trading draws a wide variety of individuals who have differing motives for entering the trading business. On the other hand, most individuals enter the business seeking added income and financial security. To be sure, many individuals consider e-mini trading a “get rich quick” type of busin...
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92. E-Mini Trading: The Difference between the 90% and 50% Failure Rate
July 10, 2011
In my e-mini trading room I get to see a variety of new and experienced students trade their accounts. Oddly enough, experienced students who are looking for an e-mini trade room usually meet with the least success. When I speak with these students, I often find that they have taken numerous tradi...
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93. E-Mini Trading: Trading in "Barbed Wire"
June 25, 2011
One of the toughest times to initiate an e-mini trade is when the market is going sideways. During these periods of time the Average True Range on the YM contract is very low and the market movement is cramped and indecisive. On the other hand, millions of e-mini contracts exchange hands during th...
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94. E-Mini Trading: Understanding Greed and Fear
June 12, 2011
There are a variety of styles and techniques to trade the e-mini contracts, some are very good and others may be a bit lacking. The one topic that I consistently see omitted from most trading courses is an emphasis on the psychological aspects of e-mini trading. I am not talking about any deep psy...
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95. E-Mini Trading: Low Volume Traders and Trading to the Long Side of the Market
June 05, 2011
I am especially fond of trading the YM e-mini contract which often entails trading with fewer professional traders and more low-volume retail traders, especially when compared with trading on the ES contract. This is not to say, of course, that there are no professional traders on the YM e-mini con...
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96. E-Mini Trading: Displaying Price Data on Bar Charts. Which Method Is Best?
June 05, 2011
If you ask a group of 10 e-mini traders which type of bar they prefer on their trading charts you will find no shortage of strong opinions. Most traders were taught to trade on a specific type of bar, say a candlestick, and adjust to their trading to the art of reading candlestick charts. Generall...
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97. E-Mini Trading: Are There Really Only 4 or 5 Keys to Success?
June 04, 2011
I's not unusual to see pieces written that enumerate important points in the field of e-mini trading. Many intimate that there may be 3 or 4 key skills that will put a new trader well on his way to trading success. Generally speaking, the articles are well written and the points are valid. On the...
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98. E-Mini Trading: Charts, Price Action, and Indicators
June 04, 2011
There are a wide variety of methods to trade e-mini contracts currently taught by trading educators. Some are good, some are not very effective. From time to time I get some very talented traders visiting my trading room and they all have one common characteristic; they understand e-mini charts an...
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99. Why Is the Failure Rate so High Among Day Traders?
May 30, 2011
If you ever want to impress a potential new friend, it's generally not a good idea to tell them that you are a day trader. Over the years, day trading has been associated with well-intentioned individuals losing their life savings, jumping out of skyscraper windows, and going insane. While I canno...
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100. E-Mini Trading: Let's Start at the Beginning with No Hype
May 29, 2011
It's not unusual for me to peruse prominent (and some not so prominent) e-mini trading education sites and see what's being promoted and how it's being promoted. Often times, I find the promises and guarantees espoused on these sites appalling. On the other hand, there are a handful of training ...
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Author: David Adams
