It was a strong morning. And, NQ was running without me. Staying flat for 3 days in a row. uhm… I saw a trend coming, however, I just couldn’t find my entry setup. Well, forget it. There are opportunities in the market day in and day out, but they are invisible to me now as I have not learned to recognize them. It takes a pretty long time and effort to build recognition plan and skills.
I received emails asking for information about futures trading. I have yet to have time to write a post on it. For the time being, I have a couple of bloggers who are day trading different futures products and posting their trades online. I will add more later.
- Edward from Forex and eMini Futures Trading.From what I have read, he is focusing on E-mini Russell 2000 futures trading. Nice trade recap.
- Boogster from Boogster.com. He is an active mini-sized Dow futures trader. He uses NYSE TICK in his trading frequently. (Man, I hope I have the trading account size like his…:) )
- St?phane from The Chart Strategist. He is an experienced Futures trader, both index and commodities. He just left a comment at my blog. I am attracted by the way he trades futures. Check out his blog.
- John from The Essentials of Trading sent me a link to his work on futures trading education, The Essentials of Futures trading. Good job done. Check it out.
I did not waste my time in front of NQ screen. While waiting for the setup, I had almost completed the short course on Options trading from CBOE. Thanks MC from PinoyTrader. Now I have some basic ideas of how does options work. I am planning to look into some strategies and start trading in PaperMoney account to familiar with the trading mechanism. I have just talked to ThinkorSwim, I am pretty happy with what they are offering now. At least, I can papertrade as long as I would love to without any platform charge.Here are some links on basic Options trading
This is the book I am getting.
Hi Gav,
I have been reading your blog for some time and find it very educational. Very few people undertake such an honest look at their development stages as you do. I am convinced that the way you coach yourself will make you an even better trader very fast. I began my own blog early Jan this year and will post all my discretionary trades as a window into a professional futures trader. Since I saw that you mentioned that some of your readers were interested in Futures trading, I thought that I would send you the link to my blogspot….
Keep up your very good job !!
Best,
St?phane
St?phane,
Thanks for your comment. I am really glad to read your blog. Though you have left a little comment for your trades, I can roughly see the way you trade, and I like it a lot! Hope to hear more from you!
Thank you Gav,
We will stay in touch for sure. Your blog is certainly an inspiration for my effort at reaching out to the trading community !! Best.
Thank you Gav,
We will stay in touch for sure. Your blog is certainly an inspiration for my effort at reaching out to the trading community !! Best.
Trader Gav, your drive to clarify results has helped to push me – one result is that I have increased my exercise program to live better with the strains of trading. Your blog is a good example for me. Thank you. Good Luck.
Trader Gav, your drive to clarify results has helped to push me – one result is that I have increased my exercise program to live better with the strains of trading. Your blog is a good example for me. Thank you. Good Luck.
Hey Gav,
If any of your readers want to learn what futures are all about, I’ve got a report they can use I actually originally put together for use by one of the big futures brokers. It’s available at:
http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/FreeGuide-Futures.html
John
Hey Gav,
If any of your readers want to learn what futures are all about, I’ve got a report they can use I actually originally put together for use by one of the big futures brokers. It’s available at:
http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/FreeGuide-Futures.html
John
BBC, Thanks for your comments. Glad to know you have actually gained something from my blog. 🙂 All the best to you.
John,
Thanks for the link, I have downloaded the PDF. Good job.
BBC, Thanks for your comments. Glad to know you have actually gained something from my blog. 🙂 All the best to you.
John,
Thanks for the link, I have downloaded the PDF. Good job.
Gav,
Thanks for the mention. I really appreciate seeing your daily progress as it reminds me that I’m not the only one out there pushing to be better. Keep it up!
Edward
Gav,
Thanks for the mention. I really appreciate seeing your daily progress as it reminds me that I’m not the only one out there pushing to be better. Keep it up!
Edward
Gav,
Guy Cohen’s books are written in a very organized manner and he makes it easy to understand concepts. I’m sure you will enjoy his book.
Gav,
Guy Cohen’s books are written in a very organized manner and he makes it easy to understand concepts. I’m sure you will enjoy his book.
Simply,
I flipped through the book before.Looks good. I think I should be able to learn something from it.
Have a great weekend!
Simply,
I flipped through the book before.Looks good. I think I should be able to learn something from it.
Have a great weekend!
I’m learning about options trading myself. Here’s a useful resource I found…
http://basicoptionstrading.com/default.aspx
I’m learning about options trading myself. Here’s a useful resource I found…
http://basicoptionstrading.com/default.aspx