NexusFi: Find Your Edge


Home Menu

 





Setting Trades and Walking Away


Discussion in Psychology and Money Management

Updated
      Top Posters
    1. looks_one Quick Summary with 1 posts (0 thanks)
    2. looks_two lsubeano with 1 posts (0 thanks)
    3. looks_3 lancelottrader with 1 posts (4 thanks)
    4. looks_4 GFIs1 with 1 posts (0 thanks)
      Best Posters
    1. looks_one UnderPar with 5 thanks per post
    2. looks_two lancelottrader with 4 thanks per post
    3. looks_3 josh with 3 thanks per post
    4. looks_4 Jack Larkin with 3 thanks per post
    1. trending_up 4,275 views
    2. thumb_up 17 thanks given
    3. group 9 followers
    1. forum 10 posts
    2. attach_file 0 attachments




 
Search this Thread

Setting Trades and Walking Away

  #11 (permalink)
 
trendisyourfriend's Avatar
 trendisyourfriend 
Quebec Canada
Market Wizard
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NinjaTrader
Broker: AMP/CQG
Trading: ES, NQ, YM
Frequency: Daily
Duration: Minutes
Posts: 4,527 since Oct 2009
Thanks Given: 4,176
Thanks Received: 6,020

Your question is interesting and this is ultimately where i am heading. I know quite a few traders that use this technique but they do not focus on just one instrument to realise their objective and i think this is the key. Some will open/close positions at the start or end of the day and that's it. Obviously, you need to have an edge but as the variance will not play equally on each of your selected horses then the equity curve exhibits less erratic fluctuations.

In terms of emotional coaster roller it can make quite a difference. Let's imagine the trader who opened a long trade on the ES at the start of 2013, no stress and still profitable with no big effort in terms of trade management.

In a way you want to build a small portfolio and make it grow one day at a time. It's certainly possible but you need a certain capital to start to make it worthwhile.

Reply With Quote
Thanked by:

Can you help answer these questions
from other members on NexusFi?
Pivot Indicator like the old SwingTemp by Big Mike
NinjaTrader
What broker to use for trading palladium futures
Commodities
About a successful futures trader who didnĀ“t know anyth …
Psychology and Money Management
MC PL editor upgrade
MultiCharts
NT7 Indicator Script Troubleshooting - Camarilla Pivots
NinjaTrader
 




Last Updated on April 13, 2013


© 2024 NexusFi™, s.a., All Rights Reserved.
Av Ricardo J. Alfaro, Century Tower, Panama City, Panama, Ph: +507 833-9432 (Panama and Intl), +1 888-312-3001 (USA and Canada)
All information is for educational use only and is not investment advice. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, stocks, options and foreign exchange products. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
About Us - Contact Us - Site Rules, Acceptable Use, and Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy - Downloads - Top
no new posts