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Forum: Off-Topic June 16th, 2015, 09:15 PM
Replies: 753
Views: 129,931
Posted By chrisplecker
Besides sports, I only watch Supernatural ...

Besides sports, I only watch

Supernatural
Bones
Castle
Big Bang Theory
Forum: Off-Topic June 16th, 2015, 09:11 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,893
Posted By chrisplecker
I had 14 Ruger 10/22s. I inherited 9 of them....

I had 14 Ruger 10/22s. I inherited 9 of them. They are little Honda cars, tons of customization. I don't shoot them much, but I always enjoy buying the latest Call Of Duty looking stocks for them.
Forum: Off-Topic June 16th, 2015, 09:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,412
Posted By chrisplecker
Don't get a little dog. In my family experiences,...

Don't get a little dog. In my family experiences, the little ones always bark and are never fully house broken. I used to work 12 hour shifts and my Chocolate Lab would always wait until I get home,...
Forum: Off-Topic June 16th, 2015, 09:04 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 759
Posted By chrisplecker
Golden State Wins NBA Finals

Trust me, I'm a time traveler.
Forum: Traders Hideout June 13th, 2015, 12:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,583
Posted By chrisplecker
Trade with the trend. You aren't going to make it...

Trade with the trend. You aren't going to make it trading reversals. You will get skinned alive. Look for long positions when a 20 period moving average is above a 50 and short positions when it's...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 11th, 2015, 03:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,265
Posted By chrisplecker
Being long and short at the same time is...

Being long and short at the same time is virtually the same as being flat. I don't understand what you are trying to do. If you are trading calendar spreads, then you should set the proper...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index June 11th, 2015, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,660
Posted By chrisplecker
/ES is super liquid. Whenever I hear somebody...

/ES is super liquid. Whenever I hear somebody criticizing about slippage in /ES, I know they have either never traded /ES before or haven't traded before period. I know people that scalp 100-200 lots...
Forum: Trading Journals June 11th, 2015, 08:41 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,357
Posted By chrisplecker
Just trading /ES. Used to trade /CL for a living,...

Just trading /ES. Used to trade /CL for a living, but there's more room to grow in /ES. With my strategy, could easily size up to 100-200 lots and make a typical family's salary in a day (my...
Forum: Trading Journals June 10th, 2015, 10:05 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,357
Posted By chrisplecker
I've been trading til 3 winners or losers a day,...

I've been trading til 3 winners or losers a day, but after doing the math, taking just 3 trades a day makes much more sense.

I trade /ES, risking 1 point for 2 on every trade. GROSS profit, we are...
Forum: Trading Journals June 10th, 2015, 09:13 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,285
Posted By chrisplecker
Word of advice, ThinkOrSwim is garbage. Trading...

Word of advice, ThinkOrSwim is garbage. Trading TOS sim vs live trading is night and day. It's hands down the worst sim environment I've ever seen.

Get NinjaTrader. You can download it for free,...
Forum: Traders Hideout June 9th, 2015, 06:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,268
Posted By chrisplecker
I know one guy that made a killing in scalping...

I know one guy that made a killing in scalping TSLA. Turned $140K into over $500K, but I haven't heard from him in almost a year. I don't know if he went bust or what.
Forum: Traders Hideout June 7th, 2015, 06:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,268
Posted By chrisplecker
/ES is the holy grail. I don't have enough...

/ES is the holy grail. I don't have enough fingers to count the number of successful ($100K+ a year) traders I know within /ES. Only know 1 guy that trades stocks for a living.

/ES is very...
Forum: Traders Hideout June 7th, 2015, 04:09 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,744
Posted By chrisplecker
I trade Futures for a living. Never read any...

I trade Futures for a living. Never read any books about trading period. I skimmed through a view Al Brooks webinars however. Some good stuff.
Forum: Traders Hideout June 6th, 2015, 02:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,469
Posted By chrisplecker
It really depends on you. There's no standard...

It really depends on you. There's no standard "right" time to trade. Not everybody likes trading in prime time. Some people are best at trading crude oil overnight watching charts from 6PM to 6AM,...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index June 6th, 2015, 02:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,383
Posted By chrisplecker
Futures trading begins 6PM Eastern on Sundays and...

Futures trading begins 6PM Eastern on Sundays and ends 5:15PM on Friday.

I believe all futures are halted from trading between 5:15PM-6:00PM each day.

/ES I know is halted from 4:15PM-4:30PM...
Forum: Emini and Emicro Index June 6th, 2015, 02:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,329
Posted By chrisplecker
There's very few rich dumb people. Most large lot...

There's very few rich dumb people. Most large lot trades are by professional traders or institutions. That said, you shouldn't just be looking at order size, because many automated firms trading...
Forum: Commodities December 21st, 2014, 05:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,571
Posted By chrisplecker
Does Size Matter (Futures)

I trade /CL, and I was wondering how big you can go as a scalper, before you run into order flow problems, or moving the price. Can you realistically enter and exit 50/100 lots on market for 10-20...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim October 1st, 2014, 09:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,652
Posted By chrisplecker
Thank you. I only found 1 result searching this...

Thank you. I only found 1 result searching this forum and it's not exactly what I was explaining.

I'm trying to get my moving averages to plot horizontally like the picture I attached.
Forum: ThinkOrSwim October 1st, 2014, 07:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,652
Posted By chrisplecker
Horizontal Moving Average?

Hello, I'm trying to plot a horizontal moving average. I'm not sure how to do it. I'd provide an example but I am not allowed to post images or links. Basically I just want it like
...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs June 26th, 2014, 02:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,885
Posted By chrisplecker
Writing a Stock Pitch

I've been wanting to write a stock pitch but there isn't much on the web about it. What should a stock pitch include? How are they formatted?
Forum: Traders Hideout June 26th, 2014, 12:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,003
Posted By chrisplecker
Introduction

My name is Christopher. I am 20 years old. I've been trading for about 6 months now. My background is in IT and development. I've started web development when I was 14 designing pages for bands on...
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