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Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 17th, 2020, 07:55 PM

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Posted By Bionan

I would like to see Ephesus.

I would like to see Ephesus.

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 16th, 2020, 07:24 PM

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Posted By Bionan

I would ask if you know of one, but Istanbul...

I would ask if you know of one, but Istanbul would be a long commute from Florida. :D

Then there is also Kevin Davey's book.

Rick

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 13th, 2020, 11:54 PM

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Posted By Bionan

Actually, she still leans toward using...

Actually, she still leans toward using strategies, but overseeing them manually. Through all these replies, I am beginning to wonder if she maybe correct. I couldn't relocate the post or author, but...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 10th, 2020, 09:54 PM

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Posted By Bionan

Bob: Thanks for your thoughtful comments,...

Bob:

Thanks for your thoughtful comments, and thanks for an excellent job as moderator of this forum. Note in my post which you quoted I said I THINK the limitations did not exist AS MUCH with...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 10th, 2020, 07:56 PM

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Posted By Bionan

One thing I found after switching from time based...

One thing I found after switching from time based charts to tick charts is that bar size must be changed periodically to match volatility. If your account is big nough to trade the increased...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 10th, 2020, 01:50 PM

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Posted By Bionan

Actually I agree with that. I have two strategies...

Actually I agree with that. I have two strategies which work well, but they work in different market types. I have tried to figure out how I can get the computer to recognize the difference, but it...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 9th, 2020, 10:36 PM

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Posted By Bionan

If it is any consolation, I have never set a time...

If it is any consolation, I have never set a time limit. I have just had periods of time where I took a break. I have set dollar limits, and I have never hit them because I recognized that I could...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 9th, 2020, 10:30 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thank you. This is a very insightful answer. I...

Thank you. This is a very insightful answer. I will speak with her about these things. We have been together from the start, so she is completely aware of my history.

I will say that avoiding big...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 9th, 2020, 10:09 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

This one of the biggest concerns I have with...

This one of the biggest concerns I have with trading options vs. futures. Liquid futures contracts have low spreads and no premiums. With options, the premiums vary with volatility, so, unlike...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 7th, 2020, 08:16 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks for the recommendation, Robert. I am open...

Thanks for the recommendation, Robert. I am open to all ideas, and can incorporate more than one idea. I have traded options before, and there are certainly more intricacies than simply buying or...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 7th, 2020, 04:41 PM

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Posted By Bionan

What LastDino says is true. It seems that many...

What LastDino says is true. It seems that many discretionary traders believe I am referring to HFT. I am not at all. All I am referring to is creating automated strategies, in my case using...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 7th, 2020, 12:08 AM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks for the post. You are not the first person...

Thanks for the post. You are not the first person to think I am seeking validation. I am only in the sense that I frankly got tired and irritated in continuously justifying my activity to my wife,...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 04:53 PM

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks, jamrock, for your posts, and I am...

Thanks, jamrock, for your posts, and I am contemplating everything you have said.

I MUST clear up something, however. The book I mentioned has nothing to do with indicators. It is strictly about...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 04:29 PM

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Posted By Bionan

Done. I removed the title. I have seen the fact...

Done. I removed the title. I have seen the fact that you wrote a book mentioned in posts by other people, but not the title. If you want me to even remove the references in my posts that you wrote a...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 04:21 PM

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Posted By Bionan

For a while, when the MES was new and more thinly...

For a while, when the MES was new and more thinly traded, in NinjaTrader I overlaid the ES chart over the MES, made the MES invisible, and traded MES signals based on the ES. With the arbitrageurs...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 04:01 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks for the reply. I have heard that it is...

Thanks for the reply. I have heard that it is easier to trade long because the motivating factor of the trend is greed and FOMO. The motivating factor of shorts is fear of loss, and it is a much...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 03:47 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks for your post. I am hoping to slightly...

Thanks for your post. I am hoping to slightly speed up the process. At my age I may not have 10 years!

Rick

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 03:43 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks, Kevin. I was actually hoping that you...

Thanks, Kevin. I was actually hoping that you would be one of the members who would reply to my post, because, as I stated in my reply to jamrock[/MENTION], I am using your book, and I have found it...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 03:15 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks, LastDino for your reply. I understand the...

Thanks, LastDino for your reply. I understand the question is vaguely written for the sake of time and simplicity. As for the portion of you reply which I quoted, some of that (and more) is answered...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 03:08 PM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Thanks for your post. I knew in posting this type...

Thanks for your post. I knew in posting this type of question I would get this type of answer, so yes, I can answer these questions.

1. You are right. I did not make money in discretionary...

Forum: Emini and Emicro Index

October 6th, 2020, 12:09 AM

Replies: 71

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Posted By Bionan

Perhaps you can help settle this debate. Don't...

Perhaps you can help settle this debate. Don't get me wrong- my wife is very supportive. But after trying price action day trading for a couple of years, and NOT losing a lot of money, about a year...

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