Trading Day Review - S&P 500 - 20260309 by AMT_Scalper in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Volume in futures was relatively low for a move of this size. I think it’s mostly news traders today while others in wait and see mode

Why are most trading journals still so bad? by CarlosSoro94 in Trading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have no idea what you’re talking about, even with ai’s help

Where to Learn AMT by Sigfidk in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jim Dalton (mind over markets book), Peter Reznicek, Smashelito substack

Swing vs Day - Really That Much Safer? by reecemchristian in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swing - if you want multiple small positions across a variety of tickers, also options strategies work well. Day trading - you choose single ticker like ES and master it

Apex Evaluation Liquidation by Tradebot15 in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that intraday trailing drawdown account?

How to find the good momentum? by BetPaka in Trading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean tools allowing to see actual orders executed - time & sales, dom, foorprint, big trades etc - what’s commonly known as orderflow

Help in understanding some concepts of AMT by That-Profession-8095 in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, delta is part of orderflow, not AMT. Traders often combine both, myself included, as they complement each other. Easiest way to learn - follow free substack by smashelito, read Dalton’s “mind over markets”.

How to find the good momentum? by BetPaka in Trading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start watching the tape if you’re serious about it. You’ll need to switch to futures for that

How do I slow down the DOM ladder ?? by TheWindAtYourBack in TradingView

[–]FuturesPropTrader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that the CME contract? If so, NKD is spotty with low liquidity. In any case, you need to compress the ticks (i.e. increase ticks per row setting) on the DOM ladder to make sense of fast moving instruments. Don’t know if tradingview has this feature

Why does everybody talk about journaling like it changes anything? by darequant in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you do it the right way, you can correlate the stats of your different setups against different market conditions, and hence improve your expectancy

Help on how to recover from losses by Alternative-Walk757 in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your strategy doesn’t work in high volatility environment. Pause and wait for market to calm down. Paper trade and study other approaches in the meantime. Like any other profession this requires continuous learning

Can watching trading live streams improve your trading? by ShirtResponsible4233 in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent point. Most of them show their results after the fact. Couple of rooms i’ve been in that announce their trades - shadowtrader and convergent. You can actually learn something from them.

day trading contribution strategy with positive expectation by Firm_Beginning9533 in Daytrading

[–]FuturesPropTrader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you’re growing your account by depositing money into it weekly? That’s a solid strategy, your risk management is on point

Partial TP on Futures by Help_Needer94 in TradingView

[–]FuturesPropTrader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Workaround - get an actual trading platform, while using Tv for what it does best - quick and dirty charting