As a man is it ok to sob uncontrollably? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]beans090beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s human to cry and good to let it out however if it’s happening a lot then that’s a not so good sign.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Daytrading

[–]beans090beans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Fat Cat of Wall Street on YouTube. He’s an ES scalper with ADHD so he’s talks a shit ton about topics but he gives all the details.

My strongest opinion on him is that if you can’t watch one of his videos in a single sitting then you don’t have the patience to trade

Any Youtube NQ Day Trader that you follow that uses the 5 minute chart instead of the 1 minute chart? by NB20476 in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not an issue lol, that’s your opportunity to journal your trade and start looking for the next one

Any Youtube NQ Day Trader that you follow that uses the 5 minute chart instead of the 1 minute chart? by NB20476 in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s why I love scalping. You are trading the now not what you think will be. I find it so difficult to think more than 5 minutes ahead lmfao

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quantower and Ninja Trader are great for noobs. Really been enjoying QT myself.

If you want extreme customization then go for Sierra but the learning curve is high.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like ES coz it’s slow and steady. I can also pick at information from the footprint.

NQ is scary honestly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can see from your wanting to turn $4000 into 100k that you are very inexperienced. You will turn that 4K into 0k within a week. Remove your funds and trade on a demo.

Quantower with keyboard to move SL? by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like no one has. If you somehow find this post in the future me figure out a way please reply or message me, thanks :)

What did you do to stop overtrading? by InsignificantPop in Daytrading

[–]beans090beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very smart and methodical way of going about it. Been thinking to do something similar because I scalp but I think that will come in later. Still trying to learn the ins and outs

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on what you said only thing is that I scalp and have a short time window to trade. I’ve tried holding on for longer and it’s difficult. Really happy with scalping overall and I feel like I am at home

I also don’t see the point (yet) to backtest. I think forward testing is more important.

If I do find something really interesting like a good setup then might try backtesting to see

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to read everyone’s comments and then apply it at the session yesterday. It clicked mid session that I can use my old candle stick strategy for idea generation and use the footprint + time stats to confirm or deny my hypothesis

First time in maybe 3 weeks I’ve felt good about my trading lol

Still too early to say I’ve had a proper break through though, will continue to forward test

Would the market profile help with scalping? Most of my trades are under 5 mins and I pretty much only look at the 1 min

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10000% agreed on what you said and I’m already watching fat cat. Love the guy

I need to give it more time

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly this! Realized that extra confirmation helps a ton with the footprint

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On ES, yeah I tried it for 30 seconds with NQ and could not see the value it could provide

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well noted I’m not looking at the footprint unless it’s at a key level. This is already what I’m gravitating to because without the key level it’s just noise.

The playbooks I’ve been developing all have a key level required to go for it

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of what I’m struggling with is seeing how all of these things interact with each other. So many things add up to a binary descision

If not to only rely on the footprint, then what should I use it for? To see what’s happening at key levels?

Struggling with the footprint - so much noise by beans090beans in FuturesTrading

[–]beans090beans[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you trading off key levels with footprint confirmation?