It would be very convenient to have a day trading system that worked under all conceivable conditions without fail. Whether the market was consolidating, trending upward, or trending downward the ideal system would churn out profits regardless of prevailing market conditions. Unfortunately, no system adequately deals with varying market conditions that can arise throughout the course of their daily trading session. Obviously, this causes problems for novice and experienced traders alike.

One of the very real problems that day traders experience is adjusting their trading style to the changing personality of the futures market. The very best metaphor that I can conjure is one of fishing. To say the least, fishing is a fickle pastime to engage in. There are days that fish attack a certain type of lure, yet the very next day the exact lure will prove to be of little value. On some days, you’re choice of lures may change throughout the course of the day. The point is a simple one, what works at one point of the day may not work later in the day, or even the next day. In fishing, you have to be flexible and adjust your fishing style and bait to meet the ever changing water and weather conditions.

It’s really not so different when trading. On certain days one set up will consistently result  in profits. On the other hand, the very next day the same set up will produce nothing but losses. I don’t have a rational explanation for this phenomenon other than explaining the market is constantly changing and evolving. Your ability to determine which trades will be a profitable on a certain day is a core skill.

For example, on most days the market tends to honor support and resistance levels. Time and time again the price action will advance and decline to previous support and resistance levels and change direction. Of course, this makes for some very accurate trading for those who are familiar with trading support and resistance. On the very next day however, the market may pay no attention to support and resistance and blast through your support and resistance level as though they did not exist.

What does this mean for you as a trader?

It is essential that you have a number of trades in your trading arsenal and approach the next trading opportunity with a different set up. In my experience, after a few test trades I can usually find the trading setup that is effective for that day. On the other hand, many traders labor away with their preset trading style and endure substantial losses. It is imperative that you ascertain the mood and tenor of the market so that you’re able to match appropriate trades to that day’s particular trading session.

This takes some experience and experimentation to perfect. However it is imperative to adjust your trading style within the overall framework of your trading methodology to meet with changing market conditions. Staying with a trade that worke yesterday but is not working today will results in certain losses. In my own trading, I use a number of setups based upon price action, indicators, and oscillators. I have yet to find a day that one of these indicators would not set up a profitable trade. The secret is to find which setups and/or configurations of setups that will be most effective.

I do say this was one caveat; it is very difficult to trade consolidating markets and I have yet to find a truly effective methodology to profit in markets that are trading in a very narrow range. It is my recommendation that you avoid trading markets that are range bound as they are generally difficult and unprofitable to trade.

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Here are 4 deadly mistakes that most people encounter, whether they may be novice or veteran traders. Avoid them at all cost.

Using the scared money. Each trader has a risk capital but sometimes the trade calls for them to go overboard and use the money that they do not have, they are afraid to lose or simply the money that should not be used in the trade.

Natalia Osorio Editor of the “Best Stock Trading” website — http://www.BestStockTradingUsa.com — pointed out;

“…These include money for college tuition, bills and payments that were allocated to some other uses beforehand. Day trading is such a tricky business that if someone is not careful enough, he might end up in a ditch wondering where he could borrow some money to continue the trade or how he could make up for the money he lost. There are two main objectives in this trade- to be able to trade for another day and profit from the trades you make for today. But as much as you can help it, don’t use other people’s money or your money reserved for other important things. If you have no money or too little money to put in line, try to be a lot more discriminatory on your trades or you might as well wrap up and venture into another business…”

Taking too much time

Time is a commodity in trading but it can’t be bought. Time often defines the difference in choosing between a closing and a winning trade. Many people want to be certain when they make their trades therefore taking up too much time that by the moment they decide to get in the trade, it has already closed or it has already started sliding down.

Lack of Moderation

“…If someone sees that his trades are going straight up, he usually has an adrenaline rush which urges him to be more excited and uncontrollably glad. But this does not end here. He starts to feel the confirmation that his system works and that he is the greatest guy in the world. It is ok to be glad and to be excited but when it comes to the point that one’s judgment becomes clouded by the lack of moderation in emotions, he has to pull the stops and stand back unless he is willing to lose the day because of his emotions…” N. Osorio added.

Reliance on opinion

The market does not work based on people’s opinions. It works on the behaviors of the trends, the economy, constant buying and selling, etc. but definitely not on what a “trading guru” says or thinks about day trading.

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Many novice day traders charge into the market full of exuberance and excitement about the potential profits they are about to realize. And some do. But the vast majority of new day traders are met with bitter disappointment and disillusionment. There’s a reason for this; they only considered the winning trades they planned on initiating. It never occurred to them that all their trades may not go in the intended direction. It was a shock to them, at first, because the books they read show them all the good setups and a systematic method of trading. Somehow, it just didn’t work out.

The story above is not an uncommon one, to say the least.

Learning to trade is as much about learning to manage winning trades as it is about learning to manage losing trades. Of course, managing winning trades is a lot more fun and a lot more gratifying. But sometimes you need to learn to manage trades that fall on the losing side of the equation. This part of trading is not a particularly enjoyable pastime, but it is every bit as essential as learning to manage winning trades.

Managing losing trades begins long before you make a trade. A good trader is constantly evaluating the risk involved in every trade. He or she uses a number of techniques to gauge the potential profit and loss and every trade. Personally, I rely upon the Average True Range as an excellent barometer of what I can expect in a potential trade. There are several other methods that traders employ to measure risk.  Whatever method you use, use it consistently and across-the-board.

Once I have decided upon the level of risk I am willing to take I set my stops to reflect that risk. I have one hard and fast rule in the e-mini trading; I never move my stops downward to accommodate a losing trade. No matter how well I think the trade made pan out in the long run, I never chase good money after losing money. There are even those traders who add contracts to a losing trade and hopes of making a larger profit when the trade church around. I never add contracts to a losing trade. It just doesn’t make sense to lower your stops or add contracts when you are already losing. After all, all you have is a hunch that the trade will turn around; there is no guarantee that the trade will reverse and head in the right direction. The truth is, the trader wants to trade to turn round and headed in the right direction. There is a gulf between knowing what a trade will do and wanting a trade to move in a certain direction. Don’t get these two feelings mixed together for they are incongruent and do not reflect reality.

A wise trader never risks more of his futures trading account balance than necessary, and in my trading I try to stick to risking 5 to 8% per trade. No more. If you find yourself risking upwards of 20% of your account balance in a given trade you have far exceeded your limits and stand a good chance of eventually busting your account. Proper money management is essential to understand for any trader, and the first rule of money management is to not overextend yourself. I might add as a general observation that most traders tend to over extend themselves on a regular basis.

Finally, the most important aspect of controlling and managing risk in your trading is to take only high probability trades, and conversely, avoid low probability trades at all costs. I was just reading about a well-known trader who became very popular fading peaks and troughs for big gains. It was a very popular system in the early 2000′s, but peaks and troughs are difficult to call and ultimately it led to his demise as a trader. High probability trades almost always occur with the trend, and most successful traders are committed to trading with the trend. This is not always easy as many very attractive setups pop up against the trend. This is a time when you have to ignore your indicators and oscillators and use good sense. All trends go through short or medium periods of retracement and typically resume in the direction of the trend. This can be a tough lesson to learn. Any trade against the trend is usually going to be a low probability trade and should be avoided. There are some notable exceptions to this rule, but by and large avoiding trading against the trend is sound advice.

In summary, we have talked about learning to limit your risk when trading. It’s important not to move your stops downward or upward to accommodate a losing trade, nor is it wise to add contracts to a losing trade. Finally, we have discussed trading against the trend and focusing on high probability trades and avoiding low probability trades. Using these simple techniques you can take a sizable chunk of risk out of your trading, and that’s the goal of all traders.

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It garners more trading volume than any emini contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and has run away (in trading volume) from any other futures contract currently traded.  It the pint sized version of the S and P contract that traders have flocked to in recent years.  Better yet, it is specifically designed and priced for the individual trader.  What’s not to like?

I spend a decent amount of time in trade rooms, helping novice day traders develop their trading style.  One thing I have noticed, especially among the novice day traders, is their lack of awareness of exactly what they are trading.  So I thought I would write an article that gives the very basics of the ES contract.  

What is the S and P 500?  You would be surprised at how many traders can’t definitively answer this question.  The S and P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest, publicly traded, large-cap stocks in the United States.  The index has been around since 1957.  The index is calculated and published by Standard and Poor’s, hence the S and P in the title.  Incidentally, the index reached it’s highest point in March, 2000 at 1552.87.  In 2010, it was trading in the 1100 range, a far cry from it’s apex.

The ES emini contract was established on Sept. 9, 1997, and has grown steadily since that date.  Some specifics on the contract are:

1.  The contract months for the ES are a.  March         =H b.  June            =M c.  September  = U d.  December   = Z

Notice the contract months are designated by letters, and the contract designation is calculated by combining the letters with the ES designation, the month, and finally the last number of the year.  For example, ESM0= the ES contract for June in 2010.  Once you trade the ES for a period of time this nomenclature becomes second nature.

Many have been confused by the pricing model used for the ES contract.  It is fairly simple.  The ES emini is one fifth the value of the traditional S and P contract, so each point is worth $50 dollars, as oppose to $250 per point on the big contract.  Each point is divided into ticks or one fourth point, or $12.50 per tick.  So, 4 ticks at $12.50= $50.

The contract expires at 8:30 a.m. on the third Friday of contract month. (March, June, Sept. Dec.)  It is fairly normal for traders to have abandoned trading the contract about two weeks before the expiration.  Most futures brokerages  announce the date of switch over to their clients, so there is generally not the confusion that you might expect at contract expiration.  If you are a day trader, it is imperative that you switch to the new contract prior (preferably the above mentioned two weeks) and not trade the ES emini right up to expiration.  Most of the volume evaporates from the contract on the switch date, and you could run into having make good delivery of the full delivery requirement of the contract.

The clear advantage of the ES emini contract is the tremendous liquidity, and thus you should never see slippage as a result of the contract trading thin.  More than a million contracts are traded on an average day, which is astounding volume when taken against some of the thinner emini contracts offered.

The ES emini contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which has been a true innovator in the emini arena.  The CME Globex is the actual home of the contract, and it trades during regular trading hours, takes a short break, and then trades all night until the opening of the next days cycle.  The actual hours of trading are:

Monday-Thurs  5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.Sunday              5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

Margins requirements vary by firm and whether you are trading intraday or holding contracts overnight.  For inraday traders, you can find margin requirements as low as $400/contract and as high as $3000/contract.  Of course, the lower contract margin requirement may tempt some traders into over trading their futures account, and this can be a real problem.  In any event, the contract margin requirements vary greatly.

As you can see, the ES emini contract is a versatile and popular equity trading instrument.  We have reviewed the monetary basis for the contract, as well as the calender specifics for trading.  We have pointed out the margin requirements and trading hours, now all that is left is for you to perfect your trading style and enjoy trading this flat-out-fun trading instrument.

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