any successfull "day traders" here?

[forexworld]

Hello, I wanted to know how many of you here are successfull day traders ? trading the 5 or 15 minute chart ? i read somewhere that around 99% of people who try day trading blow up their account and i think this is totally false ! are there any day traders here?

 

[wackypete2]

Look for the trading threads.

http://www.trade2win.com/boards/discretionary-trading/139984-live-trading-general-chat-lounge.html

http://www.trade2win.com/boards/indices/120172-anyone-scalping-ftse-futures.html

http://www.trade2win.com/boards/forex/71854-correlation-trading-basic-ideas-strategies.html

 

[Jack Francisco]

well i think that i am a successful trader in Forex because i gain profit daily in the trading game. And its no matter that capital of profit is high or low. Profit is profit for me. And if you want to became a successful trader in Forex then you should use demo account first.It is really can be a good place to train our idea, strategy, concept, money management and not forget the psychology, without having to worry we will loose any cent.

 

[killbill1234]

Day traders trade from tick charts not from 15 min !!!!

 

[x4x]

Day traders trade from tick charts not from 15 min !!!!

That's a strange comment - I didn't know there was any rules in trading - Day Traders can surely trade whatever they wish.

 

[Dinos]

I use 10/5 combination successfully and have done for many years, I've being trading full time over 10 years now. Trade with what ever works for you, (time based or tick chart).


Check out the Live Trading Thread

 

[Lee Shepherd]

That's a strange comment - I didn't know there was any rules in trading - Day Traders can surely trade whatever they wish.

Yes of course there's rules. Just like any job. As one would need a certain amount of bars to trade from and from a technical standpoint and so between news events, naturally you would require a certain time frame that would give you this.

An example is you wouldn't use a daily chart to trade on the day, not specifically any way. Just as much if you used an hour time frame, by the time it gave you 8 bars the day would be over. So using a 15 minute time frame for the day would mean that your signals would have to be very quick in producing something remotely solid for you to trade off. You get 4 per hour, so what do you look for???

Lee

 

[x4x]

Yes of course there's rules. Just like any job. As one would need a certain amount of bars to trade from and from a technical standpoint and so between news events, naturally you would require a certain time frame that would give you this.

An example is you wouldn't use a daily chart to trade on the day, not specifically any way. Just as much if you used an hour time frame, by the time it gave you 8 bars the day would be over. So using a 15 minute time frame for the day would mean that your signals would have to be very quick in producing something remotely solid for you to trade off. You get 4 per hour, so what do you look for???

Lee

I can assure there are no set rules in trading, other than what you determine yourself.

I day trade, and have done for years, I watch all time frames but enter using a combination of 1M & 2 point Renko, but if someone wants to trade off 15M, and have a solid method, they can do so - my main point was that Day Traders don't HAVE to trade off tick charts.

 

[wackypete2]

one would need a certain amount of bars to trade from

I've traded from evey pub in town on my laptop. Never did me any good (trading wise), but win or lose I felt great afterwards

Peter

 

[timsk]

I can assure there are no set rules in trading, other than what you determine yourself.

I day trade, and have done for years, I watch all time frames but enter using a combination of 1M & 2 point Renko, but if someone wants to trade off 15M, and have a solid method, they can do so - my main point was that Day Traders don't HAVE to trade off tick charts.

Hi x4x,
Lee can speak for himself, obviously, but I don't think your respective views are mutually exclusive. Far from it, I suspect Lee would agree with you - as do I. I suppose that in theory, someone could day trade looking at weekly candles / bars and certainly day candles / bars. However, as a generalization, it's probably true to say that most day traders utilise lower timeframes. I think that's all Lee was trying to say.

Anyway, be that as it may, what you wrote in your post that really caught my eye is your use of Renko charts. I love 'em! But I think I'm the only trader on the site that likes them and uses them. So, I'd be very interested to hear what instruments you trade and how you use Renko and why you prefer them to other charts - especially P&F charts - which are the default choice (or so it seems to me anyway) for traders who utilise non-time based charts.

Cheers,
Tim.

 

[15 min tlb]

Hi x4x,
Lee can speak for himself, obviously, but I don't think your respective views are mutually exclusive. Far from it, I suspect Lee would agree with you - as do I. I suppose that in theory, someone could day trade looking at weekly candles / bars and certainly day candles / bars. However, as a generalization, it's probably true to say that most day traders utilise lower timeframes. I think that's all Lee was trying to say.

Anyway, be that as it may, what you wrote in your post that really caught my eye is your use of Renko charts. I love 'em! But I think I'm the only trader on the site that likes them and uses them. So, I'd be very interested to hear what instruments you trade and how you use Renko and why you prefer them to other charts - especially P&F charts - which are the default choice (or so it seems to me anyway) for traders who utilise non-time based charts.

Cheers,
Tim.

Most day traders as defined properly , can not make money , there are fundamental reasons for it .Day traders do not keep positions open overnight , because they are day traders .80 % of day trading is range trading , markets range 80 % of the time , some trends happen overnight most choppy trends happen day time cause of news releases.Day traders have no more than 50/50 chance in the market less spreads on good set ups.Most day traders have 33 % chance of success , hence more losers .

Content Gufaw !

 

[wackypete2]

some trends happen overnight most choppy trends happen day time cause of news releases.

In a 24 hour market what hours would you classify as day time and overnight?

Peter

 

[15 min tlb]

In a 24 hour market what hours would you classify as day time and overnight?

Peter

Day time is mainly European an U S sessions ........because most of the transactions are from 6 a m to 3 p m , in fx

 

[x4x]

Hi x4x,
Lee can speak for himself, obviously, but I don't think your respective views are mutually exclusive. Far from it, I suspect Lee would agree with you - as do I. I suppose that in theory, someone could day trade looking at weekly candles / bars and certainly day candles / bars. However, as a generalization, it's probably true to say that most day traders utilise lower timeframes. I think that's all Lee was trying to say.

Anyway, be that as it may, what you wrote in your post that really caught my eye is your use of Renko charts. I love 'em! But I think I'm the only trader on the site that likes them and uses them. So, I'd be very interested to hear what instruments you trade and how you use Renko and why you prefer them to other charts - especially P&F charts - which are the default choice (or so it seems to me anyway) for traders who utilise non-time based charts.

Cheers,
Tim.

Hi Timsk,

My original post was really in response to killbill's quadruple exclamation mark in response to the OP's suggestion that day traders can trade off 15M charts - the OP is a new member and I felt there was a bit of ridicule intended, and only responded because I didn't like it. There are day traders who scalp off yesterday's high/low levels, so of course one can day trade off any time frame one chooses.

Apologies to Lee if my reply to him was rather sharp, I was probably being a bit defensive on here as I was expecting a battle!

I've tried trading multiple markets (3 or 4) but am just not up to it, so I stick to just trading one market at a time, currently EUR/USD. If I know the market well, I can usually get a daily profit, whereby if I trade several markets, I end up missing things. The DAX is probably my favourite, but I occasionally hold overnight positions and IG's increase to 10 spread makes that difficult.

I've never really looked at P&F, Renko closely resembles candles, which I prefer, as I have channels on every chart and use them as the basis of my trading - I think they show trend, consolidation, support, resistance and general market condition a thousand times better than anything I've ever come across.

The price is currently inside every channel from 1M thru' 1H, so I'm in no rush to trade at the moment, and when you consider the price has been at this level for the past 18 - 20 hours, the channels are spot on as usual.

I think a lot of people dislike Renko because they don't show wicks and tails, if stop placement is correct, they are just noise - and using a 2 point block, makes them even less relevant.

Cheers.

 

[x4x]

Most day traders as defined properly , can not make money , there are fundamental reasons for it .Day traders do not keep positions open overnight , because they are day traders .80 % of day trading is range trading , markets range 80 % of the time , some trends happen overnight most choppy trends happen day time cause of news releases.Day traders have no more than 50/50 chance in the market less spreads on good set ups.Most day traders have 33 % chance of success , hence more losers .

Content Gufaw !

Why do you feel that trader's have to be Pigeon holed, can I not be (for example) a scalper this morning, a momentum trader this afternoon, and a swing trader next week?

Surely you have to adapt to the market, not expect the market to adapt to you....

You're perhaps the only professional trader on here, so your response will be much valued.

 

[15 min tlb]

Why do you feel that trader's have to be Pigeon holed, can I not be (for example) a scalper this morning, a momentum trader this afternoon, and a swing trader next week?

Surely you have to adapt to the market, not expect the market to adapt to you....

You're perhaps the only professional trader on here, so your response will be much valued.

There is a difference between day traders and traders during the daytime..It is really difficult psychologically to be in different mindsets and changing mindsets , one has to have firm mindset to execute correctly.One has to have a load of knowledge ,experience , flexibility and skill to shift from instrument to instrument and from mindsets to mindsets.I manage it by having a couple of assistants.

If you get a good system /methods , Dax can be day traded with no overnight positions. I find Dax price movements difficult to read on most days.I trade multiple pairs(as many as 10 currency pairs ) , looking for the best and easiest set ups on a few , reliance on one pair is no advantage.I use multiple methods , but only one method at a time.Trading becomes easier with multiple instruments and methods.

 

[forexworld]

Day traders trade from tick charts not from 15 min !!!!

Day trading refers to the opening and closing positions within a day's time period ( no overnight positions) it doesn't have anything to do with timeframes. well I just wanted to know if there are people day trading sucessfully or not and i got my answers thank you for your post everyone

 

[krishnawealth]

Most day traders as defined properly , can not make money , there are fundamental reasons for it .Day traders do not keep positions open overnight , because they are day traders .80 % of day trading is range trading , markets range 80 % of the time , some trends happen overnight most choppy trends happen day time cause of news releases.Day traders have no more than 50/50 chance in the market less spreads on good set ups.Most day traders have 33 % chance of success , hence more losers .

Content Gufaw !

Hi

Just want to show the possibilities of winning are there :cheesy:
As per me it depends on the strategy used for day trading.
My holding period is averaged at 30 min trading on EURUSD.
Of course some trades are winners and others are losers.
As far as winners are more than losers, for me it's find.

I agree that range market works best for day traders.
That's why day trader should be able to screen trend and news.

Cheers....

 

[perox]

Hi

Just want to show the possibilities of winning are there :cheesy:
As per me it depends on the strategy used for day trading.
My holding period is averaged at 30 min trading on EURUSD.
Of course some trades are winners and others are losers.
As far as winners are more than losers, for me it's find.

I agree that range market works best for day traders.
That's why day trader should be able to screen trend and news.

Cheers....

It is really hard to be good at lower time frames. Will take some time and need a really good system with proper money management.

 

[resistance]

Yes I am a day trader . I close my open positions within a trading session. i make good money from this trading style.It is up to you how you handle your trades. You cam make best trading in day trading or long term trading . I usually use day trading method it suits me for my low capital.