50 pips is impressive F.........
Hi N
Yes Monday was a difficult trading morning - frustrating with lots of false signals etc just to get you the wrong way etc - and in the end I was extremely pleased to overcome a few small losses in a row and achieve at least my daily target.
One thing I have learnt trading full time is remaining flexible and as dynamic as possible
I never know when I start pre main Opens - whether my day will be relatively easy and I need only take say a few scalps and within say 8 -10 trades i have made it etc etc - or whether i will struggle - get a few wrong - not catch a runner - and end up having to take 15 +_ trades to just make 30 -50 pips.
Last year on July 4th 2013 ( yes Independence day and a US bank holiday ) I had a massive roll - I could hardly do anything wrong - took 24 trades only had 3 wrong - caught 4 or 5 long runners and ended up making approx 407 pips for the day.
That was a real one off - I was definitely in the zone most of the day - on a high and was just finding it so easy.
This year - i have had the odd 150 -200 pip days - But majority of days end up between say 50 and 80 pips - monies will never be the same as a few nice scalps of say 15+ pips at 100% stakes are worth more than say 38 pips on a 30% stake left on and forgot as a NPGT - with stop always left in profit.
Either after you holiday or even in next week - let us know in advance of a few hrs you have free to share our strats etc and too see were the might agree on scalping trades
Hope today has been good for you - and speak to you soon
Regards
F