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How To Day Trade Stocks For Profit

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Day Trading Robot

A day trading robot? Gee Wiz! Sounds like science fiction, right? It did to me just a few years ago. I would have never imagined that such a thing was possible. First of all, I came from a school of thought that believed nothing could be programmed to trade the markets successfully. I strongly believed this and argued with anyone that crossed my path. “No automated day trading system could tackle the stock market; impossible!” or so I thought. I also said to myself, “How could a computer program successfully factor fear and greed [the emotions that move the market] into an equation designed to extract consistent short-term profits from the market each and every day?” Well…,

…the bad news is that there really isn’t a robot to day trade stocks. Sorry to burst your bubble.

But…the good news is that there is one that day trades currencies (you know, the great forex market that I love and have bored you over and over with throughout this website?).

No folks; this is not “Forex Made Easy.” This is “Forex Made Easier”- An automated day trading system that NOT ONLY comes with a highly sophisticated set of conditions to enter and exit the market, but one that also pulls the trigger (that is, executes the trades) for you, using proper money management without which day trading is doomed to failure. [If you have not read why I strongly believe that the forex (short for foreign exchange) market is the purest and best market to day trade in the world, go to the currency trading section of this website]. This automated system is also known as Forex Robot or FX Bot (for frequently asked questions about the trading robot, click here).

Yes day trading fans. This day trading robot (or bot) not only finds the trades, it takes advantage of them when it finds them.

When the forex trading robot was presented to me for the first time, it was difficult for me to accept the whole concept. I got to admit, I was pretty skeptical. If the explanation wouldn’t have come from the best two money managers and traders I know (and personal friends of mine), I wouldn’t have even listened. But after a while, I was sold. “You, Dan? Mr. Day Trading Tutor?” – “Telling us that you believe in a day trading robot after writing an endless amount of information about how people could learn how to day trade, how much you believe in day trading, how you have helped day traders in the past, etc., etc.?”

Whoa, whoa!!! People, don’t get so exited. All of these things are still true. There are people that will learn how to day trade successfully and become successful traders. I am still involved on a very limited basis on the training of some day traders. But there are also many people out there that will never succeed as day traders and others that, after having tried it, will realize that it is not for them.

This is the truth; plain and simple. And even if the day trading robot wouldn’t have existed, this would have still been reality. The FX robot is just something extra that I feel can help not just unsuccessful traders, but also investors who can add something different (a new component) to their investment portfolios; and believe me, this is completely different than any investment I have ever seen before.

I created Day Trading Tutor to give you the reality of trading. Well, talking about the trading Bot is an extension of this goal. Since it exists and can help you, I must tell you about it – period!

Ladies and gentlemen; I am sorry if I sound really exited about this trading Bot thing – so exited it made me that I even became part of it in order to be able to offer it to my clients, friends, and family members (read “How are you involved in the day trading Bot and are you doing it just for the money?” below. I like to be very clear about the things I say. It makes me sleep peacefully at night. The thing is that I haven’t been part of a great project like this for a long, long time. The money managers and traders that designed and monitor the day trading robot on a daily basis have become personal friends of mine in the last few years. They are great guys and exceptional traders. They have been top-ranked in the past in the forex money management industry. I don’t like recommending traders or money managers to people, but this is an exception.

The robot program rocks!

http://www.geocities.com/daytradingtutor/day-trading-robot.htm

Learn Day Trading > Online Stock Trading Education – Stock Market Lesson Plans. Learn How To Day Trade Hot Stocks In 2009

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The stock market should present us with a wide variety of NEW hot stocks in 2009. Many of them are going to be new technology stocks that come from the nanotech, biotech, financial, energy, healthcare & communications sectors.

Most of them might seem promising, but the truth is that a good number of these trading & investing opportunities could be extremely risky, while others are simply not as good as they look. That\’s why it\’s very important to know how to choose among the best especially if you want to day trade them.

When you know how to pick and approach the best hot stock trading opportunities, you are able to generate a consistent and respectable amount of money in a very short period of time.

Experienced day traders recognize that trading hot stocks on momentum can be the fastest way to make money in the stock market, especially on uncertain times like these.

You don\’t necessarily have to trade momentum hot stocks all the time. But you can learn how to take advantage of them when you encounter the best opportunities for going long or for shorting them to make money when they are poised to fall down.

If You decide to day trade stocks just keep always in mind that for a trader to survive and be consistently profitable, its necessary to keep things as simple as possible. To much confusion and technical indicators will most of the time make you slow in your decisions and froze you up when a good opportunity is right in front of your screen.

In the end, stock market day trading is all about picking the best daily stock opportunities and following your buy and sell signals with ease and simplicity. Once you learn to master your trading decisions, you can aspire to produce consistent profitable results.

Profitable Stock Market helps stock traders and investors take advantage of practical stock trading opportunities every day at http://www.ProfitableStockMarket.com

Tips to Improve Your Day Trading Profits

In the current financial climate, it has paid virtually no one to hold sizable positions in the markets for more than a few days. Therefore, traders have continually focused on capitalizing on the volatility in the markets through holding shorter term positions. With that in mind, day trading is fast becoming the weapon of choice to profiting in the markets.

Unfortunately, most new traders continue to use old ideas and techniques in an effort to grab profits quickly. In this article, I will provide a few trading tips that professionals use to find the maximize their day trading profits.

First of all, it is important that you determine how you want to trade, and what markets you want to trade. Due to its excellent liquidity, E-Mini S&P futures are a popular trading vehicle for many day traders. The Forex markets are another popular vehicle, as the major currencies provide excellent liquidity, and can be traded around the clock. Some traders like to be diversified and trade stocks, currencies and futures. The key though is to focus only on those markets and stocks that allow sufficient liquidity and volatility. You want to trade a market that moves, but one that allows you to get in and out of your positions with minimal slippage.

Next, you must determine whether you want to be a scalper, making multiple trades throughout the day in an attempt to capture small profits within a few minutes, or more of a position trader looking to capitalize on sizable directional moves. Generally speaking, I think that latter idea is an easier concept, as it does not force you to sit in front of the computer all day long. Once you enter a position, you can adjust your orders on an hourly basis, then decide whether you want to exit at the close or hold overnight.

No matter what style of trading you decide on, it is critical that you pay close attention to the market action leading up to each trading day. You must view the market from multiple time frames to detect any underlying trends. Ultimately, a market will revert to its underlying trend at some point. Therefore, even if you are trading off of a 5 minute chart, you will want to view daily charts and 60 minute charts and even 15 to 30 minute charts, to have a good feel for the trends that may impact market direction for the day.

Once the trading day begins, it really makes no sense to start trading right after the market opens. You want to monitor the price action for a while to determine whether the market will trade in a choppy trading range, or whether it will trade in one direction. For individual stocks and stock index futures, I prefer to let the market trade for at least 30 minutes to get an idea of how the market will trade, and maybe even up to 45 minutes. I want to monitor how a market reacts when it breaks out to new highs or lows for the session, and I want to monitor the volatility of the market during that time frame. If the market trades within a few wild swings during that time frame, it likely will be a range bound day. If it seems to creep higher or lower with little retracement, then it may be a one direction trading day.

For stock index futures and individual stocks, I like to pay close attention to tape indicators such as the Tick, Trin, other market indexes and advances versus declines to get a feel for what the underlying market is doing. For instance, if the tape indicators are weak while the S&P futures are making new highs, I may want to consider taking a short position once the futures start to weaken. If they are strong, I will use an opening range breakout and try to hold the position the entire trading day.

As I mentioned, the Forex markets are very popular for day traders. However, you must remember to trade when these markets are most liquid. For instance, the Japanese Yen will be most liquid when it is evening here in the U.S. Economic news coming out of Japan will greatly influence the direction of that currency, and that news will come out after U.S. trading hours.

I can’t emphasize enough the need to use stop orders in your trading to protect yourself from steep losses. No matter what style of trading you use, you must know when you will exit if the position goes against you. With that in mind, it is a good idea to develop an overall trading plan before you start to trade, rather than just trade by the seat of your pants.

These are just a few common sense tips that you should employ in your day trading. By applying these tips, you will avoid many of the common pitfalls in day trading.

Author: Scott A. Cole
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Online Trading – Day Trading Rules

So you are performing online trading and trade stocks and/or options and call yourself a day trader. Do you know the requirements of day trading? In our user’s group, many times this question comes up and what happens if I accidentally (or on purpose) violate one of these rules? There are several variations of actions that can occur that may trigger day trading and I will try to answer most of them. As each situation is different, I will list the most common.

What Is Day Trading?

In this article we are only discussing day trading as it pertains to stocks and options. Commodities and Forex do not have the same day trading rules. I do not know about other trading disciplines.

If you buy and sell a stock or option on the same day, that is day trading. For instance, if you buy 1000 shares of stock ABC (fictitious symbol) at 9:30 am and sell the 1000 shares of stock at 12:15 pm, you have just entered into a day trade.

What Is a Pattern Day Trader?

A pattern day trader is defined in Exchange Rule 431 (Margin Requirement) as any customer who executes 4 or more same day trades within any 5 successive business days and your day trading activities are greater than 6 percent of your total trading activity for that same 5 day period (from FINRA web site).

What Are The Rules?

1. Account over $25k. — To trade and not encounter any problems the equity in your trading account must be maintained over $25,000.

2. Buying/Selling same day — For accounts under $25k, if you buy and sell the same stock in the same day, any proceeds from that stock’s sale cannot be used in another trade on that same day. (May depend on brokerage account. My brokerage allows it but warns you about it.))

3. 3 times in a week — You are allowed only 3 trades within 1 week (5 trading days). The 4th day trade may subject you to a 90 day suspension of all day trading activities.

What Are The Penalties?

1. You may get a 90-day suspension of all day trading activities.

2. Your account can be suspended for 90 days and no trading will be allowed in that account.

How to Avoid Problems?

1. Maintain a minimum of $25,000 equity in your trading account.

2. For accounts under $25,000 do NOT buy and sell a position in the same day, hold your position overnight.

3. If you buy and sell the same stock/option in the same day, do not enter into a new trade where the monies from the sale of the stock just sold will be used in the purchase of the new position.

4. If you have purchased a position from monies from a prior same day sell, it is best to hold that position overnight.

5. Do not perform a day trade activity more than 3 times a week.

I have attempted to outline the day trading rules as I have encountered them over my years of trading. You can get much more detailed information by searching the internet for day trading and pattern day trader. A good source is Wikipedia.

I have traded several years in accounts under $25k and have never had a 90-day suspension rule applied, but have had several warnings about a trade that may trigger the 90-suspension rule. When this happens I just do not perform the trade and will wait till the next day. Happy trading…

Author: Chuck Ainsworth
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