One of our trading instructors uses the 5's and 9's to identify support and resistance when trading, he shares his thought with me on it.

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As a trader you need to know the amount of money to cover your cost when trading and should know that before you enter a trade so you know when you can exit..

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

I know I have talked about it before but having more than the 2 min chart is so important for you to id. entry and exit points.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

You have to understand complete how different orders act and what they do and you need to do that in a paper trading account and not live.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

Here are some suggestion for building your confidence with paper trading.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

Having a hard time getting motivated to trade, here are some suggestions.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

Here are a set of positive affirmations for day trading that you may want to use to create your own...

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

When you start trading and want to make a real go of it you need to think about trading as a business that you work at, not as a hobby...

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

Buy the Rumor, Sell the News can't be any truer that after this second quarter earnings have been reported.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time

Here are some thought on looking for a instrument to trade.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, Commodities, Stocks, Options on Stocks and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time