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Strategies & Market Trends : DAYTRADING Fundamentals -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eric P who wrote (4394)	9/23/1999 9:46:00 PM
From: Magnatizer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18137

Eric well i guess I could take a whack. Keep in mind my better half opened a few bottles of wine tonight so I reserve the right to change my opinion on a dime... ;0) time frame: How does one decide time frame of trades? Scalp, Position, long term, seasonal... other.... time commitment: How many hours a week is one willing to dedicate to trading AND research? market: what market presents the proper risk/reward relationship for the trader? having a little mental block here.. will present other sectors as they come to me. Personal answers: time frame: positional (consider positional trades to last from as little as 30 minutes to 3 weeks depending on when target is met). I start my analysis on weekly scale to define trend and work toward shorter and shorter time frames to determine proper entry and exit. Also consider seasonal factors in times to take "breaks" from the market. commitment: 60-80 hours a week. market: I have started to trade the futures recently and find the leverage to fit me well. I also like reducing my time commitment from 80 hours a week (time spend post market hours looking for stocks to trade the next day) to 60 hours (know what I am going to trade and focus on technical studies). ht david