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Old 01-15-2008, 09:27 PM
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50 contracts for scalping would be pushing it on the YM (not saying it isn't possible). ES would be a much better instrument. Also, what is your definition of "scalping"? Is it for ticks or was that just an example?
Glad you brought that up, as I was going to ask what the true definition of scalping is (if there is one). Even if my profit target is 1 point, that's only 4 ticks... well, technically 5 to push through the price level. But it's still only a couple more ticks than what I originally asked about. So what's the cutoff between a scalp, and something larger?

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