[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by TheNegotiator »

Indeed. Either way I would say low volatility is not great for scalping.

I tend to think of scalping as taking profit on every new price level move, whatever the price move may be. Either that, or waiting to take profit until I expect some retracement. Basically, I think of scalping as taking profit before the price has a chance to retrace or reverse. In other words, locking in profit. I don't think of scalping as any particular price move. I think of it as simply price cycling back and forth. And the price cycle is shown by my indicators.

[TheNegotiator]

Tradewinds, I do agree with what you're saying. I just think there are way more of these little tests of levels throughout the day when conditions are more volatile. I know from my experience, when the markets are really slow and I am trying to scalp, I normally end up taking suboptimal trades with tighter targets and have the possibility of getting done on a single move with high volume. I just prefer not to scalp in low volatility. I know I'm not alone in this feeling.