[MadMarketScientist]

Funny on the Euro comment. Next stop parity with the dollar?

I'm with you on the "boring" aspect. I had to come to some terms with myself and realize I'm not a good trader of anything that takes a while to move or develop. To impatient so I tried to start moving to markets that move and move quickly. They can be more difficult to trade but I had to finally relent and realize that if I wasn't trading a market with fast movement, I'd end up forcing a slower market to trade more often. Usually not a good idea -- in order to just generate some excitement.

I'm sure my broker appreciated the effort in the form of more commissions but it wasn't good to the bottom-line.

[Tiobingo]

Crude is certainly an excellent market. I am hoping one day we'll be trading in a cleaner type of energy source and that crude will ultimately dry up. lol... For now though, I'm with you on crude. Great market to trade nearly every day.

[cuttshot]

Great question MadMarketScientist. To be honest, this one has made me think and has caused some internal conflict. Part of me wants to say CL for many of the same reasons stated above. I have traded CL since early 2010 with great results. I took a different road than you did. Looking back at where I have come from, I used to lean towards the slower markets because I was able to really think things through. However, like most traders the attraction of getting done with my trading in 20-30 minutes opposed to 2-3 hours really got me hooked on CL.

On the other hand, I love to swing trade. One stock that has treated me great over the years is Apple. Swing trading Apple using options might even top CL as my top choice. I have traded Apple for so long I have a really good feel for how it moves. Daytrading CL is fun and very profitable but I don't always feel as comfortable with the volatility that I do trading Apple.

So all that to say I'm going to go with swing trading Apple using options as my market of choice. I can just about guarantee I'm the only one that is going to answer this question with swing trading a single stock.

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[HighStakes]

I will have to say that I have fallen in love with crude oil lately. Initially, I was a little afraid of the extreme volatility, but I have now learned to love it

So, day trading CL it is!

[MadMarketScientist]

Another CL fan. Agreed it has many virtues.

NG also trades similar but slippage is more of a factor - if you ever consider it you really need to trade NG with stop limits or you'll be in for some shock on your executions.

One other note on CL I've noticed some behavioral changes in the market in the recent months - perhaps somewhat attributed to the BP oil spill debacle -- this article somewhat confirmed some of these suspicions:

BP Loses Trading-Floor Swagger in Energy Markets - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com

[AmCan1]

Lately gold has been a great trading market. Also, as crazy and volatile a market as it has been lately, I continue to have consistent success with the Russell emini. It just requires a lot of discipline and a tight trade plan. But long term, I've had great success with it over the years. I also really like the EURJPY during the US session. Ok, so I cheated with three choices.

[MadMarketScientist]

Amcan definitely three great choices. Hard for me to argue against any of them.

Tthey all seem to be steadily good not just a few days here and there which is important.