Afternoon trading

[AJLightning]

Anyones thoughts on trading after 11:00a.m.?
Pros/Cons...Likes/Dislikes...does it matter...personal preference

[AJLightning]

anyone of you "pros" out there have a say in this?

[Albert0373]

That's the time when all the runs happen : )

Typically, you can pick up several of the hotter stocks during lunch lulls (11am-1pm) and trade them into EOD or overnight for a gapper.

Also, when traders incur morning losses, their desire to recover before the close of trading prompts more aggressive trading in the afternoon, therefore more price action.

[aiki14]

I agree with Albert on the lunch lull, when the floor guys are at lunch small volume trades to the downside can bring the price down a percent or two and give one a buying opportunity.
Looking back on my trades for the last year, sells are skewed to the first hour of trading and the last, Buys are skewed to the second hour but not as much. The sample is only a few hundred trades and there are buys and sells during all the hours of the day. For what that's worth.
The early sells are into rallies and the late sells are to avoid overnight holds, the later morning buys are when the rallies peter out and the positions become oversold. Trades that are outside of these times are when the prices reach my triggers.
Hope that helps. Of course with me being a "pro" and one of the forum's "chosen ones" you may want to wait for someone else to respond.

[AJLightning]

Originally Posted by aiki14

Of course with me being a "pro" and one of the forum's "chosen ones" you may want to wait for someone else to respond.

LOL...thanks for the input

[AJLightning]

Originally Posted by Albert0373

That's the time when all the runs happen : )

Typically, you can pick up several of the hotter stocks during lunch lulls (11am-1pm) and trade them into EOD or overnight for a gapper.

Also, when traders incur morning losses, their desire to recover before the close of trading prompts more aggressive trading in the afternoon, therefore more price action.

rubbish

[aiki14]

Originally Posted by AJLighting

rubbish

You asked for an opinion, got one, and trashed (no pun intended) the opinion you got. I agree with Albert but I am always open to alternate theories, if you have one.
I am going to take a look at a bunch of intraday 1 minute charts and see if I can see patterns to confirm my opinion. I am guessing it will be evident on up market days. We'll see.

[Albert0373]

Originally Posted by AJLighting

Pros/Cons...Likes/Dislikes...does it matter...personal preference

You asked for my opinion, I gave one. Refute your argument by giving your own opinions, not by calling another's response rubbish. You have to understand I gave my own time to help you and reply, as I have to almost all your questions have I not? Now do you think people will be more likely to help you in the future? Why would they when they have the possibility of you calling their response rubbish. Think about that for a second.

I suppose you're just giving me all this negative response now cause I went the other way on AGIX and your thread got ruined? Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

[AJLightning]

Originally Posted by Albert0373

You asked for my opinion, I gave one. Refute your argument by giving your own opinions, not by calling another's response rubbish. You have to understand I gave my own time to help you and reply, as I have to almost all your questions have I not? Now do you think people will be more likely to help you in the future? Why would they when they have the possibility of you calling their response rubbish. Think about that for a second.

I suppose you're just giving me all this negative response now cause I went the other way on AGIX and your thread got ruined? Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

Classic

this is fun huh Albert?

[AJLightning]

Originally Posted by Albert0373

You asked for my opinion, I gave one. Refute your argument by giving your own opinions, not by calling another's response rubbish. You have to understand I gave my own time to help you and reply, as I have to almost all your questions have I not? Now do you think people will be more likely to help you in the future? Why would they when they have the possibility of you calling their response rubbish. Think about that for a second.

I suppose you're just giving me all this negative response now cause I went the other way on AGIX and your thread got ruined? Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

also...with all the facetious/smartass remarks I get on here, I'm I supposed to believe what you write? it's hard to wade through all the crap

I'm here to try to make money like the next guy and learn about trading...

I want to call a truce here and now!!
No more crap from me...