Welcome to A Scalper's Blog

Hi

I have been contemplating creating a blog for a long time now and finally decided to make it happen.

A little bit of background. My name is Alex and I have been a 'day trader' for almost a year now. However, I have been trading/investing for over 10 years and I have accumulated enough wealth from Swing trading to finally take the plunge and make the switch to day trading. I'll make another post about the experience so far and differences from swing trading.

I come from an IT background (computer science) and have programmed on many platforms and languages (C++, VB, Java) etc since 1990. I made the switch to full time project management about 10 years ago and have not 'compiled' a program in a loooong time. Most of my coding today is creating/tweaking eSignal EFs files from my trading.

I worked in Michigan for Ford Motor Company and GM before that and decided I'd had enough of the office life. So, I gave it up to pursue 'my dream' of making millions in the market and moved to Florida (where I'll be able to better spend my millions). I'll be sure to let you know when I have reached my first million ;-)

After a few months of day trading full time, my first goal quickly became to make enough $$ to SURVIVE! This day trading business turned out tougher than I expected (more on this later). It did not help that I picked the WORST time in generations to become a day trader! But I figured, if I survive this period, I'll come out much stronger and be more prepared for the long term.

I'll begin posting many things I have learned on my journey (and continue to learn), as well as little things as favorite sites, software I use, books I read, etc.

Thanks for visiting and I hope to make this blog as interesting and educational as I can.

Alex