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Yes the indices are very popular. I used to trade the Emini SP500 but switched to the MES when it came out because of the size. I will say that the indices are very liquid.
Gold is one of my favorites to trade as well. The volume in gold is similar to the volume in oil.
Market MES
2:14pm Short 4981.50 | Exit 4981.75 | Result -$1.25
2:32pm Long 2 contracts 4984.50 | Exit 4990.50 | Result $0.00
3:10pm Long 4992 | Exit 4991 | Result -$5.00
3:14pm Short 4990.75 | Exit 4991.50 | Result -$3.75
3:33pm Long 4978 | Exit 4977.75 | Result -$1.25
3:36pm Long 4976 | Exit 4983.25 | Result+$36.25
1:29am Short 77.12 | Exit 77.20 | Result -$8.00
1:50am Short 77.14 | Exit 77.24 | Result -$10.00
2:35am Short 77.21 | Exit 77.24 | Result -$3.00
2:37am Short 77.16 | Exit 77.19 | Result -$6.00
2:44am Short 77.14 | Exit 77.18 | Result -$4.00
2:52am Short 77.13 | Exit 77.19 | Result -$6.00
2:56am Short 77.15 | Exit 77.16 | Result -$1.00
9:11am Long 76.72 | Exit 76.65 | Result -$7.00
9:14am Long 76.68 | Exit 77.46 | Result +$78.00
MES
9:33am Long 4975 | Exit 4974.75 | Result -$1.25
9:50am Long 4974.50 | Exit 4984.50 | Result +$50.00
11:56am Short 4984.50 | Exit 4974.50 | Result +$50.00
12:19pm Short 4976.75 | Exit 4977 | Result -$1.25
2:10pm Short 4981.75 | Exit 4982 | Result -$1.25
2:20pm Short 4976 | Exit 4977 | Result -$5.00
2:26pm Long 4966.75 | Exit 4966.50 | Result -$1.25
2:39pm Long 4964.75 | Exit 4963 | Result -$8.75
2:42pm Long 4963.50 | Exit 4963.25 | Result -$1.25
3:47pm Long 4983.25 | Exit 4982.75 | Result -$2.50
3:58pm Long 4996.50 | Exit 4995.50 | Result -$5.00
All my trades were well planned except one at 2:42pm where I chased the market without a stop. Luckily the market went my direction and got out break even. +$78.96 on the day after fees.
MES
11:53am Short 5076 | Exit 5076 | Result $0.00
12:25pm Short 5081.50 | Exit 5081.50 | Result $0.00
12:27pm Short 5081.25 | Exit 5081.75 | Result -$2.50
12:28pm Short 5082.50 | Exit 5082.50 | Result $0.00
1:08pm Short 5086.75 | Exit 5087.50 | Result -$3.75
1:09pm Short 5088 | Exit 5088 | Result $0.00
1:27pm Short 5089.75 | Exit 5094 | Result -$21.25
1:43pm Short 5094.50 | Exit 5094.50 | Result $0.00
2:02pm Short 5097 | Exit 5102.25 | Result -$26.25
2:21pm Short 5103.25, Added 2nd for avg of 5100.25 | Exit 5100.50 | Result -$2.50
3:21pm Short 5100.25 | Exit 5101.25 | Result -$5.00
3:23pm Short 5101.25 | Exit 5102.75 | Result -$5.00
3:24pm Short 5101.25 | Exit 5102.25 | Result -$5.00
3:26pm Long 5101.50 | Exit 5100.50 | Result -$5.00
3:30pm Short 5098.75 | Exit 5099 | Result -$1.25
3:36pm Short 5100.50 | Exit 5101.50 | Result -$5.00
3:38pm Short 5103 | Exit 5103.25 | Result -$1.25
3:41pm Avg 2 contracts short 5101.50 | Exit 5101.75 | Result -$2.50
3:54pm Avg 2 contracts short 5098 | Exit 5093 | Result +$50.00
PnL for the day: -$65.17. Pretty good day. I kept my risk on each trade where it needed to be. Took a couple of trades with larger stops. Just did not get the big homerun today which is okay. At the end of the day I pushed my winners with an extra contract. Worked on the 3:54pm trade but ran out of time.
MCL 11:30am Long 77.22 | Exit 76.82 | Result -$40.00
MES 11:39am Long 5104 | Exit 5103.75 | Result -$1.25
MCL 11:52am Short 76.83 | Exit 76.85 | Result -$2.00
MCL 11:57am Long 76.86 | Exit 76.82 | Result -$4.00
MCL 12:02pm Short 76.76 | Exit 76.77 | Result -$1.00
MES 12:35pm Short 5103 | Exit 5104 | Result -$5.00
MCL 12:57pm Long 76.42 | Exit 76.40 | Result -$2.00
MES 1:10pm Short 5106.50 | Exit 5111 | Result -$22.50
MCL 1:13pm Long 76.40 | Exit 76.39 | Result -$1.00
MES 1:27pm Long 5110.50 | Exit 5109.50 | Result -$5.00
MCL 1:36pm Long 76.36 | Exit 76.86 | Result +$50.00
MES 1:37pm Short 5109.75 | Exit 5110.75 | Result -$5.00
MES 2:07pm Short 5105.75 | Exit 5105.75 | Result $0.00
MCL 2:14pm Short 76.86 | Exit 76.66 | Result +$20.00
MES 3:04pm Long 5105.50 | Exit 5105.00 | Result -$2.50
MES 3:08pm Short 5102.25 | Exit 5102.25 | Result $0.00
MES 3:18pm Short 5103.25 | Exit 5102 | Result -$6.25
MES 3:23pm Long 5103 | Exit 5100.25 | -$13.75
MES 3:31pm Short 5100.25 | Exit 5104.75 | Result -$22.50
MES 3:39pm Long 5105 | Exit 5103 | Result -$10.00
MES 3:46pm Short 5104.25, 2nd avg 5101 | Exit 5097.25 | +$36.25
PnL for the day: -$64.70. Had some wider stops today. Pretty good day though. Last trade ran out of time, closed it at 4:20pm.