richw 

What swayed you to trade oil instead?

It really came down to simplicity and volatility and a liquid market. I also believe Oil offers enough range for intraday speculators like myself, and allows me to not worry about my deep rooted biases that I have associated with the stock indexes

June 1 Oil

Took a nap at exactly the wrong time but total profit on the Day .34 cents $340
I have been writing the closes of each 3 minute candle it helped with my trading patience and trend discovery
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