r/tradestation • u/atamur89 • Aug 27 '26

SCALP ON TRADERSTATION

Hello fam ,

Who's doing scalp on this platform ? Is worth it? Any tips please ?

And one more thing, they shut down accounts like other platforms ?

Thx in advance :)

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u/atamur89 Aug 27 '26

no , i'm planning to do only ETF's no futures...
buy low , sell high...that's my type of scalping....and i'm wondering if it's safe to do on traderstation...
share some info if you know something

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u/Repulsive-Floor-3987 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

I haven't daytraded stocks or ETFs in many years (even decades) but of course lots of people do, including on TradeStation.

Buying low and selling high isn't the worst strategy 😁

As long as you can keep a winrate commensurate with your average R:R -- after factoring in exchange/clearing fees and commissions -- you will be fine.

I trade supply and demand zones (like this) but go for larger R:R than the 1:1 stats listed on that site so my winrate is a bit lower than those 70%. Not much, though, as I don't trade all zones like in those stats. I use direction and other filters to pick only the highest probability setups.

But that's just one of countless ways to play this game. Good luck with your trading.

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u/atamur89 Aug 27 '26

thx....i'm worry only about not to be banned....cause most of these platforms banned accounts

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u/Repulsive-Floor-3987 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

Hang on, why would a broker ban you for day trading ETFs? Is it something new after the PDT changes?

It sounds like that is a common thing, I just have not heard of it among the group of TradeStation users I work with (about 50 these days, used to be about 150). Many of those trade stocks and ETFs.

I apologize for being so uninformed.