The first way to achieve game selection in the markets is to see how much other people are making, and then copy them. It's like the 1.5 BB/hr in hold'em, it is extremely helpful to know what you are shooting for, and if there even is anything to shoot for.


But the problem is that you're always late to the game. And, since bad periods are common, you can't know the game has gone bad until you've had a number of them in a row.


The second method of game selection - and where I hope to have some luck as a pioneer - is by watching the game, and being able to tell by eye how much money is there, and how to go after it. People have been using computers to do this but, since everyone has a computer, the stuff you can sniff out with a computer tends to get eaten up very quickly.


It's not unlike poker, where, once you have learned everything else, you realize it comes down to game selection. But you had to struggle against unbeatable games, and sweat all the details, to get there.


You know what to look for that will enable you to win, and how to adjust to what you see. You finally rise above just playing tight because you are used to loose games, or just playing loose because that is your disposition, and instead you learn how to adjust.


leroy