Title-> Todd Rampe, creator of the Pro9Trader suite of indicators and trading method This excerpt is taken from a recent article with Todd Rampe, creator of the Pro9Trader suite of indicators and trading method, based in Ls Vegas, NV. It is a perfect example of a step by step, simple approach to day trading the futures markets. This method can easily be learned, in just a few days, by people with no trading experience, whatsoever. This was taken from a recent article with Todd Rampe, creator of the Pro9Trader suite of indicators and trading method, based in Ls Vegas, NV. Question: Todd Rampe, you are the founder of Academy Day Trading. Can you explain the gradual evolution of your business? What were you doing before? Sure, prior to developing Pro9Trader, beginning in 1998, I've been a full time trader... early on it was the OEX options and Stocks, however, my main focus turned to day trading the emini S&P 500 and emini Russell markets at the end of 2000, and since then, I’ve added several other markets, like Crude Oil, S&P Mid Cap 400, and of course the Dow and Nasdaq futures. After a few years and a few ups and downs, I learned how to be consistently profitable. Funny thing... the expectations I had in the beginning, were almost impossible to achieve... how long I thought it would take me to learn, as well as the amount of money I thought I'd be making, was way off the mark. In the beginning, I was fortunate to have some great months... as a matter of fact, while I was studying the OEX options, I figured out a way to trade the Stock Analysts' Daily Upgrades and profit an average of two percent every day. I'd put my trades on in the morning and shut the computer off and only pay attention when I turned it back on 15 minutes prior to the close to sell everything. Looking back, I was trading like a cowboy. I quickly discovered margin, doubling my daily buying power, which, overnight increased my average monthly profit to almost six figures... not bad for someone that just started. I compounded my profits every day, with the goal of making a million dollars in six months. This was 2000, and the combination of Regulation Fair Disclosure and more importantly the Dot Com bubble wiped me out. I was trading without stops and subsequently paid a hefty six figure price. Within a week I lost over $400K. That was a very hard lesson, let me tell you.