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Forum: Traders Hideout February 19th, 2013, 05:31 PM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Well - if it helps, trading the ES has been...

Well - if it helps, trading the ES has been pretty tough the past 3 weeks because we've seen it churn huge volumes at levels without much movement. Half the battle is recognising this.



With...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 20th, 2012, 08:50 AM
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Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
I added a video into another thread - it's...

I added a video into another thread - it's probably worth a look for people interested in this as it was a typical "watch it reverse and then take the first pullback" entry.

The level itself was...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 9th, 2012, 09:43 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Indeed - and the author was kind enough to roll...

Indeed - and the author was kind enough to roll them into the version on here too!
Forum: Traders Hideout December 3rd, 2012, 11:31 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Like I said - you are welcome to your views. ...

Like I said - you are welcome to your views.

My take on things is that you have days where long term players are mostly inactive and days when they push the market one way all day.

This to me,...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 3rd, 2012, 04:06 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
You are entitled to your opinions. I can only say...

You are entitled to your opinions. I can only say that your observations with statistics to backup of why this should not work are not borne out in the my actual trading world where these markets are...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 2nd, 2012, 11:28 PM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Good points. The ES, in my opinion, is...

Good points.

The ES, in my opinion, is mostly a vehicle for speculation. This is highlighted on those days where the market swings 10 points one way, then 10 points the other way and ends up...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 17th, 2012, 09:34 PM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
In terms of where next. I expect us to balance...

In terms of where next. I expect us to balance out at some point. That may be here, it may be lower down. For sure, if we move up from here, I'd expect us to bounce off 1400 downwards and not head...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 17th, 2012, 09:18 PM
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Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
OK, so of course I am exaggerating to make a...

OK, so of course I am exaggerating to make a point. But then so do these "wholesale price" people. When the market moves up, the move itself is not smart people at the start and then idiots...
Forum: Traders Hideout November 17th, 2012, 09:03 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Seems I bit off a little more than I could chew...

Seems I bit off a little more than I could chew in the past few weeks in terms of other commitments. Anyway, I'm hoping for a full uninterrupted week of trading this week.

We are are at an...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 30th, 2012, 09:32 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
BTW - back off vacation, will start trading on...

BTW - back off vacation, will start trading on Friday due to various commitments....
Forum: Traders Hideout October 30th, 2012, 09:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
90% accuracy on obvious 'no brainer' Support &...

90% accuracy on obvious 'no brainer' Support & Resistance? In hindsight maybe.

This is actually the complete opposite of what this thread was intended to be about. Read post 1 again.

The number...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 18th, 2012, 09:57 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Will do - but Moms here tomorrow & then we are...

Will do - but Moms here tomorrow & then we are all off to Phuket for 9 days, so I wont be trading for a week or two.

in the meantime, good luck to all.
Forum: Traders Hideout October 18th, 2012, 04:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
I agree djkiwi - those swift rejections are...

I agree djkiwi - those swift rejections are indeed important.

In the pic above "what happens next" is key - if the market carries on up - then the pullback from C (imagine point D being the end...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 17th, 2012, 10:42 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Silvester17 - you have me bang to rights there...

Silvester17 - you have me bang to rights there about indicators.

I guess that is a bit of a leap on my part considering there's 5 of them listed across the top. I should have set "price derived...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 17th, 2012, 10:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
That would be what you call a close shave... ...

That would be what you call a close shave...

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/tb9pdvs/10-17-201210-14-17AM.png

Got up to 1456, 1005 traded and I was one of them.... It did go through...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 17th, 2012, 10:02 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Still OK - got the overnight high to get over....

Still OK - got the overnight high to get over. Leaving final target at 1456 as that's into the area I'd be considering a short.
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Forum: Traders Hideout October 17th, 2012, 09:42 AM
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Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Here's my first trade of the day. My...

Here's my first trade of the day.

My "support" level in this case was yesterdays close - the 1449.50 level from my prior post. This is one of those 'shot thru the level' trades. Wait @ the level...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 17th, 2012, 08:47 AM
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Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
I'm not going to turn this into a journal but...

I'm not going to turn this into a journal but here is the way I see things pre-market:

17th October

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/tb9pdvs/10-17-20127-55-38AM.png

Whilst I don't...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 16th, 2012, 11:49 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
On the topic of "Late trades" Here was the...

On the topic of "Late trades"

Here was the picture from the before open today. We are in a range , traversing from bottom to top, so bias is long...
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Forum: Traders Hideout October 16th, 2012, 11:06 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
It's a conundrum. Everybody wants to make money...

It's a conundrum. Everybody wants to make money now.

I personally think everyone should start off trying to scalp ticks, say on the Bund or something like that. (not that I did)

Once you have...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 16th, 2012, 10:58 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
I'm not a swing trader but I do have a long term...

I'm not a swing trader but I do have a long term perspective based which helps me bias.

I think people pay too much attention to swing highs/lows on their own & too little attention to where all...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 16th, 2012, 07:01 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Before I answer this, let me show you where I was...

Before I answer this, let me show you where I was pre-market yesterday & then look at yesterdays action.

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October 15th, 2012

Europe Up, Asia Up
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Forum: Traders Hideout October 15th, 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
I agree Josh. At the end of the day, every trade...

I agree Josh. At the end of the day, every trade is both a buy and a sell. You can never know, you can only make an educated guess.

Playing these levels is like swimming where the sharks are....
Forum: Traders Hideout October 15th, 2012, 12:23 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Josh TLDR - Too Long, Didn't Read BSD -...

Josh

TLDR - Too Long, Didn't Read
BSD - Big Swinging D1ck

Hope that clarifies things...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 15th, 2012, 04:07 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 46,586
Posted By Jigsaw Trading
Merci... You have to post "TLDR" to get the...

Merci...

You have to post "TLDR" to get the ice cream, which will be posted to you from Bangkok.
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