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July 7th, 2018, 10:06 AM
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The bar prior to your entry bar on trade 2 was...
The bar prior to your entry bar on trade 2 was the high of the day. There was no lower high. For clarification, are you trying to tell me that because your entry bar had a lower high than the...
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July 7th, 2018, 09:28 AM
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Regarding a better entry point for trade...
Regarding a better entry point for trade 2.....No, trade 2 should have never been done. There never was a good entry. Yes, it would have to be below 2744.25 but then you have to consider how much...
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July 6th, 2018, 11:45 PM
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Trade 1 was a good trade but you can't...
Trade 1 was a good trade but you can't immediately exit your trade on the first down bar Yes, you exited at a profit but your exit was to early. Unfortunately, there would have been no way you...
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July 5th, 2018, 10:28 AM
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You know your entry is worth it if it is part of...
You know your entry is worth it if it is part of a back tested trading plan that has proven to be profitable. There should be no guesswork. You issue is that you don't currently have a back tested...
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July 4th, 2018, 06:03 PM
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If your trading a 5 minute bar on the ES put up a...
If your trading a 5 minute bar on the ES put up a 20 period exponential moving average and a 7 period exponential moving average. If the 7 is below the 20 look for short trades....it the 7 is above...
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July 4th, 2018, 05:59 PM
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No, you have to check volume but in the ES,...
No, you have to check volume but in the ES, Crude, Euro FX, Gold, British Pound there is sufficient volume to trade. If you take a trade during the overnight make sure you are flat at the open. ...
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July 4th, 2018, 10:44 AM
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Taking counter trend trades (catching falling...
Taking counter trend trades (catching falling knives) is going to be very difficult for you as a new trader. I would cut those trades out completely for now. I would also wait for the bars to close...
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July 4th, 2018, 10:39 AM
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A lot has changed and overnight volume is very...
A lot has changed and overnight volume is very decent on the ES and a few other markets. Now that the asians have taken to trading volumes are great. Contracts such as the Euro FX and British Pound...
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June 25th, 2018, 12:19 PM
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Ok, It is helpful to know what time zone your in...
Ok, It is helpful to know what time zone your in because it makes it easier for people to to pull up their own charts and see where your trades were.
Looking at your trades,
Trade #1, On an...
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June 25th, 2018, 11:56 AM
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Where are you located geographically ? I ask...
Where are you located geographically ? I ask because of the time displayed on your charts.
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June 24th, 2018, 09:43 AM
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No, don't post that here. Were interested to see...
No, don't post that here. Were interested to see the trades you actually take. Going through 90 days worth of data is for you to determine if the the set-up you want to trade is profitable over...
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June 23rd, 2018, 09:00 AM
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If you can indentify your failed breakouts and...
If you can indentify your failed breakouts and breakout pullbacks then go back and mark 90 days worth these trades on previous charts track them on a spreadsheet. This will give you an idea if...
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June 22nd, 2018, 09:15 AM
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I can't comment on brooks set-ups because I don't...
I can't comment on brooks set-ups because I don't use them. i would suggest picking one that is a "with the trend/direction" that occurs on a frequent basis. You don't want to pick one that occurs...
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June 21st, 2018, 10:38 PM
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No that was not me...never seen that course...
No that was not me...never seen that course before.
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June 21st, 2018, 05:49 PM
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When trading 5 minute candlesticks try only...
When trading 5 minute candlesticks try only moving your stop above a down bar if the location of the close is in the bottom 20% of the range of the bar...vise versa for green candles. Even still,...
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June 21st, 2018, 02:04 PM
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You realize that if you trade 25 emini contracts...
You realize that if you trade 25 emini contracts and make 2 points a day that in order to net 500000 per year you have to basically not have any loosing days, pay no commission or have slippage,...
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June 21st, 2018, 12:57 PM
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Your not printing anything out....your going to...
Your not printing anything out....your going to look at the chart on your computer screen. Load 90 days of data which you can do easily in Ninja and circle your trades that you would have taken...
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June 21st, 2018, 12:31 PM
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That's more than a hole...its a deal breaker if...
That's more than a hole...its a deal breaker if you want to be profitable. 6-8 point targets may or may not be reasonable and will depend on if your entry has continuation. When I say continuation,...
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June 21st, 2018, 11:51 AM
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I can tell you for certain that it will be very...
I can tell you for certain that it will be very very difficult to make money live trading if your target is 1 point and your stop is 1.5-2 points. Your initial target should be higher than your stop...
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June 21st, 2018, 10:23 AM
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I am not sure what kind of comments your looking...
I am not sure what kind of comments your looking for here. But your taking a trade for a point, whats your stop, how did you select the target of 1 point.
Also, what is your initial stop loss ? ...
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June 19th, 2018, 11:25 AM
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I never understood AL and to me his definitions...
I never understood AL and to me his definitions are vague at best. If you can work with it that's great though...more power to ya. I have not used time based bars for 15 years but I will look and...
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June 19th, 2018, 11:03 AM
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How do you define trend change ? What makes...
How do you define trend change ?
What makes your set-up bar...the set-up bar ?
How are your charts set-up ?
Are you considering what your trading into when taking an entry ? Does your trade...
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