Still thinking on this breakeven stop. I put it at -4 and then as it looked likely to stop out I put it at -2. So +6 for me.

It ended up pulling back -6 and then hit the +16 target.

Here's my idea: trade 1 contract. When it gets +8 move stop to -8 and go for 16. I'll see if I can do some stats on this to see how it compares.

Can you guys kindly post your charts with price and marker?

Todd 

Lolu, So if I'm translating correctly, you trade 2am to 6am EST and 8am to 12pm EST. Just curious...why do you skip from 6am to 8am EST? Just so you can go to lunch or is it a market condition that you don't like during that timeframe? Todd

The TradingTime is just a feature Jeff introduces to THREE SET UPS (Jeff, Am I right ?). It can be used in any other chart setup.

The default windows in the script are 7:00am to 10:am and 1:00pm to 4:00pm (all in my own GMT+1 World time zone). I just increase my own windows by 1 hour. It is just all about GOOD times to trade. Window 7:00am to 11:00am falls within London session; Window 1:00pm to 4:00pm falls within New York session. 11:00am to 1:00pm is not for me to go for lunch (I eat when I'm hungry, NOT at specific times; that is the most healthy thing to do on eating); but market condition at that time is usually dull, specifically on Currencies; but it doesn't mean that things don't happen at that time; in any case, I gotta rest, man; and not over-trade.

Lolu

Zoethecus 

Can you guys kindly post your charts with price and marker?

Have a look at my post #194 and also here.

Lolu

What suspense!

I actually got in 1 minute early. I put my sell stop in early and it came down and hit it at 29 minutes after.

CL is in a trading range and I sold near the low. Not looking too good. But I keep telling myself "90% success rate - Be Patient!". hehe.

when this is closed I think I'm done for the day.. Too slow & choppy.

Ok it hit first target. Finally! That was almost 30 minutes before it hit the first target.

t2 stopped out breakeven.

I'm done for the day. $190 total CL + FESX

You can see it much better on a fast tick chart. I think the breakeven stop is too close. I think other traders know the breakout pt and they gun for this level. That or other traders wait for the pullback to the breakout pt to get back in. I'm not sure which but this happens too many times to be a coincidence. I'll study it this weekend.



It's not just this strategy that I have bad luck with a breakout stop. Happens all the time. I guess I enter at obvious places.

Here is an example of eurostoxx 50 futures trade this morning. I was really bummed because it dropped quite a bit after I got stopped out!



I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks Jeff for sharing this, I really enjoy it. It's really easy to do with my other setups.

Hi Jeff

I must congratulate you again for a Very User-friendly and High Winning Trading Method(s)! Newbie me practised what I learned from you and it's a Fun & Successful morning IMHO.

Short recap:

1. 3 Inside Bar and 1 Outside Bar trades
2. 3 Winners and 1 Loser (I followed your suggestion to adjust the SL and minimize the loss for the second trade.)

Beth

wgreenie 

Hi Jeff I must congratulate you again for a Very User-friendly and High Winning Trading Method(s)! Newbie me practised what I learned from you and it's a Fun & Successful morning IMHO. Short recap: 1. 3 Inside Bar and 1 Outside Bar trades 2. 3 Winners and 1 Loser (I followed your suggestion to adjust the SL and minimize the loss for the second trade.) Beth

Beth......you did a great job !!!