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Quoting spzd
{quote} Indices are a different creature in their make up. The SP500 is one of the cleanest instruments you will encounter. It is a challenge. I have almost got it tamed.
Just looked at the SP500 chart, the dip during London Open, dipped right into previous buying pressure 24th March @ 20:15 GMT, the large Bull Candle that broke previous High of the same day around 3965.2

There was a warning from MACD to this drop with divergence signal.
"The Only Limit, is the One that you Set Yourself"
Quoting Shabs19
{quote} The only reason why I don't trade indices is that there aren't 2 parties to the party. You are trying to work out strength between SP500 shares vs Dollar. Saying that though, Market structure works just the same on any pair. I think specialising on certain pairs only, means that you concentrate better and don't miss moves., as TT does with GJ only. All the best with your trading.
There is correlation between the S&P and USD pairs, sometimes they are positively correlated, other times inversely correlated. I have yet to figure out why, I think understanding capital flows and perhaps taking a deep dive into the bond market will help. There is always more to learn.

I agree with keeping the number of pairs to watch to a minimum. I helps hone you in and keep your focus. I get side tracked too easily when I try to watch too many pairs, and often take my eye off the ball. :/ I pruned my list last night, so only watching EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, and USD/JPY (my favorite pair).
Take the easy ones, and don't do anything stupid in the meantime.
Quoting Butters
{quote} There is correlation between the S&P and USD pairs, sometimes they are positively correlated, other times inversely correlated. I have yet to figure out why, I think understanding capital flows and perhaps taking a deep dive into the bond market will help. There is always more to learn. I agree with keeping the number of pairs to watch to a minimum. I helps hone you in and keep your focus. I get side tracked too easily when I try to watch too many pairs, and often take my eye off the ball. :/ I pruned my list last night, so only watching...
With Low interest rates and all the quantitive easing ( printing dollars ) going on, the banks rather than lendin the money out to businesses have gone on
to plough this "free money" into stocks to make a better short term return. So boosting these indices somewhat.

But with inflation, these profits are dwindling, so major corrections come in as these guys sell off & come back in when prices have fallen enough.
I took a look on the monthly charts and I see Feb 2020 & Jan 2022 as major corrections, after which the SP500 took off again. Some buying has come back again since October 22, but structure wise, it coulld still go either way. Price is supported @3812.2
"The Only Limit, is the One that you Set Yourself"
Quoting Butters
{quote} There is correlation between the S&P and USD pairs, sometimes they are positively correlated, other times inversely correlated. I have yet to figure out why, I think understanding capital flows and perhaps taking a deep dive into the bond market will help. There is always more to learn. I agree with keeping the number of pairs to watch to a minimum. I helps hone you in and keep your focus. I get side tracked too easily when I try to watch too many pairs, and often take my eye off the ball. :/ I pruned my list last night, so only watching...
There is correlation. GBP and Euro tend to run with equities and JPY tends to run against. For me it is not enough to make it worth bothering with.

I consider EG a scalping pair. The moves are much smaller. It does pay the best per pip.

This method works well with Yen pairs.
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Quoting Shabs19
{quote} With Low interest rates and all the quantitive easing ( printing dollars ) going on, the banks rather than lendin the money out to businesses have gone on to plough this "free money" into stocks to make a better short term return. So boosting these indices somewhat. But with inflation, these profits are dwindling, so major corrections come in as these guys sell off & come back in when prices have fallen enough. I took a look on the monthly charts and I see Feb 2020 & Jan 2022 as major corrections, after which the SP500 took off again. Some...
Stocks are the Big Casino and equities traders love cheap money. The halt rules in equities markets prove this. Unlimited upside, controlled downside.
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Quoting spzd
If the rest of the morning shapes up like the first 30 minutes this could be a nice smooth cycle day. {image}
And of course it did not trade that way.
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites, Italy

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Did a few minor tweaks. I have virtually eliminated any reference to the M5. I was focusing on the M5 due to my issues of the M1. I think that issue has been solved. Now it is the M15 moves inside the H1 entered off the M1. With a few other things thrown in.

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I found this YouTube video last night. He's a SB style trader. I'm watching it this morning.

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Take the easy ones, and don't do anything stupid in the meantime.
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Quoting Butters
I found this YouTube video last night. He's a SB style trader. I'm watching it this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_JcCHovF1E
He explains the Burke method quite well. I recommend watching his stuff.
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I found this indicator to mark off the previous week's high/low if anyone wants it. I was doing it manually but this is easier.
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Take the easy ones, and don't do anything stupid in the meantime.
Quoting Butters
I found this indicator to mark off the previous week's high/low if anyone wants it. I was doing it manually but this is easier. {file}
I will go through my mt4 and see what indis I can share that goes with all that is done here. Will do the same for mt5. Some come off the meta-quotes market still free.
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The markets tell me it is lunch time.
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One thing that will possibly help people is the reality that certain pairs and markets (gold, oil, equities) have consistent chances of a move during certain time windows.

Bad news for those who think it futile to look at past data. Yeah that's where I got that.
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Quoting spzd
One thing that will possibly help people is the reality that certain pairs and markets (gold, oil, equities) have consistent chances of a move during certain time windows. Bad news for those who think it futile to look at past data. Yeah that's where I got that.
Sadly, the times vary. Good part, find the general time periods then use whatever you use to make some p.

An example is the GBP_JPY. During the Asian session there are usually 1 to 3 moves that I consider worth trading. I base my sessions off the opening of stock markets.

Asia = TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange - 0900 to 1130 then 1230 to 1500 Tokyo time (this time never changes as Japan does not use DST [good for them])
London = LSE - London Stock Exchange - 0800 to 1630 London time
New York = NYSE - New York Stock Exchange - 0930 to 1600 New York time

According to Burke the first three hours of each session make up The sessions. His reasoning, get in, get a trade, get gone. Sound reasoning.
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Quoting spzd
{quote} Sadly, the times vary. Good part, find the general time periods then use whatever you use to make some p. An example is the GBP_JPY. During the Asian session there are usually 1 to 3 moves that I consider worth trading. I base my sessions off the opening of stock markets. Asia = TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange - 0900 to 1130 then 1230 to 1500 Tokyo time (this time never changes as Japan does not use DST [good for them]) London = LSE - London Stock Exchange - 0800 to 1630 London time New York = NYSE - New York Stock Exchange - 0930 to 1600 New...
Those Asian moves on the G-J.

Before the session start and after (at least for me) spreads return to normal. Last night that move started about 1845 NY .

Sometimes there is a mid-session move or you can catch a grinder coming out of the that Asian box. My Asian session box ends at Tokyo lunch start.

Then there is the after lunch move that can take you into Frankfurt/London if you trade then. This move is sometimes a two-parter.

Take your fave pair or instrument and study the timings of that instrument. You just may find you can save time and money by adjusting when/how you trade.
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Did you know that the market capitalization of the NYSE and Nasdaq is some 43.5 Trillion$.

Any time a regulation is made or a law is enacted, consider the favors in that law that go ^^^^^
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An important thing to learn - and it can't be taught, you just learning through lots of observation - is to tell when price may be moving into some type of consolidation.

An example of this was when I said the markets are telling me it's lunch time. Look at the GJ.
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There is no secret sauce. There is no mystical Intent of the H4. The markets do the same thing all the time. What differs is the time they do it and the direction they have decided to take it. Our job is to figure that out.


Lots of chart time.
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