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  • #121
  • Aug 19, 2019 10:29am Aug 19, 2019 10:29am
Got suckered in on the first trade, which had way too much overlap to be a good entry. Direction was correct though so bought the first reasonable signal bar for the second entry long, and then added to it expecting a second leg.
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  • #122
  • Aug 19, 2019 11:35am Aug 19, 2019 11:35am
Quoting luckyvictor
{quote} Thanks for your sharing, while I think I understand what you write, would you mind showing chart to show how your entry and exit please?
See the attached picture as to how I view legs relative to today's morning action. The exit for the long was at the end of the second leg. However, there was a final push to take out the early shorts, and then it turned again. That would have been the second entry short if there had been a better signal bar.
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  • #123
  • Aug 19, 2019 11:37am Aug 19, 2019 11:37am
Quoting jmflukeiii
{quote} See the attached picture as to how I view legs relative to today's morning action. The exit for the long was at the end of the second leg. However, there was a final push to take out the early shorts, and then it turned again. That would have been the second entry short if there had been a better signal bar. {image}
And this is a potential two-leg pullback. However, lunchtime now which typically results in limited follow through. And the entry would be right back into the barbwire, with only 3 ticks room to the top of the barbwire where it could likely fail again. So the R:R of this pullback are poor. However, that doesn't mean it won't work, just one I wouldn't be excited about trading.
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  • #124
  • Aug 19, 2019 12:09pm Aug 19, 2019 12:09pm
Today was a slightly red day (-2 ticks). Could have been worse, but I followed my system rules and that saved me.

Bought on the break of TL 1 but that trade went south pretty fast. I sold right away due to the bearish momentum and scalped a couple ticks there.

Trade 2 (sold because of rejection of the horizontal TL) was my big win for today. However, I got a bit cheeky and sold again (trade 3) because price closed below the horizontal TL. Closed that one on the next bar.

Trade 4 was a quick scalp - I think I moved the stop to +1 tick a bit too early, but its always easier to tell these things in hindsight
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  • #125
  • Aug 19, 2019 12:28pm Aug 19, 2019 12:28pm
A well-formed triplet of highs can be a good short signal. NQ U19 M5. (demo acct for MT5 testing)
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  • #126
  • Aug 19, 2019 1:37pm Aug 19, 2019 1:37pm
Quoting timingchain
A well-formed triplet of highs can be a good short signal. NQ U19 M5. (demo acct for MT5 testing) {image}
MT5 ?
Ah - could you tell me how to change the time setting to UK time please ?
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  • #127
  • Aug 19, 2019 1:52pm Aug 19, 2019 1:52pm
Subscribed! Trying the micros myself.... Maybe will switch from cfds..... Keep it up... Will follow...
  • #128
  • Aug 19, 2019 2:02pm Aug 19, 2019 2:02pm
Quoting Patje
Subscribed! Trying the micros myself.... Maybe will switch from cfds..... Keep it up... Will follow...
Dow - 2:30pm to 4:30pm UK time . MT5 platform. AMP Global Europe is the broker. I am trying out Micro Dow etc
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  • #129
  • Aug 19, 2019 2:53pm Aug 19, 2019 2:53pm
Quoting turnip15
{quote} MT5 ? Ah - could you tell me how to change the time setting to UK time please ?
I just opened MT5 demo acct last week--haven't learned anything yet.
  • #130
  • Aug 19, 2019 3:00pm Aug 19, 2019 3:00pm
Quoting turnip15
{quote} Dow - 2:30pm to 4:30pm UK time . MT5 platform. AMP Global Europe is the broker. I am trying out Micro Dow etc {image}
AMP has good fees and margins for trading the micro-minis.
  • #131
  • Aug 19, 2019 3:22pm Aug 19, 2019 3:22pm
Quoting turnip15
{quote} MT5 ? Ah - could you tell me how to change the time setting to UK time please ?
I don't think you can change the time in MT5 - it's hardcoded to show the trading server's time. I've tried looking for indicators/scripts to resolve this issue but no luck
  • #132
  • Aug 20, 2019 11:44am Aug 20, 2019 11:44am
Another well-formed triplet of highs as a good short signal. NQ U19 M5. Along with a premature short. (demo acct for MT5 testing)
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  • #133
  • Aug 21, 2019 10:34am Aug 21, 2019 10:34am
An error trade, and then a two leg pullback. Drew the lines so its easy to see. Might still go up, but exited as the second leg ended and was slipped a tick.

If it does go up, I would expect two more legs.
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  • #134
  • Aug 21, 2019 9:58pm Aug 21, 2019 9:58pm
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  • #135
  • Aug 21, 2019 11:00pm Aug 21, 2019 11:00pm
Quoting The Fool
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Sweet! We need some more action in here. I might do a few more intratrade updates like originally. I think I'm also going to attempt to add some NQ and YM trades as well -
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  • #136
  • Aug 21, 2019 11:24pm Aug 21, 2019 11:24pm
Quoting jmflukeiii
Sweet! We need some more action in here.
- I'm trading SPY and SPX options mostly & am looking at using the mini futures for some granular risk control in the mix, will give some examples in time...
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  • #137
  • Aug 22, 2019 9:58am Aug 22, 2019 9:58am
Yesterday's trades on the left, today's trades on the right.

I don't know what's going on today - is anyone else getting these gapped bars? I have 3 just today.
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  • #138
  • Aug 22, 2019 5:10pm Aug 22, 2019 5:10pm
Sorry travelling today, back at it tomorrow - what a selloff at open -
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  • #139
  • Aug 23, 2019 10:39am Aug 23, 2019 10:39am
Crazy day, some good trades, some bad trades. The best trade my target was filled 2 seconds after order entry which is unfortunate as I would have moved that out of the way. Wouldn't have captured that whole move, but the day's low was at least a reasonable target. Nonetheless, profitable day. Last trade ended up profitable as well, but it pulled back way too far for what I would expect, so exited when i could.
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  • #140
  • Aug 23, 2019 11:14am Aug 23, 2019 11:14am
Some great moves again today..... In hindsight I took to less.... But a green day is good.... Happy weekend..... Hopefully next week just as beautiful....
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