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  • #13,201
  • Aug 6, 2020 10:27am Aug 6, 2020 10:27am
What a great chart. I would have done this here ...

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  • #13,202
  • Edited 1:43pm Aug 6, 2020 1:27pm | Edited 1:43pm
I can actually see why you would have done that. The problem is when you are watching every bar like a hawk, it is difficult to zoom out. But thanks for the insight.
'in less than half an hour he made over 100 ticks'
  • #13,203
  • Aug 7, 2020 9:10am Aug 7, 2020 9:10am
+20 I'm done because I'm irritable with the 2 I didn't take. There wasn't a good reason for not taking the first short, but on the second it looked too choppy on the way up. Plus I hate Fridays! One thing is obvious to me is to work on identifying the days to stay out.

Have a good one guys/gals.

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  • #13,204
  • Aug 7, 2020 9:38am Aug 7, 2020 9:38am
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  • #13,205
  • Aug 10, 2020 9:35am Aug 10, 2020 9:35am
nothing this morning, saw 3 set ups, hesitated on the first, missed the next 2. need a shower and will come back around the noon time (est)
to see where things have settled out. hope all had a good weekend
regards
goma
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  • #13,206
  • Aug 10, 2020 9:58am Aug 10, 2020 9:58am
Took one trade today. Started out as a scalp but started to move nicely. Took +204 ticks on a single micro contract.

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  • #13,207
  • Aug 10, 2020 10:36am Aug 10, 2020 10:36am
Dammit...
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'in less than half an hour he made over 100 ticks'
  • #13,208
  • Aug 10, 2020 11:43am Aug 10, 2020 11:43am
Quoting onejester
Dammit... {image}
we all know the feeling. came back and picked up a measly plus 3T.
regards
goma
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  • #13,209
  • Aug 11, 2020 9:10am Aug 11, 2020 9:10am
+ 20 Got what I needed. Missed 1st, the last was too near 11k for me to trust, but a nice move down.

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'in less than half an hour he made over 100 ticks'
  • #13,210
  • Aug 11, 2020 9:27am Aug 11, 2020 9:27am
'DOH!!! Had a bit of a Homer Simpson moment a little while ago. Entered long and held it for about 40 ticks and got out when it looked weak. Nice profit even on a single micro........ well then why didn't my account balance go up???? Well because it was set to SIM and not live..... ROFL!!! Good for a laugh anyway.
  • #13,211
  • Aug 11, 2020 10:54am Aug 11, 2020 10:54am
Started using the 5 min chart and waiting for a set up to start forming there, then I use the 20 second chart for entry. Once in the trade I go back to the 5 min to manage it. Seems to be working nicely but it really tests your patience.

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  • #13,212
  • Aug 11, 2020 10:56am Aug 11, 2020 10:56am
Quoting magnumfreak
'DOH!!! Had a bit of a Homer Simpson moment a little while ago. Entered long and held it for about 40 ticks and got out when it looked weak. Nice profit even on a single micro........ well then why didn't my account balance go up???? Well because it was set to SIM and not live..... ROFL!!! Good for a laugh anyway.
I've done that 2 or 3 times myself.
Doh
'in less than half an hour he made over 100 ticks'
  • #13,213
  • Aug 11, 2020 4:25pm Aug 11, 2020 4:25pm
I'm now just over the half way mark ($1800) on a re-try of step 2 (TST combine), after blowing up the pro-account. The level of discipline, patience and persistence required to make this work consistently, day in, day out, within their rules is beginning to sink in.
  • #13,214
  • Aug 12, 2020 7:59am Aug 12, 2020 7:59am
Quoting Noeyedear
I'm now just over the half way mark ($1800) on a re-try of step 2 (TST combine), after blowing up the pro-account. The level of discipline, patience and persistence required to make this work consistently, day in, day out, within their rules is beginning to sink in.
Great work well done
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  • #13,215
  • Aug 12, 2020 9:30am Aug 12, 2020 9:30am
-29 today, should have known when the first one didn't play out it would be a wrong un. Note how the loss on the first trade influenced me to exit too early on the second. Hey ho. Tomorrow another day.
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  • #13,216
  • Aug 12, 2020 10:39am Aug 12, 2020 10:39am
vix is lower, but it seems volatility has picked up. must be pockets of liquidity/no liquidity fooling me. plus 2T this morning, missed another.
yesterday was a bit strange, had 2, plus 3T (still dislike trailing stops) then must have been a software glitch (couldn't have been me)
left me with a naked long, no stops etc. so closed it immediately for minus 6. scratch on the day. my trailing stop setup is currenntly
when plus 4, up to plus 1, and plus 8 up to plus 6. I'm assuming the since second one didn't close, and I was originally short that was the
mess up. could have been worse.
good luck
regards
goma
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  • #13,217
  • Aug 12, 2020 11:10am Aug 12, 2020 11:10am
Today is one of those really nice trending markets for NQ. Up Up and away!! Especially on the 5 min chart. Not so much as a hint to turning down. Too bad I missed it. Oh well, can't be in front of the computer all the time.
  • #13,218
  • Aug 13, 2020 9:42am Aug 13, 2020 9:42am
+30 Couldn't afford the stop on the first, but got the second. I'm sure it would be so much easier if we were in more normal times.

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  • #13,219
  • Aug 13, 2020 11:32am Aug 13, 2020 11:32am
just a heads up moved to 512 tick charts with volitility as is target 20 stop 16 up 7 stop to +2 up 16 lock in 12
  • #13,220
  • Aug 13, 2020 11:37am Aug 13, 2020 11:37am
Quoting Divergence
just a heads up moved to 512 tick charts with volitility as is target 20 stop 16 up 7 stop to +2 up 16 lock in 12
Thank you for that. So are you using the volume or trades range for the 512?
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