in search of minimum wage

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, as I know you know FIFO all to well.

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Quoting hayseed

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{quote} holding losing alma buys thru a 15 minute alma sell is maybe ok in some instances...... holding losing alma buys thru a 1440 alma sell is rarely ok......

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Quoting tradeChaser

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By all accounts, the larger timeframe indicators all favor this trade,

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Quoting tradeChaser

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I only ask because I would imagine they wouldn't be accurately checked due to the tf being lower than the current view of an indicator.

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Quoting hayseed

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{quote} //----- chart and timeframe does not matter..... you can accurately trade the entire market, every available symbol() and every timeframe , from a single monthly chart..... one single chart..... mentioned before, step 1..... try to find a indicator you will not trade against and apply it to every timeframe 5 up...... that's the logic of the 8's..... it keeps me on the right side of the road......h

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Quoting AntiCre

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That's the non-trivial question I guess everybody needs to decide themselve ...

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Quoting hayseed

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{quote} //-----mentioned before, step 1..... try to find a indicator you will not trade against and apply it to every timeframe 5 up...... that's the logic of the 8's.....

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Quoting tradeChaser

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What are some of the features of an indicator like this?

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Quoting tradeChaser

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What are some of the features of an indicator like this?

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Quoting hayseed

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//----- not sure if i can answer that...... perhaps something you can both trust and live with......

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Quoting tradeChaser

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tsr seems to hug the trend and only seems "late to the party" whenever there is a sharp change in directiion

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Quoting tradeChaser

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{quote} What are some of the features of an indicator like this?

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iMA(sym[i],tf[k],5,0,0,0,i)     > iMA(sym[i],tf[k],5,0,0,0,2+i);

Quoting tradeChaser

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cascading entries.

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Quoting tradeChaser

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that grid reminds me of your video about sending tomorrow’s trades across the full daily ATR. I am guessing these trades you’re going to close as profit targets get hit and leave the drawdown trades open (not that I see any of those right now)?

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//----
//----
       
 void blastretrace(double lots, int divide)
  {
       
       double atr         =  iATR(Symbol(),1440,50,1)*3;
       double pips        =  NormalizeDouble(iATR(Symbol(),240,50,1)/divide,Digits); //Point*50;
  
        
    
       int    magicnumber = 111111;
       int    orders      =      5;
              
       string comment     =     "";
       bool   selllimits  =   true;
       bool   sellstops   =   true;
       bool   sell        =   true;
  
     double bid;
     
     int res,ress,i,j;
     
     if(Symbol() == "JPN225")   {lots = 0.50;}
     if(Symbol() == "US2000")   {lots = 0.10;}
     if(Symbol() == "US30")     {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "UK100")    {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "SPX500")   {lots = 0.02;}
     if(Symbol() == "NDX100")   {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "GER30")    {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "EUSTX50")  {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "AUS200")   {lots = 0.02;}
     if(Symbol() == "NTH25")    {lots = 0.05;}
     if(Symbol() == "SWI20")    {lots = 0.01;}
     if(Symbol() == "AUDUSD")   {lots = 0.02;}
     if(Symbol() == "NZDUSD")   {lots = 0.02;}
     
     if(Symbol() == "HK50")     {lots = 0.01;}   // not proven
     if(Symbol() == "FRA40")    {lots = 0.01;}   // not proven
     if(Symbol() == "CAN60")    {lots = 0.01;}   // not proven
     
     
//----  
   
      RefreshRates(); 
      bid = MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_BID);   
      ress = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,lots,bid,0,0,0,comment,magicnumber,0, Blue);      
      
      
//----
      RefreshRates(); 
      bid =  MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_BID);
 
      for(i = 1; i<orders+1; i++)
      { 
      res = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT,lots,bid + (pips*i),0,0,0,comment,magicnumber,0, Blue);
      Sleep(2000);
      }
      
//---- 
     
      RefreshRates(); 
      bid =  MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_BID);
 
      for(i = 1; i<orders+1; i++)
      { 
      res = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLSTOP,lots, bid - (pips*i),0,0,0,comment,magicnumber,0, Blue);
      Sleep(2000);
      }
      
      
      
      
       for(j = OrdersTotal() - 1; j >= 0; j--)
       {
             
        if(!OrderSelect(j, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)) continue;   
                   
        if(OrderSymbol()      != Symbol())              continue;
       
        if(OrderMagicNumber() != magicnumber)           continue;
        
        if(OrderTakeProfit() > 0.0)                     continue;
        
             
        if((OrderType() == OP_SELL) || (OrderType() == OP_SELLSTOP) || (OrderType() == OP_SELLLIMIT))
        {
 
        bool mods = OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),OrderOpenPrice() + atr,OrderOpenPrice() - atr,0,clrRed);
        if(!mods)
               Print("Error in OrderModify. Error code=",GetLastError());
            else
               Print("Order modified successfully.");
        }
        }       // SetTargets       
      
      
    
       
  
//----
 
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Quoting hayseed

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Do you ever utilize your old method of entering at day’s end for the following days ATR, or has that more or less gone away with your focus on the prop trading challenges

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