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  • #36,381
  • Jan 8, 2025 10:56am Jan 8, 2025 10:56am
this attempt to short Gold today was a BE trade, no other trades for now, i m flat waiting on FOMC.
most charts have explanations on them on why i took the trade + management. Will see what this week brings but for right now i m up 5.4% for this week.
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  • #36,382
  • Jan 8, 2025 2:50pm Jan 8, 2025 2:50pm
Quoting 1odi
this attempt to short Gold today was a BE trade, no other trades for now, i m flat waiting on FOMC. most charts have explanations on them on why i took the trade + management. Will see what this week brings but for right now i m up 5.4% for this week. {file} {image}
Very impressive.

VSA concepts at their finest.
  • #36,383
  • Jan 8, 2025 5:00pm Jan 8, 2025 5:00pm
Quoting Anotan
{quote} Very impressive. VSA concepts at their finest.
Far 2 kind, i do what i can with my basic knowledge on Wickoff and VSA.
Also i do appreciate u keeping this thread alive, i ll try and post more when i can. cheers
  • #36,384
  • Edited 3:16am Jan 9, 2025 3:01am | Edited 3:16am
counter trend scalp on GU, daily ADR low +Asia low hit, highest vol of the day on a double bottom fake break, breakin the AR on low vol, low vol test of AR, entered as soon as it crossed the NS, tight stop as it s a counter scalp


EDIT> BE trade> could ve taken a 1to1 as it s counter, there s no climactic hrly vol to stop the progress, but i got greedy
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  • #36,385
  • Jan 10, 2025 3:33am Jan 10, 2025 3:33am
Bit of a downtrend the past couple of days, with a little pull back after yesterday's highest volume.

Sometimes in trading you have to let the move play out, price could have come down to find support at the 50% or 0% of yesterday's high volume bar or it could continue the down trend. If price did find support then it would be a strong sign to look for longs next Monday.
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  • #36,386
  • Jan 12, 2025 7:27pm Jan 12, 2025 7:27pm
Quoting HiddenGap
{quote} Day trading does not necessarily mean every day trading...
If I can borrow one of HiddenGaps favorite saying, I promise I'll give it back!

You hear this all the time, an important skill in trading is knowing when not to trade. Well today is an example for of when I'm not interested in trading. The news bar has knocked price sideways and price has failed to break either the high or low of the NFP bar.

The way that I see things is that there is too much indecision or maybe not enough interest at the moment and pretty much every pair I watch is telling the same story. So 3 day weekend it is!
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  • #36,387
  • Jan 19, 2025 8:11pm Jan 19, 2025 8:11pm
Today is a bank holiday in the US, but with Trump inauguration, wonder if we will see some movement on USD.

I don't plan on trading today, a problem with trading potentially high volatility events is an increased risk of SL hit. I like trading with hard stops so for me it's best to just stay out.
  • #36,388
  • Jan 19, 2025 8:44pm Jan 19, 2025 8:44pm
Quoting Anotan
{quote} If I can borrow one of HiddenGaps favorite saying, I promise I'll give it back! You hear this all the time, an important skill in trading is knowing when not to trade. Well today is an example for of when I'm not interested in trading. The news bar has knocked price sideways and price has failed to break either the high or low of the NFP bar. The way that I see things is that there is too much indecision or maybe not enough interest at the moment and pretty much every pair I watch is telling the same story....
Day trading means open and close trade in same day. it is correct, it does not mean to trade every day.
  • #36,389
  • Jan 19, 2025 8:49pm Jan 19, 2025 8:49pm
Quoting Anotan
Today is a bank holiday in the US, but with Trump inauguration, wonder if we will see some movement on USD. I don't plan on trading today, a problem with trading potentially high volatility events is an increased risk of SL hit. I like trading with hard stops so for me it's best to just stay out.
yes, because of trump inauguration it is expected to be very volatile. his big mouth and samll brain produce a lot of statements , a lot of decisions on the go and market mafia over react to everything he said.

fortunately his Trump-coin sunk heavily
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  • #36,390
  • Jan 20, 2025 2:18pm Jan 20, 2025 2:18pm
Hi,

just took this long ... I expect an uptrend.
This big long candle in M5 is pushing thru supply to me ... Bulls start to take control ...

Best
Steph
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  • #36,391
  • Jan 21, 2025 11:59am Jan 21, 2025 11:59am
Quoting 1odi
counter trend scalp on GU, daily ADR low +Asia low hit, highest vol of the day on a double bottom fake break, breakin the AR on low vol, low vol test of AR, entered as soon as it crossed the NS, tight stop as it s a counter scalp EDIT> BE trade> could ve taken a 1to1 as it s counter, there s no climactic hrly vol to stop the progress, but i got greedy {image}
bro your analysis so good .please share your indicator+template as you arranged aesthetically clean.thanks
Say something meaningful or Silence!!
  • #36,392
  • Jan 21, 2025 1:11pm Jan 21, 2025 1:11pm
I used to trade the same way

There is a book that explains everything and it cost only 3 euros, search it on amazon

Steps To Making A Living Trading Forex: The 4 Steps System- Learn To Read The Market and Trade With The Smart Money Using Volumes (English Edition)

Is very short but very clear and to the point I really recommend it

Kind regards
  • #36,393
  • Jan 23, 2025 4:23am Jan 23, 2025 4:23am
Quoting Frag8383
I used to trade the same way There is a book that explains everything and it cost only 3 euros, search it on amazon Steps To Making A Living Trading Forex: The 4 Steps System- Learn To Read The Market and Trade With The Smart Money Using Volumes (English Edition) Is very short but very clear and to the point I really recommend it Kind regards
Finished reading the book, thanks for the recommendation.
  • #36,394
  • Jan 23, 2025 8:50pm Jan 23, 2025 8:50pm
Looks like we are in store for 4 years of price spikes based on tweets. Its annoying because of the potential of them running stops.
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  • #36,395
  • Feb 6, 2025 5:36pm Feb 6, 2025 5:36pm
hmm things not looking great for my little short, Im up about 1:2rr right now.. Sometimes Im a little stubborn about taking TP.
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  • #36,396
  • Feb 7, 2025 7:37am Feb 7, 2025 7:37am
got lucky on the entry, just because I didn't see the setup till london session.
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  • #36,397
  • Feb 10, 2025 1:31pm Feb 10, 2025 1:31pm
Wow, impressed that this thread continues to live. I looked back at my post count and made one post back in 2011. Lots of hidden gems in this thread from contributors like HiddenGap plus the creator itself Malcomb. It appears Anotan has taken the baton and forged on. (Thanks). I traded some VSA last night for the first time in a while and had some good success. Maybe I can add some value to this thread in the near future.
  • #36,398
  • Feb 11, 2025 12:04am Feb 11, 2025 12:04am
Quoting belliott71
Wow, impressed that this thread continues to live. I looked back at my post count and made one post back in 2011. Lots of hidden gems in this thread from contributors like HiddenGap plus the creator itself Malcomb. It appears Anotan has taken the baton and forged on. (Thanks). I traded some VSA last night for the first time in a while and had some good success. Maybe I can add some value to this thread in the near future.
VSA works very well, the biggest thing is to keep your expectations in check and to get out of bad trades quickly.

Seriously if you're short and you're seeing up bars on increasing volume, do you want to remain short?
  • #36,399
  • Feb 11, 2025 4:09am Feb 11, 2025 4:09am
Quoting Anotan
{quote} VSA works very well, the biggest thing is to keep your expectations in check and to get out of bad trades quickly. Seriously if you're short and you're seeing up bars on increasing volume, do you want to remain short?
kinda yeah, up bars on increased vol is how weakness comes in, if i see up bars on medium spread/vol then i d wanna get out
  • #36,400
  • Feb 11, 2025 6:13am Feb 11, 2025 6:13am
Quoting 1odi
{quote} kinda yeah, up bars on increased vol is how weakness comes in, if i see up bars on medium spread/vol then i d wanna get out
That is true weakness comes in on high volume up bars. Surges in volume on up bars show hidden selling.

But if you're already short that means you've seen the buying climax, you've seen the no demand. If you sold that ND that signaled lack of interest to the upside then you start to see up bars on increasing volume thats telling you that buyers have stepped and are willing to take price higher.

After the buying climax you want to see low volume up bars and increasing volume on down bars.. When I say increasing volume on down bars, Im saying just steady rising volume, not a surge in volume showing hidden activity.
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