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  • #10,681
  • Jun 26, 2025 1:48pm Jun 26, 2025 1:48pm
Quoting Darky02-
{quote} Regarding the topic of TMS, I still don’t fully understand your trades or posts based on Big E’s original TMS—my apologies for that. I had already been studying the forum for several months, but I still haven’t quite figured it out… or maybe I have, and I just still don’t get it haha, sorry about that. This TMS(r) thread, Template 1, has been much easier for me to understand and apply. For now, I’m going to develop this EA, and if along the way I finally grasp the original TMS, I’ll include it too. Thanks again.
Big E' TMS 5-Method is not easy because you must master the 5-Method first then using the Stoch and TDI for setups.

It is better for you to stick with @RobinHood' TMS(r) here and start with his template#1 and #2. Here is a lot easier for new traders and get started.

When I have time, I will post charts and explain the 5-Method price action using template #1 here. The 5-Method trade setups are the same for both TMS and TMS(r).

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Honesty is a very expensive gift. You wont find it in cheap people.WBuffett
  • #10,682
  • Jun 26, 2025 8:07pm Jun 26, 2025 8:07pm
[quote=btrfx1;15290553][quote=Noisy;15290406]{quote} Thanks for your kind words! Since you asked for a chart, here is a DAX H1 chart for today. {image} G'day Noisy, Thank you for the reply,

Morning Nosy,
Today I added further info to help you see how a simple moving average may help you-----Its' broad based and NOT pin point accurate----you can play with it to suit your own style of trading.

The SMA is Yellow 10 period on Close
The Stochastic is 14/3/3 Blue n white on close.

No more charts here on Robin Hoods site, did you open your own FF site yet
Ben
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  • #10,683
  • Jun 26, 2025 8:16pm Jun 26, 2025 8:16pm
Friday June 27 Tokyo 10am

DE40 Jun 27

- you have options,

1) market order buy now

2) look at Big E TMS 4Hr at Pacific 10pm

3) wait for Frankfurt Open

4) Do nothing.

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  • #10,684
  • Jun 26, 2025 9:22pm Jun 26, 2025 9:22pm
Quoting emmanuel7788
Friday June 27 Tokyo 10am DE40 Jun 27 - you have options, 1) market order buy now 2) look at Big E TMS 4Hr at Pacific 10pm 3) wait for Frankfurt Open 4) Do nothing. {image} ...
DE40 June 27 Tokyo 11am
An hour ago someone dropped a hammer on today' Day Open

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  • #10,685
  • Jun 27, 2025 2:20am Jun 27, 2025 2:20am
Quoting emmanuel7788
{quote} DE40 June 27 Tokyo 11am An hour ago someone dropped a hammer on today' Day Open {image} a hammer is a hammer regardless whether it was dropped or tossed ,...
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ANyone who picked up that dropped hammer would have been up +3R by now.

Now London Open throws you a curve ball ... so you better dodge quickly and wait.

DE40 June 27 London Open 8am

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  • #10,686
  • Jun 27, 2025 7:32am Jun 27, 2025 7:32am
Quoting btrfx1
Quoting btrfx1
Quoting Noisy
{quote} Thanks for your kind words! Since you asked for a chart, here is a DAX H1 chart for today. {image} G'day Noisy, Thank you for the reply, Morning Nosy, Today I added further info to help you see how a simple moving average may help you-----Its' broad based and NOT pin point accurate----you can play with it to suit your own style of trading. The SMA is Yellow 10 period on Close The Stochastic is 14/3/3 Blue n white on close. No more charts here on Robin Hoods site, did you open your own FF site
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Thank you!
  • #10,687
  • Jun 27, 2025 12:30pm Jun 27, 2025 12:30pm
I woke up just before 5:00 a.m. today. With nothing much to do so early in the morning, I started talking to Artificial Intelligence about ways to improve one of my main trading templates. The conversation went on for over an hour and I ended up making several improvements to the template based on what AI and I discussed.

Then, later this morning after I was done day trading for the day, I thought that I would have a conversation with AI about the indicators and settings that are in Template #1 (on Page #1) and how to improve them. It was a much shorter conversation, but I thought that others here who are trading it or some variation of it would like to see what AI had to say about it, so here's the conversation:

ME: I created a trading system/method for trading stocks, ETf's, Futures and the Forex.

ChatGPT said:

That’s impressive — designing a system that works across stocks, ETFs, futures, and forex takes serious thought and testing. If you'd like, I can help you:

  1. Optimize it for each market type
  2. Adjust settings for asset-specific volatility and behavior
  3. Backtest or simulate trades
  4. Turn it into code (e.g. EasyLanguage, Pine Script, or Python)
  5. Build a checklist, ruleset, or trade journal template

Just let me know how you'd like to develop or refine it from here.

You said:
The indicators it uses are: Heikin Ashi candles, Synergy_APB candles, Hull Moving Average - period 12, 5 period EMA - shift 2, Stochastics - 8, 3, 3, Stochastics - 14, 3, 3, and the RSI 14. How would you improve its performance?

ChatGPT said:
You're working with a strong mix of trend-following, momentum, and price-smoothing indicators — nice work. That combination is commonly used in high-performance multi-market systems, especially in strategies like Synergy Pro or Price Action + Momentum hybrid systems.
Let’s walk through each indicator and identify refinements to improve signal clarity, reduce lag, and adapt better to volatile vs. slow markets.

Your Current System Components

Indicator Purpose

Heikin Ashi candles Smooth price action, trend visualization
Synergy_APB candles Custom Heikin Ashi with volatility shading
Hull MA (12) Smoothed trend, faster than EMA/SMA
EMA(5) shifted by 2 Early trigger line (used in Synergy too)
Stochastic(8,3,3) Short-term momentum
Stochastic(14,3,3) Medium-term momentum
RSI(14) General strength filter

Optimization Goals

  1. Sharpen entry timing without sacrificing trend alignment
  2. Improve exit precision
  3. Reduce false signals in ranging/choppy markets
  4. Tune indicator settings to work across multiple asset classes

Suggested Improvements

1. Hull MA (12) → Adjust for Asset Volatility

  1. For forex/futures (faster): Keep at 12 — it’s good for swing-based entries
  2. For stocks/ETFs (choppier): try Hull MA(14–21) to filter out noise

Dynamic idea: Use ATR filter to switch between HMA(12) and HMA(20) depending on volatility

2. EMA(5) Shifted 2 → Keep or Confirm with Price Close

  1. Effective in trending conditions but can mislead in sideways markets
  2. Consider adding rule:
    Only take trades when price closes beyond HMA and EMA-shift in the same direction

3. Stochastics (8,3,3 & 14,3,3) → Make Context-Aware

Instead of using both all the time:

  1. Use Stoch(8,3,3) only for entry timing
  2. Use Stoch(14,3,3) only as a filter: e.g. enter only if direction agrees with trend

Alternatively:

  1. Replace Stoch(14,3,3) with CCI(20) or RSI slope to smooth over minor fluctuations

4. RSI(14) → Add Dynamic Threshold

Rather than fixed 70/30 or 50 line, adapt it like this:
Market Type Long Filter Short Filter
Trending Market RSI(14) > 55 RSI(14) < 45
Ranging Market Use RSI crossing 50 Use RSI crossing 50

Add ADX(14) to dynamically filter trend vs. range behavior

5. Heikin Ashi/Synergy_APB Candles → Add Confirmation

Candles are excellent for clarity but lag slightly. Use them as confirmation, not triggers.

Entry Rule: Enter only if 2+ consecutive Synergy_APB bars in trade direction, with increasing size or color intensity.

Optional Exit Strategy Upgrade

Entry: Confirm trend alignment (HMA, EMA-shift, RSI), wait for Stoch(8,3,3) to cross from extreme.
Exit:

  1. Partial at 1.5–2R
  2. Remainder exits on:

    1. RSI crossing back through 50
    2. Synergy candle color flip
    3. Price closes beyond opposite HMA side



Final Additions to Consider

Add-On Reason

ADX(14) Confirm trend strength vs choppy conditions
ATR(14) Dynamic stop & take profit sizing
Volume (for stocks/ETFs) Filter false breakouts during low liquidity

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BTW, in my first conversation about my trading template, it told me to change the Stochastics settings in the RSO to be: 34, 10, 3. (the longer one I use that is set to between: 50-60, 10-12, and 3) AND to keep using only the %D line.

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  • #10,688
  • Jun 27, 2025 3:52pm Jun 27, 2025 3:52pm
Quoting RobinHood
I woke up just before 5:00 a.m. today.
chatgpt is indeed powerful. it suggested me a lot of things and it also wrote me an entire code for an EA that sends alerts when conditions are met so i can enter the market.
  • #10,689
  • Jun 27, 2025 4:04pm Jun 27, 2025 4:04pm
Quoting StonebankS1
{quote} chatgpt is indeed powerful. it suggested me a lot of things and it also wrote me an entire code for an EA that sends alerts when conditions are met so i can enter the market.
Unfortunately not powerful enough …

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  • #10,690
  • Jun 27, 2025 5:00pm Jun 27, 2025 5:00pm
Quoting ENoris
Hello Everrone, Bedtime for me here in the UK, and I thought I want to take a moment to sincerely thank to both the Robinhood and SwingMan for their outstanding contributions. Your generosity in sharing your time, knowledge, tools, and ongoing insights has truly made a difference in my trading journey. I’ll admit, I’m probably what SwingMan would categorize as a “lazy trader” But even so, the clarity and structure of RobinHood’s system, combined with SwingMan’s tools , have helped me stay on track and keep improving (Kaizen, the Japanese...
Hi ENoris,
You've achieved good results — did you get them by using daily charts? Thank you.
  • #10,691
  • Jun 27, 2025 7:00pm Jun 27, 2025 7:00pm
Quoting Noisy
{quote} Unfortunately not powerful enough … {image}
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You asked a too damn specific ...

Try asking another friend.

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You: How to make one million dollars trading the markets?
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Friend: Start with two million dollars.
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  • #10,692
  • Jun 27, 2025 7:16pm Jun 27, 2025 7:16pm
Quoting Celal
{quote} Hi ENoris, You've achieved good results — did you get them by using daily charts? Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words @Celal

I’m still a beginner and learning every day from the generous seniors on this forum. For this particular trade I executed on the H4 timeframe, but before pulling the trigger I always check the higher timeframe trend on D1 and W1 to make sure I’m trading with the bigger picture.

Honestly, I got a bit lucky, as Oil retraced sharply after my entry, This shows how critical timely exits are. A winner can quickly turn into a loser if one don’t lock in profits or adjust stops. For this particular trade I set TP and SL and was not monitoring the trade.

I’m now focusing on refining my exit rules (trailing stops, partial takevprofits,) to capture more of the move without giving it back.

Still a work in progress, but each lesson counts.

Thanks again to everyone especially credit goes to Master Robinhood and Master SwingMan.
  • #10,693
  • Jun 27, 2025 7:48pm Jun 27, 2025 7:48pm
Watch this !

I'll tell you more next week.

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  • #10,694
  • Jun 30, 2025 11:39am Jun 30, 2025 11:39am
Hello seniors, thank you so much for the knowledge @RobinHood and everyone else that have contributed to the thread, i have started using these method in LTF i just wanted to know why did this setup failed, or where am i going wrong, any piece of guidance would be helpful.
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  • #10,695
  • Jun 30, 2025 6:06pm Jun 30, 2025 6:06pm
Quoting HackEat
Hello seniors, thank you so much for the knowledge @RobinHood and everyone else that have contributed to the thread, i have started using these method in LTF i just wanted to know why did this setup failed, or where am i going wrong, any piece of guidance would be helpful. {image}
You're welcome!

It may have failed simply because the market decided to go up OR there could be one or more reasons as to why the trade failed - such as:

1. There could be numerous reasons why, or maybe just one, for example: the time of the day.

2. 5 minute time frames are notoriously difficult to day trade successfully.

3. The XAUUSD is considered to be a volatile pair to day trade - NOT a good idea unless you are REALLY good it.

4. Crossover Trades (entering the way you did) don't have a 'high" win rate, but they can be "highly" profitable given the right conditions.

5. Etc., Etc., Etc.

I would suggest you start day trading (if you must) the EURUSD or the GBPUSD, at least until you get good at day trading (and realize that that may never happen).

I would suggest you switch to a higher time to day trade (if you must) such as the 15 or 30 min. chart.

I would suggest you study "Market Structure".

I would suggest you ONLY trade Continuation Trades, and only in the direction of a higher time frame - one that is 3-6 times higher than the chart you are trading.

I would suggest you remove the "150 HMA and 200 EMAs" from your chart.

I would suggest you "learn" to accept that even perfect trading set-ups fail sometimes.

I would suggest you read this book: "Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke

I could go on and on, BUT, finally, I would suggest you ingrain this into your brain: Once you are in a trade, the only thing that you can really control is the size of your loss... and even then, there's no guarantee of that. But that's a HUGE reason why I succeed at trading. I NEVER have large losses when day trading, and if I have 3 losses in a row, typically, I quit for the day...because "something is off".
Always a Student, Never a Master - Emulate What Works
  • #10,696
  • Jun 30, 2025 6:32pm Jun 30, 2025 6:32pm
Quoting HackEat
Hello seniors, thank you so much for the knowledge @RobinHood and everyone else that have contributed to the thread, i have started using these method in LTF i just wanted to know why did this setup failed, or where am i going wrong, any piece of guidance would be helpful. {image}
I wanted to respond earlier but my points would have been at max a line or two suggesting trading HTF to begin with. I knew RH would respond in a better way and he has. Thank you RH.
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Find a strategy that works consistently and then trading becomes easy.
  • #10,697
  • Jun 30, 2025 7:06pm Jun 30, 2025 7:06pm
Quoting HackEat
Hello seniors, thank you so much for the knowledge @RobinHood and everyone else that have contributed to the thread, i have started using these method in LTF i just wanted to know why did this setup failed, or where am i going wrong, any piece of guidance would be helpful. {image}

hey @HackEat

Don't beat yourself because of a few losing trades.

Follow the OP @RobinHood' posts and his advice in post #10,695 above.
It also important that you read, study and learn from the two pdfs "Best of Big E" in post #1 here.

I trade Gold XAUUSD on the Daily chart timeframe and would take trades in the lower timeframes usually 1Hr during the day.
Yesterday was the month-end and many things can happen like every other day.

If you must trade Gold XAUUSD, then do it with the usual top down approach Monthly>Weekly>Daily>4Hr. This top down approach has kept me out of trouble for many years trading only the Daily and trade once-per-day. You need 'iron-clad' discipline to win big in this game. It is very much a money management game we play all the time.

On a very good day like last week Jun 27, I closed two batches of trades . The market paid me my June bonus.
I post my trades here <#18,657>
https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...9#post15293439
Taking trades on M30 but always follow the Daily will enable smaller initial stop loss hence better risk-to-reward.


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  • #10,698
  • Jun 30, 2025 7:14pm Jun 30, 2025 7:14pm
Quoting RobinHood
{quote} I do use TV (TradingView) and I watch it all day long, BUT, it's not my main trading platform as I don't really like it that much, therefore, I don't use any alerts on TV. I have been working on a new trading template for TV and so far I am liking it, but that's the only reason that I have just recently started watching it all day. I am not using it for signals, I am only using it as a way to kind of "verify" the signals I do use which are on TC2000. {image} {image}
Thanks RH, another question for you if you have the time.

I'm curious about your order execution when you drop down to the smaller timeframes (if you still do this for confirmation, I'll admit, I'm not quite through all 535 pages yet). I know the protocol for the original template is the stop below the low/high of two bars back, but is this on the HTF or LTF?

My interest comes from the size of the size on the HTF, it would seem to be very difficult to reach a 1:1 target with some initial testing. Which makes me wonder if you are setting those stops on the LTF instead?

I've been bouncing this around through Tradingview, and may have a template to release to you all here when it's ready, but it won't have exactly the same setup as the MT4 template, but it's close, and utilizes some cool multi time frame stochastics, candle markers, combined MAs, etc (thanks Claude!).

My consideration was to evaluate on a 4HR timeframe, find the confirmation that I am looking for, and then drop into the 5MIN and wait for a second signal confirmation and enter with the stop as prescribed on the 5MIN, then managing the trade on either the 4HR or Daily chart. This isn't specifically what I'd like to be doing, but it would seem to me that this would be the only way to not have enormous stops.

To be clear however, I realize that with this method, there is more than one way to exit, so the trade itself can/should be exited if the sentiment changes, so the larger stop is more than likely not to get hit before another signal tells you to get out.

Again, full disclosure, I have read maybe 1/3 of this thread, and I'm working through it as I can, but if ya got a few minutes, love to hear your thoughts!
  • #10,699
  • Edited 9:52pm Jun 30, 2025 7:37pm | Edited 9:52pm
Quoting sclay115
{quote} Thanks RH, another question for you if you have the time. I'm curious about your order execution when you drop down to the smaller timeframes (if you still do this for confirmation, I'll admit, I'm not quite through all 535 pages yet). I know the protocol for the original template is the stop below the low/high of two bars back, but is this on the HTF or LTF? My interest comes from the size of the size on the HTF, it would seem to be very difficult to reach a 1:1 target with some initial testing. Which makes me wonder if you are setting...
"I know the protocol for the original template is the stop below the low/high of two bars back, but is this on the HTF or LTF?"

Stop placements are very subjective for me. 1 bar back, 2 bars back, 3 bars back, time of day, the most recent swing high or swing low, etc. And yes, on the time frame that you entered on.

I am WAY more concerned with HOW MUCH I LOSE if I am wrong, than ANYTHING else, so visually on every trade I take, I know going in where my exit/Stop is going to be if I am wrong. Sometimes it can feel like you are "dying by a thousand cuts" but I am okay with that. While NO TRADER likes losing trades, it's just part of the game if you are going to be successful at trading.

I spent quite a bit of time with a guy who was featured in the book "Market Wizards" who is worth billions of dollars he made from trading and he taught me that he only uses one pattern to enter his trades, and WHY, and it's what he calls a "coil" which is an "old timers" term but most traders now call it a Triangle and he taught me his concept of why he trades this way...and it makes perfect sense to me. I don't want to explain it in full detail because I don't think that "most" traders should trade the same way that he does as he only position trades and with VERY LARGE size. In fact, back in the 90's we both were trading Coffee Futures and my broker told me that this guy "controlled" like 1/2 of the coffee market. Whether that was true or not, I really don't know.

He told me "I want to be right right now, or I don't want to be in the market".

BTW, he wasn't a billionaire back then, he was only worth about $200 million. LOL!
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  • #10,700
  • Jun 30, 2025 10:19pm Jun 30, 2025 10:19pm
Quoting RobinHood
{quote} "I know the protocol for the original template is the stop below the low/high of two bars back, but is this on the HTF or LTF?" Stop placements are very subjective for me. 1 bar back, 2 bars back, 3 bars back, time of day, the most recent swing high or swing low, etc. And yes, on the time frame that you entered on. I am WAY more concerned with HOW MUCH I LOSE if I am wrong, than ANYTHING else, so visually on every trade I take, I know going in where my exit/Stop is going to be if I am wrong. Sometimes it can feel like you are "dying by a...
Thanks RH, that's incredibly helpful and makes a lot of sense.

When you were trading those 4 hour bars, I think you mentioned that you'd drop down to the 5 or 1 min chart to enter? Are you looking for the same signal/entry criteria that you are looking for on the HTF bars? And if so, how long would you let yourself wait for the confirmation before the entry became stale? Was that dependant on how far along the continuation or crossover was on the HTF chart?

I know you've said at least a few times that you have no interest in looking at charts all day (nor do I), so I'm curious how you managed this part of the entries as I've seen what appear to be entry confirmations on the LTF after a signal on the HTF, but they take some time to develop.

Thanks again!
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