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  • #1,221
  • Jul 8, 2025 8:58am Jul 8, 2025 8:58am
Quoting bluesteele
Morning All,,, Just a few quick charts and thoughts,,, Can a fixed bar method with clearly defined rules work ? Why cant it? Many futures traders successfully use ORB trades day in and day out. 30sec 1m 3m 5m 15m being most common... Then we have the IB(Initial Balance) FIXED 1hr H/L of the Open... Its been used successfuly for decades. They all work.. As Vidvad states...They are not the deciding factor,,,,you are. They all work... How can that be when most Breakouts fail? Well follow the trail...to risk management. Without getting into the psych...
I note your stop positioning
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  • #1,222
  • Jul 8, 2025 9:04am Jul 8, 2025 9:04am
Not sure who here is familiar with Ross Cameron, a successful retail day trader with his own system. He's reportedly turned $583 into millions. I'm not here to pitch his system, as you can do your own research, but given the topic at hand it is worth noting that he does have a rigid system, it works for him and he continually sees success. He still takes loses of course but how he bounces back from those loses is what matters. He often blames himself for deviating from his system and records data from every trade so he can chart and graph it to find consistent inconsistencies in his losses.
  • #1,223
  • Jul 8, 2025 9:29am Jul 8, 2025 9:29am
bingo, 3x
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  • #1,224
  • Jul 8, 2025 9:37am Jul 8, 2025 9:37am
Quoting turnip15
{quote} Tradovate? I have Ninja Web on my iMac. Ninja owns Tradovate. I also turned to Futures and pleased I did so. We also have a great thread here so welcome aboard.
Hi friend, Yes I have a Mac so using Tradovate at present. I hear Ninja and Sierra are superior so I may invest in a windows pc at some point to test those out. How is Ninja on the we version? I have been wary of web versions not sure why...
  • #1,225
  • Jul 8, 2025 9:39am Jul 8, 2025 9:39am
Quoting turnip15
{quote} Hi Maplefx - Dow on my Web Ninja Trader. Mebob ( UK time) Looks good ? {image}
Nice one yes looks good to me. Can you save ATM in the web version? I like to have them to make scaling out of trades!
  • #1,226
  • Jul 8, 2025 10:10am Jul 8, 2025 10:10am
Just some charts showing 5m ORBs 15m ORBS and 1H IB
Fixed Bar Fixed time methods...Lots of options !
It all works,,,,on ALL markets,,,question is do you?(we)


Live Cattle
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This 8ema channel i have used for years and is simply my way of exploiting a trade when I can. It doesnt always work
and is much harder than you think to hold. But tossing the idea out there for those who may like to look at something
like this to use. IF you can hang onto a trade..this gives a well defined OUT...
If this then that defined rules around your plan.
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  • #1,227
  • Jul 8, 2025 10:46am Jul 8, 2025 10:46am
Quoting maplefx
{quote} Hi friend, Yes I have a Mac so using Tradovate at present. I hear Ninja and Sierra are superior so I may invest in a windows pc at some point to test those out. How is Ninja on the we version? I have been wary of web versions not sure why...
Pleased so far. Good fills etc. Not bothered about TA arsenal because all I use are a few lines and that is it. Love Futures though.
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  • #1,228
  • Jul 8, 2025 11:16am Jul 8, 2025 11:16am
Done for the day with one short winner on S&P.

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  • #1,229
  • Jul 8, 2025 11:37am Jul 8, 2025 11:37am
Quoting vidvad
{quote} My suggestion to you is that you go get yourself a good job like your friends, and pursue this as a side hobby (not even a side hustle, but as a hobby). Here is what I discovered as part of my post-epiphany reflections: I am the problem. I am the solution. You are still of the mindset that all you need to do is find the right system and all your problems will be solved. That is not at all true, however. Because just as for me, I am the problem and I am the solution, so too for you, you are the problem, and you are the solution. The right...
Yes, I don't want to deny that it's been my fault so far, even though I've been disciplined in implementing all the strategies that were objective and rule-based. Job. Yes, a traditional 9-5 job that also pays well enough is difficult to find due to various health and family issues. I've only had a permanent job for five years and have been a freelance web developer for 15 years, but that's getting worse and worse.
  • #1,230
  • Jul 8, 2025 11:54am Jul 8, 2025 11:54am
Quoting Noisy
My goal is to be able to make a living from trading and generate a consistently profitable minimum income. I often see people here claiming to be able to do this, and then I hear that they have a lot of side incomes or are retired who don't depend on the money and are probably doing it more as a hobby or to supplement their pension. THAT is something completely different than generating an income while having other sources of income to fall back on when in doubt. Let's say +1R per month after deducting all costs. If I were trading with a million...
I completely understand your point of view, however, no one will give you the silver plate with the solution to be profitable. Not because everyone is hiding their secret edge, but because you lack experience, your own edge that you trust based on repetition/consistency, capital and other things. Even if a well known trader would mentor you and give you his exact system, you will probably fail at it. Why? Because due to lack of mentioned things, sooner or later you would deviate from the system and fail at the execution.

Right from the beginning you have stacked the odds against you with high probability that you will fail. Why?
1. Trading is hard on its own, you decided to day trade, which is even harder, because time exposure works against you. You have limited window of opportunities during a single day from the market open to the close. Your aim is to catch only parts of the biggest moves. Due to that you have to use leverage to make bigger % gains.
2. While using leverage and also having lack capital compared to institutions, real prop traders or well capitalized individuals, your chances for blowing up are much greater compared to someone who does multiple day swings with small bets without leverage as he has the time working for him. It is way easier to make 5000$ with 50000$ than with 5000$ initial capital. You need capital to make significant capital, period.
3. You have mental pressure to achieve success to resolve your financial needs, while you are still searching for your edge.

Best advice would be get a regular job to have some kind of security, while you try to resolve the other aspects of your potential trading career.

Others may disagree, but the following is only my opinion. Do I trade Mebob? No. Do I consider it a profitable strategy on the long run? No, considering execution errors, slippage, commissions, and other random events that can occur. At its best it is going to be breakeven. Do I use ORB? Yes, 1M and 1H (IB). Do I execute it blindly? No. Both Mebob and ORB have their merits and reasonings to be that specific bar. It is the time, when there is a high probability to catch a significant move each day. Do I use only ORB? No. It is only a part of my framework and great guide for the trading session.

As mentioned before a "fixed bar method" gives you a solid and workable system with rigid rules to follow and learn by repetition. Once you have some kind of consistency, doesn't matter if your $$$ positive or negative, you can build upon that. If you don't blow up, that's a great thing, since you followed the system rules. You will start to notice the nuances that improve/decrease profitability, execution errors and so on. After that you may start adding other factors that will influence your trading system.

I highly suggest you to transit to futures, instead of using cfds, for various reasons. Choose a thick product like ES and avoid thin products like DAX, NQ, CL, they will bust you with the volatility while your are still learning. Seems that you trying to trade an european product, instead of DAX, try to look at FGBL, or FESX. Almost all futures have their micro contracts that can suit your capital.
  • #1,231
  • Jul 8, 2025 1:25pm Jul 8, 2025 1:25pm
Quoting bluesteele
Just some charts showing 5m ORBs 15m ORBS and 1H IB Fixed Bar Fixed time methods...Lots of options ! It all works,,,,on ALL markets,,,question is do you?(we) Live Cattle {image} Copper {image} Gold {image} {image} This 8ema channel i have used for years and is simply my way of exploiting a trade when I can. It doesnt always work and is much harder than you think to hold. But tossing the idea out there for those who may like to look at something like this to use. IF you can hang onto a trade..this gives a well defined OUT... If this then that ...
Live Cattle on a nice Ripper today ! Price of steaks going up up up !!
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  • #1,232
  • Jul 8, 2025 1:30pm Jul 8, 2025 1:30pm
Quoting bluesteele
{quote} Live Cattle on a nice Ripper today ! Price of steaks going up up up !!
The problem is we usually watch one instrument, SP500 for example, and only see the "rippers" later on.
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  • #1,233
  • Jul 8, 2025 1:31pm Jul 8, 2025 1:31pm
Quoting MarcoSx
{quote} I completely understand your point of view, however, no one will give you the silver plate with the solution to be profitable. Not because everyone is hiding their secret edge, but because you lack experience, your own edge that you trust based on repetition/consistency, capital and other things. Even if a well known trader would mentor you and give you his exact system, you will probably fail at it. Why? Because due to lack of mentioned things, sooner or later you would deviate from the system and fail at the execution. Right from the beginning...
What do you mean when you say that ES is a "thick" product and DAX is "thin"? Yes, what you're saying all sounds reasonable. Capital would be less of an issue, but finding a plan that's consistently profitable for me would be more of an issue. An ORB approach like that suits me. It would probably be even more difficult with a job. I wouldn't have time to trade market openings, and I wonder if I'd even have the time or desire to continue trading. I don't know anything about futures, but they seem like much more complex products than CFDs. CFDs also seem much more flexible and less capital-intensive. I also can’t see a difference in the price action. A few days ago, I compared the DAX and ES futures chart with that of my CFD broker. There's little to no difference.
  • #1,234
  • Jul 8, 2025 1:41pm Jul 8, 2025 1:41pm
"kinell."
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  • #1,235
  • Jul 8, 2025 1:42pm Jul 8, 2025 1:42pm
Hey guys, so I've been trading a similar type of approach for a long time now, and it works. Trading ORB, fixed bar, etc has enabled me to make multiple payouts on prop firms and my personal trading.

You just need to use good risk management, remain disciplined, have patience, and stick to the rules.

I use a trading tool which I created and it works great for this approach. It draws the range and alerts you when there is a breakout.

I posted something similar a little while back and the OP didn't like it so I removed it. This indicator is simpler and easier to use and sticks to the main strategy rules.

I hope you guys find it useful and enjoy it.
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  • #1,236
  • Jul 8, 2025 2:23pm Jul 8, 2025 2:23pm
Quoting mrdfx
Hey guys, so I've been trading a similar type of approach for a long time now, and it works. Trading ORB, fixed bar, etc has enabled me to make multiple payouts on prop firms and my personal trading. You just need to use good risk management, remain disciplined, have patience, and stick to the rules. I use a trading tool which I created and it works great for this approach. It draws the range and alerts you when there is a breakout. I posted something similar a little while back and the OP didn't like it so I removed it. This...
I could use a trade management tool that trades the breakouts according to my specifications, since manually placing the market orders on a closed candle outside the range as well as risk and profit management in my manual execution not only produces totally inaccurate results but is also totally complicated, especially when the price moves erratically back and forth while trying to achieve an accurate execution. Can’t imagine anyone doing this for a living is operating in such way where timing and accuracy is paramount. Imagine a dentist trying to drill a hole with a trembling hand… Thats what my Click and Point Trading looks/feels like hehe.
  • #1,237
  • Jul 8, 2025 2:35pm Jul 8, 2025 2:35pm
Quoting Noisy
{quote} I could use a trade management tool that trades the breakouts according to my specifications, since manually placing the market orders on a closed candle outside the range as well as risk and profit management in my manual execution not only produces totally inaccurate results but is also totally complicated, especially when the price moves erratically back and forth while trying to achieve an accurate execution. Can’t imagine anyone doing this for a living is operating in such way where timing and accuracy is paramount. Imagine a dentist...
You beginning to sound like an idiot..come on..so much noise, Noisy.
  • #1,238
  • Jul 8, 2025 2:42pm Jul 8, 2025 2:42pm
Today trades
DAX M15 (long), loser
DAX H1: (long), BE.
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  • #1,239
  • Edited 7:10pm Jul 8, 2025 6:57pm | Edited 7:10pm
Quoting turnip15
{quote} The problem is we usually watch one instrument, SP500 for example, and only see the "rippers" later on.
Being a fixed bar trader has cured me of the whole FOMO and ROMO (fear of missing out/regret of missing out). I place my triggers, and if filled, my SL and TP are entered automatically for me.

If the market moves bigly in my favor after my take profit has taken me out?

So what!

IDGAF.

I am no longer a FOMO trader.

I am an IDGAF trader. IDGAF what the market does.

Trade never triggers?

IDGAF.

Stopped out?

IDGAF.

Take profit filled?

IDGAF.

I really no longer GAF about the market. I trade my set ups, and what happens happens. IJDGAF because at the end of 100 trades, I'm going to have a lot more money than I did at the beginning of those 100 trades.
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  • #1,240
  • Jul 8, 2025 7:31pm Jul 8, 2025 7:31pm
Quoting vidvad
{quote} Being a fixed bar trader has cured me of the whole FOMO and ROMO (fear of missing out/regret of missing out). I place my triggers, and if filled, my SL and TP are entered automatically for me. If the market moves bigly in my favor after my take profit has taken me out? So what! IDGAF. I am no longer a FOMO trader. I am an IDGAF trader. IDGAF what the market does. Trade never triggers? IDGAF. Stopped out? IDGAF. Take profit filled? IDGAF. I really no longer GAF about the market. I trade my set ups, and what happens happens. IJDGAF because...
VidVad your on fire of late ! Great posts...


Referencing Mr Turnip I posted up those charts above not to only show different markets besides indices...

But to show how different markets have different opening times .

Copper 810
Gold Play 820
Silver 825
Some of the financials and currencies 820
Energy Oil NG 900
And of course indices 930
AGS etc...

All futures ..

Although we don't know exactly when the setup occurs... We can trade a number of different markets in one session with the various open times.

If we so choose that is...

When I am trading a one hour set up (IB) it is a little more difficult as all the markets can sort of run into each other when setups happen if that makes sense..

But with a 5-minute fixed bar 5 minute ORB 15 minute OR.... It is relatively easy trade multiple markets... Except when I'm too heavy on say gold first thing in the morning getting stopped out and leaving me no firepower for say the ES... LoL... Lord knows I've been beat up more times than I could even remember.





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