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  • Jan 11, 2012 7:43pm Jan 11, 2012 7:43pm
  •  brownturtle
  • | Joined Nov 2010 | Status: Member | 22 Posts
thanks for the fast response, i wish continued success....
 
 
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  • Jan 11, 2012 7:47pm Jan 11, 2012 7:47pm
  •  Stompe
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: Trading is what you make it. | 102 Posts
Ok thanks Lt, Iwas not sure where you got A & D from thought it was just based on the previous days high and low, I have worked out C & D.

Good Luck, will continue to follow

Making money is easy,losing money is easier
 
 
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  • Jan 11, 2012 7:50pm Jan 11, 2012 7:50pm
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting brownturtle
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Outstanding work , i have always believed that indicators are not necessary. The big players that move the market, ie banks, hedge funds etc, do not look at macd, rsi, stochastic etc
Can i assume that your ABCD are proprietary?
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NO indicators are required..

Well, perhaps the odd pivot point here and there might be.....
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  • Jan 12, 2012 3:04am Jan 12, 2012 3:04am
  •  LuckyLefty
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: Member | 25 Posts
Hello Line-Trader,

I just wanted to say thanks for deciding to share your method. I'm sure all the help that you will give others will come back around to you again and again.

I love the simplicity of your method. I'm going to trade your method and see how it goes for me. I'm going to start small and just trade the E/U pair. After I get a feeling for the method, I will then slowly add other pairs bit by bit.

Once again, thanks for sharing and being so kind.
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 3:28am Jan 12, 2012 3:28am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting LuckyLefty
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Hello Line-Trader,

I just wanted to say thanks for deciding to share your method. I'm sure all the help that you will give others will come back around to you again and again.

I love the simplicity of your method. I'm going to trade your method and see how it goes for me. I'm going to start small and just trade the E/U pair. After I get a feeling for the method, I will then slowly add other pairs bit by bit.

Once again, thanks for sharing and being so kind.
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Slowly slowly is the best way.... Eventually you'll get into a routine with it.

It can get quite mind blowing at times, especially when 3 or 4 trades happen at once.
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  • Jan 12, 2012 4:20am Jan 12, 2012 4:20am
  •  LuckyLefty
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I agree with you. Slow is the way to go. It's a marathon, not a sprint and I know that.

Your suggestion about using pending orders on lines A and D is great. I have those already set up so I just have to watch for the trades from B and C.

I do have a quick question. In a few post back you said you lowered your risk to 0.50% because the lines were close together. How close must the lines be before you consider dropping your risk?

Another thing we have in common is that we think in terms of % and not $. I translate everything in % also as that's all it's about anyway...pips mean nothing.

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Slowly slowly is the best way.... Eventually you'll get into a routine with it.

It can get quite mind blowing at times, especially when 3 or 4 trades happen at once.
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  • Edited at 4:52am Jan 12, 2012 4:39am | Edited at 4:52am
  •  Fair Dinkum
  • | Joined Dec 2011 | Status: Member | 18 Posts
Hi there Line Trader,

So that I have it clear in my head by example...

S&P...line D...1287.1...needs to hit and close 2 points below 1287.1

If it closes 1285.1 or less SELL ...cover 1283.1 or less ( 2 point profit)

Stop equals C + 2 points...C is 1290.2 add 2 points =1292.2...therefore stop is 1292.2

Do I have this right? I don't think I have,hence the question as I understood R:R is 1:1

Can you please straighten me out.

Edit: can see my own answer: Profit goal should be R;R...therefore should 1285.1 less 7 points = 1287.1.

Is that correct?
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 5:06am Jan 12, 2012 5:06am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting Fair Dinkum
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Hi there Line Trader,

So that I have it clear in my head by example...

S&P...line D...1287.1...needs to hit and close 2 points below 1287.1

If it closes 1285.1 or less SELL ...cover 1283.1 or less ( 2 point profit)

Stop equals C + 2 points...C is 1290.2 add 2 points =1292.2...therefore stop is 1292.2

Do I have this right? I don't think I have,hence the question as I understood R:R is 1:1

Can you please straighten me out.
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With the line A & D trades (Break out) you can just set pending orders (buy stop & sell stop)

Stoploss will be 2 points below / above line B / C

Takeprofit is 1:1

Ref your figures above:-

S&P line D level today is 1287.3 (Entry would be 1287.1)

Stoploss would be 1290.4

Hope this helps
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  • Jan 12, 2012 5:18am Jan 12, 2012 5:18am
  •  Fair Dinkum
  • | Joined Dec 2011 | Status: Member | 18 Posts
Thank you.

I now realize what you mean by "points".

Being that I trade futures I took it to mean 2 full points,whereas you are referring to spread points.

Yes , that will clear it up, I hope
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 6:35am Jan 12, 2012 6:35am
  •  brownturtle
  • | Joined Nov 2010 | Status: Member | 22 Posts
Hi LIne Trader,
Just sat passively as your AUD/USD trade worked a treat. Didn't trade it though, just watched for now, thanks again....hmmm nowt o work out those levels ...hee hee
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 6:39am Jan 12, 2012 6:39am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting brownturtle
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Hi LIne Trader,
Just sat passively as your AUD/USD trade worked a treat. Didn't trade it though, just watched for now, thanks again....hmmm nowt o work out those levels ...hee hee
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Hi Brownturtle,

It's a level day so far today for A/U...... +1 for the buy and -1 for the sell from earlier
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  • Jan 12, 2012 6:45am Jan 12, 2012 6:45am
  •  brownturtle
  • | Joined Nov 2010 | Status: Member | 22 Posts
On more Question, if i may, Have you ever encountered the situation, where the same trade has the opportunity to be traded twice, and if so, is it one trade per day scenario?
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 6:56am Jan 12, 2012 6:56am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting brownturtle
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On more Question, if i may, Have you ever encountered the situation, where the same trade has the opportunity to be traded twice, and if so, is it one trade per day scenario?
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Re entry of the same trade is quite common...
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  • Jan 12, 2012 7:07am Jan 12, 2012 7:07am
  •  Fair Dinkum
  • | Joined Dec 2011 | Status: Member | 18 Posts
Quoting Line-Trader
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Hi Brownturtle,

It's a level day so far today for A/U...... +1 for the buy and -1 for the sell from earlier
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Hi LT,

Would you be kind enough to post a chart of the day's activity for A/U. I will then have your method "nutted".

Thank you.
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 7:15am Jan 12, 2012 7:15am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting Fair Dinkum
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Hi LT,

Would you be kind enough to post a chart of the day's activity for A/U. I will then have your method "nutted".

Thank you.
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  • Jan 12, 2012 7:43am Jan 12, 2012 7:43am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting LuckyLefty
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I agree with you. Slow is the way to go. It's a marathon, not a sprint and I know that.

Your suggestion about using pending orders on lines A and D is great. I have those already set up so I just have to watch for the trades from B and C.

I do have a quick question. In a few post back you said you lowered your risk to 0.50% because the lines were close together. How close must the lines be before you consider dropping your risk?

Another thing we have in common is that we think in terms of % and not $. I translate everything in...
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Usually the SL levels are 20+ points.

Yesterday though some were as low 14.
PREPARATION is PARAMOUNT for PEAK PERFORMANCE....
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 9:49am Jan 12, 2012 9:49am
  •  Fair Dinkum
  • | Joined Dec 2011 | Status: Member | 18 Posts
Quoting Line-Trader
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There you go..
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Thank you.

I have also come to the realization that even the S&P spread along with the currencies are a lot different to futures;unless there is a conversion factor,and I bet there isn't.
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 11:38am Jan 12, 2012 11:38am
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Well, a day not for the feint hearted, to say the least.

Here's todays results:-

DOW +1 +1 +1 -1 +1
FTSE +1 -1 +1
S&P +1 -1 +1 +1 B/E

E/U -1 +1
G/U No trades
A/U -1 +1 -1 +1
U/CAD -1 -1 +1
U/CHF -1 -1 -1 +1
E/J -1 B/E


Todays total +2%

Will post some charts later
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  • Jan 12, 2012 12:01pm Jan 12, 2012 12:01pm
  •  Yonas
  • | Joined May 2011 | Status: Member | 28 Posts
Quoting Line-Trader
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Well, a day not for the feint hearted, to say the least.

Here's todays results:-

DOW +1 +1 +1 -1 +1
FTSE +1 -1 +1
S&P +1 -1 +1 +1 B/E

E/U -1 +1
[size=3][font=Comic Sans MS][color=blue]G/U...
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Hi L T

Another + day!
The B/E once, do you move you S/L to B/E if the stop is to big or are you closing them at 4:00 pm.

Thanks
 
 
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  • Jan 12, 2012 12:04pm Jan 12, 2012 12:04pm
  •  Line-Trader
  • | Joined Jan 2012 | Status: You win some & you lose some | 85 Posts
Quoting Yonas
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Hi L T

Another + day!
The B/E once, do you move you S/L to B/E if the stop is to big or are you closing them at 4:00 pm.

Thanks
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The B/E trades were closed at 4:00pm
PREPARATION is PARAMOUNT for PEAK PERFORMANCE....
 
 
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