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  • Opened Dec 4, 2019 | Closed to Voting | 31 Votes
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what do you think is best atm: buy the dip or sell the rally?  
btd
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sell the rally
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neither nor
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  • First Post: Edited Apr 22, 2020 10:19am Sep 28, 2014 2:46pm | Edited Apr 22, 2020 10:19am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
this thread is dedicated to the daytraders of dax and dow, scalpers are welcome.

rule no. 1) posting trades after they are closed is an absolute no go (like "i got long this morning, hours later i made profit.")
rule no. 2) if you have a trade idea, please be so kind and post long entry/short entry, sl and tp before entering the market or within minutes after doing so.
rule no. 3) make sure that it is clear for others which market you are trading (cash or future), and which instrument you are using (cfds/futures/options).
rule no. 4) please state a reason for your trade idea. charts are welcome, but not a must.

although the focus of this thread is on the mentioned indices above, trade ideas related to their components are also welcome, especially when they are event-driven.

good luck - viel erfolg!

Edit: when i started „carpe diem – intraday tactics for dax and dow“ in 2014 as an interactive trading thread , it had two objectives:

1) leading by example in order to prove that consistent profitable daytrading is possible.
2) to see other traders live trade calls.

it was never intended to be a trading system thread nor a trading dicsussion one. although i´m not a fan of long postings and not in the education business, i know for sure that my way of trading inspired other traders – and a handful of them influenced me vice versa. this thread has more than 10 million views.
i don´t know any other member with more live trade calls on ff (correct me if i´m wrong). over the years, i´ve received many pm´s with questions. some questions where intelligent, others not.
in any case, this is not a trading manual cause there are many ways to do daytrading.

to whom it may concern:

1) basics

the real traders here are rare. most of them, esp. the hindsight gurus either post with a big time lag and/or only winners. others are hiding their huge drawdowns. those members see their membership here like a second life financial avatar in order to find compensation for their lousy lifes irl in form of likes/subscribers. they need attraction and they want followers to hail and praise them day in and out, posting on weekends, even on holidays. many use retail tools designed for retail fools (like mt4/mt5) and believe in foolish trading techniques like martingales or what they call „hedging“ = being long and short in the same underlying with the same instrument at the same time which is no hedging in professional terms.
advice: stay away from 100% win rate liars and martingale freaks or hedging maniacs. no professional trader is doing so. be careful when you see a guru stopping his non-stop posting, followed by silence or soap stories, especially with posted open positions: no smoke without fire!
specialise on one market and learn as much as possible about the specifics: which news/fundamentals drive this market, at which times high volume is generated. which are the main players. are there special events that repeat over time etc.

2) broker/entries and exits/money management

a) chose a well regulated broker, at best one where you can use your stocks portfolio as a collateral for your margin trading. take a look at broker reviews. avoid brokers that offer bonus for deposit. stay away from low regulated offshore brokers. be sure your deposit is secured by a protection sceme. don´t use extreme high leverage even if it´s offered.
b) entries are by nature technical for a daytrader - beside big news. levels of interest i use: todays open/yesterdays high/low/close, daily pivots, brns. candle stick patterns on 1m/5m chart. bulkowskis work might be helpful. no spoon-feeding here: if you are eager to learn more, read my post on carpe diem. as long as price is above 200d-line, your bias should be bullish.
c) use only money for your trading that you can loose without any harm of your every day life and long term financial goals. use a maximum loss budget for the day (f.e. -5% of your trading capital) and the week (f.e. -10%). stop trading for the day/week if budget is reached. all orders should have at minimum a hard sl at the beginning. try to avoid open orders before big news release if you don´t know much about economics. taking event-risk is not a job for newbies. start with a sl that equals lets say 1% per trade in order to protect your trading capital and to survive shocks/black swan events. set tp with a good rrr like -10/+30, -20/+60. close all orders at the end of the trading day: next day, new chances! if you feel the heat of a loosing position or a bad run, your position might be too big for your mental strength – you should reduce size. if you are in a bad situation, ask yourself if you would enter the same trade at actual price level again because your scenario is still valid. if not, close it.

hope that helps…
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 2:40am Sep 29, 2014 2:40am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
good morning,

xetra-close 26.09.: 9490,55
fdax-close: 26.09.9541,00 fdax-opening 9514,50
200d-line: 9557,67

r3 9663,6
r2 9605,5
r1 9570,6
p 9512,5
s1 9477,6
s2 9419,5
s3 9384,6

daily high on friday was below 200d-line, so i prefer shorts today. but if dax can take out p in xetra-session, 200d-line could be a target to aim at.
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:08am Sep 29, 2014 4:08am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
placing two pending orders:

short @9423,5 sl 9433,5 tp 9393,5 (sell daily low -1)
long @9513,5 sl 9498,5 tp 9558,5 (aiming at 200d-line)
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:38am Sep 29, 2014 4:38am
  •  Ata-Turkoglu
  • Joined May 2014 | Status: Full Time Trader | 14,730 Posts
Hi brother.. wow you opened a new thread on intraday basis? Great idea.. I am definitely in

Viel Erfolg für Dich auch

Happy Trades
Be a seer, not a looker!
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:43am Sep 29, 2014 4:43am
  •  hjs69
  • | Joined Mar 2010 | Status: Zulu | 170 Posts
Hi

This is so cool for starting up this. Where we can exchange ideas on the Dax & Dow.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat - Napoleon Bonaparte
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:44am Sep 29, 2014 4:44am
  •  mattkirby
  • | Joined Mar 2012 | Status: being close on price secret's heel | 245 Posts
Good morning,

nice a thread especially for the DAX. The most important Point for DAX today (cash) in my eyes is midres1 at 9478,5. So decicion for direction is going to be made now in the next minutes......
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:49am Sep 29, 2014 4:49am
  •  tunera
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Sep 2005 | 2,784 Posts


a little bit counter trend but.. possible
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  • Sep 29, 2014 4:54am Sep 29, 2014 4:54am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
hi all,

i´m glad to see some activity here. thanks to everybody for the warm response
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 5:18am Sep 29, 2014 5:18am
  •  mattkirby
  • | Joined Mar 2012 | Status: being close on price secret's heel | 245 Posts
Quoting mattkirby
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Good morning, nice a thread especially for the DAX. The most important Point for DAX today (cash) in my eyes is midres1 at 9478,5. So decicion for direction is going to be made now in the next minutes......
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2 nice 20 Point moves from this Point to visit important Price Points above / below..........


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  • Sep 29, 2014 6:12am Sep 29, 2014 6:12am
  •  Danku
  • | Joined Jan 2009 | Status: Member | 647 Posts
Way to Go Deltaone,

Count me in. The Pivots, hope they will be a daily gift here.

Cheers and Happy Ticks

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good morning, xetra-close 26.09.: 9490,55 fdax-close: 26.09.9541,00 fdax-opening 9514,50 200d-line: 9557,67 r3 9663,6 r2 9605,5 r1 9570,6 p 9512,5 s1 9477,6 s2 9419,5 s3 9384,6 daily high on friday was below 200d-line, so i prefer shorts today. but if dax can take out p in xetra-session, 200d-line could be a target to aim at.
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  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
Quoting mattkirby
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{quote} 2 nice 20 Point moves from this Point to visit important Price Points above / below.......... {image}
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yes. trying a long @ 9478,6 sl 9468,6 tp 9508,6 (from s1 -> p)
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 6:16am Sep 29, 2014 6:16am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
Quoting Danku
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Way to Go Deltaone, Count me in. The Pivots, hope they will be a daily gift here. Cheers and Happy Ticks {quote}
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thanks, Danku. yes, they will be.
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 6:18am Sep 29, 2014 6:18am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
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{quote} yes. trying a long @ 9478,6 sl 9468,6 tp 9508,6 (from s1 -> p)
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sl hit. -10
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 6:44am Sep 29, 2014 6:44am
  •  Iron Pawn
  • Joined Feb 2011 | Status: Member | 834 Posts
Hello deltaone, it has been a while. Just saw that you opened this thread. Well, good luck with it.

IP
"A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains"
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  • Sep 29, 2014 6:57am Sep 29, 2014 6:57am
  •  Iron Pawn
  • Joined Feb 2011 | Status: Member | 834 Posts
This was a nice one.... FDAX. Shaved some off, left the rest at break even.
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  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
Quoting Iron Pawn
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Hello deltaone, it has been a while. Just saw that you opened this thread. Well, good luck with it. IP
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hi IP,

indeed - has been a while. thanks.

all the best
d1
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 7:20am Sep 29, 2014 7:20am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
Quoting deltaone
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placing two pending orders: short @9423,5 sl 9433,5 tp 9393,5 (sell daily low -1) long @9513,5 sl 9498,5 tp 9558,5 (aiming at 200d-line)
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pending short order got filled.
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  • Sep 29, 2014 7:34am Sep 29, 2014 7:34am
  •  deltaone
  • Joined Nov 2013 | Status: Made in Germany | 17,513 Posts
sl hit. -10
fortis fortuna adiuvat
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  • Sep 29, 2014 8:03am Sep 29, 2014 8:03am
  •  danc
  • Joined Jun 2009 | Status: Member | 7,795 Posts
I am thinking this is a short but need it to break 9437 and all CCIs to turn down.. picture 15 min..
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  •  Iron Pawn
  • Joined Feb 2011 | Status: Member | 834 Posts
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This was a nice one.... FDAX. Shaved some off, left the rest at break even. {image}
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Exit at 90 full points. Done for today... target was bit lower but it's ok. No need to sit for too long in front of the screen :-)
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