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  • #10,021
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:31pm Feb 4, 2016 1:31pm
ok heres the message to everyone: DD is right and I am right. we both have taken the steps to develop a trading plan with all it rules and setups. He is implementing his trade plan and I am implementing mine the results are we are both making money. master a setup or setups and then master the money management to go along with it and you will become the master over it in stead of being mastered by it
  • #10,022
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:35pm Feb 4, 2016 1:35pm
Quoting ddaytrader
Short 3 contracts 4144.25 Targets are now 1 @ 4133 ("1@4133") (+45 ticks), [email protected] ("[email protected]") (+122 ticks), and [email protected] ("[email protected]") (+160 ticks).
I'm going to breakeven on the stop loss. This is very choppy price action right now. Odds of hitting targets is now 50/50 vs 80/20
  • #10,023
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:41pm Feb 4, 2016 1:41pm
Quoting ddaytrader
Short 3 contracts 4144.25 Targets are now 1 @ 4133 ("1@4133") (+45 ticks), [email protected] ("[email protected]") (+122 ticks), and [email protected] ("[email protected]") (+160 ticks).
First target filled +45 ticks = $225

One down, two to go ... let's see if we can get 'em!

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  • #10,024
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:43pm Feb 4, 2016 1:43pm
Quoting Divergence
ok heres the message to everyone: DD is right and I am right. we both have taken the steps to develop a trading plan with all it rules and setups. He is implementing his trade plan and I am implementing mine the results are we are both making money. master a setup or setups and then master the money management to go along with it and you will become the master over it in stead of being mastered by it
Exactly. For example, I have no idea what cableguy is doing exactly, but it doesn't matter if I understand his trading plan. All that matters is that he himself understands his own trading plan. Come up with a trading plan that lets you achieve your goals while being able to stay firmly and comfortably in the zone.
  • #10,025
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:55pm Feb 4, 2016 1:55pm
This short trade needs this S to turn into R or a rally back to the high of the day may be on the menu for this afternoon. I'll be dining alone however, as this has been much too long of a day for me (I had no plans to trade the NQ - I just pulled up the chart to get some infor for D. and there was a trade, so what was I to do?

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  • #10,026
  • Feb 4, 2016 1:58pm Feb 4, 2016 1:58pm
​DD get your wife or find a date so you wont dine alone lol
  • #10,027
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:03pm Feb 4, 2016 2:03pm
Quoting Divergence
​DD get your wife or find a date so you wont dine alone lol
lol

Stopped out on the last two contracts at breakeven. It was a worthy trade.
  • #10,028
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:05pm Feb 4, 2016 2:05pm
Quoting tbjohnton
after that 44 short, the pb didnt come to the entry--but did form a new 123, so would you take a 123 short off the new low(here it was around 25)?
sorry tim just saw the post if we get the +15 and no pb and price goes 30 ticks from entry we then look for next setup so yes though I don't recall seeing a 123 aT 25
  • #10,029
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:09pm Feb 4, 2016 2:09pm
my charts are quite different than yours
  • #10,030
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:11pm Feb 4, 2016 2:11pm
Quoting tbjohnton
my charts are quite different than yours
​WHICH BROKER
  • #10,031
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:13pm Feb 4, 2016 2:13pm
can you post chart from 930 to 1130 333 tick chart​
  • #10,032
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:16pm Feb 4, 2016 2:16pm
Quoting tbjohnton
my charts are quite different than yours
I think this thread and our ability to learn from one another will be enhanced if more people posted charts with their comments. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words!
  • #10,033
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:18pm Feb 4, 2016 2:18pm
Quoting ddaytrader
{quote} I think this thread and our ability to learn from one another will be enhanced if more people posted charts with their comments. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words!
again I totally agree. This isn't the DIV,DD CG show lol almost forgot the main character JT
  • #10,034
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:19pm Feb 4, 2016 2:19pm
Here's mine - almost always v different to Harold's.

NinjaTrader Brokerage.

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  • #10,035
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:25pm Feb 4, 2016 2:25pm
Quoting jtrade
Here's mine - almost always v different to Harold's. NinjaTrader Brokerage. {image}
yes quite different it might be the ninja platform itself or ninja maybe be ib for a clearing house for data might get filtered but Erasmus though using an ib still uses transact feed and charts are close maybe try a 444 chart it might close the distance
  • #10,036
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:34pm Feb 4, 2016 2:34pm
transact, let me get the chart up
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  • #10,037
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:42pm Feb 4, 2016 2:42pm
ok let me compare​
  • #10,038
  • Feb 4, 2016 2:52pm Feb 4, 2016 2:52pm
ok though charts might be slightly off here is your chart based on 999 ticks charts macd
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  • #10,039
  • Feb 4, 2016 3:11pm Feb 4, 2016 3:11pm
the opportunities were out there, i tripled the settings on a macd on the 333 chart and compared it with the 999 and they are very similar, the crossing on the 333/3x chart is just behind, but there were the same # of crossings at similar time
  • #10,040
  • Feb 4, 2016 3:18pm Feb 4, 2016 3:18pm
I find trading off the charts extremely easy and fast. You set stop and target in the open trade window. Make sure you unchecked auto on Dom otherwise you will have 2 sets of orders put on. So when I get something setup say to go long we get pt 1 then pt 2 I then take cross hairs and put them on price to enter then as price pulls back to for either pt3 or broken pt3 I right click and when countdown timer completes the bar I click buy stop and all 3 lines appear I never miss a trade doing it this way
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