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  • #10,941
  • Apr 8, 2016 7:34am Apr 8, 2016 7:34am
Quoting Ygr
Thanks DD. I perfectly understand if people don't want to spoon-feed, although there is a part of me that thinks that if there's no harm in sharing something that already works why not share if that will help others springboard into finding something that works for them. But anyway I've learned aot from your posts sothank you so much.
I don't think anyone of us has been holding anything back. Just a few days ago I posted that for my little ES experiment I was using a 3 point stop loss and a 3 point profit target and that I move my stop loss to reduce risk to 2 points or less once price moves 4 to 6 ticks in my favpr. Divergence has also shared his stops and targets and his trailing stop method here. But works for me might not work for D and what works for D might not work for me and what works for Cable or JR might work for no one but themselves. Trading is a very personalized activity.
  • #10,942
  • Apr 8, 2016 7:37am Apr 8, 2016 7:37am
The best learning is experiential, then YOU trust it. Basic structures like 2b's and 123's happen all over the chart, it's in what context that really matters. Notice on the Cableguys charts that the balance (choppy zones) points coincide, price moves either up or down out of them. Ask yourself this question. What was so important at 37.40 on his chart. All charts will have area's like that. Contraction to expansion back to contraction. And by the way there is no 50% in Fibanacci, but a 50 zone IS the number you will find over time that is meaningful. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89. 50 ends up being important based on the idea of a bell curve of buyers and sellers. Where is the highest volume of buyers and seller? Not at the extremes, but in the center. What happens in the center? Chop, contraction, indecision......then a decision is made by somebody with a hell of a lot more money than we have. Expansion. Our job is to figure out what that dude with all the coin is doing and ride with!!!!!

It's all easy in hindsight, playing on the hard right edge is the trick in a moving environment.
  • #10,943
  • Apr 8, 2016 11:01am Apr 8, 2016 11:01am
I traded terribly today. My net after commissions will be either a small loss or a small gain. Over traded, anticipated set ups that never triggered, which left me in a poor position to capitalize on those set ups that did (and would have been easy winners). I'm going to go run some errands. I may come back to trade this afternoon - or I might just call it a week. Very disappointed in myself, especially as this had been a picture perfect week for my small account up until today.
  • #10,944
  • Apr 8, 2016 2:01pm Apr 8, 2016 2:01pm
Quoting ddaytrader
I traded terribly today. My net after commissions will be either a small loss or a small gain. Over traded, anticipated set ups that never triggered, which left me in a poor position to capitalize on those set ups that did (and would have been easy winners). I'm going to go run some errands. I may come back to trade this afternoon - or I might just call it a week. Very disappointed in myself, especially as this had been a picture perfect week for my small account up until today.
rubbish day for me as well dd .. there were 2 wins and a loss by my count .. didn't take any:

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  • #10,945
  • Apr 8, 2016 3:43pm Apr 8, 2016 3:43pm
As I sit at airport today can be summed up Good and ugly made 46 ticks today then got call dad 100 yrs old passed away
  • #10,946
  • Apr 8, 2016 4:17pm Apr 8, 2016 4:17pm
sorry to hear, had a 96 yr old grandfather pass away a couple months ago, tough no matter what age they are
  • #10,947
  • Apr 8, 2016 4:33pm Apr 8, 2016 4:33pm
Quoting Divergence
As I sit at airport today can be summed up Good and ugly made 46 ticks today then got call dad 100 yrs old passed away
Sorry for your loss, Divergence. Wonderful that he lived such a long life, but as tbjohnton said, losing a loved one is always tough for we who mourn.

God Bless
  • #10,948
  • Apr 9, 2016 6:45am Apr 9, 2016 6:45am
Quoting Divergence
As I sit at airport today can be summed up Good and ugly made 46 ticks today then got call dad 100 yrs old passed away
sad news Harold .. condolences
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  • #10,949
  • Apr 9, 2016 10:41am Apr 9, 2016 10:41am
Quoting Divergence
As I sit at airport today can be summed up Good and ugly made 46 ticks today then got call dad 100 yrs old passed away

Sorry to hear this sad news Harold. God speed.
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  • #10,950
  • Apr 9, 2016 8:18pm Apr 9, 2016 8:18pm
Thanks guys
  • #10,951
  • Apr 9, 2016 11:10pm Apr 9, 2016 11:10pm
My deepest condolence. Take care D.
  • #10,952
  • Apr 10, 2016 9:12am Apr 10, 2016 9:12am
Sorry about your loss D..... My Condolences....
  • #10,953
  • Apr 11, 2016 2:44am Apr 11, 2016 2:44am
My condolences, too, H.

100 is a pretty darned good innings...
  • #10,954
  • Apr 11, 2016 7:30am Apr 11, 2016 7:30am
My understanding is that the FED has called an expedited meeting to occur today, and I see that the FF calendar as a "Fed Announcement" listed as "tentative."
I do not know what to make of this. The FED has a regularly scheduled meeting for April 26.27. My concern isn't what they are going to do - my concern is that this is an unscheduled and unknown piece of market information and therefore, whatever the Fed says (or does not say) today could cause a sudden market movement one way or the other. I'd hate to be in a good set up and then get caught on the wrong side of a sudden illiquid move. I am seriously considering not trading today until this clears up.
  • #10,955
  • Apr 11, 2016 7:47am Apr 11, 2016 7:47am
Was there news of some sort that coincided with that near 20 point up move in the S&P futures between 3 and 4 AM Eastern?
  • #10,956
  • Apr 11, 2016 8:45am Apr 11, 2016 8:45am
its at 1130 est approximate

https://www.federalreserve.gov/about...0411advexp.htm
  • #10,957
  • Apr 11, 2016 9:09am Apr 11, 2016 9:09am
Quoting specul8r
its at 1130 est approximate https://www.federalreserve.gov/about...0411advexp.htm
Thank you!
  • #10,958
  • Apr 11, 2016 10:26am Apr 11, 2016 10:26am
My condolences to you and your family H.
  • #10,959
  • Apr 11, 2016 1:57pm Apr 11, 2016 1:57pm
What a day
  • #10,960
  • Apr 12, 2016 8:38am Apr 12, 2016 8:38am
sideways atm .. waiting for trend
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