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  • #661
  • Aug 5, 2016 9:02am Aug 5, 2016 9:02am
AU

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Multiple trades closed out (close to the 76 handle) to reduce exposure over the weekend .....

15 shorts still running on the AU pair

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Masterrmind............
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  • #662
  • Aug 5, 2016 10:25am Aug 5, 2016 10:25am
Quoting Masterrmind
Multiple trades closed out (close to the 76 handle) to reduce exposure over the weekend ..... 15 shorts still running on the AU pair
Why scale down your exposure? This pairs momentum is bearish on most timeframes and looks like it can break lower easily testing the 0.75 level. RSI also remains strongly overbought..
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  • #663
  • Aug 5, 2016 10:44am Aug 5, 2016 10:44am
Quoting penci
{quote} Why scale down your exposure? This pairs momentum is bearish on most timeframes and looks like it can break lower easily testing the 0.75 level. RSI also remains strongly overbought..
Scale out due to personal choice, taking profit and reducing number of trades held over the weekend.

Not really a major necessity to close out of these trades due to the bearish nature which you pointed out and to which I agree.

However, buyers can also enter the market in force and drive price up ...........

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Since I've taken profit on 105 trades (allowing 15 shorts to run) if price manages to pullback nice and high then I'll be looking to re-enter with multiple shorts (most likely staggered entries) early next week.

Simply wanted less trades on the books over the weekend and some profit added to the account.

I put almost no faith whatsoever in any readings of oversold or overbought indicators since the market can remain O/S or O/B far longer than any of us can remain solvent.

My focus is on price handles, PA and general chart structure and constant fundamental awareness etc.

ps. I did consider holding onto the trades a little longer today before closing most of the profitable trades out but chose to close them out when I did.

Masterrmind.............
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #664
  • Aug 5, 2016 3:34pm Aug 5, 2016 3:34pm
Outstanding performance thus far.
Don't look down when learning to fly.
  • #665
  • Aug 5, 2016 7:44pm Aug 5, 2016 7:44pm
  •  jliem
  • Joined Aug 2015 | Status: Follow One Course Until Success | 12 Posts
Hello Masterrmind,

Long time no talk with you. Last conversation was in Quantum EA thread.

You inspire me. I have been watching your thread and your trading style. I learn a lot from your trading style. So decided to trade manually and wisely.

Thanks man, keep it on fire
[Pray for Wisdom]
  • #666
  • Aug 5, 2016 10:28pm Aug 5, 2016 10:28pm
Rolling Summary

Balance curve
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Weeks trading = 4
Account growth = +24.8%
Compound rate = +0.9% (daily)
Max floating DD = 17.1%
Current floating DD = 0.72%

Progressing very nicely at this stage but a long way to go ......

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #667
  • Aug 5, 2016 10:40pm Aug 5, 2016 10:40pm
Quoting Platanero
Outstanding performance thus far.
Yes the account is progressing very nicely at this stage.

But my focus is primarily on the time when the nasty cycle strikes and how to best manage that particular cycle.

So far so good!

ps. a 0.9% daily compound rate is really good to see especially considering that maintaining 0.5% on the previous standard account was quite difficult.

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #668
  • Aug 5, 2016 10:49pm Aug 5, 2016 10:49pm
Quoting jliem
Hello Masterrmind, Long time no talk with you. Last conversation was in Quantum EA thread. You inspire me. I have been watching your thread and your trading style. I learn a lot from your trading style. So decided to trade manually and wisely. Thanks man, keep it on fire
Welcome jliem very nice to see you here.

Thanks for the compliments too.

Just be aware that although I do trade the Quantum method it only forms a small part of my trading methodologies and is NOT my main strategy.

I actually trade the QAM Method on a much larger standard ECN type of account.

So this QAM approach on the small account could be considered as my little project and my attempt to show that it is possible to grow a smaller account into a much larger account provided you manage the risk appropriately.

I can say that this is not easy to achieve but so far the small account is headed in the right direction.

I'm here to manage the strategy through to glory ....

I'll certainly do my very best.

Enjoy the journey.

Masterrmind............
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #669
  • Aug 6, 2016 12:03am Aug 6, 2016 12:03am
  •  jliem
  • Joined Aug 2015 | Status: Follow One Course Until Success | 12 Posts
Quoting Masterrmind
{quote} Welcome jliem very nice to see you here. Thanks for the compliments too. Just be aware that although I do trade the Quantum method it only forms a small part of my trading methodologies and is NOT my main strategy. I actually trade the QAM Method on a much larger standard ECN type of account. So this QAM approach on the small account could be considered as my little project and my attempt to show that it is possible to grow a smaller account into a much larger account provided you manage the risk appropriately. I can say that this is not...
Hello Masterrmind, yes, I understand that Quantum is one method and it is NOT only my main strategy too. Yes, you are right, money management is more important to grow a smaller account into a much larger account.

Yes, I believe you can manage the strategy through to glory . That's for keeping it up.
[Pray for Wisdom]
  • #670
  • Aug 7, 2016 6:26pm Aug 7, 2016 6:26pm
GBPJPY [M5; 40 - MN 110] cycle has just been started.

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It will run in tandem with the longer term AU cycle

ps. the EG pair will also be temporarily traded some time soon in order to bring green to the statistics (no other reason).

Masterrmind............
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #671
  • Aug 7, 2016 6:37pm Aug 7, 2016 6:37pm
EG (temp) cycle just started.

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Only purpose is to force green statistics.

After which it will not be traded (at least not for some time)

Masterrmind............
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #672
  • Aug 7, 2016 10:14pm Aug 7, 2016 10:14pm
Quoting Masterrmind
EG (temp) cycle just started. {image} Only purpose is to force green statistics. After which it will not be traded (at least not for some time) Masterrmind............
EG

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2 long winners closed out manually near Q exit box.

ps. another short cycle has started via the Expert so I'll continue to run a few more cycles (monitored)

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #673
  • Aug 7, 2016 10:44pm Aug 7, 2016 10:44pm
GJ

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1 short cycle closed out manually

Adding to the daily gain ... little by little

ps. watch the relationship between current spread and Q exit levels .......

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #674
  • Aug 8, 2016 12:34am Aug 8, 2016 12:34am
very good work masterrmind
bravo

maybe i must follow your way
  • #675
  • Aug 8, 2016 1:00am Aug 8, 2016 1:00am
Quoting dimdel
very good work masterrmind bravo maybe i must follow your way
Hi Dimdel,

A very long way to go yet but its a good start.

I visit your thread often to keep up to date with it.

Nothing wrong with a trader having multiple strategies ....... as long as they know how to benefit from them!

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #676
  • Aug 8, 2016 1:04am Aug 8, 2016 1:04am
EG + GJ cycles

Q values modified to 150 for both pairs to force positive cycles.

Masterrmind........... :nerd:
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #677
  • Aug 8, 2016 6:02am Aug 8, 2016 6:02am
GJ

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2 completed cycles today

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Master your Mind then Master your Trades
  • #678
  • Aug 8, 2016 10:20am Aug 8, 2016 10:20am
AU cycle - 50 shorts in total as additional shorts have just been added.

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EG cycle - 26 shorts in total (so much for a temp cycle ... haha).

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  • #679
  • Aug 8, 2016 12:38pm Aug 8, 2016 12:38pm
Quoting Masterrmind
AU cycle - 50 shorts in total as additional shorts have just been added. {image} EG cycle - 26 shorts in total (so much for a temp cycle ... haha). {image} {image} Masterrmind...........

You putting your SL above the most recent H1 pin bar at the top or rather the longer term H4 top carved out a while ago?
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
  • #680
  • Aug 8, 2016 9:38pm Aug 8, 2016 9:38pm
Quoting penci
{quote} You putting your SL above the most recent H1 pin bar at the top or rather the longer term H4 top carved out a while ago?
The SLs in these cycles and also the previous cycles are not related to H1, H4 or any other bar.

They are simply set very wide initially to allow the trades plenty of room to move.

Obviously on volatile pairs like EA and GJ etc the stops are wider than on smaller ADR pairs such as EG, EU etc.

Depending on how the cycles unfold over time and the longer term chart structure will dictate how the SLs are minimized (if they are).

The stops are placed so far out that they have not yet interfered with the progress of any cycles.

SLs may also be reduced or sometimes extended for cycles that run over the weekend but this depends on my assessment of likely gap up or gap down scenarios once the market fires up again at the start of the new week.

You could view the stops on some of these cycles as simply an account protector in the event of a nasty and unpredictable price spike.

I am afforded such large stops because I'm applying relatively small lot sizes on an account that has a very good ratio between account balance/equity and lot size even with many other unfavorable trading conditions.

Its all a matter of working with what you've got and getting the most out of it for the least amount of risk.

Masterrmind...........
Master your Mind then Master your Trades
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