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  • #26,381
  • Mar 3, 2017 10:38am Mar 3, 2017 10:38am
I have an expectation of a NSL from long term and intermediate term order flow. That's why I got short at 20979.

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  • #26,382
  • Mar 3, 2017 10:47am Mar 3, 2017 10:47am
stop on profit lock
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  • #26,383
  • Mar 3, 2017 10:54am Mar 3, 2017 10:54am
moved my stop up and got stopped +14
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  • #26,384
  • Mar 3, 2017 10:55am Mar 3, 2017 10:55am
Done for the week
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  • #26,385
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:07am Mar 3, 2017 11:07am
Quoting steos
I have an expectation of a NSL from long term and intermediate term order flow. That's why I got short at 20979. {image}
Stopped manually for -8
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  • #26,386
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:36am Mar 3, 2017 11:36am
Quoting evocpr19
{quote} Patience pays off when trading with expectations. Honestly big respect; I was "only" watching, but I suffered with you. I would have gone mad on this.
Thanks the suffering was only due to the amount of time it finally took the bulls to get their shit together.

100% patience and situational awareness helped me capitalize on the move. I will talk more about it in a post when I have access to my charts again.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,387
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:37am Mar 3, 2017 11:37am
Quoting finfresh
{quote} When trading the longer term order flow, you have to be patient to weather the short term order flow and hold price accountable to your original expectations.
Music to my ears.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,388
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:42am Mar 3, 2017 11:42am
Quoting x3m-PippiN
{quote} We or at least I learned that although the expectation at hand was for a NSH we should have situational awareness and factor in the imbalance favouring the bears which would probably mean a complex correction and a difficult to properly manage trade. Also in a setup like today ..wouldn't it be better to enter on immediate OF change ? (neon green line and blue arrow) {image}
Love it! Wow great answers everyone. Now the issue with waiting on the short term order flow to change is that while this may give you some added confluence, it often puts you in at a less favorable price cutting into the RR profile of the trade.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,389
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:50am Mar 3, 2017 11:50am
Quoting Coreg2004
{quote} Damian, I know you don't use prior day high and low in your trading but sometimes it pays of to know reaction of other traders to these numbers. I don't use Pivot Points but have them on my chart just to see how price behaves around them. Just the thought, just the thought. {image}
It's not that the prior day's highs and lows don't hold value to me. They are sometimes factored into my SD zones if price reacted favorable to it. It's a process that happens by default if you will.

As as for the pivots. I will say that institutions use it as general support and resistance areas as it's a standardized equation that is pretty universal. This too becomes incorporated into the SD zones I draw but only highlights the levels that price respected the most. It sort of happens by default again. I hope you understand what in saying.

I know these levels play a role in the decisions being made but buy only concentrating on what price has reacted to make my life easier and less complicated. Thank you for the suggestion much appreciated!
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,390
  • Mar 3, 2017 11:54am Mar 3, 2017 11:54am
Quoting Mr. Pip
Out at +15 have to head out. What did we learn from this trade? {image}
We learned to give room for the trade and to be patient and calm when we are on the pain train.
If you can’t take a small loss, take the mother of all losses.
  • #26,391
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:02pm Mar 3, 2017 12:02pm
today's dj30 trades +2 ,+1 ,+14
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  • #26,392
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:09pm Mar 3, 2017 12:09pm
Quoting Mr. Pip
{quote} It's not that the prior day's highs and lows don't hold value to me. They are sometimes factored into my SD zones if price reacted favorable to it. It's a process that happens by default if you will. As as for the pivots. I will say that institutions use it as general support and resistance areas as it's a standardized equation that is pretty universal. This too becomes incorporated into the SD zones I draw but only highlights the levels that price respected the most....
I was playing around with pitchforks a lot a month ago. And at the beginning it was fun ..but after a while I noticed that if you just draw S&D zones properly MOST (not all) of the times this things are factored in.
  • #26,393
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:24pm Mar 3, 2017 12:24pm
Quoting steos
{quote} Stopped manually for -8 {image}
Tell me why you expect a NSL?
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,394
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:29pm Mar 3, 2017 12:29pm
Quoting x3m-PippiN
{quote} I was playing around with pitchforks a lot a month ago. And at the beginning it was fun ..but after a while I noticed that if you just draw S&D zones properly MOST (not all) of the times this things are factored in.
Very true. It's like the moving averages, It doesn't matter which one you use or what period you will always five price respect it at some point. You don't want to trade every level or trend line, you just want the ones that had the most violence. The ones that had carnage are the ones I care about. everything else is a minor lever that I use to understand based on strength and weakness if either party will try to defend the level. You all see me do this everyday.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,395
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:41pm Mar 3, 2017 12:41pm
It seems not yet for this week,
Get a temptation on Longing GU

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No TP,
Will be closed manually.
  • #26,396
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:47pm Mar 3, 2017 12:47pm
Quoting Mr. Pip
{quote} Tell me why you expect a NSL?
I saw the correction of the long term dominant swing (green line). Then I saw a correction of the intermediate dominant swing (red line). So I went short on the 50% retracement after a rotation candle. Was this a correct thought process?
PS: the action is still in play but I just decided to close it for a small loss. The reason was because I saw bull strength.
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  • #26,397
  • Mar 3, 2017 12:51pm Mar 3, 2017 12:51pm
Quoting Dfn
It seems not yet for this week, Get a temptation on Longing GU {image} No TP, Will be closed manually.
Stopped out.

1:3
  • #26,398
  • Mar 3, 2017 4:58pm Mar 3, 2017 4:58pm
My only trade form last night, didn't get a chance to post after the session (National Rugby League season just started).

Expectation of a NSL after a pullback into a zone of identified structure. Good rotation bar with good R:R, stopped out for a full position above the high.
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  • #26,399
  • Mar 3, 2017 6:18pm Mar 3, 2017 6:18pm
Quoting steos
{quote} I saw the correction of the long term dominant swing (green line). Then I saw a correction of the intermediate dominant swing (red line). So I went short on the 50% retracement after a rotation candle. Was this a correct thought process? PS: the action is still in play but I just decided to close it for a small loss. The reason was because I saw bull strength. {image}
Steos, I will provide a chart tomorrow some time.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
  • #26,400
  • Mar 3, 2017 9:52pm Mar 3, 2017 9:52pm
Quoting Mr. Pip
{quote} Steos, I will provide a chart tomorrow some time.
looking forward
thank you
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