BB, the point I was making is that a cross of the zero line on the MACD is defined as a cross of the 2 EMAs, is it not ? See the 2nd paragraph...
Just reading back over this thread, can anyone tell me why T28 doesn't just watch the 12 & 26 bar EMAs and trade on the crossover ? As far as I...
Tracking the signals on the FTSE futures this am.. here is the chart..
Sorry for the double post.
"Wait for the macd is cross the zero line then take the trade." ... and again, but in English ?
Probably slight O/T, but a rule I have found useful with stocks is to not enter countertrend trades after midday. I define countertrend as...
OK, this is the last one...
2 min chart of FTSE ftrs with MACD crossover & 9 bar EMA cross circled.
About 30 mins later...
Been looking at the MACD with the market I'm most familiar with, the FTSE futures. Here's a sample chart for todays session.
Thanks for the reply. The reason I ask is that different traders react to win/loss rates in different ways. A 40 % win rate can be very...
CharlesTrader, thanks for your input. Out of interest, how many trades do you typically find per day on the ES ? Also, if you wish to, can...
Been reading this thread, very useful stuff. Couple of questions: 1. Has anyone been trading this type of system using longer timeframes ?...
"I did precisely the wrong thing," Livingstone notes. "The cotton showed me a loss and I kept it. The wheat showed me a profit and I sold it out....
OK here goes, this is a fairly typical day: 0700 Alarm goes off. 0710 Alarm goes off again. 0720 Grab alarm and hurl it across the floor....
I can see what you are saying, but I don't think the active members of an obscure trading board can really be regarded as 'the masses'.
Looks like the bears got their way today.
I use CMC but the info on that site is incorrect.
Er... what exactly has Trendymohawk's post to do with the thread ?
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