Experimenting in market replay today with a random day's data. Using very tight stops, and trying to get out as soon as it starts going against...
Hi, Slope. Thanks for your post. I actually use green/red(up/down) candles when back-testing, but I know that lots of people don't like to...
I've read this thread through once. Didn't get anything out of it first time around. I'm gonna cancel some family time this weekend and read it...
If I was still in (and using my typical hard stop/target approach), I'd just be waiting for it to hit either my stop or limit. (unless I got a new...
because I was trading with hard stops and targets at that time. Since then, I took your advice. If it moves against you, get out.
when it stops dropping and goes the other way
price has stopped falling, so out here at 94.47 for +3
No stop, but if price goes up, i'll exit (usually stop would be at 94.64 but taking advice)
short 94.50
I thought so!! Glad to have it confirmed.
and if it was a matter of buying when price is going up and visaversa, surely an MACD crossover is the holy grail?
' stopped -15 Hope you caught that one, Hurricane ;)
price going up? We were down on the day at the time of the short, price had dropped off nearly 40 ticks from the high of the day, AND we were...
Practiced/demo traded for about 1 year. Then live trading (on and off) for about 2 years. I've traded most markets. Equities, CL, ES, forex....
I'd potentially be interested in this offer. I'm short this very second from 94.37 stop at 94.52 target 94.12
thanks for commenting. Yes. My stops are based on the price action, but TEND to be around 25 ticks. Is that that tight for 5 min trading? Some...
I have a trading plan describing setups/filters etc. I am able to follow it well. I can take stops like an emotionless robot. I can't code,...
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Hi. Thought it might be fun to watch a very bad trader (me!) embarass themselves. Recently, I am losing VERY consistently. Quite impressive,...
Sorry, Niko. Got too much going on, with too many threads open! I always look into this thread, but my calls weren't meant for this thread on...
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