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- ProbaBill replied Mar 26, 2009
screen capture — If your interested in a good screen capture app. here is a free screen capture program that I use. It handles just about any file type. url When it has loaded just hit 'c' to setup screen capture options. Save as JPEG 100% ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 25, 2009
Very interesting birdt, I have also researched this phenomenon and came up with a similar approach to trading them, though, my observations came from a slightly different angle. I would look for a large range bar that has broken out of a cluster of ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 25, 2009
M, Thanks for sharing your research, very interesting. Cam
- ProbaBill replied Mar 20, 2009
Yes, I am familiar with Van Tharps work. Thank you for answering my questions. Your av. win Vs av.loss looks very good for this style of trading, I commend you. A good equation for every trader: system expectancy = (%winning trades * $Average win) - ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 20, 2009
Every time I have had a go at scalping I do well for a while then I get taken to the cleaners on a few bad trades, I think your execution skills have to be very good. Also, I found it easier on futures due to speed of execution, these metatrader ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 20, 2009
excellent I like the thought process.
- ProbaBill replied Mar 20, 2009
I know it sounds counter intuitive to enter in anticipation of the BO, however, I remember reading about a trader that had success with this approach and I have kept an eye on it as I have been trading. I think its worth a look as another point of ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 20, 2009
I agree with your analysis, the pullback to the origin of the BO is to be expected, there are usually traders looking to capitalize on this phenomena, so you get a fresh burst of momentum from these bulls. The trap springs shut on all of those bulls ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 19, 2009
Here are the EURUSD trades and the usual scenario for a failed trade. I am keeping a tight stop on these trades, so once the pivot is taken out against me I am out. I am willing to take two attempts at the one level and am happy to take the loss and ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 19, 2009
indeed, there was no trigger. We just had another entry a little while ago.
- ProbaBill replied Mar 19, 2009
Couple of pivot reversals from current session
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
Help, I can't get off.... somebody help me... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! --- Seriously though, I have been on many tangents and am still pursuing a few, but out of all of them, designing strategies around support and resistance has been the most ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
oops! — My apologies, I was analyzing the wrong account statement that was posted by someone else in the thread. I will delete the post as it is now irrelevant. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my questions. Cam
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
More pivot reversals. I am using the 5M to locate them and entering on the 1M. I have looked back over a few months and believe the entry is accurate enough and provides a low risk opportunity to develop a trading method from. Selecting the best ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
Thank you PJ for your contribution, The PDF appears to be a grid style strategy and I know many traders have tried various approaches to this unsuccessfully. 95% win rate with 5% losses that can eradicate a weeks worth of profits by the skew in ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
OK here it is. -- and some recent pivot reversals. Cam
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
OK here it is.
- ProbaBill replied Mar 18, 2009
efficient entry or efficient trade management — Mathematician, we are opposites, your trading the breaks and I am trading the reversals. Regarding your interest in efficient entries. It is possible that your entries are fine but you may need ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 15, 2009
One of the logical problems I have with scaling in against your initial position is that if you are 'correct' in your entry placement you only have 1 unit running into profit, whereas, every time you are wrong you will have 3 unit losses. To be ...
- ProbaBill replied Mar 15, 2009
The story of price — mathematician, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your chart, I just thought I would outline what I see from the same period. Chart1 I like looking for good strategic locations that seem logical decision points for many ...