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vidvad's 2023 4-9-18 ema journal 62 replies
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Disliked{quote} I'd like to see a chart that marks your entries. It would probably be more helpful to you if I could remark on the etries you are making that you find problematic rather than having me trying to imagine where and when you are having difficulties. Also, are you using a reasonable take profit? I may be wrong, but I think more retail traders fail because they are wining their exits. I use fixed profit targets on every trade. For the NQ, usually +40 to +60 ticks. For CL it is +50 ticks. Does the market offer more? Yes, very often it does. But...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Regarding one of your captures, I attach some marks that I have made of entries that I personally would have taken at that moment. (red cross to sell, blue to buy)Ignored
Disliked{quote} . Maybe focus this week on trading pullback entries as price is coming back out of the ema's, whether it is a reversal back to trend from the 34 ema, or from the 8 ema bands?Ignored
Disliked{quote} In this case, both ES and NQ are within easy distance of Friday's high prices, so very likely at the open that even if the Highest Open is broken, price will reverse and take at least a stab at Friday's highs before reversing lower. And given the overnight rally, maybe we see bull breakout mode today.Ignored
DislikedNQ buy stop at 18357. Need closes above that level though to bring the buyers in who might push price up for a measured move of the NYSE consolidation so far. Target would be 18425.25. I'll set a take profit at 18417 or thereabouts. {image}Ignored
DislikedWent full size on the pullback-continuation. Need an H-A candle to close above that 18378 swing resistance and then I'll move stop to breakeven. {image}Ignored