<![CDATA[Trade2Win Forums - Swing & Position Trading]]> http://www.trade2win.com/boards/ Medium term trades (from days to weeks). en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.trade2win.com/boards/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Trade2Win Forums - Swing & Position Trading]]> http://www.trade2win.com/boards/ Finding stocks to trade http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/79774-finding-stocks-trade.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:02 GMT Anyone of a UK screener for volatile and liquid stocks? I can find a few for the US stocks online, but none for the uk? Anyone of a UK screener for volatile and liquid stocks? I can find a few for the US stocks online, but none for the uk? ]]> boydd_uk http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/79774-finding-stocks-trade.html Placing Stops http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/79670-placing-stops.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:13 GMT I finding it difficult to come up with sensible thoughts on where to place stops. I work better with pictures so I attach a chart of GSK, The red line is Jose's Interpretation of Elder's SafeZone, the purple line is the Chandelier indicator from Metastock. Needless to say they both point to different stops.

Problem is that depending on where to place a sensible stop would perhaps determine whether there is enough upside ratio against the possible downside. So not knowing where best to place the stop - means I'm not sure I should be in the trade or not.

Would appreciate views on placing stops, and thoughts on safezone vs chandelier stops.
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]]> boydd_uk http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/79670-placing-stops.html Regrets, I have a few..... http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/78750-regrets-i-have-few.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:21:52 GMT I have been trading (amateur) since the dark ages and I've never varied my strategy - potential trend continuation after retracement - albeit that I've used many different entry set-ups over the years. In fact, I'd say most of my thinking was devoted to such set-ups and very little to exits.

How I wish now that I had reversed that thinking since, whilst a good entry is important, it's knowing when to exit that is crucial to the bottom line.

Stop-losses have never been a problem. I hate seeing a losing trade in my account and ditch them without compunction (I do think a re-entry set-up is worth establishing, though, to cover those odd irritations of the damn thing turning round and zooming off in the direction you wanted in the first place).

No, the real problem over the years has been taking profits. I've done it all: watching healthy profits come back to break even trades; taking profits and jumping off the train just before it picks up speed; being shaken out by what's going on in a lower time frame; or ignoring what my trading time frame is saying and staying in because the higher time frame still looks ok; etc;etc. You name a fault and I've been guilty of it.

Have I overcome the problem? Well, certainly I'm a lot better than I was and I am far more well prepared. In essence, I believe you can live with a single entry set-up, but that there should be several exit set-ups in your tool box and a well thought out re-entry strategy. Most of all, I now spend far more time planning my exits than I do my entries.

good trading

jon ]]> barjon http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/78750-regrets-i-have-few.html FTSE Futures http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/77990-ftse-futures.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:38:51 GMT Morning everyone, Just out of interest to anyone that swing trades FTSE Futures on a daily basis. Do you use the 16:30 official LIFFE close or the 21:00 historic close. Thx Morning everyone,

Just out of interest to anyone that swing trades FTSE Futures on a daily basis. Do you use the 16:30 official LIFFE close or the 21:00 historic close.

Thx ]]> KaKaMyPants http://www.trade2win.com/boards/swing-position-trading/77990-ftse-futures.html