Early Morning Range Breakouts using time and sales

robocop

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Hi there,

I use the following system/method paper trading with ProRealtime.

Stock selection with a ProScreener program:

indicator1 = ADX[14]
c1 = (indicator1 >= 12)
c2 = close > 5 AND close < 500
c3 = (summation[3](volume)/3) > 1000000
c4 = AverageTrueRange[3](close) > 2
c5 = Volatility[10,10] > 8
SCREENER[ c1 AND c2 AND c3 and c4 AND c5] (DI[3](close) AS "daily momentum")

to filter good daily momentum stocks on the NASDAQ.

Main strategy:
Setup Early morning opening range (30 min):
Entry: breaks high of morning range with 1000 shares. This could be anywhere in the day, not only in the morning. Confirmation of time and sales (no large opposite orders), and not against overall market (15 min)
First exit/target: high or low of previous wave
Second exit: Whole number or half whole number
Physical Stoploss: stoploss order previous high or low of last two major waves
Mental stoploss: break of EMA(10) or other good reason to get out (such as bailing out if breakout does not occur as expected)

Example:
Perfect ERBO 7.png

I invite everyone with a similar strategy to update his/her results or comments. (y)

Regards,
Robocop
 
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Here my watchlist for April 30:
watchlist 04-30-2012.jpg

The following stocks have good potential for large (easy) moves:
MDRX
MXWL
YNDX
QCOR
CTCT
SCSS
PANL
LULU
BIIB
ALXN
ITRI
 
AKAM 1000 SHORT @ 32.26
Stop @ 32.85

Again exit with loss @ 32.81 = $ 550

Should exited directly at EMA(10) break, but stayed in some longer to get a better exit. I don't think it is coming anymore.
 
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