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catch a little bit I hope
collected some points in the morning .. but closed for zero in the trade above .. it spent most of the day out of the money .. I missed many trading opportunities because I was sitting in losing trade all day .. there must be a cure for this .. but not sure what it is
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collected some points in the morning .. but closed for zero in the trade above .. it spent most of the day out of the money .. I missed many trading opportunities because I was sitting in losing trade all day .. there must be a cure for this .. but not sure what it is
Just get periods like this,
I think the only thing you can do is cut em short and wait for your signals to come good again, they will if your methods sound.
I just check my method and well check I traded my plan live at the market. I think we all cheat a bit , which is OK if we are rockin, but no so good if we are not :!:
I read somewhere that a good trade goes well straight away and I have found this to be true more often than not, I stick that at front of my mind if I am having a sticky patch, dont get me wrong I take my signals in my timeframe etc but my soft stop becomes my hard stop and I re-enter if required and pay the spread
UNTIL I ROCK AGAIN
:cheesy: When Iv done all that I usually decide its my method thats rubbish
Im a bit daft and I can"t think of a better one so I keep using it and improving it a bit at a time :idea:
Thanks Ian & Split (trend line & pointing right direction reminder) I new that , I new that I did honest I did
I just forgot again
Hey where is Split, hows your swing trading going :?:
Ian that leval 2 thing you posted, are you supposed to use those, I mean its not cheating is it :?: Where do you get them and do they work :?: :idea: Do the SB firms let you use them
Got to go little buy on the Dow I think
Breach of rules No trades on Dow arrrrhhhNot being wise a#### I dont trade for a living only part time in the mornings, I find following the plan easier that way. That is till I start ROCKIN, when Iv been ROCKIN for 2 straight years then I might give it a go full time
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So with DOW at new highs - whither the FTSE?
Seems like a test of FTSE highs is on the cards..see attached charts..
buy the dips - scale out of longs if nearing the highs..wait n see for reaction at highs..
(that's my strategy for near term - unless subsequent price action dictates otherwise
Well FTSE turned back at resistance (6570 cash) - if US mkts turn south in dramatic fashion - after the BIG rally - the DIP could be as low as 6320 (cash) - without spoiling the BULLISH view -
back to watching for the right entry -
oil, gold, Euro all weaker -
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looking back on today .. short was the way to go .. makes sense, profits were likely to be taken from a nice (if unspectacular) bull run yesterday ..
So how is it the bullish move yesterday infected my brain so that I could not consider a short today??... it's all so obvious in retrospect
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looking back on today .. short was the way to go .. makes sense, profits were likely to be taken from a nice (if unspectacular) bull run yesterday ..
So how is it the bullish move yesterday infected my brain so that I could not consider a short today??... it's all so obvious in retrospect
Whats the old brain say today :?:
Shortorlong any pref
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Whats the old brain say today :?:
Shortorlong any pref
the old brain said don't trade in the first 5 minutes .. I waited for a short this morning, scalped a few, now flat .. thinking about going long soon ..
but will I push the button? -- watching for a stochs cross below the 25 lineblack bear
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the old brain said don't trade in the first 5 minutes .. I waited for a short this morning, scalped a few, now flat .. thinking about going long soon ..
waitin for the 1 st hr to click over, news things @ 9:30 so prob wait till after them :?:
Long could be way to go , but dont like ftse keep going under last weeks high ?
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thnk ftse getting bit excited here Dow still on yest Low with SB firms :?:
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Watching
:arrowd: if hour low and week high goes
not decided what to do if its strong
:arrowd: if hour low and week high goesnot decided what to do if its strong
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Watching
not decided what to do if its strong
Short @ 18 1/3
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out 28 - 3.5 full
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short @ 24 1/3
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out 28 - 3.5 full
bad luck - when you went short had just gone long for the second time .. my first "sucked in" trade (no signals) just lucky it worked out, but only collected a few points.
Earlier I did hit the buy button but closed shaken out, again for a few points
the next signal for me will be short .. but can't shake off this crazy long bias at the moment
think I'll take a break (probably miss my signal -
ooops there it is
- short 23 .. now watch me crash and burn
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no wot you mean, I m gettin a bit of a long bias to, dont no why
still short just snaffle graaa
still short just snaffle graaa
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Dow cash sb going down can anybody with real data confirm ?
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Thanks
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who keeps buying those dips .. stop it right now
may be compelled to bail soon
may be compelled to bail soon
