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rav700 said:
I am waiting for london open now and am going to be buying on dips ..
Missed out on the first spike but if the bigben occurs will buy @ 1.8900 level
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[email protected] [email protected] and [email protected] with a trailing stop.....Lets see how it goes
Happy trading....
Best of luck
your thoughts....


... same here, expecting retracements along the way, but I'm hoping it's going to attempt 9000 today ... seeming that there is at least +100 pips to go yet (average range), news pending of course. Good Luck !
 
cable

GBP/USD - "Cable"
Buying strategy (Short term positions).
Buying strategy (Long term positions).
Long term - up trend from 28 November 2005 with first main Support at 1.7320
Resistance: 1.9000
Support: 1.8750, 1.8530
Fibonacci level 61.8% at 1.8600
Fibonacci level 50.0% at 1.8300
Fibonacci level 38.2% at 1.8000
Fibonacci level 23.6% at 1.7635
 
.... remember the large inverted HS I was on about, well it could still develop, if the second shoulder forms now. ..... let's see !!!
 
elbart said:
.... remember the large inverted HS I was on about, well it could still develop, if the second shoulder forms now. ..... let's see !!!



... unless of course 9000 is taken out.
 
smbtnt said:
Neck line sitting at yesterday's R 8860-8870, I also have a vacuum zone at 8930 which 'generally' get hit (look at yesterdays example), if the break out is successful the head target is approx 100 pips ie 8960. Also the bounce off 8760 was a fib level which adds more fuel to the fire.

The other possibility being a breakdown of the lows after a double top rejection at R - 8860.

I favour the former fwiw.

Well the inv hs delivered the 100 pip target 8960. The vacuum zone was hit at 8930.
Critical levels now at 1.9000 - if broken i am getting eventual zones of 9150-9160.

Longs still in play from 8768, shorts stopped out at 8862. The pull back missed my limit by 10 pips to add to the longs at 8895. C'est la vie.
 
elbart said:
.... remember the large inverted HS I was on about, well it could still develop, if the second shoulder forms now. ..... let's see !!!

This one has a much larger head target than yesterdays - approximately 250pips.

I am contemplating placing some sell limits around 9020-9030 region for the countertrend. Lets see how the price action unfolds first.
 
Can this area hold a retrace:

1.8949 Fib Sup (1.8896 / 1.9002) 50.0
1.8945 Fib Sup (1.8852 / 1.9002) 38.2
1.8944 Spike Low
1.8940 Retrace Low
1.8936 Fib Sup (1.8896 / 1.9002) 61.8

Good for a long, depending on how it sets up, with stop below this cluster ?
 
Hmm, false break-out at 12:52...

Still only at +41, I've been stopped out so many times at b/e or just barely a pip above or below that it becomes wearying :(

Moving sl on S63 once more
 
The significance of what you are doing when you trade the money markets is to understand the broad brush strokes of the supply/demand levels. You can play with fib levels and support/resistance levels and any other specialist levels you want, but they are just toys. Distractions. They will come true just often enough to convince you there is something in them.

If you want to trade like a professional money markets trader, then do what they do. Jumping in and jumping out where your profit runs are barely more than your stops is just playing the slot machines. Pennies.

You do not have the advantages of the pro market traders in that your commissions and costs are going to prevent you doing anything at all smart in terms of scalping. If you try it, you will look busy and you may even end up at break even if you work hard enough. This is not a sensible use of your time. Even if you enjoy it. It just clutters.

How do you understand the broad brush strokes of the supply/demand levels in the money markets?

Take a look at your FX pair of choice - Cable. Where is it, right now? Where was it at the last obvious high? When was that? And the same for the low. When? And where?

Use daily, weekly and monthly charts.

Anyone who cares to actually do this basic research and come back with it, I will be willing to take you further.
 
Danger Field said:
Where is it, right now? .

1.8958

Danger Field said:
Where was it at the last obvious high? .

1.9001

Danger Field said:
When was that? .

9:52 am

Danger Field said:
And the same for the low. When? And where?.

Good Friday @ 1.8500

Danger Field said:
Anyone who cares to actually do this basic research and come back with it, I will be willing to take you further.

Pray tell... :cheesy:
 
Danger Field said:
The significance of what you are doing when you trade the money markets is to understand the broad brush strokes of the supply/demand levels. You can play with fib levels and support/resistance levels and any other specialist levels you want, but they are just toys. Distractions. They will come true just often enough to convince you there is something in them.

If you want to trade like a professional money markets trader, then do what they do. Jumping in and jumping out where your profit runs are barely more than your stops is just playing the slot machines. Pennies.

You do not have the advantages of the pro market traders in that your commissions and costs are going to prevent you doing anything at all smart in terms of scalping. If you try it, you will look busy and you may even end up at break even if you work hard enough. This is not a sensible use of your time. Even if you enjoy it. It just clutters.

How do you understand the broad brush strokes of the supply/demand levels in the money markets?

Take a look at your FX pair of choice - Cable. Where is it, right now? Where was it at the last obvious high? When was that? And the same for the low. When? And where?

Use daily, weekly and monthly charts.

Anyone who cares to actually do this basic research and come back with it, I will be willing to take you further.

Agree, to a degree...

When I'm at the screen, I try to job, or milk, if you like, the market, trying to get the swings right. When I'm not around, I just put in my orders at what I think are significant levels of reversal, congestion etc.

What you outline above is the basics for a position trader. That glove doesn't fit me, something to do with knowing myself. I do keep an eye on the broader picture. I'd be a damned fool if I didn't. But that doesn't stop me from trying to get a fair share of pips out of the noise.

Doing fine at that, up 200 pips for the week, which is the range for the week up till now (flat if I'd positiontraded).

News ahead, more noise, more chop.
 
wasp said:
1.8958

1.9001

9:52 am

Good Friday @ 1.8500

Where has the majority of the trading taken place? At what level or within what narrow (30 pips) band has MOST of the trading occurred during that period? If you do not have access to a market profile type display, use your best visual judgement.
 
marmoset said:
What you outline above is the basics for a position trader. That glove doesn't fit me, something to do with knowing myself.
Nothing to do with swing or position. This is not a glove you can just try on. The market does not care if you know yourself or not. It is totally irrelevent. YOU must know the market. I will give you some pointers.
 
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