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SuddenDeath said:
..the 20 trigger level, at the same time the RSI (period 5) was above the 35 reading needed to give a valid buy signal (the higher the stronger the buy signal)

Kaisen glad it worked for you.

Morgan Stanley just reported bad(expected) numbers FTSE tanked
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Thanks for that. On the Finspreads chart the Stchs is set at 14,3,5. The readings were K 69, and D 84. Why do you use RSI 5 rather that the default of 14? Sorry to be a pain but its only from guys like you i seem to be able to get straight answers. Much appreciated.
 
papak said:
Hi Ian, still what I dont understand is this:
If you make a living from scalping then I assume you must trade more than $1 p/p.
So if you normally trade let's say 5 p/p why dont you trade 1 p/p for swing trades? This way you can have 50 points stop instead of 10 points on a scalp, and still risk the same money?
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Yes you are right, the problem is i am doing swing trades on the south african top 40 using options/ wave warrants because i do not want to risk overnight positions with future contracts in fear of total wipe out. I have traded swings successfully using this method for 3 and a half years now and usually follow my stops. On the south african market there are often very big gaps and they usually fill within a day or two and so i very seldom have a breakdown in strategy as i have had with this rally where i lost control of the trade. There was a sudden gap up and i held with the view it whould close only to see it go higher for another two days. I only mentioned it as to be informative to other traders on the consiquenses one suffers for not sticking to ones strategy - loss of oppertunity and the stress that can make one make bad trading dessions while in such a possition.
 
woolley said:
Good morning
I am Not making a living scalping are you making a living swing trading? where can I find /read more about it ?
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Hi Woolley,

Yes I do this for a living.
My approach is probably a bit different from a lot of others as I work a lot with Time Cycles.
Amongst others I combine Delta with Fib Time to determine when the market is due for a turn. Then I step in once the turn is in (I dont try to make a perfect entry right at the bottom) and get a little chunk out of the whole move.

Some books I would recommend are:

The delta Phenomenon by Welles Wilder - defines how markets move in cycles, and how to find those cycles, short to long time cycles.

High Propability Trading strategies by Robert Miner - explains Fib Time and Fib Price very well !

A very different book is "Trading in the Zone" from Mark Douglas - all about psychology of trading.

Hope this helps,
papak
 
Hi Ian,

Aha I understand. Shame they dont do spread betting I suppose like here in the UK?
Good luck anyway!
 
papak said:
Hi Ian,

Aha I understand. Shame they dont do spread betting I suppose like here in the UK?
Good luck anyway!
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Ag it was a bad trade to start off with, did not use my normal entry and came of a very good run so i was over confident and cocky, lessons learned but am afraid it was not the first time so it will probably not be the last. I find that i am more in control of the short ftse trades as i do not loose focus of what has to be done in such a short time span. My day swings have had some problems especially if i went out drinking and try to exit while being hung over or worst still drunk. I tried scalping before in such a state and lost 600 pound in one session so i vowed never to trade while drunk again.:D
 
ian23 said:
Ag it was a bad trade to start off with, did not use my normal entry and came of a very good run so i was over confident and cocky, lessons learned but am afraid it was not the first time so it will probably not be the last. I find that i am more in control of the short ftse trades as i do not loose focus of what has to be done in such a short time span. My day swings have had some problems especially if i went out drinking and try to exit while being hung over or worst still drunk. I tried scalping before in such a state and lost 600 pound in one session so i vowed never to trade while drunk again.:D
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seems like reasonable advise! :LOL:
 
Hi Guys,
I have been following this thread for a while.

I received an email about this book, downloaded it, read almost all of it and found it good. All known concepts but in one place in a nice concise manner.
http://www.rockwelltrading.com/free-ebook

Thought others would find it useful, its free to download. I hope I am not breaking any rules,if yes then moderator please delete my post.

Regards
 
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