I am going to look at the SP500 index chart as the main trend chart, as my focus is currently on stocks. The only information that I want to see from this chart is where we are currently with the index, and it is very clear. Chart 1 = T = Trend Chart = SPX SP500 Index Monthly Chart O = 2089.50 H = 2123.76 L = 2067.18 C = 2122.73 We are currently trending UP nearing an all time high of 2125.73 This is my starting reference point. What I do next is very subjective, and will depend on several factors that will be based on learning to date and my resulting trading experiences. J_S
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I will give a half answer to the OP's original question here because what he was trying to do was noble but also misled many unintentionally. Volume. If you think about it, volume can be the only thing that matters as nothing else has an impact on price. Volume either hits the bid or lifts the offer. All price patterns are a result of this simple concept. FS
This thread will never die ! I think the obvious pre-requisite to trading any market is self-mastery.
Not that easy. I have done extensive studies on the volume subject (traded and book volume), and while volume is somewhat important, it is not the main block at all.
Hi, The OP stated repeatedly that it was not volume that they were referring to, they did use volume, but in a different way to most of us. I'm in Mysteron's camp, most of us come away with a different concept of what "the obvious" is. Having said that, I've got my own concept, it may differ from yours.... feel free to disagree. I won't state what I think explicitly, but I'll point to what I think may be some of many clues.. 1. "The obvious" is, as they stated many times, is..well...Obvious. NYSE states that he has "stated that point, many many times". It's right in front of you. Its in any chart, but, you need to "rub your eyes" and look. It operates straight in front of your eyes, right out in the open. 2. But, as with the thread on the see through Box, you need to "train the eye" to see it. In order to train the eye, you need to be still and watch and think. Forget everything else you've been told or learned..and just watch what is going on..question what is happening, why? Watch this short video on watching and thinking...forget about any technique the author uses, that's not the point, just note how he quietly observes what is going on... http://marketgeometry.com/blog/reading-price-action-shak daily 3. Refer to this thread, particularly to TO, TE, note the pictures they posted, why did they post a picture of a man pointing to the market, a gondola sinking, the cover of a book, the intraday charts, what do they have in common?...why did TO take that option trade where he did? 4. Refer to the thread by MrCharts, he tells you where to look. Refer to the thread on maps by The General who shows you how to look (well, one way). 5. Refer to this thread where TO/TE are drawing straight lines, why did price come back to those points? 6. All the other stuff you've learned is out there for a reason...why? 7. A personal observation: don't go down the path of believing they are talking about a magical formula or the like,they are not, just watch price and what it does... Regards Bogan22