You're going to get plenty of suggestions on settings, either here or from books, but what you use depends on what kind of trader you are and what...
This is actually two questions, what the MACD has to do with the 0 line and what it has to do with the divergence. The divergence is simply the...
This - short-term scalping - probably has to be re-emphasized. A trend-following system is not likely to be very successful also as a short-term...
and e. prevent the trader from over-trading. --Db
It doesn't really matter whether it works for him or for anybody else. Those who can't stand discretionary strategies or tactics will hate it....
You're not using a 24-hour chart? --Db
If that were the case, time wouldn't be the only thing you have in your hands. --Db
Could you provide the times of your trades? --Db
I've been waiting for the next bar, though it may not make much difference. I'll have to paper-trade both simultaneously (fortunately, it doesn't...
Now I understand. --Db
When you reverse, are you doing it immediately or are you waiting for the open of the next bar? --Db
It shouldn't be that difficult. There's nearly always some "reflux", even in a trend. The problem is figuring out how to guess whether to go...
Now that's a keeper. --Db
There's always a danger in believing that those who agree with us have it right, and those who disagree with us are hopelessly misguided. Rather...
I assume you've checked out the Chicago Mercantile Exchange site (cme.com). They have a wealth of information for beginners. Just click "Getting...
It seems a lifetime ago that one could get it all done in 90 minutes, then do something more interesting for the rest of the day. Then it got to...
This is definitely a danger. One of the benefits of insisting that profits and losses be taken at certain levels is that hope is eliminated from...
I don't recall that Quah stated when he began fooling with this, though when he began posting his results we had already sunk into a period of...
So the 0935 trade was held because it didn't reach a 3.5pt loss and was flipped at the open of the 0938 bar? --Db
NQ Trades 9:33 S 889.50 +3.00 (2:00) 9:35 S 887.00 -1.50 L 888.50 +3.50 (4:00) 9:38 L 888.50 +3 (1:00) 9:43 L 889.00 +3...
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