I have spent maybe 3 on ET this year and over 2 of those hours have been spent reading this thread! Anyone that has NEVER shown any blotters of...
Gabe, I am quite sure people don't understand or even know of those stats... just animal instincts (the same ones that drive TV ratings that...
That is amazing. What about the Green outside bar around 10:30 on the 5m chart? Could be NoDoji's 2nd Mouse area.
From what I have see in CL so far it seems to frequently chop in zones for a while.. (NoDoji please comment) IF so looks like waiting for some...
Still think there is a buried reason for much of this: you don't want THIS trade to be a losing trade so you seek the absolute lowest TF and stop...
After the breakdowns there weren't ANY signal to follow the trend?? Where are your level lines? Seems you find a way to trade just the chop...
You may as well stop listening then. He won't be able to get his message across.
So nothing system related... Either find a way to minimize these events in your head OR don't trade those days. If minor events are causing...
In that case what lights the fuse on those days that makes a "normal" losing day become a monster? Maybe describing such a day is a good place to...
What a thread this has become!.... My questions... Without those big down days Gabe's method was making money right?? Why else are we trading?...
So how do you find out if your system has a positive expectancy when you cannot execute it properly from day to day (the reason/excuse being "I am...
We (those struggling) have to (hope to?) reach an "uncle" point (some of us may not) where we will do whatever it takes to improve by becoming...
I think every trader should listen to this every day.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhKJ9P3agRc
Execution charts (that generate the equity charts) will be much more useful. Something to describe your execution efficiency. I sound like a...
As one that tried and failed (under-capitalized/emotional) at day-trading I really believe one should start with higher time-frames first.. they...
Doesn't recognize jpg here either..
I was looking for NoDoji's answer.
I think all in all out psychologically damages rear view mirror traders (greedy?) which most of us are as well as suggesting we know the future...
Since we have no ego therefore we humbly accept we DON"T know what the market will definitely do... "let that which took you in take you out".....
1 Minute charts! Me eyes is bleedin'!.. :D
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