i thought i would post this Q here as i did a search on multiple TFs Why does somebody need to look at trend on the higher TF when instead they...
thank you so much for your help. i've been looking into what you suggested all evening and am so worn out now BUT i think you have pointed me in...
thanks for your words of encouragement
thanks. i second guess myself. talk myself out of a trade. then i watch it go off. I am now doing as you suggest and looking at researchers like...
thanks for the replies. I am going to consider all of these ideas
it's very hard to program my entries. Probably impossible! Is this why the simplest strategies are the best in that they will be the easiest to...
thanks for the ideas. i lack discipline in all areas of my life and i read somewhere that this may be my problem with taking impulsive trades...
Hi, I have a good trading plan. I've backtested the setup and it has positive expectancy if it trader with correct position size. My problem is...
i guess holding for a day on the daily chart might encompass some nice swings on the 5 minute chart.
A setup with trend?
Yes it all comes back to risk management as a priority. The best place to put a stop is as close to price action but with the lowest chance of...
thanks. I trade equities. So where can i find out about momentum in equities? I look for a big move up and then a small pullback (no more than...
A nice discussion. If momentum doesn't precede price then why is the first dip often a good place to buy? Or am I reading this all wrong.
Why 'no good dirty rotten momentum swing trader'? If they have a 80% win rate on this with a 1.25 Reward to risk then wouldn't the ends justify...
Hi a few questions to all you experienced traders. i would appreciate any input 1. "momentum precedes price" is a well known theory. So with that...
It is always said (from Van Tharpe) that you can't have a high R multiple and high win rate. One has to give. Is this the case in reality? It...
To understand where to place stops one needs to understand structure of the market. Then you can get a stop in nice and tight with low risk of...
i just enter on the next breakout bar. Once again the stop is placed below that bar. Yes I sometimes get chopped a few times but if the breakout...
If trading breakouts on volume I place a stop just below the breakout bar. If the stop gets taken out then it is likely the breakout will fail at...
You sound like you have an unnecessarily complex strategy. I just buy stuff going up with no near resistance and let price prove me wrong. It's...
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