For both siming and live I used Briefing.com and Econoday as my references on the news events. When I have the times of the news events for the...
TNG, "Another quick point... and this is possibly just me, but the psychology of using language like "wimps out" might be important too. If you...
TNG, Thanks for the feedback First point â totally agree â working on this all the time, but I am currently the weakest link in the...
I missed the first 30 mins due to business commitmentsâ¦.and then had one signal with trend ..... and quite a drop S1 (S) â entered at 16:42...
A few new additions to the setup & rulesâ¦â¦I added a 5 min chart for the trend and primary signals and then use the 2min charts to time the...
Macro, "The main point is that it helps to have a higher timeframe chart to see what the overall trend is at the time you are entering trades."...
Post originally from Rogue Trader - but up on my noticeboard - because it is the holy grail IMHO.... Anyone who contemplates trading should ask...
Macaw, Totally agree. I have no problem taking a small loss if the signal is good, I make a good entry but the market thinks otherwise....
Mogul, Yes I need to relook at trailling stops given any move to a higher TF 3-5 min etc. I did look at it back in May and couldn't see how...
Macaw, Many thanks for that. Your comment in the referenced post : " The first week or so was so excruciatingly painful that I felt I...
Hi Coolweb, I do use NinjaT and have a predefined 0.6 pt stop for all exits. My big problem is that I don't let my winners run much beyond...
Well a funny old day â¦the good news was that I caught the bottom nicelyâ¦the bad news was that was itâ¦.found it very hard to read in the...
More opportunities and a few more lessonsâ¦. Lesson 1 today â donât f**k about with your stopsâ¦.. Lesson 2, that I need to use 1min...
Well I had a lesson in trend today and I well and truly flunked it â a serious down day and I managed to take 4 Longs !! This is even though...
Poor concentration and general indecision in morning session â got two nice trades nailed which turned the day around (but had plenty of misses...
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Had my chances again â a very nice day on the ER2 - a better day for exits because they were all automatic !! I managed to not watch QM/YM/NQ...
Version, I know what youâre sayingâ¦â¦..but for me currently slippage is less of a danger to profits than me!! IB slippage through my...
Dman, Thanks for that. Iâm sure you are rightâ¦.â¦.Iâve noticed the difference in the last four months since Iâve been live. In...
Fred, Thanks for that. I agree, especially that the end of the trade exercise must be when there is a really ingrained belief in...
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