am i the only one or are there others who find it easier to pick tops than bottoms

Discussion in 'Trading' started by padutrader, May 11, 2019.

  1. slugar

    slugar

    So let’s agree to disagree but leave the insults out if it! I agree you could have an 80 percent win rate but just because you won eight out of the last ten has absolutely no bearing on your next trade
     
    #61     May 12, 2019
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  2. slugar

    slugar

    By the way my method only has a 60 percent win rate so either you scralp for very small profits or you’re able to read the market way better than me
     
    #62     May 12, 2019
  3. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Okay, your making more / less sense, not to sure.

    If your next trade, is the same setup and at that time and all other factors has a 80% chance of winning, then it'll have a 80% chance of winning, it might lose, but it never becomes 50/50, unless that trade is a 50/50 trade ofcourse.

    Next trade, could be a STUPID trade, that only has a 20% chance of winning, no trade ever has a 100% chance of anything.

    By identifying trades that have above 50% chance of winning is 1 way to make a profit, the other is lower win rate, but better R:R ofcourse.
     
    #63     May 12, 2019
  4. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    I don't like to lose often at all, last week 8 trades only 1 loser.

    Defo not a scalper.
     
    #64     May 12, 2019
  5. slugar

    slugar

    What market do you trade and do you only daytrade
     
    #65     May 12, 2019
  6. slugar

    slugar

    Or do you allow for big draw downs
     
    #66     May 12, 2019
  7. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Dax and YM I just keep it simple, I jump on short term direction ( 14 ema + a range ) with longer term ( 42 ema ), my SLs are tight ( 14ema +/- 0.08% via a autostop EA is my SL value min 8 max 14 )

    All in my ‘thinking out loud’ journal.
     
    #67     May 12, 2019
  8. padutrader

    padutrader

    if i could i would already be there.
    i have a dog and an elderly mother who depends on me....mother can manage without me but no one will look after my dog.Trading in Forex is actually illegal here so i would be happy to do that
     
    #68     May 12, 2019
  9. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    I thought it was illegal there, kinda risky, but needs must, hopefully nothing they actually care about.
     
    #69     May 12, 2019
  10. padutrader

    padutrader

    they do not care...but they cannot change the rule because the opposition will not let them....so they do not prosecute ....but their vote bank should not find out about it.
    it is a stupid rule because you can import almost anything...and that entails FX outgo
     
    #70     May 12, 2019