can price action predict market moves

Discussion in 'Trading' started by geth03, Mar 24, 2021.

  1. I did say in one of the past posts that I sell likely resistance and buy support levels. But hey, you don't have to credit me with any call validity. I don't have anything to sell ;)
     
    #501     Apr 21, 2021
  2. You are posting multiple charts in this thread - so one can only assume you're trying to demonstrate something.

    My reply to that is that charts are easily annotated after the fact. Trading them in real time at the right edge of the chart while risking $$$ is very different.
     
    #502     Apr 21, 2021
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  3. For sure.
     
    #503     Apr 21, 2021
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  4. Finding a subset of trades that can give you an asymmetrical payoff is an edge. Ex-ante you do not know what your return will be. What creates a positive expectation of a return is your edge.

    Medallion Fund and other HFTs are low edge (51-52%) but high volume and tight risk limits. The greater the edge the higher your risk limit. As a trader you will have an "average edge" though per trade your edge may be higher or lower.

    Having been a trader on both the buy side and sell side, I can tell you that risk departments allocate capital using gambling theory (Kelly criteria and monte carlo simulation), which all use edge as an input.
     
    #504     Apr 21, 2021
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  5. Who else thinks indexes are gonna tank here? Certainly reward looks way higher than risk (stop).
     
    #505     Apr 21, 2021
  6. themickey

    themickey

    The problem imo, unknown forces pushing (manipulating).
    How does one calculate that?
     
    #506     Apr 21, 2021
  7. I have no idea. Whatever is meant to be, will be, we can only be either on the right side or the wrong side. I just know if I'm wrong, then I'm out! If it looks like I'm right ill hold on till next barrier.
     
    #507     Apr 21, 2021
  8. Not quite sure what you're trying to communicate here to be honest, but thanks anyway.

    Great trend day UP with the R/R greatly skewed to the long side. :)

    Generally, the probability of the indices (ES) tanking on any given day are very low. Given today's Open - even lower.
     
    #508     Apr 21, 2021
  9. Justrade

    Justrade

    This spread is priceless
     
    #509     Apr 21, 2021
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  10. What I’m saying is that all of the trades you make are actually 1:1. That you arbitrarily set an expected return that is greater than your expected loss is not a real measure of the risk/reward in a trade lol.
     
    #510     Apr 21, 2021
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