really bad trade. the things we do when we trade in real time is amazingly stupid and ridiculous i went short even though there was no trend line break of the bull trend line. it was a long trade all the way for a test of days high.
this is what the great man says is a trading range day...... on some higher time frame it is a range... it is also broadening pattern running stops on both sides.. now since we know what it is is the real direction will come out
some one asked me if I need Brooks to swing trade and this is the reply. this is from the depths of my heart . i know it is difficult to help somebody in, what may well be, the most challenging and satisfying business on earth. here goes nothing.... but hopefully it may become something: no not really. i think i , do not need him but at some time you have to leave the nest and fly by yourself but it took me a long time to understand Brooks. so you need faith most are looking for quick fixes and 99 % lose because 99% give up. now i do not know how long you are going to take. i do know that if you sit beside me for 3-5 years daily i could teach you. that is not possible i know that but if it is , join me. swing trading can be about set ups to control risk , that is useful at first and that is why Brooks says you use them. today i did not use them but today, the market, my market, ES was in a trading range and in a range you cannot use stops you use limit orders or you use market orders and i use market. ES is for the hardest and experienced and smart professionals i suggest you try forex futures like 6A OR 6E. they are little easier to trade because there is some real genuine buying and selling from real users like governments corporation who need to transact for their daily needs. ES is not like that .it is dog eat dog. so everyone has only one objective : feed off the other guy. this does not lead to a very friendly working environment. That is why traders work alone you have to be among the top 1% to just survive. survive that is the only object. survive and you will get stronger all the best. if you have serious specific questions then ask me and i will answer on week ends if i am in the mood ofr if time and energy permits do not ever give up. I know life will test you but give it your best shot and be patient. SURVIVE all the best
Nah, it ain't that bad. Been doing it for 20 years now. There's plenty of dumb money here as well. As I've always said, don't be looking for smart money to follow. Look for those who are dumber than you. That's the only way to SURVIVE. Seriously. “Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running.” — African proverb
no doubt or stay in bed yeah but it is worth keeping something on the side. the novices should approach ES with utmost caution. i have traded both fx and Es and fx is easier to swing. EVERYONE KNOWS THE BASIC patterns so they morph into something else now. they do have to tempt you into thinking you are sure what the market is going to do and then they spring the trap. forex there millions of genuine user who don't trade but need to trade for other needs. Where is that genuine demand in ES? dog eat dog Es IS SOMETHING ELSE
some use 8,13,30. Brooks says an ma is useful like everything in TA it is useful. some things complement each other it depends what time frame you are using