Education For Traders

Discussion in 'Events' started by Brandonf, May 2, 2003.

  1. Brandonf

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    Spend every trading day free for two weeks with Me with me in my virtual trading room as Toni, Myself and our assistants track and trade stocks and emini's!

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    I have a number of threads on ET which give an example of the type of stuff we do.
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8127
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15168
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14135
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16332
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10439
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7920
    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6795
     
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    Here is an example of an actual alert given to traders in our room just a few minutes ago. Profits where taken at 20.24 and 20.40.

    Brandon
     
  4. Brandonf

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    Here is a log taken from the chatroom as I gave the educational commentary about the DCTM trade (chart in prior post). [13:20] <brandon> ok this is the alert in DCTM
    [13:21] <brandon> as you are looking at stocks
    [13:21] <brandon> you want to be specific in your hunt
    [13:21] <brandon> too many people just look at whatever has news
    [13:21] <brandon> or whatever the guys in the free rooms are chasing
    [13:21] <brandon> and they go by things like this has a hot story and it has to go up
    [13:21] <brandon> or this has gone up too much lets short it
    [13:21] <brandon> both ideas are bs
    [13:21] <brandon> and you can pretty much see that in the results that they get
    [13:22] <brandon> an idea to throw out of your mind is overbought
    [13:22] <brandon> strong stocks are strong for a reason
    [13:22] <brandon> and newtons law applies
    [13:22] <brandon> that is
    [13:22] <brandon> an oject in motion tends to stay in motion until met by greater or equal force
    [13:22] <brandon> a trend is the same
    [13:22] <brandon> once its going
    [13:22] <brandon> it will stay in motion until met by greater force
    [13:22] <brandon> a trend is the same
    [13:22] <brandon> once its going
    [13:22] <brandon> it will stay in motion until met by greater force
    [13:22] <brandon> greater force will come in the form of a larger timeframe
    [13:22] <brandon> so when the market is up for the day and moving well
    [13:23] <brandon> you want to be aggressive in looking at the strongest stocks
    [13:23] <brandon> and for opportunities to buy them
    [13:23] <brandon> dont buy them as they are extended out of their base
    [13:23] <brandon> becasue things need to rest
    [13:23] <brandon> nothing moves in a straight line
    [13:23] <brandon> but after it has had suffecient time to rest
    [13:23] <brandon> either with a flag or a base
    [13:23] <brandon> you can then begin to hunt the breakout
    [13:23] <brandon> this is what we saw here
    [13:23] <brandon> DCTM is one of the top stocks on the board
    [13:23] <brandon> its volume is great
    [13:23] <brandon> very strong so it has fuel
    [13:24] <brandon> and after a very large run
    [13:24] <brandon> you can see that it had rested for a good amount of time
    [13:24] <brandon> and it formed a nice flag on the 15 minute chart
    [13:24] <brandon> so we had our setup there
     
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  6. are you offering another free trial to those that have done it once already? if so i may give it another try.
     
  7. Brandonf

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    It depends on how recently you had the trial. I think we allow retrailing every 6 or 9 months. You can write to support though and ask for another one.


    Brandon
     
  8. Brandonf

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    In addition to trade alerts and explanations of those trades, every other Wednesday we hold a class after hours. Any number of topics are covered. I think that one of the most important aspects of trading is to have a plan, here is a log from a Wed. class on setting up a business plan.


    [18:02] <brandon> ok we will get going
    [18:02] <brandon> its now a new year
    [18:02] <brandon> so a good time for everyone to get their business plans together
    [18:02] <brandon> to review
    [18:02] <brandon> all of that good stuff
    [18:02] <brandon> it always surprises me how few people actually have one
    [18:03] <brandon> I will talk to people who are not doing well
    [18:03] <brandon> and I will ask them what is their plan?
    [18:03] <brandon> what is your methodology?
    [18:03] <brandon> what kind of risk do you take?
    [18:03] <brandon> How do you pay yourself?
    [18:03] <brandon> how do you handle a drawdown?
    [18:03] <brandon> and they have no clue to any of this
    [18:03] <brandon> and yet they wonder why am I having a hard time?
    [18:04] <brandon> because you are competing against Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and all the Market Wizards and everyone else
    [18:04] <brandon> and I can guarantee you they have a plan
    [18:04] <brandon> your business plan should be your road map to your ultimate success in trading
    [18:04] <brandon> and needs to include what setups you will trade
    [18:04] <brandon> what markets you will be active in
    [18:04] <brandon> which ones you wont
    [18:04] <brandon> what are your goals
    [18:04] <brandon> how will you get there
    [18:05] <brandon> with me so far?
    [18:05] <brandon> y
    [18:05] <brandon> You cant treat the market as a hobby and expect to come out ahead
    [18:05] <brandon> this is very important
    [18:05] <brandon> Hobbies cost us money
    [18:06] <brandon> I think Mark Cook said it best in Jack Schwaggers Stock Market Wizards: ""If you decide to trade for a living, you have to treat it just like any other business endeavor and go into it with a plan. If you want to start a business, and all you do is walk into a bank, smile pleasantly, and ask for a $200,000 loan, do you think you will get it?
    [18:06] <brandon> Are they going to say say, ""You have a really nice smile; here's the money"". I don't think so. You need to have a business plan. The trouble is most people start trading without any definitive plan.""
    [18:07] <brandon> most people will fail as traders
    [18:07] <brandon> and in most cases it is because they don't know exactly what they want, or how they are going to get it.
    [18:07] <brandon> Many traders do realize the value of having a daily plan and they will spend some time scanning and looking at the news etc., but for some reason very few take put very much time into the big picture.
    [18:08] <brandon> Unless you would call the big picture ""Make a lot of money, retire to a beach house in Malibu"" a plan.
    [18:08] <brandon> The lack of a map to Malibu leads most traders to get lost in the desert on their way to the beach.
    [18:09] <brandon> A business plan should include your primary goals.
    [18:09] <brandon> I took mine straight from Trader Vic- Methods of a Wall Street Master by Victor Sperandeo.
    [18:10] <brandon> That is, my primary goal is the Preservation of Capital.
    [18:10] <brandon> This should be obvious since no one is going to buy their house in Malibu if they lost all their money in the market.
    [18:11] <brandon> The next goal is consistent profitability.
    [18:11] <brandon> Hopefully at some point trading can represent your primary source of income. Because of this you want to be consistent as possible in your profitability.
    [18:12] <brandon> No is going to make money all the time, but you want it to be as steady as possible because we all have bills to pay.
    [18:12] <brandon> The final part of it is ""the pursuit of superior returns"".
    [18:13] <brandon> This also should be fairly self explanatory.
    [18:13] <brandon> If I could put my money in an index fund and do better then I can by managing it myself, then I would be much better off doing that and keeping a job.
    [18:14] <brandon> Then, I could continue to add money to the index fund on a regular basis, not have to live off it, and eventually I would be (in theory) very rich.
    [18:14] <brandon> Now to get accomplish all of these things, you have to settle a few other issues.
    [18:14] <brandon> Where will I trade?
    [18:15] <brandon> There are offices all over in big cities you can go to (though many fewer then even a year ago)
    [18:15] <brandon> many people will do a lot better in this environment then they would in any other.
    [18:15] <brandon> It feels more like going to work then sitting in the spare bedroom, so for some people it is MUCH easier to actually work then.
    [18:16] <brandon> For others they need the physical social interaction that a live room of traders provides.
    [18:16] <brandon> other people want to trade from home and ""do it in their boxers""
    [18:17] <brandon> for many people this represents the ultimate goal of sorts, though I would caution to those of you working from home it is easy to become distracted by the every day going ons of the house.
    [18:17] <brandon> You need to be always vigilant that this is not happening to you, because when it does your profits will suffer for it.
    [18:17] <brandon> After you figure out where you will trade, you need to know what you will trade?
    [18:17] <brandon> Stocks?
    [18:18] <brandon> Emini's?
    [18:18] <brandon> Commodities?
    [18:18] <brandon> Bonds?
    [18:18] <brandon> Currencies?
    [18:18] <brandon> some mix of these?
    [18:18] <brandon> Maybe you will trade the Emini's
    [18:19] <brandon> or maybe you will trade US traded equities. Specifically perhaps you will have a basic of the 200 most liquid stocks which are heavily followed by institutions and you will look for patterns in those.
    [18:19] <brandon> How long are your trades going to last?
    [18:19] <brandon> This really depends on your personality.
    [18:20] <brandon> Im most comfortable when I don't have to hold a trade for a long time unless its in the commodities.
    [18:20] <brandon> so for me my trades will generally last less then 15 minutes.
    [18:20] <brandon> Im a very short term trader.
    [18:20] <brandon> What patterns will you use to enter a trade?
    [18:20] <brandon> so many people try to be the jack of all trades in the market
    [18:21] <brandon> and ultimately they just end up the master of none
    [18:21] <brandon> and eventually they are ex traders
    [18:21] <brandon> you will do far better to choose something between 1 and 5 setups
    [18:21] <brandon> and master those
    [18:21] <brandon> ignore everything else
    [18:21] <brandon> and focus on your bread and butter
    [18:21] <brandon> built it slowly
    [18:21] <brandon> and eventually it becomes something to really be proud of.
    [18:22] <brandon> How will you place your orders?
    [18:22] <brandon> How much will you chase a setup?
    [18:22] <brandon> generally in a stock im willing to chase it between 2 and 5 levels
    [18:22] <brandon> and in the Emini Nasdaq 1 point, and the SP about 1/2 a point.
    [18:22] <brandon> Will you use limit orders? or market orders?
    [18:22] <brandon> What broker are you going to use?
    [18:23] <brandon> How much is this going to cost you?
    [18:23] <brandon> charting and execution
    [18:23] <brandon> what kind of computer connection are you going to have?
    [18:23] <brandon> back up?
    [18:23] <brandon> everyone with me so far?
     
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    [18:24] <brandon> Risk management is a critical part of your plan.
    [18:24] <brandon> How will you handle a drawdown
    [18:24] <brandon> How will you decide when its time to take time off.
    [18:24] <brandon> Taking time off is not being defeated.
    [18:24] <brandon> its living to fight another day
    [18:25] <brandon> include something that keeps you from trading (or at least reduces your activity) during times of severe stress.
    [18:26] <brandon> This would include poor health, divorce, death in the family.
    [18:26] <brandon> Things like this.
    [18:26] <brandon> Trying to trade in any of these kind of situations and you really might as well drive to Chicago and stand outside the Merc in the morning.
    [18:26] <brandon> when you see the guys with a floor badge walk by, just offer to write them a check.
    [18:26] <brandon> It will be easier, you wont feel like you worked so hard to give it up.
    [18:27] <brandon> but that's what you will be doing anyway.
    [18:27] <brandon> You also need to have some sort of daily routine.
    [18:27] <brandon> When are you going to arrive at the office?
    [18:27] <brandon> What will you do when you get there?
    [18:27] <brandon> when do you take breaks?
    [18:27] <brandon> How late do you stay?
    [18:27] <brandon> plan your entire day
    [18:27] <brandon> be the worst boss you ever had
    [18:27] <brandon> and you will probably be one of the best traders out there.
    [18:28] <brandon> How are you going to exit your trades?
    [18:28] <brandon> I like to exit mine in chunks.
    [18:28] <brandon> Take some of it off when my risk is covered and try to get a little bit more on the rest.
    [18:29] <brandon> What is your trailing stop methodology?
    [18:29] <brandon> How much capital are you going to have in your trading account?
    [18:29] <brandon> And how are you going to allocate the risk with that.
    [18:29] <brandon> by allocation of risk I mean how many contracts will you trade for X amount of dollars?
    [18:29] <brandon> For myself, Im very comfortable with trading 1 Emini Contract per $10,000 of trading capital.
    [18:30] <brandon> If I feel slightly more aggressive I will take it down to 5K
    [18:30] <brandon> and if I feel less so I will bring it down to 20K per single contract traded.
    [18:30] <brandon> you can consider outside factors in this.
    [18:31] <brandon> for example, if you have a net worth of $3 million and you keep 50K in your trading account, you might be plenty comfortable to trade 1 contract for every 2000 in your account.
    [18:31] <brandon> That would probably be fine in that situation, but for most people it would not.
    [18:31] <brandon> So, there will be some variance, overall though I think that 10K per contract is the best in most cases.
    [18:31] <brandon> It allows you to make a lot of money if you average just a little bit a day.
    [18:32] <brandon> one thing i have put in as well is that I want a certain number of trades per day.
    [18:32] <brandon> On most days there are between 2 and 5 good swings in the market that you can get if you are trading the indexes.
    [18:32] <brandon> I tend to swing to extremes
    [18:32] <brandon> I will be either lazy and not trade that much
    [18:32] <brandon> or too active and take 20 in a day
    [18:32] <brandon> so I have a number that I want to hit each day on the trades
    [18:32] <brandon> I like to get 3 to 5 trades in each day
    [18:32] <brandon> I feel this gives me the best chance to hit my goals
    [18:33] <brandon> What are your goals?
    [18:33] <brandon> Be specific in this
    [18:33] <brandon> and commit too it
    [18:33] <brandon> how much money do you want to make this year?
    [18:33] <brandon> evaluate it
    [18:33] <brandon> keep making progress
    [18:33] <brandon> don't beat yourself over the head about it
    [18:33] <brandon> but keep making steady progress.
    [18:34] <brandon> anyway, this is what I have for tonight for you guys. I hope it gets some idea's rolling for you all.
    [18:34] <brandon> As I said earlier today, I had 33 business plans sent to me, and then today I got 2 more..so the total is now 35.
    [18:34] <brandon> This is excellent
    [18:34] <brandon> each person who has one is increases their overall odds of success greatly.
    [18:34] <brandon> thanks Brandon
    [18:35] <brandon> b - could you circulate one or two with your comments (if they agree!)
    [18:35] <brandon> I will look at each one of them, but it takes several hours to go over each one..so it might be into the first part of next month before i get to yours..but I will.
    [18:35] <brandon> yes
    [18:35] <brandon> I have woodrows up..but I don't recall the URL
    [18:35] <brandon> I will try to find it.
    [18:35] <brandon> i found woodrowkwc's very helpful!
    [18:35] <brandon> great info
    [18:35] <brandon> B
    [18:38] <brandon> any questions or comments?
    [18:39] <brandon> <_china219> great class
    [18:40] <brandon> sorry got discod there for a sec.
    [18:40] <brandon> have had inet trouble this week.
    [18:40] <brandon> Thank you China.
    [18:41] <brandon> b - how do you factor in the improvement factor? You're going to get better through time - how much do you think?
    [18:42] <brandon> set your goals higher, start to transact in larger sizes, try out new markets.
    [18:42] <brandon> just things like that is how I approach it.
    [18:43] <brandon> any other questions or comments?
    [18:44] <brandon> what is the best setup for a beginning emini trader to get started with
    [18:45] <brandon> let me find something for you
    [18:45] <brandon> this would take about an hour to type
    [18:45] <brandon> but I have something posted about it, I just need to find it.
    [18:45] <brandon> give me just a second.
    [18:45] <brandon> to give you an idea on your net results schroe on just a little improvement
    [18:46] <brandon> http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18012045
    [18:46] <brandon> Lets say your setups are 50% reliable with 2/1 reward/risk
    [18:46] <brandon> 100 trades
     
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    [18:46] <brandon> 50 winners for lets say 10 units = 500 units
    [18:47] <brandon> 50 losers for 5 units losses = 250
    [18:47] <brandon> net profit 250 units
    [18:47] <brandon> now
    [18:47] <brandon> let's change it a little
    [18:47] <brandon> and your setup is 60% reliable
    [18:47] <brandon> 60 winners for 10 units = 600
    [18:47] <brandon> 40 losers for 5 units = 200 units
    [18:48] <brandon> net profit now 400 units
    [18:48] <brandon> and the neat thing is you can reduce the $$ per each contract traded as you gain confidence.
    [18:48] <brandon> so for 10% improvement in reliability of your setup
    [18:48] <brandon> you nearly doubled your net profits
    [18:49] <brandon> pretty cool
    [18:49] <brandon> trade more contracts with the same $$$
    [18:49] <brandon> it pyramids
    [18:52] <brandon> I generally look for reward to risk ratio of at least 1.5/1 for myself
    [18:52] <brandon> and more likely 2/1
    [18:52] <brandon> but sometimes I will go as low as 1/1
    [18:53] <brandon> all with your 15-5?
    [18:53] <brandon> I use a couple other setups
    [18:54] <brandon> but the 5/15 is an idea you can move up the time frame ladder
    [18:54] <brandon> in fact yesterday I had a 15/30/60
    [18:54] <brandon> i use a 10/5/2, but same idea
    [18:55] <brandon> I will trade Phoenixes and Avalanches
    [18:55] <brandon> and flags
    [18:55] <brandon> Aikidoman, thanks for R/R refresher
    [18:56] <brandon> B - to django's question, don't you thing phoenix and avalanches are "relatively" risk free? You're not catching a falling knife.
    [18:56] <brandon> no you are not catching a falling knife
    [18:57] <brandon> it has already proved itself somewhat that the reversal is likely
    [18:57] <brandon> not completely
    [18:57] <brandon> well as soon as I find something that is risk free
    [18:57] <brandon> but that it is likely
    [18:57] <brandon> I will be a hell of a lot closer to Malibu then I am here in Iowa :)
    [18:57] <brandon> lol
    [19:04] <brandon> B, read your class from link above, did u ever do that class on gaps?
    [19:04] <brandon> there are a few on the site
    [19:08] <brandon> If you specialize in Phoenix and avalanche..is it necessary to specialize further in stocks or futures? Could you conceivably trade both these markets and expect to be successful?
    [19:08] <brandon> most people will not be successful trading both until they are successful trading one of them.
    [19:09] <brandon> so, when you start, you should do either one or the other
    [19:09] <brandon> for a beginner it seems natural to start on the stock side
    [19:09] <brandon> I would argue that recently the mini's are much more favorable
    [19:09] <brandon> it forces you to focus on one thing and not get distracted
    [19:09] <brandon> interesting...even though the ticks are .25 or .50?
    [19:10] <brandon> It seems so much faster
    [19:10] <brandon> also the leverage allows you to get something out of the moves.
    [19:10] <brandon> just trade a one lot
    [19:10] <brandon> and puts a premium on order entry skills
    [19:10] <brandon> the .25 is only $12.50
    [19:10] <brandon> or the .5 in the NQ for $10
    [19:10] <brandon> B, r phoenix and avalanche plays normally used with 2 min charts?
    [19:10] <brandon> OK B I'm hearing you
    [19:11] <brandon> they will work well in any timeframe
    [19:11] <brandon> but once you get below a five minute it tends to all be more scalpish.
    [19:11] <brandon> B how important is reading the tape for trading phoenix/avalanche and how does a beginner develop this skill?
    [19:12] <brandon> same question for bear/bull flag if it's a different response
    [19:12] <brandon> B, which time frame would you use if you were just trading 1 contract ES?
    [19:13] <brandon> I think that for any trading tape reading is an important element
    [19:13] <brandon> and its a skill that, unfortunately, you are only going to get by practicing it.
    [19:13] <brandon> I'm finding that hard to learn while trading alone
    [19:13] <brandon> so just watch them around key points and get used to how they act.
    [19:13] <brandon> yes it can be a challenge.
    [19:13] <brandon> Feel free to send us private messages during the day
    [19:13] <brandon> or ask questions in the room as you need
    [19:14] <brandon> there are a lot of people in the room who are very successful as traders
    [19:14] <brandon> and they have been very helpful to people.
    [19:15] <brandon> [22:16] <brandon> B, which time frame would you use if you were just trading 1 contract ES?
    [19:15] <brandon> That brings up an interesting point, often when I get unsolicited help....it is extremely appreciated but i find myself asking how much weight to put behind the advice
    [19:15] <brandon> there are many many ways to trade....and no one timeframe is really that much better than another
    [19:15] <brandon> I think some of your things in the survey are going to address that though if memory serves correctly
    [19:15] <brandon> it all depends on your style of trading
    [19:16] <brandon> Aiki, if prefer shorter time frames.
    [19:16] <brandon> yes they will
    [19:16] <brandon> I tend to be up on a little bigger a timeframe than Toni, Brandon or Ivica as I am not a very good micro micro scalper
    [19:16] <brandon> I'd really like to understand who is doing well in the room, but that is not something you can ask :) I assume if they were given permission to talk in locked channels then they are making money
    [19:17] <brandon> And I don't mean that from a nosy perspective, but just a who to listen to perspective
    [19:18] <brandon> who to listen to....anyone who is a breakeven trader or better is a great trader
    [19:18] <brandon> Aiki, I have never seen an Phoenix or Avalanche play on a 5 min chart, i have only seen them on 1 and 2 minute charts.
    [19:18] <brandon> B will there be anything on the survey regarding perhaps a dedicated channel to certain setups?
    [19:18] <brandon> what
    [19:19] <brandon> lol
    [19:19] <brandon> there are plenty of Phoenix and avalanches on 5min charts
    [19:19] <brandon> I see em on 15min charts
    [19:19] <brandon> even on weekly if you trade long term
    [19:19] <brandon> Aiki, I would love to see what one looks like!
    [19:19] <brandon> on 30min charts
    [19:19] <brandon> To have 50 sets of eye scanning for avalanche and phoenix setups would be terrific
    [19:20] <brandon> Toni and Ivica usually mention them
    [19:20] <brandon> quite often
    [19:20] <brandon> it's not an uncommon pattern
    [19:20] <brandon> im not sure about that makityrs
    [19:21] <brandon> but we will be open to suggestions that members have
    [19:21] <brandon> and I also trade a variation of the Phoenix that occurs regularly at reversal areas on 5min and 15min charts
    [19:22] <brandon> Aiki, what is that?
    [19:22] <brandon> B have you ever considered getting members together? I'd make that trip in a heartbeat if it were put together
    [19:23] <brandon> we tend to have get togethers at the expo's
    [19:23] <brandon> and everyone is invited to those
    [19:24] <brandon> could you publish a calendar for the room?
    [19:24] <brandon> that could be helpful
    [19:24] <brandon> I think we could do that
    [19:25] <brandon> Aiki, can you find any recent examples in either the es or nq that I could go back and look at on a chart?
    [19:25] <brandon> ive got to get some scanning done so i can be to bed before 2am guys
    [19:25] <brandon> A weekend focusing on your setups and maybe a Monday of live trading for members who have been around for more than 3 months or so would be tremendous
    [19:25] <brandon> so i will see you all tomorrow
    [19:25] <brandon> Bye
    [19:25] <brandon> had a nice class tonight
    [19:25] <brandon> very nice session, B
    [19:25] <brandon> thank you guys for coming and participating
    [19:25] <brandon> thx
    [19:25] <brandon> thanks B
    [19:26] <brandon> ask me in the morning makityrs
    [19:26] <brandon> <_china219> thank you
    [19:26] <brandon> I am on my home computer, and not my trading computer
    [19:26] <brandon> Thanks B
    [19:26] <brandon> Aiki, great thanks, i will catch you tomorrow morning.
    [19:26] <brandon> Aiki thanks for the good info throughout
    [19:27] <brandon> thanks B
    [19:28] <brandon> the most important a new trader can learn
    [19:28] <brandon> is money management
    [19:28] <brandon> and it's affects
    [19:32] <brandon> I'm learning that lesson. I'm used to swing and position trading, but new to emini daytrading and being sloppy with exits
    [19:34] <brandon> the lesson on money management is the same for index e-minis trading and stock trading
    [19:34] <brandon> remind me
    [19:34] <brandon> I will review the lesson tomorrow at lunchtime
    [19:34] <brandon> sure, thx
    [19:34] <brandon> it's important
    [19:35] <brandon> so someone make sure to remind me
    [19:38] <brandon> My problem is not being used to trading the smaller timeframes, I should probably pull back a bit and only trade 5min and up
    [19:38] <brandon> I cant trade the smaller timeframes either django
    [19:38] <brandon> so
    [19:38] <brandon> I don't
    [19:38] <brandon> it's not my edge
    [19:40] <brandon> How do I replay chat I was gone
    [19:42] <brandon> type /msg services replay #chat
     
    #10     May 4, 2003