I have hesitated a lot before continuing today. It's a hard day.. I’ve held on a bit more. I think this deals with D node. So in an attempt to solve point 9, I’ll use the work I’m gonna do on point 4 which was "the reference trough - D node. The idea of going up in the list is because after prior post, I glanced at the Cycle 1 chart. I feel that I need to begin with the very first node that bothers me in the OOE of the chart. Being as I’m ok now with C node thanks to my recent research and work on midday, I am ok with A, B and C nodes. Which is the next one ? D. And I’ve a problem with it. So….Let’s go with it. D node study Between MADA doc, 3x5 cards and sheets that’s what I have. -FIND TROUGH @look back @ open. -D is a point at the end of a bar. At the next bar (n+1) open, it is determined that bar n is a trough. PRV is used at 12sec into the bar. - D Reference Look back NODE Sit is Wait – Establish reference trough as bar n OR BEFORE Look for beginning of dominant move on n+1 open ENTER on open Merging and shaking it all, this is what results atm in my thinkin - It’s a good idea to be back to that node. It seems that D node is a crucial node. - I need to reread material from JH on ExSc about D node. - The « OR BEFORE » makes a big difference. - Reviewing sheet 3, I notice troughs are the explicit reference point for dominant moves. - Many further doubts in the cylce 1 come from this misunderstanding of the D node What makes all this hard is that to unlock it, one must ignore/go against prior DDs that were true at a given moment, and that are in the end, so at the moment of truth, false. That’s the biggest difficulty. Thus why, apparently paradoxally but, in reality, complementaritely, all this stuff (like any other in fact, when approached in the radical methodology) deals with both PATTERNS AND DE-PATTERNING. Let’s go. From what I read about D node, it’s the one that allows one to establish a reference. We always need a reference in volume coupled with a reference for price, for a given trend in question. If I talk about this in the most granular so smaller POV, it’s a tick POV. I know a trend always follow the same OOE. This OOE is a combination of volume/price points and moves. It’s always better to analyse a trend by showing its birth point inside a former trend failing to pursue its completion, AND by showing the former trend within which it was born. But in any case, any trend, at the highest level of awareness, is either a C or a D set of trend, RDBMSly speaking. The point in volume beginnng a container is a peak. To be more precise, this peak in volume is the end of a Dom leg of a slower container containing it at a higher level of fractal. When this given Dom leg ends, a new leg begins. In the current higher=slower level of fractal, this new leg is at first, non-Dom by nature. It’s either the 4th, 6th, 8th etc. leg of the current slower container, depending on its level of completeness into completeness (C or D set). We’ll use a short trend that was a C set, just formed. And we say that the 3rd leg failed to reach LTL, and begins to go back to the RTL. At the MADA oriented POV, we already know from volume that this fourth leg beginning won’t be a retrace, but it’ll be a reversal, therefore a new trend of the same level of fractal as prior one (the slower encapsulating the 3 legs) has just begun. So, let’s illustrate each step we do. As in any C set of trend, at the highest level of awareness, being as a reversal has just begun, we know pt2 of the new trend will cross prior established RTL. For that, we know volume must increase. Being as at beginning of any reversal (it would be the same for any retrace) volume decreases, if we want to see it increase when crossing RTL, this obligates to have a trough on the volume sequence. This is the B2B in our example. The first B is for the part of the forming long leg from ftt/pt1 to rtl, 2 is for the momentum when price crosses rtl and second B is for the part of the forming long leg between crossed RTL and pt2 that will surge. After that, pt2 of the new container appears. This is necessarily on a peak of volume. After pt2 creates, the long leg which is the first leg of the new long container, fails to continue. Dominance ends, and as a result, volume begins to decline. Price does so, and goes short. At last, volume stops decreasing, and begins to be back on an increasing move. This move ends leg 2, and volume creates a trough. That’s the second trough of the currently-forming long container. After increasing for the second time, volume stops. It makes a peak, and the 3 leg has just ended. We end this point 3 at a volume peak. Let’s say this 3rd leg failed to reach LTL. And let’s say we know this point 3 is the beginning of a reversal. Visually, this is where we are. Now, let’s establish horizontally, the references for points in price and in volume. This will be a glance to BMs for price, and to P1/T1/P2/T2P/P3P for volume. As we can see, while there’re clear distinctions as for price points’ reference lines, there’s a total and complete confusion for the reference lines that concern volume. This is where I begin to make the bridge with D and S node. Let’s focus on D node. D node is, manifestly, according to the litterature provided at the beginning of this post, here to establish a reference. Looking at the last chart of this post, which is, basically and logicaly, the reference trough for the long container ? By definition, the reference is what we refer to at a n moment. Then, a reference is before the moment we look at it. Throwing away time of the analyze, we’d say the space of the reference is on the left of the space into which we look for it (for an occidental POV). This explains simply, why D node action is to look back. Its nature is to, by a look back, search for a reference point. By nature, a reference is a primordial thing, so it’s both what comes first AND what is the most primordial. Primordius. Therefore, which is the first trough of the just-created long container ? In RDBMS terms, it’s the BO,T1, in SCT terms it’s the 2 of its B2B. It’s the black star on the chart. I DD this is the reference trough of the long container. And I DD that establishing this reference point is the role of D node. Moreover, I can read « Establish reference trough as bar n OR BEFORE ». If the « reference trough » discussed in this phrase, is the same as the 2 of B2B in our example, it means D node searches for the first trough that established the trend we’re in. If it is just the prior trough, then D node only searches for the last trough. As seen, in a pattern, there are necessarily at least two troughs. But could D node be used to search for not-neccesarily the first trough of the trend ? Is it possible that D node only searches the last trough, whether it was the first one of the trend ? If yes, what does this mean ? If no, what does this mean ? Whether it’s yes or no, what does that mean for the next S node we could meet along the path ? To be continued… See you tomorrow or on Monday.
There is a powerful wind episode where I live. There are a lot of electricity interruptions. So I have had no other choice than writing cause my PC is unusable. I post what I've produced today related to D node. I must say I am completely lost right now with this node and other items of my doubts list. The subtleties of some nodes are really hidden and are hard for me to unlock. In addition to that, I decided to stop smoking cigarettes 4 days ago, and I can feel this affects me and my abilities in general a lot. Nevertheless, it's a trough before a peak. Thus, I hold on. This flow chart begins now to be a painful experience. That said, I think the feelings are mostly due to the intense chemical reaction of my body to the lack of nicotine. That said, the cycle 1 is really beginning to be hard to decipher in itself, whichever my body is experiencing in terms of smoking cessation. Effectively, I've been now exploring this chart for 8+ weeks, and it's only my 4th day of smoking cessation. Again, if anyone sees questions that would help, feel free to interact.
Congrats on committing to a healthier lifestyle. Cycle trading is more bar-to-bar and event driven within a forming bar. I think you are making it more difficult than it really is. How can you simplify your thought process? How can you build confidence in ‘knowing that you know’? D-node is simply a lookback node. Cycle 1 is learning to perceive and trade Dominant trend segments. We all have the key to our own understanding. Depending on inherited beliefs, this will require a different mix of struggle, hardship, frustration, persistence, insight, ease, flow, etc. for everyone. You’ve done a tremendous amount of work in building your mind. Allow yourself ‘to know that you know’, allow yourself the rewards.
So, D node is a simple look back. What creates dissonance to me is when next to this statement made by Sprout, I put JH’s statement that has an alternative. What am I referring to ? I am referring to JH saying in the 3x5 that D node establishes reference trough on bar n OR BEFORE. This « or before » is an alternative. That’s how I understand it. My comprehension is that D node can establish a reference trough on bar n or on a bar prior to n. If I want to simplify this, which if or me at the moment, a neglecting act, I’d say that the phrase is to be understood as : D establishes reference trough as bar n or as before. Before = bar n = prior bar. Simple, easy, details and subtelty free. And for me, this is necessarily wrong. Now what’s next ? If D condition is met, there are two next possible cases. First is we just get out of midday period. Either we also meet G conditions, or we do not. G conditions are surge of volume above prior peak (this peak was then the last one during midday, and midday is from 11:00am to the bar that is after 1:10pm AND that first exceeds prior peak pertaining to midday area). If we meet G conditions, we choose G. We would not care about the color here. What if G conditions are not met : we are at NotG. What is NotG ? G is, after midday, volume increasing compared to prior peak in midday. So NotG is either (decreasing volume move) or (increasing volume below prior peak of midday). The first option if D conditions are met, is not possible. D condition is that PRV states we’ll have increasing volume at EOB. So the only NotG that is here possible, is increasing volume BUT below prior midday peak. My DD here is that in this case, we’d repeat C node and stay there. And it would be because of not having BO midday’s last peak yet. Secondly is either it’s earlier than 11 :00am or we’ve already broken out last midday’s peak. Here, I see three options : volume can either (increase w/ same color as prior bar) or (increase w/ opposite color to prior bar) or (decrease compared to prior bar, whichever the color is). In the first case, I don’t see in n+1 column which node would cover this situation. This deals with point 7 of my doubt list. In the second case, of course that would be F status. And in the third option, I’d say we stay at B. So, apparently, the only case here that makes the machine block, is if after B node, F conditions are let’s say partly filled. Then, which would be the node covering this ? There are two thing coming up to my mind when I say that. The first one is that there may be a deduction I’m missing. It reminds me VTP and volume elements. So my first reflex is to say like « there must be a volume element decribing this case », « there must be a node covering this situation ». Or, there could be another option. This second option would be that what I anticipate as possible is in fact, impossible. When talking about this, I feel I need to refer to the pattern. What does increasing volume w/ same color would mean ? And more precisely, what would this mean if the prior bar that is the reference to declare « volume increases » was a troug ? This is the 2 of B2B/R2R. This is a Dom to Dom situtation. This is a C turn. Is this possible to surge ? Yes I know it is. So my current DD is that THERE MUST BE a node covering this situation. This takes me back to the « more like this and less like that » flow. So, there is no node completely describing this scenario. First question is : where to look at ? I’d say in n+1 or any n value columns. Which nodes are available ? E,F,G,L,M,J,K,N. N,J,K,M,E,L : no way. F : (increasing vs increasing) + (same color vs change of color) = 50% true G : (increasing vs increasing ) + (same color vs any color) + (after BO of midday/before midday vs above prior midday’s peak) = 75% true. So what I’d say is that this situation is more covered by G node than by any other one. The fact is that I know B goes to F and C goes to G. So what if, for example it’s 10 :30am, we’re at B, and suddenly at next bar’s 12sec, PRV states an INC volume w/ same color ? Does the rule « B goes to F and C goes to G » prevail on my prior DD ? Hard to say… Let’s try to see a bit clearer. I am thinking about a few things.
I DD and decide one thing : « building confidence in knowing what you know » means « build on what you know » = build what you know from what you know = place what you know that is here and see the remaining areas, and then compare to the remaining items that, deductively, MUST fit into theses areas. So using the pattern, I’ll place the obvious nodes at the corresponding points/within the areas, and after that, watch for which are the not « noded » areas, and see which are the still-unplaced nodes. I feel two things : that’s an excellent idea AND I have no idea about where it’s gonna lead me. It is gonna be a first attempt. Any mistake warning is welcome. Being as I'm not "really myself nowadays" due to the smoke cessation that does affect me strongly, there may be some obvious erros. Next task is gonna be to review this drawing, and then think about the colorful bands that seem to be the same in terms of nodes concatenations, those partly filled, and those empty. Next will be to compare this to every unused nodes. Of course, to inlcude every existing node of Cycle 1, I’ll need to add some granular details to this simple pattern. To be continued ...
Improved version. Manifestly, the problem in linking items when speaking the Cycle 1 language, surges at the same kind of moment. Tomorrow I'll dig this. Plus, I'll add some variations making S node among others appear. Apart from that, I can give another interpretation to what I noticed about "no flow" zones : they would be flowing if I had not the barrier into my mind that currently impedes me to go from a n column status to a n+2 column status inside a SINGLE BAR. This echoes to one point of my doubt list. Best wishes to all.
In reference to “On OR Before”, your answer is in your write-up. A bar before n would be n-1, n-2, etc. Node D has two places that it’s referenced, that’s the ‘OR’. Which Node D is ‘On’? Which Node D is ‘Before’?
The following is yesterday's work. Next post will be the attempt to answer the questions exposed in post prior to this one. Today, I’m not in the best conditions for working efficiently. It’s an euphemism. I just try to do what I can with the conditions that are gathered and at the moment I write, are not the best. I’ve felt I needed to draw things, related to my current studies. We know the pattern is the archetypal form from wich any trend deviates. We know some trends are complete while others are not. Plus, we know every trend ends being complete and always fails to pursue its completion. I’ve drawn the different shapes of gaussians that form the finite universe of existing possibilities. There are 8 I’ve found. I’ve then applied my RDBMS knowledges to these shapes. The goal is to apply VTP to the gaussian shapes and see which of them include an EE, so a change of shape, versus those that do not and thus, continue. The second case is then the case of a trend having the look of a complete one. The next step has been to classify shapes and sort them by higher peaks/lower peaks and higher lows/lower lows ; then the matter was to sort them by shapes containing only one trend vs those including a change of trend. The main goal is to have the relationship between (peaks/troughs respective ubications) and (the one trend/ two trends » possession by a shape) exposed. What does surge ? (each shape has ecessarily 2 peaks and 2 troughs). In other words, the idea is to answer the question : What do « only one trend / two trends » and « HP/HT/LP/LT » combos have in common ? What emerges from all this is that the shapes that, RDBMSly speaking CAN lead to a continuation of trend are ONLY those w/ increasing troughs. This DD is powerful. Here is a note concerning the « Only one trend » cell on the upper right corner of the « 2 peaks, 2 troughs » illustration. Note : This is for dealing with what can make surge subtleties that, even though there are increasing troughs, would yield an interrumption of the trend. For 136, what will decide if either there’s an interruption = a change of trend or not, will be : -The position of the second peak compared to the first point of the pattern (P1) -The presence/absence of a Wait along the line. There are finally 2 possibilities out of 3 to get two trends in this shape. They are Bc and Aa. For 235, what will be decisive will be the position of the second peak compared to the space bounded by P2 and T2P. Ba can end the trend. For 236, the presence/absence of a Wait is what will be decisive. NB : what if we consider now the shapes having a B-band EE to only contain one trend for that B-band EE’s assign P1 on next bar ? Then, the list of shapes having only one trend would be : 135/136*/235/236. There would be no change at all. I just wanted to check.