Short DAX at 7740

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by ASusilovic, May 23, 2007.

  1. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    Last 1/3 +33.5 too near the close

    Just a quick visual of set-up that was happening on 10 minute chart and a couple of triggers on 1 minute chart, 1 loss/1win.

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    #2071     Jan 3, 2008
  2. Do you ever use volume to trade the DAX in conjunction with MACD div.?

    I just can't do overnights otherwise I would be on it.
     
    #2072     Jan 3, 2008
  3. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    1. I mainly use MACD histogram divergence;

    2. I don't use volume nor DOM analyses, though do not consider them irrelevant, to me histogram shows enough info which is broken down for simpler analyses, I tried DOM analyses in the past and realised that my brain's bandwidth has a serious lag :)

    3. I try not to hold overnight positions.
     
    #2073     Jan 3, 2008
  4. I was just curious. In am in my beginning study of Wyckoff price volume I find that look at the DAX is really nice for divergences, as you already know. You will get some perfect double tops with major MACD and volume divergences. Oh if I was in Europe. :p

    Overnight meaning for me, I can't trade in the middle of the night.
     
    #2074     Jan 3, 2008
  5. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    What do you normally (day)trade?
     
    #2075     Jan 3, 2008
  6. ER2 or ES, I am in the states.
     
    #2076     Jan 3, 2008
  7. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    I personally prefer relatively quick outcomes and for that fDAX beats ES considering the spread vs average oscillation range, ES has more of a knee jerk p/a ImE.
     
    #2077     Jan 3, 2008
  8. Oh agreed, I have watched it live a little bit ( that's how I figured out I couldn't pull graveyard trading shifts ) and you win or lose quick. That's the reason I leave myself the option to trade the ER2, the DAX on qualudes. My American ex pat friend trades the DAX in Ukraine, and he likes it very much.

    It's funny you use the histogram, while I was taught to use the fast without histogram, both work well though.
     
    #2078     Jan 3, 2008
  9. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    Looking at weekly DAX's histo shows a definite bounce/reversal pattern whereas DJIA is the opposite, it's still within a bearish divergence.

    On daily charts I view both as more bearish according to histogram, DAX is right on TL though.

    Short near pivot

    +1.5 reverse long off 1 min

    -3

    Still looking OK for possible Long, 1 min diverging, so is 2 min, watching possible start of bounce

    Long near Lo
     
    #2079     Jan 4, 2008
  10. JSSPMK

    JSSPMK

    -3.5

    possible re-entry of same level

    Long same level off 2 min divergence

    -4

    re-entered

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    #2080     Jan 4, 2008