different traders trade differently. so do what best suits you. some traders enjoy trading choppy big rangebound markets. Well. good luck to them.
%% GOOD points or % LOL One small point i would differ on, mr max; a small range[aka slop chop trend ] on a five minute noise chart is mostly noise\LOL SO depending....... a small chop-slop trend[aka=range or barbed wire range]; can be an entry or exit, but i seldom trade that ''noise '' Funny thing about a 5 minute noise chart ; Don Bright DayTrading Co did not like them either , said '' it was to long'' LOL\true.
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