Trading the ES live-the Brooks way

Discussion in 'Journals' started by padutrader, Aug 18, 2024.

  1. padutrader

    padutrader

    :D
    why?

    i am having so much fun. everybody is posting here.
    why should i post anything? why are you asking me ? Ask them ! to post their trades [here].
     
    #141     Aug 20, 2024
  2. padutrader

    padutrader

    you really are observant.
    yes i boviate at home . i do not do it in some else's journal
     
    #142     Aug 20, 2024
  3. Georgii

    Georgii

    The market punishes the proud. Always.

    Trend traders spend days getting chopped up by fake breakouts and then make it all back (hopefully with profit) on trend days. Mean reversion traders scalp the points by averaging in on most days but then get destroyed on grinding trend days. Sort of like option buyers and writers.
     
    #143     Aug 20, 2024
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  4. Overnight

    Overnight

    You do not have a journal of trades. Am I missing it? Please point me to it.
     
    #144     Aug 20, 2024
  5. Georgii

    Georgii

    I was not referring to you personally but making a generalization. As in "one", not "you" specifically...

    He always talks the bull and bear case. That is sort of helpful from a chartist POV but it still does not translate to a strategy in any way.

    Bar by bar is essentially just reading the tape.
     
    #145     Aug 20, 2024
  6. Overnight

    Overnight

    Is that an Al Brooks thing?
     
    #146     Aug 20, 2024
  7. Georgii

    Georgii

    Reading the tape is not specific to Al Brooks, he just discusses each candle. Sort of obvious when you zoom into a smaller timeframe. That is essentially a lot of what he does: lower timeframe analysis by simply interpreting 5 minute bar behavior.

    Oh btw, you're not a real Al Brooks guy unless you can do his raspy voice saying "Lower high major trend reversal..."
     
    #147     Aug 20, 2024
  8. padutrader

    padutrader

    yes he discusses each 5 min candle for 15 min

    so how the hell does he trade. just wondering.
     
    #148     Aug 20, 2024
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  9. Georgii

    Georgii

    He won't tell you :)

    When I was in his trading room for a month he'd sometimes say when he closed out a position (and of course it sounded always profitable or a near scratch).

    At the end of the day he's discretionary so he uses his handful of strategies to trade how he sees fit. He does discuss his setups in his books (very difficult to read btw) and his webinars. But again, it's postdictive.
     
    #149     Aug 20, 2024
  10. padutrader

    padutrader

    ok by popular demand-for fun- but not for overnight
    long 5627.75 stop and target as shown on chart break out above a pair of doji bars after a big bull bar a clear Brooks buy.
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    #150     Aug 20, 2024