Trying to post charts

Thanks nkhoi,

I'll check it out.

 

here is the same screen using Snagit for capture

 

looks much better, thanks nkhoi for the Snagit suggestion.

Needs a bit more work on sizing. I think I will just post the entire length of the day, and use the scroll bars to view back and forth.

I'll try it and see how it works.

 

This long chart is kinda cool. You can scroll along and watch where you enter your trades and then scroll farther and see if they work out or not.

 

sample of using snagit studio edit feature to edit multiple pictures at one

 

I'll study up on using Snagit Studio when get a chance.

For now, I am content to get a nice clean capture out of Qcharts.

here are my adventures in COF.


(it is good to try to explain to all of you why I did what I did.)

 

and an ill timed Home Depot short.

 

HD monthly 1 finger salute pattern

 

on the HD, the break that you chose to short came quite soon after it had already made its largest move down so far that day, so it was a bit of a chase. If you want to look for new lows to short, a breakdown of a sideways consolidation or a double-bottom failure is always a bit safer, with better risk/reward. The break of the "double bottom" between 2:15 and 2:30 (tough to make chart calls on such short time frames) was a much more reliable pattern to short; by 2:45, you already had a volume surge into fresh lows and by that time its really too late.

 

illiquid,

Thanks, you have given me 2 key points to consider.

Double bottom failures (and double top "failures") are undoubtedly good entries. (and triple tops/bottoms failures)

Also the point that you don't want the breakout/breakdown to come after too long a run. I had written a similar thought down this afternoon as I was trying to write up my entry rules. But I hadn't really thought of it the way you expressed it.

Valuable stuff here.