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Just can't do a preview of a post I guess. Whoever is moderating can eliminate any extra posts from me, if they feel it's necessary. Banker

Oh well, my .txt attachment did not appear for some reason. Sorry, I don't know what else to do. Banker

See attachment. I tried to do this in the message body of a post, but the preview was wrong. Banker

You know it's going to be a low because the swing is down. Every down swing results in setting a low. You wait for as many bars as you feel is necessary to determine the swing is finished and a new swing has begun. This is subjective in short time frames, in longer time frames you can analyze...

I couldn't bring myself to backtest or forward test Db's strategy. It was just not right for me. I have been working on designing a strategy of my own, but until now, I haven't been able to write out the exact rules properly. I think I've got it now. Let me know if you have any questions...

I came across a pretty good example of a "filling the gap day". On 9/16/02 the $NDX closed at 908.58 according to my data. On 9/17/02 it opened at 927.29 roughly 2% above it's prior close. If you have access to the intraday $NDX data in chart form, this day is a good illustration of the...

I understand. I'm going to test it exactly how you described it to me. Not that I don't trust what you have said, I just need to see it for myself. I have access to 60 days of intraday $NDX data that I can scroll through bar by bar. It's not the same as NQ data, but it's good enough for me...

Db, I think we covered every aspect of your strategy now. Or at least all of them that I could think of. I do want to thank you for your time, and your willingness to share what you have learned. Your strategy sounds very interesting to me, and I find the results you have posted while...

Db, Connectivity meaning your internet connection, or your connection to your data feed, or the connection to your broker, right? What is a trap gap? I will look through my historical data to see the gap situations you are talking about. Over 3% gap, unless it is a trap gap, is...

Db, Just a couple more points I would like you to go over if you don't mind. When you are 5 points ahead you move the stop to breakeven. Any comments on why you chose this rule? Also the gap issues. I'm presuming the gap would be calculated by closing price of the cash market to...

The two points from actual "breakout" as a measure of how strong the level of intention is interesting. I'm guessing you found that the narrower the figure, the higher the chance of false breakouts. As far as the initial exit stop being 5 points away from your entry spot, that essentially...

Yikes, I leave for a bit, and the thread has taken quite some turns. I'm not going to reply to all of the posts I see, I'm just going to stay focused. Db, Back to where we left off. I agree, without playing reversals, this strategy is very simple. I mean who doesn't understand a...

Ok, so instead of trailing exit stops along descending swing highs when short, you draw a trend line to track the trend (while keeping the stop at breakeven). When the trend line is violated, you then move your stop from breakeven down to the last swing high. If that gets taken out, you are...

I think I'm getting closer to understanding what you are doing, but I'm sure you will correct me if I am wrong (as you should). So basically the "opening trading range" forms the basis of which direction you will start trading for the day, as a trend trader. The range in essence becomes a...

Ok, I did print out snosur4's post for myself. This is what I understand so far: This strategy ignores whatever trading has occurred in the futures market before the cash market index opens. When the cash market opens, the roughly first 30 minutes of trading in the derivatives are not...

Hi Db, I was wondering if you could share some more information about what it is that you are doing with the NQ. Would it be possible for you to explain: Where it is that you enter. Why you enter there. Where you place an initial stop. How you move your stop as a trade goes in...