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  1. aldrums

    Question about IB chart trading...

    Not sure about the chart trading but I can tell you how to do it in the DOM. The SPY is 1/10 the value of the ES. For example, divide the ES settlement price by the SPY closing price: 2619/261.5 = 10.015. So 1 ES point = 10 SPY Points. Since the ES has a .25 tick, for every tick the ES moves...
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    Just buy dips on high volume

    I will double down on the long or short side if I get an additional extreme buy/sell signal...or price goes to significant s/r. At this point obviously my first Trade was early, and if price went up/down too far I might take a break even stop on that first part. I won’t buy/sell a third time...
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    Best Trading Strategies For Traders

    I don’t know what you are talking about
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    Buying the dip...

    If it gaps down big, push the BUY button and close your eyes...LOL!
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    Best Trading Strategies For Traders

    It’s not what you do, it’s how you think about what you do when you’re doing it. I am willing to tell everyone here on ET my winning secret. Ready? I buy low and sell high, I sell high and buy low. There it is! Now go out there and make some money!!
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    Finally, Investors Get Punched by Volatility - Barrons

    I know what you mean. I haven’t been able to watch CNBC for 15 years. But volatility is picking up. We’ll see if it gets crushed again.
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    Finally, Investors Get Punched by Volatility - Barrons

    Great news for traders! I think I’ll buy a little VXX the next time it sells off. Maybe the greatest downtrend of all time is finally over.
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    Bitcoin will make history as the biggest bubble/pyramid in the history of mankind.

    Love the trade: I know nothing about value, and I don’t need to. I look at the price set by the buyers and sellers....this is what the asset is worth, this is the value. This is the reality of the price whether you agree with it or not. And there was something to indicate Bitcoin prices were...
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    Bitcoin will make history as the biggest bubble/pyramid in the history of mankind.

    I think of a bubble as a price surge that may or may not sustain itself. Only time will tell whether this Bitcoin bubble is justified. The Nasdaq crash starting in April 1999 is a great example. The public was wiped out, anhilated, but prices are higher now. There might be wisdom in crowds...
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    Bitcoin will make history as the biggest bubble/pyramid in the history of mankind.

    I’m not a Bitcoin investor. I looked into it, but it’s a “extremely volatile asset” as Neuroway says and the risk is off the charts. Even the TF, CL and NQ are too risky for me, so I stay with the ES. I also don’t have a conviction about which way Bitcoin is going...and no trader who knows...
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    Bitcoin will make history as the biggest bubble/pyramid in the history of mankind.

    I just checked the quote. As of now one measely Bitcoin will fetch you $10,945 in U.S. dollars. Last time I checked that is REAL money. Not bad for a "scam." Every new technology starts out with a bubble, going back to the railroads. After the tech bubble the Nasdaq collapsed from 5132 to...
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    ES EOD Momentum...yowza!!

    Looks like distribution on the ES. Three out of four days they sold the rally in the afternoon.
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    Daily goal

    What you are really saying is, should I give up after I’ve made some money, because I don’t have confidence in my trading ability? You should never give up, but you’re doing it wrong. If you don’t have confidence in your ability to come back after losing trades, then what you need to do is...
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    How 1-Minute Candlestick Patterns Alleviated My Trading PTSD

    USDJPY, you might want to check out the K.I.S.S. Principle.
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    ES EOD Momentum...yowza!!

    Wow, what an amazing day! My favorite Trade was the one I couldn’t take, “Shorting on a Buying Day High made First”, from the Taylor Trading Technique. The market opened and shot right through yesterday’s high at 39.50, to 39.75, so all the sellers at the yhigh got filled! There was a nice push...
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    Flash-crash trader helps US in fight against market abuse

    Wow, like it was an inside job. That is crazy!
  17. aldrums

    compartmentalizing investments

    Opening brokerage accounts is akin to a form of torture. How about just separating the stocks on your screen?
  18. aldrums

    ES EOD Momentum...yowza!!

    I hope you’re right! I hate missing the rebound when it happens overnight. And yes, the bonds are on a steady slide. I am thinking they will eventually test the lows made last year.
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    ES EOD Momentum...yowza!!

    In retrospect it seems what happened on Friday was a type of buying climax. Now we have traded to days from high to low. Possible buying opportunity tomorrow...it will be I interesting to see how it opens.
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