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    The Trouble With Scribbles

    short 4500 -stop at 4506
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    The Trouble With Scribbles

    L 4502 - stop at 98 edit: that was quick. -4
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    The Trouble With Scribbles

    closed it here for +10 which merely puts me back to breakeven on the day after 13 trades! :)
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    The Trouble With Scribbles

    Long here off bottom of channel worth a long?
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    This should be an interesting read

    I won a copy of this book. Haven't gotten around to reading it yet, though
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    Average # of trades per day

    your point being? I' guessing it's that he (and most people) over-traded??
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    Questions About Being A Trader

    Big time! You should see my facebook feed on a Monday morning! Depressing reading. Wishing the whole week away so that they can enjoy being alive for a few hours at the weekend! I don't worry about wasting time. Everyone wastes time. It's a nice idea, but people can't live each day like it's...
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    PA "Setups"

    Can you elaborate on the emboldened.
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    PA "Setups"

    First test was on the NQ used a range break method. 91 trades over the course of about 16 sessions. 53% profitable trades Average winner 4.5 Average loser -3.75 Not particularly encouraging numbers? Also sample too small? Currently testing other Price action ideas like 'support becoming...
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    Trying to trade CL...

    could you do a tally up of the points made/lost each day? Are you trading live or demo? Are you consistently profitable with your approach? Regards Good luck ps - Here's my attempt today. First day looking at it. Yesterday would have been a horrid day to trade!
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    PA "Setups"

    Yes. Both stops were hit.
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    PA "Setups"

    Here's my orders. Previous support should become resistance>?....
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    Banks FX Rigging

    Maybe this is why every trade I place seems to go the wrong way! They're scamming me. I want my money back...
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    PA "Setups"

    shorting the top of that range turned out to be the best trade. How about another. Is this short going to go under 11800 before hitting my stop at 11845?
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    PA "Setups"

    Is this a long or a short here? If neither, where should the orders be placed?
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    Breakout Trading - Smart Play or Fool's Game?

    Well i've done lots of observing. Recently been testing the various observations and price action (support becoming resistance, trendline breaks, doubletops/bottoms etc). They don't appear to provide any sort of edge, but it's hard to be sure as, I have to do it all manually by going through old...
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    Talent/Giftedness In Trading

    But you write as if flipping a coin for trade direction, having a small stop and a bigger target target is a recipe for success. I'm sure you need some sort of method that has a positive expectation
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    Breakout Trading - Smart Play or Fool's Game?

    Maybe a breakout method will work better in certain markets. I've noticed that CL seems to make explosive moves that might better suit a breakout method. I've been demo trading general price action methods that i've read about for a few weeks now. With the German dax, i've been losing a steady...
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    Is There A Problem Being A Chartist/PA Trader

    NQ market fell into a range about 10 minutes after the open for about 20 minutes. Then it broke. I'm looking at whether there is a good way to trade such ranges. Doing some backtesting now....
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