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Im not sure how that is supposed to work. Could you explain? Is this just to see where you would have traded and how it would have worked out? I did actually make a couple points today on the ES (2.25), but that was using a different system, not this one. That system likes a lot of movement...

What type of indicators do you use on choppy days like this? What time frames? That last I probably would have taken had it been a better day, even though it was still a little choppy. But since the whole day was bouncy I called it quits pretty early.

Ah, I see that one now. I was away from the comp for 15 min or so. I missed that one completely.

BB, was that with the YM? Im still trading that too, it just has NOT been itself lately. I can usually get an easy 10 points on a strong move. But there havent been any the last couple of days it seems.

ha, yeah same here on all points. I would be happy with .5-1 pt a day net consistently. Anymore than that would just be a bonus.

Im not taking anymore trades today either. How many point can you average a day or week with this system?

Yes, for example: All indicators (MACD and SMA) are telling me to go short. The bar closes with a low of 1398.00 I place a short entry for 1397.00 If it gets hit Im in, if not, then I dont take the trade. I adjust the entry accordingly for the next bar. Im just trying to figure out what...

Thats about how long Ive looked into the longer time frames too. About a 1.5-2 months. Seemed to have held up over that time. What do you think about my entries? Should I go in on the open of the next bar, or wait for the previous bar to get beat by 1 tick?

I enter as soon as there is a higher high or lower low, depending which direction Im going. So the price has to beat the previous by 1 tick. It's helped keep me out of alot of trades I would have taken otherwise. BUT, the profit isnt as large sometimes. Especially today. Trader28 - what are...

I havent been trading the longer frames very long either. But as far as I can see so far, the zero line doesnt seem to matter as much as it does with the 2 min charts. But like you said, we'll have to wait and see. I enter as soon as there is a higher high or lower low, depending which...

yeah, last couple days have been tough to figure out a target. With 5 min, I usually have 1.5 pt stop, 1 pt target, then try and trail with a tight stop for anything more than that. Im happy with 1 pt though. How do you determine you entry? Do you enter as soon as the SMA pops out, MACD opens or...

Sounds like it may be similar to what Ive been trying to do lately. Scalp small profits in the middle of the trend, instead of trying to catch all of it. What are your target and stop losses set at? Also, how do you execute your entry?

120 ticks total for the day, week, or month? In other words youre talking 12 points ER2 right? What trades did you take today and what charts was it on? I've been looking at the 5 min lately instead of 2 min. I think Ive got my target and stop losses worked out pretty good with those time frames.

How has everyone been doing today? Market has been a little choppy today and yesterday for my taste. I scalped a few ticks on ES, but thats it.

Hey Profit, I sent you a PM. Ive used either this system, or one very similar and it does have good results. There are alot of retraces to sit though though.

I was thinking of trading the 5 min or 10 min chart for ER as well. I usually don't trade it at all. I'm curious though, what target and what hard stop loss do you guys use?

BearBelly, And all others. What is your entry strategy for this? I know the signals are the SMAs popping out and the MACD crosses. But I mean how do you execute your entry? You can't always just enter based on the SMA or it will sometimes turn on you pretty quickly, at least it seems to on...

Trader28, Today just wasn't the best day. In one of my previous posts today I was saying how the ER2 looked to be the best today. There have been a few ok moves on the YM today, but not like usual. There's usually a few more larger moves that are lot smoother, etc.

Yeah, Actually, those target are close to mine. With a zero confirmation I go for 10 points, 20 point hard stop. Close half the lots then scale out the rest with a pretty tight trailing stop behind it. Im not worried about catching all 30 points of a big move, etc. Without the zero...

Down move on the YM right now. How are the YM guys doing so far today? I haven't made any trades. I decided to at least wait until the afternoon. But I probably wont trade today. I didn't like the way the early morning looked. Did it look choppy to anyone else, or was it just me? I know it...