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phantom, I believe I understood your idea and agree with it. Make 'em pretty, Chris

easyrider, I could not agree more! But for the record this is week four. Only week 1 of posting trades. It has proven workable in the last 4 weeks. I just wanted to see if posting what I did would actually help my discipline. To an extent I believe it has. I only had 1 trade that lost...

Thanks larrybf, My ultimate goal with this is 5-10 contracts per trade. Only time and trial will tell about slippage and all when I get that far. Make 'em pretty, Chris

I agree, and this is my goal, but I do not wish to get ahead of myself at this moment. I also wish to be realistic, could I get in and out of 50-100 at my prices? I rarely see that big of size traded at one price. How much slippage could I afford in this system? Time will tell. Make 'em...

I thought that might be where you were going (IB as data feed). If I remember correctly IB is not truely streaming but rather spurts. (Don't know the technicals). I have IB/sierra and I have Qcharts and I disagree with ddefina. I have not noticed a big enough lag with Qcharts that I cannot...

At the moment 1; 6+ times a day. Make 'em pretty, Chris

Started TA and still going. FA to me seems like information overdose. Make 'em pretty, Chris

After the first week of posting with the hope of helping me keep my discipline - I am satisfied with the results. Results on the week: Trading time 7.5 hours (total on the week) 45 Trades 35 Winners = 78% 16.75 point for a total of $837.50 Paid $216 in commisions for a total...

This can be fun at times and frustrating. 12 Trades 9 winners (75%) 3.25 Points = $104.90 Some good countertrend trades in there and a couple that could have been better. Won't go over all the trades just a couple. Trade 5 -2.25; Was trying to manually move stop (after a loser at trade...

Thank you cheeks! Make 'em pretty, Chris

I am scalping - More than 50% (never really measured it) it is counter trend - get some and get out. Sounds like you have a winner. I took mostly counter trend trades (excluding the first and last; I beleive) and still came out with a 63% win rate. If we could identify what isn't working...

I believe he was refering to my meager but profitable day! I am SO happy for you that I would ask that you take your ideas to your own thread and please reveal the wheres and the why's. Nothing personnal - Thanks, and Make 'em pretty, Chris

I don't like it when it doesn't quite make it to the BB's or a crossing of the 5,2,1 so I will take my one point and go home!:D 8 trades 5 winners (63%) 1 point = a whopping - $11.60!! Not a loser though! Started out with Regular Trading Hours (RTH) because that is where the first...

I will wait for the price to break above the previous bar by one tick. I put a limit order at the high of the previous bar (one tick below the signal.) It is the same Q; what I need to see is - previous bar high 900, low of 899 - current bar hits 900.25 (without going below 899) limit is...

I first started out with the NQ (slightly different ideas though)- but moved to the ES because often it is the noise I am looking to capture (seems like). It seems to me that the ES will jump 4 ticks faster than the NQ will go 2. I breifly looked at the NQ (with this idea) and thought a guy...

These are the days that I developed my system for - just bounces and I take my little profit and move on. Make 'em pretty, Chris

Today was ok. Makes a guy think more about larrybf and moving targets - but I am not ready to do so; I wish to be consitent for a longer time period first. 7 Trades 6 winners (86%) for a total of 3.5 points = 141.40 Again used all sessions data: Trade 1 +.5 after big gap down thought...

All money is gladly accepted:D :D :D ( Heck I am a scalper afterall! ) Guido - at this point all I can say is that time will tell. Make 'em pretty, Chris

Larrybf, Thanks again for the idea of lenghtening targets. 70% on this system would be profitable, not alot but it would consistantly make money - and with size it would make one a living thus far. 80% and better would be real nice money. To keep the high percentage - I feel I must...

Cathy, so that you will understand the type of person that you are dealing with here is a link you might check out. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8734 tampa, is know for his uniqueness shall we say. Make 'em pretty, Chris