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  1. Bad_Badness

    Best option for Auto fibonnaci trading with IBKR

    Good Luck. Anytime anyone says "they go it all in their head" and cannot write basic scripts code, they are not quite clueless but darn close. You are asking too many basic questions that are answered on the web once you have basic skills. Next step: Write a VERY simple system that does a...
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    Best option for Auto fibonnaci trading with IBKR

    You need to do a of defining before you can even hire a developer, including, as just a sampler: Defining the start-end of the Fib range. (context is hard to determine sometimes) Orders (which types are used) How to deal with "near targets" beyond a simple trail because: see next item...
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    Anyone have any experience with "thepitfuturestrading.com"?

    It is that you will get the same answer. You keep on asking for recommendations on where to learn. Everyone know Youtube is not the place. The fact is trading is extremely competitive and has been since the beginning. Understanding this is your first lesson. There are no shortcuts for the...
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Done : net +10 in 9 RT
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    If most ppl lose when they try to win $$, what happens when they "try" to lose $?

    What the OP does not realize is there are literally a million trades, entries and exits in a day. It is not really a matter of a handful being flipped or some other simple magical solution. The problem is selecting BETTER trades from that millions that are possible. He should focus on...
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    Porting from EL-PL in MultiCharts to C# for QuantTower: Tips?

    Hi All, Just starting this port. EL-PL is fine for prototyping, but limits have been hit. The limitations are well documented, so I won't go into them. That being said, any tips that can be offered are welcome. I figured it does not hurt to ask as the beginning, instead of later. I am...
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Normal pre 3 day holiday weekend. Wait about an hour and it will die down more. Some larger players will push things around a bit. It is ripe for false BOs. Get it done now or fall asleep for the PM session.
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    Need to know the exact date to switch futures expiration.

    Just watch the volumes. I go as soon as the forward contract is active enough to trade. Usually, a Monday of the week the next contract volume flips to greater than the current. Also you can go back and see the flip historically. Never wait until the volume dries up.
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    Anyone here actually profitable?

    To answer for me is a qualified yes. Swing trading yes. It is basically investing short term. It is pretty simple actually, the problem is it ties up too much capital and risk adjusted there are better choices. You are asking is it achievable for you, with the time and resources limits you...
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    14 RT with + 8. Not a good day with lots of distractions etc. Had to claw my way back from a loss in the AM.
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    +28 in 15rt on 2 contracts. Thanks to the active members for their commentary and posts.
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Done already. Going on a plane. 8 RT for + 10. The one selling large blocks at the local highs was a mark.
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Waiting for Emergency Fed Meeting to end. Starts at 7:30 PT. Tried to trade, but too volatile for my short-term trades. Churred 8 trades for a +200USD gross. This is Crisis trading, but still reasonably orderly.
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    Crash Monday? SVB contagion, VIX spike

    Things drop when there are unknowns. When things are understood, the snap back occurs. Even if another SV bank goes down, it will be a "meh". Retail money is always late to the party, because they wait until things are known. But the smart money flees when the tape says so and ask...
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    Looking for new broker

    SIPC! 250K Cask, 500K assets. That being said, your account structures should be setup to take full advantage.
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    Who will admit they got slaughtered averaging down today?

    Hope spring eternal. Hope is not a strategy. It is better to run a larger stop, and when you hit a virtual, lesser, stop get out on the FIRST retrace. No exceptions. Alternatively run a slighter smaller stop and just take it the stop. Of course a better strategy is to get a better entry or...
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Done again about 8:00 PT: 10 pts in 7 RT. Again not worth the R:R. Hopfully can get back to more "normal" movements tomorrow. A lot more there but sticking to the plan. Need Plan B for these days, but Plan A is what being done now.
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    And today when he sat down someone ran a Sell program!
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Liked how once he was done and stood up from the table, someone set off a Buy program.
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    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    Zowie! What difference from the "Waiting days"! Done and going out to exercise: 8 RT for + 10 BTW: Way to much risk taken for +10, so overall not a good R:R: today. May come back after Powell stops. Just for grins, watching the speak, on MUTE, and the charts at the same time.
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