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    ilganzo- don't feel too bad, you're not alone! Tried and failed to get into several positions today. Could have taken a (winning) set-up on NTE, but didn't like it at the time. There's always tomorrow. nimrodeo
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    Re: Chart Posting Thanks everyone for the help. I've tested it out and it works fine. It was the file name extensions in the file name box which had me fooled! Hopefully I can now post something useful. nimrodeo
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    Hi everyone, Can't find any instructions on how to post charts on here. Can someone point me in the right direction? If it helps, I use esignal. nimrodeo
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    ilganzo, Just looked at your RTN pic and can now see your points more clearly. IMO I would stick with your use of m/a's rather than trend-lines on these intra-day charts. In fact your screen-shot shows pretty well just how much more useful the m/a is for keeping you in and getting you out...
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    ilganzo, I'm sure others will offer their own insights into this thorny issue which is at the very heart of what trading is all about. I use 5-min charts for my trading. For me, I look for my trigger using my 5-min chart, and then drill down to my 1-min chart for anticipating & picking my...
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    FuturesTrader71 I too follow Dummy Trade principles using 5-minute charts. I have found that promising trades often come to a halt at round numbers, particularly 5's and 10's. I now try to exit a trade like JCOM today BEFORE it hits my initial R1 stop, accepting the cost of entering again...
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    Razor, Looking at your HELE chart, I'm interested to know how you define an inside bar, and do you always keep strictly to the definition? Could you perhaps have entered earlier? Thanks, nimrodeo
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    At this stage, am looking at HELE, INFY & IMCL. May be others later. Any other views? nimrodeo
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    babak Just preparing for today's session. I assume you were thinking of XLNX for yesterday? Will post for today by 09:00am nimrodeo
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    babak Just my luck. Major problem with my pc yesterday. Didn't get it sorted 'til after the close. I'll come up with an answer today. nimrodeo
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    Many thanks for the replies. Very useful indeed. Point taken with RIMM on Friday btw. What a ride! nimrodeo
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    Hi folks, My first post, so hope I don't get off to a bad start! I'm new to dummies and find this really fascinating stuff. May I ask a question, please? I'm not sure what we are meant to be looking for in terms of "unusual/price volume denoting a liquid and volatile stock", as per...
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