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Hi wiesman02 , Ive read through some of your thread and have benefitted from your insight . I have been refining my VSA approach and can provide my view since you are temporarily unable . Sorry to hear about the graveyard shift BTW , Ive been in the same boat . Over the weekend I'll post my...

Thanks for the info here Pekelo . I have been using the "Pekelo" dragon as a continuation signal and find it to be reliable . I found the retracemnet can be up to 62 % before the failure point .

It would be great if you hit that goal . Lets see your edge unfold and the journal chronicle it all , thanks .

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Hysterical ! All of it ! BANG ! I just pissed my pants :eek:

+$45 on the YM today I had one countertrend loser and two trending signals ( that were winners ) Next week I'll begin trading the trend ( strength ) following method . I ran it the past few nights on replay and it produces more scalps than runners but I dont have to take much heat to find...

- $206 on the YM today Cant get the screenshot to attach . I got 2 countertrend trades that were small stopouts . I have another strategy I've been working on but want to let the results from the strategy I use now to play out and show me what to expect from it over time . The other...

- $240 on the YM today I got one signal long but got run over by the news candle at 1000 . I'll quit now because it looks like a real congested mess out there .

- $160 on the YM today My rules kept me out of a signal for the big bullish move at 9:35 . I'd rather follow my rules and miss a few big moves than break them and regret it later .

If by specific plan you mean a set of variables that constitute an edge and a way to systematically capture profits then I totally agree . I learned that trying to be like someone else and trade like them is a waste of time . Trying hundreds of different systems and edges has taught me that...

+ 475 on the YM today Again only one good signal

- $140 on the YM today I wasnt at the screen to pull the trigger but this was the only signal I got today .

A sim p/L sounds good , I'll participate . Almost all my trades are overnights and swing trades with a 2 lot . + $555 on the YM today

Anyone have experience running a live Forex automated strategy on NT ? Right now I have a demo NT that I am running with eSignal data and an automated strategy . I need a broker that supports NT and tick data . I'm open to suggestions in regards to data vendors and other platforms ...

OK I'll assess its viability with K ratio then . I'm not concerned with intraday , my strategy is for swing trading on longer timeframes . Thanks for the advice .

I automated a strategy to trade only the NQ . I backtested a few variations of this strategy and some work better than others . Would it be safe to say the strategy with the highest sharpe ratio has the best edge ?

For proprietary trading indicators are useless . You will miss a lot of trades or get in late when you use indicators . But to answer your question I right clicked and deleted the indicators .

Its probably true that some bigger traders look at indicators like a 200 ma but I doubt they base entries on them . I've read interviews with floor traders and they claim cbot and cme big guys dont use indicators .

[Try to spend you time identifying value. Just like anything you buy or sell. If you wanted to buy a car or a house, you wouldn't pay too much would you. At least you would try not to. The question is....how do I know if this is a good value. You don't worry about being exact with your...

Reaver , those books explain 3 line break charts dont they ? I'd like to learn more about that . Have you used them ? and how can I construct them , thanks .