Quote from monee:
ES has changed last few days vs, last 6 months.
Need real wide stops for my style in this environment .
Stops need to be too wide for me.
Gave back 10 % of 2006 gains in last 2 sessions.
Going to chill for awhile.
Haven't seen 1 of those spikes like@ 11:10 in a while.
Not to say you can't make money in this environment it is just not my style.
Have to keep remembering Reminiscences quote of When I couldn't play according to my system which was based on study and experience, I went in and I gambled.
Guess thats the mkts job to smack you when you deserve it.
Quote from porgie:
b1s2
the attack forum u started got shut down by forum moderator.......i was shocked at your mean spirited attacks ....even though u kept saying " just having a little fun at your expense"
Quote from romik:
B1S2, did you like that divergence the other day? Powerful stuff that and at what force that reversal happened? What I find interesting with divergences is that they occur on various time frames, I assume that reversal trades based on divergences are auto traded by the majors, I can't imagine tech fund etc traders watching the charts all day long in various time frames, must be part of their automatic systems.
Quote from Buy1Sell2:
I did look at your divergence chart and yes it was a strong one indeed. I was trading the 60 minute chart and it lagged a bit for me, but truth be known , there was clear hourly bullish divergence in the overnight trade and I ignored it. I agree with your assessment of divergences and I might add, that one could trade just the Class A type , which your 5 minute was, and be highly successful. I don't know if they are autotraded or not, because there is generally plenty of time to get in early and you would think that autotrading would remove your opportunity. This is especially true on the longer time frames--You'll notice how long I had to get into the short ES trade on weekly charts. But even with the 5 minute chart, you have time to get in. I would tell you, that I have been using divergences on hourly currency charts for a long time and they are unbelievably high percentage. They work in any market and any time frame by the way-- They are the foot prints of the human element ( buying drying up. selling drying up etc, fear of losing profits etc) and should be traded each and every time --with a stop of course. Romik, if nothing else were to be gained from this journal by participants or lurkers, I think the divergence study that we have been doing would still be a valuable addition to one's arsenal and you have been extremely helpful in pointing these out! --B1S2
Quote from porgie:
b1s2
the attack forum u started got shut down by forum moderator.......i was shocked at your mean spirited attacks ....even though u kept saying " just having a little fun at your expense" ...very unbecoming of you b1s2..........especially you......i came back to help one person on his way.......and to let PORGIE MOCKER know i think he is so courageous.......notice when i said BUZZ he bailed....he hit the exit button.....or got stopped out .....if volente 00 is calling bad stuff, so what....that costs him money and should not affect others.....calling trades on forums is to be taken with a lot of skepticism, even when they are correct for a while...but the ego overrides all...i don't call trades because i don't want the attacks when i am wrong...and i don't care one bit about showing off what i can do......i am neither right or wrong,,,,,,,,system is 100% mechanical.....it shows it i see it....or a 4 year old child can see it also...............the miniscule {almost never hit}stops each trade is attack material on these forums......the calls would show extreme accuracy with system being exposed to the public........i just look stupid........as exit and entry is same signal with same picture........also i would not give or sell it so what's the point..........by the way, i have never seen a "system" with the rules given on forums yet nor do i expect to.......nor would i wish to... LEARNING THE MILLION BITS OF TRADING INFORMATION IS HARD........UNLEARNING THE MILLION BITS OF INFORMATION SO YOU CAN BECOME A SUCCESSFUL TRADER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE