Trading is all about probabilities, and the inherent flaw with price derived indicators is the lag effect. The indicator lag effect flaw causes a degradation from observing price/volume ONLY, in relation to the additional variable of time frame selection. Time frame selection alone can have a dramatic affect as to the amount of deviation one has from following the indicator versus following price/volume.Quote from Amangod:
But everything has limitations so once again your point is meaningless..
And it's not just a case of buying when price moves above a squiggly line, that is a deliberate over simplification of a process that must first be qualified by establishing the trend, momentum and pullback vs reversal.. Kwikpop helps establish those parameters for the trade and then offers an earlier more accurate trigger to initiate the trade than pure price action does.. I have no doubt I could trade the exact same method without Kwikpop.. but it just makes it easier.. and yes a little quicker.. so much for lag
Here's a small example.. In a strong uptrend I have seen Kwikpop keep the bars blue during the entire pullback.. this gives you enormous confidence when the trigger comes knowing that there is huge momentum to the upside even though price has been falling throughout the entire setup
I trade pure price action.. and the indicators I use enhance that style
A lagging indicator can actually skew proper observation away from realtime price/volume reality to the indicators arbitrary computational plot (after the candlestick closes). Also, is the indicators "message" more qualified after the closed plot at candlestick completion, or is the indicators gyrations prior to the closed plot more significant?
I am glad to hear the kwikpop indicators enhance YOUR trading style, but who decides what settings the various indicators are set too? What qualifies those "current" chosen settings and why do the kwikpop indicator settings in all these years keep changing (are they not perfect already?)? I am very familiar with kwikpop, grumpy, and several traders that have spent extensive time in the KP room (heck, several traders here in AUS used KP for a while in a trading office I was in......they also after a few months moved on to trading support/resistance levels only).
Don't get me wrong, indicators can be used as a guide or reference point for an already successful trader to help establish entry/exit criteria. Indicators though can't tell you when to "get in" or "get out" in a high probability fashion......that path is a dead end road.
BTW, this has been a great and imo civil debate.......I have enjoyed it, so thanks for being of good character and filled with passion for your opinions!!!

