Here is my confusion. I'm not making any calls as I'm not mentoring.
What I was suggesting was the best type of mentor would let you see him trading live. He would be sharing what he is doing with you, both calling out trades as he enters them, and making comments on why he is entering based on what he sees happening. I only suggested the things I suggested because that is what I use, price action, like double bottoms, or other patterns, and multiple markets lining up. But if he uses completely different information, I'd be all ears.
My own personal feeling is that price action is perhaps what 90% of people use (even if they don't call it price action). Perhaps someone has a mathematical model that does calculations and it figures out an edge solely based on analyzing the stream of prices and volume as it comes in, and their algo does all the placing of trades, but this type of trader would more than likely never even be looking to mentor so this example is a moot point.
Again, I was wrong.
How about this... To heck with mentoring without some examples called out by recognizable agreed upon criteria for buy or sell to enter hammered out beforehand by the gang that is tuned in to the session.
How about if you are aware of a setup that fits the above situation.
How would you react to this situation?
1) Do you see any obvious Setup Triggers on this chart that would be worth Calling Out?
2) What date and time did they Trigger?
3) How would you identify them with Three Words, e.g "Engulfing at Resistance at X:00 on such and such a date..."
...or anything that can be conveyed to another person who can pull up a similar chart with similar crap on it, like maybe standare 200ma, 50ma, 8ema, whatever, the point being that the support and resistance would be obvious at such and such a time for such and such a setup and trigger.
Lets give it a shot. Say we were both looking at charts identical to the one below...
1) Do you see any obvious Setup Triggers on this chart that would be worth Calling Out?
2) What date and time did they Trigger?
3) How would you identify them with Three Words, e.g "Engulfing at Resistance at X:00 on such and such a date..."
You may already be your own expert. Give it a shot. What stands out as a setup antrigger. Yes, it is in hindsight. It is still informative as to how it "would have played out".
Give it a shot...
Anybody else?, give it a shot, what the hell, nothing to lose.
Post one for me when you have the time and inclination...
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