My Daytrading Method

Quote from eminitrader007:

Value-Ranges

ES: 1311-1312
ER: 750.2-750.8
NQ: 1681.5-1682
YM: 11346-13352

Market Profile for ES
VAH: 1312.25
POC: 1310.75
VAL: 1308.75

Pivot (for ES): 1311
R1: 1315
R2: 1318.25

The long-term resistance for ES is around 1319. If we open higher then 1312, I'll look to sell around 1319 with stop at 1323. If it opens lower than the value-range 1311 would be the sell-limit price with a stop at 1315.

PS. I got the MP numbers and Pivots from another web-site (courtesy of pitbull) so please do your own DD to verify those numbers.

Bolter, if you are reading this, can you please tell us if that is the number that you have too? Thanks.

Currently, NQ and ER are above the value-range and YM and ES are below it.

Sell-limit 1312.50
Stop: 1317.

If ES is trading above 1311 at 9.30.
Sell-limit: 1315
Stop: 1319
 
Quote from eminitrader007:

Currently, NQ and ER are above the value-range and YM and ES are below it.

Sell-limit 1312.50
Stop: 1317.

If ES is trading above 1311 at 9.30.
Sell-limit: 1315
Stop: 1319

Sell-limit: 1311
Stop: 1315
 
Dude,

You need to add some type of Basic Signal Mechanism to your System.

MA's, MACD, CCI Histogram, just to name a few of the more popular (and useful) one's.

Not taking big losses is crucial to developing a sound trading system.

Regards,

Jimmy
 
emini,

Thanks for your prior response. I understand what you were trying to do.

In your last post, did you mean that probably the low is in place? It looks like the market is trying to breakout, looking at market internals. The Ticks hit 1000+ and breadth is trending up (Trin is flat though).

With respect to your trade, why didn't you move your stop to break even when the market started to move strongly in your favor?
 
Quote from JimmyJam:

Dude,

You need to add some type of Basic Signal Mechanism to your System.

MA's, MACD, CCI Histogram, just to name a few of the more popular (and useful) one's.

Not taking big losses is crucial to developing a sound trading system.

Regards,

Jimmy

Thanks. I think it will probably start working after Tuesday's meeting. We will be out of the range-bound trading.
 
Quote from HispaTrader:

emini,

Thanks for your prior response. I understand what you were trying to do.

In your last post, did you mean that probably the low is in place? It looks like the market is trying to breakout, looking at market internals. The Ticks hit 1000+ and breadth is trending up (Trin is flat though).

With respect to your trade, why didn't you move your stop to break even when the market started to move strongly in your favor?

No, I meant the high is in place as a joke. I have noticed that when I get stopped out the market reverses.

I think I'll stay on the sideline till Wednesday and I have a feeling my system will work after that. Once the market breaks-out or breaks-down from this range, I'll be fine.
 
emt7-
sorry if i missed it earlier in your thread, but what are your profit targets with your trades. when you consider a range day in the ES spans about 6-7 points and a trend day maybe 8-12 it seems many of your trades get caught up in the middle and get chopped up.
you ran into a TON of support around the 1308 area this morning (S1, VAL, VP support, and PDL).
i agree with hispatrader, once the trade starts going your way you might want to tighten up that stop. if not b/e, maybe to 2 points instead of 4?
good luck and keep at!:)
PaperTrader
 
emini,

Keep an eye on the market because we are in a trading range, as you said, and these are the conditions that are great for traders. The breakout provides one of the best trading opportunities as Dalton states in "Mind over Markets" (i.e., going from balance to imbalance).
 
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