Price Action Journal V1.5

Quote from Trader273:

I know all about TS issues. I used to use them but when they say they dont have any plans in the future to correct this problem, coupled with other problems, it was time to go. They are called constant volume bars, nothing constant about volume bars that have different volume. For anyone that trades using CVB, I don't know how you could even think of using TS.

Thanks Stoneface and Trader273,

I've noticed that the TS bars were never 10k on the money. I just thought that was how it supposed to be.

Trader273, thanks for the recommendation on the other platforms. I'm signing up for ninja trader. I used it in the past and I liked the fact that you can trade off the charts instead of the matrix.

JW
 
Quote from Trader273:

Open a chart and make it whatever volume setting you want. Then add a volume histogram and you will see different volume, not really constant, is it? TS knows it does this, and will not do anything about it.

The following is a list I know that builds it correctly:
Open Ecry
Multicharts
Ensign
Ninja Trader
Sierra Chart
Esignal

I am sure there are more, but those are the only ones that I have used.

Just as a correction if I may.
Sierra Charts and eSignal's Volume/Share bars are not consistently built. they are not accurate.
 
Quote from Garyasdf:

Screwed up the attachment.

I think it was Brett Steenbarger who brought up the point of Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan putting in endless hours of practice time to achieve the levels that they have in sports.

I'm of course equating that to screen time and if I hope to make it to that less than 5% of traders who make a decent living, I have to remember that whenever I want a coffee break or want to surf digg.com.

At the same time though, I want to keep it fun. I think that if you really love what you do, there is a spirit of play that infuses it.

Anyway... hope the attachment works this time.

Your chart is fine and you can take that trade. Its only one loser. Once you get on the right side of the market you wont care that you had that one loser.
 
I noticed that many trends contain either 2 or 3 sets of HH/HL or LL/LH before reversing or losing momentum. Anek suggests you wait until you confirm 2 HH/HL or LL/LH before the trend is established and you begin to look for a valid entry.

If you wait until then aren't you almost missing most of the current trend? And won't a reversal almost be more likely than a continuation of the current trend past 2 or 3 HH/HL or LL/LH?

Thanks in advance for the responses/insight...



-monday
 
Quote from jmonday:

I noticed that many trends contain either 2 or 3 sets of HH/HL or LL/LH before reversing or losing momentum. Anek suggests you wait until you confirm 2 HH/HL or LL/LH before the trend is established and you begin to look for a valid entry.

If you wait until then aren't you almost missing most of the current trend? And won't a reversal almost be more likely than a continuation of the current trend past 2 or 3 HH/HL or LL/LH?

Thanks in advance for the responses/insight...



-monday

Sometimes.

I have found that to be the case sometimes, but nothing is perfect..

I believe part of AHG is also being more aggressive (not waiting for 2 HH/HL) on W or M formations or key support and resistance levels...

In other words, the 2 HH/HL wasnt the ONLY criteria for getting into a trade.
 
I left early, thinking no move coming.... :(

Had I stayed, I would have shorted these 2 setups about where I marked with the red arrows. the exits for each would have been the next pullback.


Cheers

toucan
 

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Quote from toucan:

I left early, thinking no move coming.... :(

Had I stayed, I would have shorted these 2 setups about where I marked with the red arrows. the exits for each would have been the next pullback.


Cheers

toucan

toucan,
Liked the Paintbar on your chart. Mind posting the eld for it.

Cheers,
gavich
 
Quote from jmonday:

I noticed that many trends contain either 2 or 3 sets of HH/HL or LL/LH before reversing or losing momentum. Anek suggests you wait until you confirm 2 HH/HL or LL/LH before the trend is established and you begin to look for a valid entry.

If you wait until then aren't you almost missing most of the current trend? And won't a reversal almost be more likely than a continuation of the current trend past 2 or 3 HH/HL or LL/LH?

Thanks in advance for the responses/insight...



-monday

monday
By AHG definition, those are ranging markets - and keeps you out of consolidation. AHG is a trend based method, and the 2 HH/HL or LL/LH is a filter to gauge the trendiness of the move. If it fails, it ain't a trend. This is my interpretation of AHG.

gavich
 
Quote from gavich:

toucan,
Liked the Paintbar on your chart. Mind posting the eld for it.

Cheers,
gavich

Gavich.... I took the standard heikin ashi paintbar study and added a "potential 3 bar reversal" (the blue/yellow bars)... The Heikin Ashi helps me see trends and I use the potential 3 bar reversal and the HH/HL, LL/LH to look for possible pullback setups.

I'm not sure how to add the eld, so just pasting code here:

{ Heikin Ashi PaintBarStudy 1/20/04

Heikin-Ashi technique for visualization
of trend

best if you hide regular bar style:
Format Symbol, style tab, select Dot
on Close, color to white or black
}
inputs: UpColor(green),DnColor(red),Nocolor(blue),onoffflag(0);

vars: haClose(0),haOpen(0),haHigh(0),haLow(0),
color(0);

if BarNumber = 1 then
begin
haOpen = open;
haClose = (O+H+L+C)/4;
haHigh = MaxList( high, haOpen, haClose);
haLow = MinList( low, haOpen,haClose);
end;

if BarNumber > 1 then
begin
haClose = (O+H+L+C)/4;
color = Nocolor;
if haclose-haclose[1]>= 0.0
then color = UpColor;
if haclose-haclose[1]>=0
and haclose[1]<haclose[2]
and haclose[2]<haclose[3]
and haclose[3]<haclose[4]
and onoffflag=1
then color=blue;

if haclose[1]-haclose>= 0.0
then color = Dncolor;

if haclose[1]-haclose>= 0
and haclose[1]>haclose[2]
and haclose[2]>haclose[3]
and haclose[3]>haclose[4]
and onoffflag=1
then color=yellow;

plotPB(high,low,"heikin-ashi",color);
SetPlotWidth(1,2);
SetPlotColor(1,color);
end;


If this doesn't work, I can email you the ELD.

Hope this is what you want

toucan
 
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