Spydertrader's Jack Hershey Futures Trading Journal

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In the spirit of weekend fun and brain teasing started by Spydertrader last week:
from Oprah's magazine, Nov 2007

The Focus Test
For a dramatic demonstration of attentional blindness, watch the video on this website.

You'll see a brief clip of students playing basketball. First, watch the film and (this is crucial) count the number of times the white-shirt team passes the basketball. Don't come back to read further on this page until you've finished counting.
 
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In the spirit of weekend fun and brain teasing started by Spydertrader last week:
Yes, this happens to me many times during the day.

I could hear the train in the distance.
The train came.
The train stopped (for eternity).
The conductor stared at me, I stared back.
He blew the whistle.
The engine churned; it took ages for the train to get moving again.
The train left.
And I was still standing there looking for the train.
 
The great news is that once they've told you, you've replayed it knowing what to look for, you've seen it, then you can't not to see it anymore even if you wanted ... :)
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Yes, this happens to me many times during the day. ...
 
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When doing left to right traverses you are drawing right line on the chart (5min) and doing coarse datagathering and analysis. The result is continuation. The right line is the trend line of the channel.

This is what is for sure. You are either in or sidelined. In means you are making money because the traverse rightline is tipped at an angle that makes money. you are in holding a postion opposite that of the trend channel you are traversing. Naturally you are well set up if the trend gets flushed down the drain on a right channel BO. This is a hot Deal for you and you have already caught the beginning of the next trend at it best place (point 1).

You will notice that all left to right trends in an intraday channel that occur get better and better for making money. say there are four of them. the first is alow volatility flat one. the second is a slightly reversed higher volatility one. The third is a somewhat steeper one of good volatility that seems to tape. This last one is terrific for making money.

The only other one is the kind that comes after a failure of a right to left traverse, and de facto, is the beginning of the next trend.

Sooo, you are relaxed and coming to the right trend line. In all cases where a full left to right traverse has occurred you are looking for the 2 pair on the right trend line and a profit taking event which plunges you into a right to left high velocity money making situation. this is a manditory reverse.. enjoy it.

You did not go to the 1 minute. you did PRV to see the decreasing volume to end the traverse and a flaw canned the traverse right on the right trendline of the channel. A spike occurred after the 2pair. again you decided how much profit you wanted: max, 12.50 off or 25.00 off max per contract.

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In the spirit of weekend fun and brain teasing started by Spydertrader last week:


Dude, that was soooooooo funny, and interesting. Thanks for the laugh! :p
 
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In the spirit of weekend fun and brain teasing started by Spydertrader last week:

I counted 15 passes and saw what I was suppose to see (don't want to spoil it for others). I guess I have good attention to detail, now if I can appy it to the ES :D
 
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es 15 min;

possible SCT trades (bar closing entries based on decreasing volume as signal of change):
<p><font face="Courier New">long&nbsp; @04.25
short @07.50: +3.25p
long&nbsp; @01.50: +6p&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; / +9.25p
short @14.25: +12.75p / +22p
long&nbsp; @03.50: +10.75p / +32.75p
flat&nbsp; @13.00: +9.5p&nbsp;&nbsp; / +42.25p</font></p>
<img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1664700>

It's possible?
 
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