Your input is appreciated. Jerk offs like ochocinco amuse me. I'm fro NY so bull shitters do not get past me
Can you follow this? Market at bid 2800.50 bouncing. Market order filled long at the ask. 2800.75. Bouncing between both. BE and minus one are the reality. From the ask it jumps up and I'M IN LINE. ALL THIS REQUIRES IS A small edge. Unlike the talkers I posted. Phag thinks it's photoshopping. WHAT DO YOU THINK? Your entries have earned your respect.
How long have you been trading? How many losing days in a month do you average? I have had one week in fifteen years that I remember of having no losing trades out of just under 300 trades but going for a tick...I don't know, but if your stops are 4 ticks, it is doubtful of no losing trades in a month.
I have a buddy I met at ET, we PM'ed a few times, he does well at only goal of 2 ticks, he doing 200 lot clip finally after 3 years, he does 3-5 trades in 2.5 hours and quits for the day, one loss and he is done for the day, but he has a life outside of trading. I think he only stayed three days on ET before he got tired of the sooth sayers, but he and I stay in touch email. He gets ave 2 losses a month. I have several friends who only stay for very short time...lol I often wonder that is reason I stay.
I think you doing as you say, I don't need any statements. People in this forum for most are lazy, exchanging almost anything useful seldom happens, people want all your knowledge and jump through hoops for them and then they still not happy, as sheep herders say of their sheep--"Flock them". I have called real time trades and all go against me and most don't lose, and when losses, they are huge, but it works for me.
We acknowledge we are trading random price, trend is actually after the fact intraday. So I am waiting for normal price, the "mean", little breeze to move it from the mean and high probabilities of returning to the mean or can start at the "mean" on momentum play, can see price i.e. volume picking up ask is at 2800.50/2800.25 bid and already touched ".00" for nano second on one lot, it either take the .50 or lose the opportunity for jump to 1.00 and you out and I need it to go higher. HFTs can push it 2 ticks in an instant, but I actually like when they do it for my own reasons.
I am using wide stops based on average Swing Range and wave ranges, wave counts(Elliott) breaking down price movements.
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Just read you netting $1.21, way way too low, WOW way too low, have you calculated risk of ruin? I thought some of my weeks under $12 was bad. Most of my losses comes from reversing so they not full losses but just "losing" $100, I have to hit 3 winners for "BE" and that not counting whatever I averaged down and using 4 tick stops unless you trading chop, more prone for losses.