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TinGull
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70% is because it's the closest round number to 1 standard deviation of a bell curve, which is what a perfectly balanced profile is. 70% is by no means an arbitrary number. It represents a statistical figure.
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Welcome ryker! Great to have you here
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MiP repeated very little of what MoM had. MoM was a very technical, "this is this and that is that" sort of thing. MiP shared a lot of insights as far as how to apply the thinking of auction theory for me. Maybe I'm just not as "seasoned" a pro as you and I took that much more out of it. Could be. I found it very enlightening for my trading, though.
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I upgraded from a 15" to a 19" and a 20". My 20inch is my iMac and another Samsung 19inch. I notice a difference even going from the 19 to the 20inch screen. I would have a difficult time if I had to use 17's, also because I make music on this computer so I like to have screen real estate for my tracks. All in all...19" would be great And yea, samsung monitors pretty much kick the crap out of all other monitors.
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PivotP put it in a good way. And walterw...thats what you coded for Soultrader, I just had it coded for InvestorRT
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Yea, that's a pretty one. It's verrrry Porsche in the back.
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How about today...Opened above value and never went back into it. We did, however, close near the lows, but had a higher value placement without overlapping. What will this mean for tomorrow? Tough to tell. There wasn't any big money playing the game today. Tomorrow's rollover day, and then friday is...friday. So, this week could be done with. Its a tough thing, these markets. Today had me very confused all day. I feel directionless looking at the charts. Can't tell if it wants to go up or down. Today was very balanced, though. I think that more volume will have to come into the market. Today was just about under the 30MA volume wise. 128k during regular trading hours is where things used to be, and what it used to be was not that fun. haha. Also...on the daily...big doji. Still in a downward channel and I think we'll hang around here. I'd be very surprised if we saw 400 in the near future.
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Just wondering if anyone has tick data that they wouldn't mind sharing with me for the YM. In ASCII would be preferred. I want to backtest a system I've come up with but don't have much data retained in my charts...just 10 days. Thanks all!
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I've always been partial to Ferrari's.... The 599 GTB is one sweet auto.
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I personally take it in context of the previous day. So...less than yesterday = bad volume for the bulls. But...that's just me.
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Yea. Todays was about 4 points from VAH, hit VAH and bounced back down a few...then shot back up. If the pattern is to fail, it seems to fail when it passes through the other extreme of that inside candle. Seeing it pullback from VAH and then climb again is a good sign for that breakout. I agree...something else needs to be in place to get the risk a little more manageable.
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Notice here...buying the break of the inside candle's high with a stop 1 tick below the low of that candle (26 point stop) has now resulted in 60 points profit.
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Yesterday you can see that price traded to the S1midpoint monthly pivot at 12188 and then made a double top around 11:30 while exceeding that by just a few ticks. Tried to search out more buyers, but when price realized there was nothin to be had....bam. It's starting to happen right now in the markets, so will be interesting to see how the rest of the afternoon pans out.
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No delta factor yet...and I'll keep you posted on stop placement. Keeping an eye on where pivots are, though...helps determine some things for me.
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So....something else I'm noticing Soul...which is pretty much the awesomest thing ever...Look at the 30 minute charts. When you see an inside bar and play the breakout of that bar...fan-freakin-tastic! As I was writing this post...we had one. Broke at 144 and shot up to 163 in a matter of a minute or so. Very quick. Most all give up at least 20 points on a break of 1 tick above the high or low of that inside bar. I haven't looked at the inside motion of the 30 min to see about stop placements yet...but this is very interesting. See the attached chart.
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I must say... I digg
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There's no verified source anywhere saying the uptick rule is coming into play with the futs we trade.
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Yesterday I think was a pretty good example of an open test drive. The market went down about 15 points off the open to search out those pre-market sellers...but found nothing. This was signaling that confidence was not as high as it could be. Then...YM sold off in the afternoon. Was it a little obvious (the selling) knowing the confidence at the opening wasn't as strong as it could be? Sure...I think so. Unlike the second photo I attached, where YM went up just 3 points before heading....about 400 points lower. So...I think if nothing else, knowing the opening types is good for helping to discern the direction of the afternoon action.
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VAH =12165 POC=12125 VAL= 12097 I still use 930-5 for YM just 'cause...
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Hey Happyguy, The box was just a rough estimation of the "mean" for that trading day. Nothing scientific about how I drew the box...just an estimation on my part. If it looks like the bigger part of the profile, I put it in there. Hope that helps...
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Chuck, you owe Tin a favor.
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Dl'ing it right now
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Don, I haven't read that. Is there similar stuff in there? Thanks Soul Yea, I'm currently using 1 car and seeing where a second for scaling would lead me. Trying to figure out the best situation for me.
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Sending out positive energy into the universe. A little esoteric for some, but perfect for a guy like me who's ultra into that sort of thing. My biggest hurdle had been my mind. I was scared to death to take trades, and when I'd have my finger on the trigger, I'd just watch as the trade went in my direction. It was awful. What have I done to fix this issue? I'm starting the week feeling, not just thinking...but feeling like I've already got my weekly profits booked. In the morning, I've already got my daily profits booked. All other trades are bonus! It takes a lot of pressure off of me, even though the pressure still is *really* there to perform. So, that's how I start each day now. Had my biggest winning day in a while today, which was awesome. (big for me isn't big for many people, though). Just thought I'd pass what has worked on so maybe someone else could benefit.