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Forum: Trading Journals

August 5th, 2010, 10:30 AM

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Posted By ikew

I did read it all. MM is NOT to cover or a...

I did read it all. MM is NOT to cover or a replacment for a losing strategy in the long term.....But, hey, what do I know...Its just my free opinion....

that why I refered to: cunparis post #...

Forum: Trading Journals

August 5th, 2010, 10:03 AM

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Posted By ikew

I think that anyone that consider this IB as a...

I think that anyone that consider this IB as a trading setup should first read this:

TraderFeed: Toby Crabel And The Epistemology Of Trading Expertise...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 30th, 2010, 09:58 AM

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Posted By ikew

Right, but we dont know and dont care where we...

Right, but we dont know and dont care where we going, up or down, St. Michael or CDG as long as we are MOVING.

So lets just move with the CURRENT train wherever it goes and book the ticks as the...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 30th, 2010, 09:44 AM

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Posted By ikew

Why dont we all look at the short term trading as...

Why dont we all look at the short term trading as being in a train station (Like the Blue RER somewhere in Paris)

We want to travel to see Paris. We dont know which train will come first, south...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 30th, 2010, 08:15 AM

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Posted By ikew

Long time as hours. What the SL for ES that you...

Long time as hours. What the SL for ES that you will hold? Will you also hold the open position during eco news?

Forum: Trading Journals

July 30th, 2010, 08:05 AM

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Posted By ikew

cunparis, Yes. IB by itself may be a...

cunparis,

Yes. IB by itself may be a reflector of the market mode but not the final trading method.
I saw from the records you posted that some ES trades are open for lomg time. What is the max...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 29th, 2010, 05:16 PM

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Posted By ikew

Fat tails, "They have over $ 1 billion...

Fat tails,

"They have over $ 1 billion under management, but maybe they are not great traders.:noidea:

This is not trading its assests management...2% yearly....

Forum: Trading Journals

July 29th, 2010, 01:46 PM

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Posted By ikew

This IB trading is known for many years and I did...

This IB trading is known for many years and I did not hear/read about any great trader that use it.
It is my understanding that since the market is unpredictable, the best short term traders (like...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 29th, 2010, 12:31 PM

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Posted By ikew

cunparis said "In fact in just 2 days it almost...

cunparis said "In fact in just 2 days it almost wiped out an entire month of gains."

That is what I was talking about when your R/R is 8/25 and not 1/1.5

Forum: Trading Journals

July 28th, 2010, 05:20 PM

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Posted By ikew

yes. 1 to 1.5 max. If you looking to gain 8...

yes. 1 to 1.5 max.

If you looking to gain 8 ticks the max risk is no more than 12, better 8.

Forum: Trading Journals

July 28th, 2010, 02:22 PM

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Posted By ikew

You are 100% right about the simple entry...

You are 100% right about the simple entry technique.
BUT, to look for 8 ticks profit and have around 25 tick for SL is a VERY VERY bad MM in my opinion.
Maybe that why so many posts for this...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 27th, 2010, 09:38 PM

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Posted By ikew

yes, sim mode. never saw prices not ending with...

yes, sim mode. never saw prices not ending with 1/4 points for ES.

Forum: Trading Journals

July 27th, 2010, 09:27 PM

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Posted By ikew

So this is not the broker's record but one...

So this is not the broker's record but one cunparis made for his trades?

Forum: Trading Journals

July 27th, 2010, 05:57 PM

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Posted By ikew

How can you have an exit price on ES of 1109.333...

How can you have an exit price on ES of 1109.333 when ES tick moves are 0.25 at a time? (Last line on your daily records)

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