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July 24th, 2010, 11:43 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Jeff for the two Inside Bar links. ...

Thanks Jeff for the two Inside Bar links. Question please: Seemed to me that both are talking about the same set up yet they have 2 different entry/exit strategies, ie the first one same as yours...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 20th, 2010, 11:59 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Instead of a Buy Stop, I placed a Sell Stop at...

Instead of a Buy Stop, I placed a Sell Stop at 94. Waiting for it to become an Outside Bar LOL! :pray:

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

July 20th, 2010, 09:40 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Hi Shodson Thanks for the indicator. I...

Hi Shodson

Thanks for the indicator. I just took an Inside Bar trade and it's my first 2-contract one because it's good black IB!! :becky:

Guess the conservative traders can just trade the...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 16th, 2010, 06:03 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

You are most welcome Vast. I learned from Ninja...

You are most welcome Vast. I learned from Ninja CS that one maybe able to get around the Internal order handling rules (applicable to 6.5) on the 7 platform. Let's wait for Shodson who may have the...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 16th, 2010, 12:28 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Quoting vast:...

Quoting vast: https://nexusfi.com/styles/bigmike/buttons/viewpost.gif (https://nexusfi.com/journals-daily-charts-tape-reading/4183-three-set-ups-post51145.html#post51145)
Hi Beth

I am using this...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 13th, 2010, 03:43 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Hi Jeff The second long @76.98 (around...

Hi Jeff

The second long @76.98 (around 10:00 am) did not work out for PT 12. SL 16 got hit (filled at 14). I got lucky for my real Long trade PT 8 (just made it)!

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

July 13th, 2010, 03:32 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

3 Inside Bar trades today (incl morning and...

3 Inside Bar trades today (incl morning and afternoon sessions)

1. Sim Strategies (PT/SL @12/16)

3 Long (2 winners and 1 loser) EOD 10 ticks

Note: No Inside Bar trades in the afternoon....

Forum: Trading Journals

July 10th, 2010, 12:05 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Belated report for the morning results of the 2...

Belated report for the morning results of the 2 Inside Bar strategies on CL 15 mins Fri:

2 Short (1 winner and 1 loser)
2 Long (both winners)

$200 before commission

PT/SL @12/16 and all...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 8th, 2010, 02:17 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

CL Inside Bar Trades 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and...

CL Inside Bar Trades 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Strategies (not real traders) don't listen to Jeff's advice (ie no trading until release of the report) ... Oh, I did!

2...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 7th, 2010, 02:03 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Cunparis. I have no intention to trade NQ...

Thanks Cunparis. I have no intention to trade NQ .. maybe for testing my strategies. Yes, I am trading TF (over ES) and not both.

With your best wishes, I just did another profitable CL Inside...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 7th, 2010, 01:03 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks to Fat Tails and Cunparis. I just...

Thanks to Fat Tails and Cunparis. I just realized I do get NQ live (together with ES) and delayed data for TF. I'm fine to use Mirus/ZenFire to trade TF on an occasional basis.

Note to Jeff: I...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 7th, 2010, 11:38 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Fat Tails for your kind advice. Funny...

Thanks Fat Tails for your kind advice. Funny that I am unable to see Bid/Ask for TF/NQ. It did give me an option to see delayed market data for TF if available.

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

July 7th, 2010, 08:35 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Hi Vegasfoster I have been using IB to sim...

Hi Vegasfoster

I have been using IB to sim trade some of my strategies mostly in the morning between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. For example,

YM 5 minutes
ES 15 minutes
CL 15 minutes (using...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 6th, 2010, 08:02 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

I sim-traded both Inside Bar strategies on 6E...

I sim-traded both Inside Bar strategies on 6E this morning between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. 3 out of 3 winning trades (1 short and 2 long) with PT/SL @12 and 20. No manual management and just let them...

Forum: Trading Journals

July 4th, 2010, 06:27 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Hi Shodson Almost missed checking with you....

Hi Shodson

Almost missed checking with you. Do you have an Inside Bar strategy that can trigger a pair of OCO Buy and Sell Stop orders? If yes, I will try to find out how to combine the...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 03:07 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Yes Jeff lesson learned! I adjusted the wick %...

Yes Jeff lesson learned! I adjusted the wick % (default 67 to 65 .. 63 ..) and the red bar turned to magenta at 62. I will leave it as-is since I am still learning. Thank you.

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 02:28 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Jeff for the Reversal trade entry point. ...

Thanks Jeff for the Reversal trade entry point. It's always a myth to me until now. Hey, I got lucky that my so-called reversal trade was a profitable one. I thought I had to wait for the...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 02:14 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Another Long Inside Bar trade to end the day. ...

Another Long Inside Bar trade to end the day.

Official sim trade results: 3 winners and 1 loser = $120 before commission.

Note: Mr Market must feel bad for my earlier 7-tick slippage. Sooo,...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 12:33 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Jeff! I have captured all these 4...

Thanks Jeff! I have captured all these 4 important posts per enclosed. :becky:

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 12:00 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Cunparis. This golden rule has been...

Thanks Cunparis. This golden rule has been documented now. Huge slippage will not happen again.

Oh, should one follow the same rule when we have the Natural Gas report on Thu 10:30 am, ie no CL...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 11:54 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

3 Inside Bar trades, ie 1. Long +$120 2....

3 Inside Bar trades, ie

1. Long +$120
2. Long - $280 (7-tick slippage!!)
3. Long +120

-$40 before commission .. should be +$30 without slippage LOL! Well, slippage is part of the game .. .....

Forum: Trading Journals

June 30th, 2010, 10:45 AM

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Posted By wgreenie

Ooooo I did not know your "oil inventory day"...

Ooooo I did not know your "oil inventory day" trading preference until now. It's my inadvertent oversight. :egg: Luckily I got out of a real Long CL trade (my first CL experience) minutes before...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 29th, 2010, 10:50 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Yes, all trades start with PT/SL @12 and 25. I...

Yes, all trades start with PT/SL @12 and 25. I adjusted it close to Sell Stop when it started falling. 25 SL is huge (actually I think 16 is big too) and every attempt will be made to close a trade...

Forum: Trading Journals

June 29th, 2010, 05:54 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Thanks Gulabv for spotting my typo! :thank_you2:...

Thanks Gulabv for spotting my typo! :thank_you2: Just fixed the morning and afternoon posts.

Beth

Forum: Trading Journals

June 29th, 2010, 05:10 PM

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Posted By wgreenie

Hi Gulabv I have 2 Inside Bar strategies...

Hi Gulabv

I have 2 Inside Bar strategies (one for Long and one for Short) running. For the first Yellow bar upon its completion, there were 2 Stop orders waiting (Buy Stop @75.91 and Sell Stop...

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