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October 28th, 2011, 10:23 PM
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You could probably pay someone to write an...
You could probably pay someone to write an indicator that says," WAKE UP, WAKE UP, YOU HAVE EXCEEDED YOUR DAILY LOSS LIMIT " and the only way to get rid of it from occupying your entire screen is if...
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October 28th, 2011, 07:54 PM
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Papa, Thanks for the blatant honesty! I...
Papa,
Thanks for the blatant honesty! I imagine that would be hard for most.
I agree with Mike. I think you are a good trader if you could recover within 2 weeks!
One thing I noticed...
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May 14th, 2011, 08:09 PM
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Good point. :( Didn't mean to pound it in,...
Good point. :(
Didn't mean to pound it in, just pointing it out with a possible solution. I used to trade like that w/ FOREX. Never 'got ahead' or 'recovered'. :(
The road is a challenge...
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May 14th, 2011, 01:53 PM
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Papa, This may seem harsh, but I see you...
Papa,
This may seem harsh, but I see you falling back on some 'tendencies'. The 2 steps backward to me seem to be not sticking to your PT's and Stops. That is it! :)
I got some good advice...
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April 29th, 2011, 01:38 PM
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Just curious. Not trying to get you to change,...
Just curious. Not trying to get you to change, but curious if you evaluated or not. I am finding them interesting for certain readability.
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April 29th, 2011, 12:18 AM
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Have you tried the "Momentum" bar type? I...
Have you tried the "Momentum" bar type?
I find I like it a bit better than Renko these days.
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April 28th, 2011, 12:22 PM
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Can we see a chart? :)
Can we see a chart? :)
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April 22nd, 2011, 03:04 PM
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I know you know all of what I am about to type...
I know you know all of what I am about to type here..... :)
The key w/ the stops is to strictly not give yourself an option to move the stop. I tell myself that losers move their stops. I am...
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April 22nd, 2011, 01:08 AM
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I agree with your last sentence. :) ...
I agree with your last sentence. :)
Trendlines are better on longer term timeframes in my opinion. If you trade off them, like today, there was a beautiful bounce on a trendline on the TF, but...
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April 21st, 2011, 07:17 PM
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I believe that following indi's alone is a recipe...
I believe that following indi's alone is a recipe for disaster. I believe price action is very important, trendlines, formations, round numbers or areas including fib's/murray etc.. That is my...
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April 21st, 2011, 01:07 PM
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Papa, Considering you are going for just a...
Papa,
Considering you are going for just a few ticks, why not take trendline bounces? I think you will CCI will cause you just as much grief.
Getting a few ticks off price action moves is...
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April 4th, 2011, 06:26 PM
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Haha.... :) You knew what I was going to...
Haha.... :)
You knew what I was going to say! haha.. :)
Good analysis!
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April 4th, 2011, 01:47 PM
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Is your rules to not move to BE ever even after...
Is your rules to not move to BE ever even after so much time or bars? Just curious.
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March 28th, 2011, 01:50 PM
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Papa, On the 233 tick chart, is the loss...
Papa,
On the 233 tick chart, is the loss really 20+ ticks or am I reading that wrong? I see a red line going from top to bottom and it looks to be about 20 or so ticks?
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March 24th, 2011, 02:24 PM
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Oh, in my opinion one more thing is that a fixed...
Oh, in my opinion one more thing is that a fixed maximum stop is great! That stop was HUGE as you commented and I believe a smaller maximum fixed stop is needed.
I think your stop today was like...
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March 24th, 2011, 02:22 PM
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Hi Papa, 1. Stops and R:R could kill you on...
Hi Papa,
1. Stops and R:R could kill you on a bad day (ranging). Curious if you have a daily loss limit just in case or a max # of bad trades?
2. With the trailing stops, I think you could...
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March 16th, 2011, 01:44 PM
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As long as that doesn't happen often then you...
As long as that doesn't happen often then you should be plenty good. Seems like from what I have seen that this is rare. I know you have a 'habit' of moving your stops. :) Just wondering if that...
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March 16th, 2011, 01:36 PM
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Papa, How many ticks heat did you take on...
Papa,
How many ticks heat did you take on the first trade?
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March 11th, 2011, 12:08 AM
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I agree. In my opinion, IF the money issue is an...
I agree. In my opinion, IF the money issue is an issue, than the account size is probably too small for the size of trading you are doing. Just my 25 cents advice. I know mine is... :) :becky:
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March 10th, 2011, 10:36 AM
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Papa, I hope to give you some advice on...
Papa,
I hope to give you some advice on 'sim' trading. Something I realize in your writing and the way you are experimenting. One thing I would do is never consider the buttons as 'sim'. You...
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March 8th, 2011, 10:52 AM
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Looking at your trades today, it seems that you...
Looking at your trades today, it seems that you could have easily doubled that and it would have worked out nicely except maybe one trade which would have been close. :)
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March 8th, 2011, 10:43 AM
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Papa, I guess I missed it but your TP is 5...
Papa,
I guess I missed it but your TP is 5 ticks? What is your stop?
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March 7th, 2011, 12:08 PM
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Papa, I am excited for you. Out of all the...
Papa,
I am excited for you. Out of all the posting that I have read of yours, this seems to me that you have found your comfort zone. Seems like something is clicking.
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March 7th, 2011, 01:58 AM
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Papa, Well, to do historicals is 1 of 2...
Papa,
Well, to do historicals is 1 of 2 ways.
1. Download replay data and run each day. Takes too long in my opinion unless you do it like 100X speed. :)
2. Set your NT screens up and...
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March 6th, 2011, 02:54 PM
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Papa, I read your other thread and was...
Papa,
I read your other thread and was interested to see where you come out on this one. This could be the filter you are looking for. :) Good trading on this. I would go back historically...
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