Ok then. What is the air speed velocity of a fully laden swallow??

2 trades,
1: daily day trade, aka J16 fave..
soybeans, false break of consolidation area, giving a daily pin.... straight to the first support. I took full profit there.


2: 1hr trade based on daily pa...
daily gave a ipb (ghous fave) @ ppz & 61 fib retrace.
watched 1hr tf for entry.. 1hr ib.. small stop exit @ 1st support.

2 ways I like trade..

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Thanks Matty, been a bit busy lately..

Just a short note,
As the oldies here know. I dont post much, both here or in the Pf, which I'm a "lifer".

I have been away enjoying life quite a bit, sailing, for the last 2 months. Only checking in for a brief look & same for trading. Enjoyed my time the most I have for years.

When I got home on thursday & decided to catch up on the forums I was shocked. It was like the civil war all over. J16 vs Cl...

I have read every post on both threads & a realize that some were deleted. I have some opinions on the subject........but

I am heartened to see both threads (at the time of writing) get back to what they do best............... give good, honest, substantive advice on trading.

MY OPINION. is the more good, clean, honest, bullshit free advice out there the better. Newbs take notice....

One day, If not now you will pay for your trading education, simple as that.
Dont get caught up in the "days of our lives" stuff of forums. It is tempting...


Point is.. In this journey we call life. we have to choose for ourselves the poison we choose to drink.

CHOOSE WISELY.....

What I have learned over some years is that we need to be wise, almost above our years. But wisdom does get offered to us from time to time. Our on growing experiences pulls us to what we need..

We just need to recognize when its given to us..

1st chart is the weekly.

2nd daily.....

3rd 4hrly....

Its really just a matter of scaling in & out & choosing what fits your trading style..
Thats as easy as it is..

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not for a while,
Its time for me to go get some....

hey josh,

With uj. I like the round numbers right now. 95,94,93,92...
they line up nicely with s/r & fibs.

look at how uj reacted to 94 just now.. 94.03- 94.22 .
will it turn into longer term pa????
but if your quick you will get 20-30 pips from these on the 1st approach.

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I missed these this morning, but I bet Ryan was all over them.

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not all the time. & only when they are dead obvious..like these were. What if the same look was on the daily...

I do prefer 4hr & daily tf's.

A close below todays open & those bar highs to the left will be nice

wait to see how price reacts at the blue area

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others i'm watching..
red arrows show 1st trouble areas..

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yep..

Yes, after a long break I did miss trading..
This week will be warming up, getting the charts in my head, getting the feel back..
fresh eyes as they say.... there seem to be some good looking opportunities coming, from the wind up on usd crosses &yen pairs to important levels on some exotics & indexes.

hey ikki, I like the euro just a bit better then ej on the way up for the fibs lining up with ppzs... if it does what I want...

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right to where youd expect... you seeing this Josh

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I knew you'd be all over those.. One of those easy runs..

It would have been very nice if had closed where we wanted.... BUT.
It didn't. the point is to look ahead & find likely areas to watch.

when you do this enough you will see things repeat & then with confidence can start trying "blind entries". Hell, open another demo acct. & practise just that if you want.

you can never go broke demoing.... It works best on 1st touches.. , be ready to get to 'be' quick & play with it, levels & tp's... It will be fun & pass some time waiting for dailies.
I still demo alot.. even when i have a feeling that doesnt fit my plan..
Its an ever evolving process, becoming a trader. Its not like lightning strikes & you pocess the knowledge.
Even when I dont feel good mentaly, I will still demo. just not with real money..
There are so many ways to do this but people get caught up in trying to be right & not loosing, even on demo, that they forget to experiment & try new ideas.... doesnt mean you have to put money on them.....

Josh, by far, you are well on your way to getting wherever you want to be.
Remember, dont get caught up in hype & time & $$$$. relax & have fun with learning... cause you can......
cheers Jeff..

there is over trading & then there is trading when you feel you have an edge , mentaly.

I think there is a distinct difference between trading in a negative emotion & a switched on positive emotion... Trick being, when positive to to recognise if its over confidence.. which happens often when we are new & thinking we have it down.

for me, not trading if I dont feel good is easy.. I just dont.. not even demo.

When I have had a run of success It becomes harder to say no... just like that girl at the bar you wouldnt talk to 2 hrs ago, but now after 8 beers she is looking not so bad..

but cause i have had this happen to me many times I see it now. So I stop, take a step back, & if I like the idea I demo it.
There is over trading & then there is trying new ideas... depends on how much money one risks...

Thanks for the kind words, & yes I still laugh at that pm you sent me, cause it reminded me of me.... I have it saved by the way...

BUT to let you know i'm off again on thursday... bloody mates.. keep paying good money to sail their boats for them.. HA.. this is only 1 day though. from ft lauderdale to stuart florida. be back for asia sesiion. i hope....

just to show what i mean by developing as a trader..


I am horrible at holding positions long term but I am trying to change that.
I do scalp.
I hate going negative..

but as a learning process I am demoing some trades. I will show you one.

Its not important to me weather this trade works or not but it is a lesson in sticking with the original plan till pa tells me otherwise.

I entered on the break of first pin & I thought this was a good area so wanted to give it some time.

It went to 1st supp as you would expect & this is where i normally get out.

I held, & whats more re-entered on the next pin, original plan still intact...

The 3rd pin i did not re-enter as I dont like the continued retesting of an area without breaking more in the other direction. NOTE. this can be seen on all time frames.

result is I'm still down & sl is in original place. I have not made money but I have held a position which I believe in....

Its all about learning constantly & trying things.. best thing about this is we dont have to loose money learning...

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There are not enough hours...

I am going to throw something outthere that I know goes against conventional thinking here in ff. ready..

I dont backtest any new idea.. Yep, not at all..
I tried it & for me it doesnt give me the same emotion or feel as fwd testing does.. So for me it takes a long time to test a new idea. I only demo it real time & take it from there.

It helps me see if i am personally suited to the plan or not, usually real quick.
For me the main part of trading is all Physc, mental.... If it doesnt suit me or my life then i stop.
Hey Aaron hows the Ashes going for you...

good push down today.
1st target reached.
next area is 84 then 82.

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absloutely.. Its these reasons I realy want to ride this down..

wife has just be online shopping again....

I am trailing this one too.
lets see how todays bar closes. looking for a target of 82..

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nice look to this one...

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this is not to bad either BUT I dont like that it closed above 1.53.
would rather wait & see if it closes as a pin & lower then 1.53 on the daily.

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Went right to 1.53. before now retracing to the 50/61.

still waiting to see if we get pa to show the way..

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another couple of good trades on a busy friday morning.

the first was a ct tade on euro which just made it to 2xR.

the next 2 were with trend & tp was 1R. would have liked to have held the 2nd gu one but rules are rules....

have a good weekend all..

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I considered it the start of a new trend.
I saw a steep rise followed by a less steep fall back to the 50/61 fib area giving a pin on the midle bb. giving a higher low.

of course these are not garenteed but it was worth 2% to me.

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exhaustion on friday arvo..

right @ weekly ppz..

thats it for me.. now

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Do Aston Martins qualify for the govt. cash for clunkers program..

Move over Mikey.. these guys are making this trading thing look too easy..

yep... I think i will crack a coldie as well.. I didnt trade any of this being nfp day but it was good to watch..
Interesting to watch the US dollar get stronger on good news.....
Havent seen that for a couple of years.. Has it really been that long..? I am still doing this & actually making money..

Does that mean it can be done??? I guess it does...
Ooooooh I feel a hangover coming.

All I use is my macbook & an extra monitor (19")..
i'm not very computer savy but hey!! it works... I'm pretty sure s/r & pa looks the same..no matter what. Just not as sexy maybe??

Mansion...

I use the same set up at home too.. I am kind of intimidated by computers.. so if it aint broke dont fix it.

yep... I still get angry at excel when it doesnt give me the numbers I want.
stupid software.....

I was sposed to be rich by now.

Here is the euro too Raz.

looks similar..

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yes you did.......
I remember that..

i'm sorry but I fail to see a pin you could take long if thats what you did

Still not even close to a good looking pin..
just my opinion..

What are trying to do??

Not trying to be an arse.. but why would help...
I mean give me your plan for this trade.... If you dont mind. of course..

Your getting there... & what i put here is not aimed at you but all traders going through the seemingly endless cycle of breakeven...

I'm going to take this opportunity to share something that made the difference for me when trying to become consistantly profitable.. let me say first, that it did not happen overnight. It took 'some' time & a deep struggle internally to accept what works & what doesnt.
NOTE.. I am still working on getting better all the time as I think all traders do.. To streamline & make trading as efficient as possible..

First. If you dont have a strict plan with rules for entries, mm, & exits. get one.... even if it is as simple as only risking 1% closed equity & playing every daily pin you see.. no matter where it is. (not a trade plan recomendation)

The point is to try a plan, 2or 3 different plans if you think you can handle it & can keep them separate. If you are anything like me, & not real quick you will try a few at the same time & end up going back to what you did before...... then get frustrated again... DO ONE ONLY.....

When you come up with your simple plan.. put the trade on & set your stop & set a target then leave it alone... dont touch it until either the target or stop is hit... LEAVE IT ALONE..

just try this for 3 months next to what you are doing & see what the results are. If you are not consistantly making money now I would think this will show you why..

This is not the best way to handle all trades but if you cant stick to simple rules & a simple plan, no matter the results then you will never make money over the long term in any market..

The more I stick to simple rules the better i get..

I am not an expert but this is what helped me to make more money every month.. more than trying to tweak a system or find early entries on daily pa.
but i do have early entries sometimes....

Its a simple exercise & yes you could use the daily pin plan as an example.
Its not the results thats important but seeing if you can follow a simple plan no matter what. With daily pins for example use a tp of the first area of resistance/support no matter what the r:r is. its just an exercise..

It helped me.. I hope it helps someone else..

Yes I agree.
My post says this is just an example for the purpose of following a simple plan, not for results. Results are secondary for the exercise for if you cant do that you will never be consistantly profitable.
everyone should should come up with their own plan but if nothing else try what i said for an exercise.
cheers
Jeff

Mike has spelled it out....

Ryan will be all over this..

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I know what you mean..
that one took me out @ cost.. was looking for it to go to bottom of channel.
NEXT....

looking at the 4hr..
this has all the hallmarks of playing a retrace to me..


look for a Rac fave on this one.......

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Sounds like someone might have had a rough landing....

bloody young snappers...

I think a few people took this trade..
Just as an example.. this is a conservative trade using J16 & common sense..

4hr buob.... obvious..

where likely to go?? fib retrace to start...
When not in front of comp. or busy with 5m stuff I set & forget.

result.. not as many pips as Rac. but just as probable to work..

point is.. Look after your capital first.. trade with defined rules & profits will look after themselves....

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I think Sam knows us all....

Its you baseball nuts that are excited anyway.. At least your not as bad as soccer nuts..

Jig..
I was the same when I first came to America... Didnt understand why they had so many breaks & teams... but after being here & watching for 10 years I see how strategic it is.. it takes time to learn when your used to rugby, gaelic, ausie rules.... but it is fun. especialy at a live game... the cheerleaders are worth going to see in & of them selves.. even better when you watch from a box... they visit

for the record... I am a Dolphan...... look out you NE patriots.

And dont talk to me about Dallas..

they are going down too

Yeah. ok.. you got me there..
but thats what they call us here ..


what you gonna do now you lost TO...

we get to take him down this year....he belongs on a teenage girls show from cali..

C'mon Jig,
switch to dolphins they have an awesome heritage & are not too gloating about it like the others....

BTW did I mention that they are the only team to go undefeated in a season...

&&&&& we were the team who stopped the ne pats going undefeated 2 years ago & that was the only game we won that year....

hows that for character & spirit... the next year,,, last year,, we were division champs...

need I say more....







wonder if stirrs anything

Farve might as well be dead..

& in purple... wth

did you see what the dolphins did to him last year... & were sposed to be crap

In case people didnt notice..
I love football
I love the Dolphins...

Superbowl is in Miami this year....

ok....
enough is enough.....
GO DOLPHINS.........

no way..
he just came off the farm..

he cant play 20 games in a row

nothing but inspire me sir....

but you are from new york..
& this is football season......yeah....

oh..... your on...

like donkey knong.....

Oh yeah..
This is my weekness..

like my footy team back home... Port Power...
I am one eyed... dedicated fan...

luckily you dont trade on those gut feelings..... or do you?????

Absolutely.. We all loved seeing those games.

And yes Jig I'm an expat Ozzie.. I hope to go home some day but right now i'm too busy..

Now I live in south florida.. Its ok I spose... Haa its great.. the weather is awesome, (except now, its so hot & wet) but the senery is fantastic..

Speaking of which I am about to go out for dinner...


My wife is away again, about which I'm not happy but I have American family & friends who I see often so all isnt so bad..

You will regret what you said.....

bills fan..... hahahhahahahahahahaa

we will absoluty throttle you guys...

you will see

I agree with Jim..

If I traded this pair I would be looking for a 4hr bearish pin off the 1.2350 area as shown on jims chart..

You could of course trade long into that area but be ready for a quick reverse. when reading pa it pays to read the whole chart to get the real story.. try not to focus just on an individual bar but what the overall chart is saying...

It just takes practise & time, unless you are 16 or younger, then it seems to come quick & easy.......

No offense to the young snappers here....

Geeeeez, you are catching on quick...

I do this all the time.. try adding fib retaces of the main pa bar & look for your pa on 1 or 2 tf's lower for confirmation...
keep it up Ben.. your doing awesome

Hey joel ...

Just wanted to say I like reading your posts..
You obviously have knowledge in how things work practically...
I have read about what you say but to see it appear hear is just more confirmation..
Thank you.
Jeff

Carefull where you go fishing Rocket..... there might be sharks in the water.....

you will find a wealth of information if you start @ page 1 & start reading..

Its well worth your time .. all that are good traders here have done it..

welcome to the thread..

whoop there it iss

1 & 4hr pb

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the latest 4hr...

30 mins till close.. looking interesting.. Jim

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Hey squeezy, this is not directed @ you but sparked something in me..

I have a few different methods I use, so charts mean different things to me on different tf's..

I like a short here on uj to retest the low made today..

doesnt mean i would hold a short to the exact low though maybe get out @ 55% retrace..
There is a nice bullish bar to suggest turning higher & I agree with that..

Playing off nice support going higher makes sense. but long term trend is down..??????

What do we do???

ITs up to the individual trader what they do , how they trade, what methods & what tf's they use.... making it all work together is the challenge..

All the information one needs is here. Just look at Ben. He's worked it out, for now...... Wait till he gets older or he starts thinking too much, or starts trading with money he cant afford to loose.....

Not suggesting he will fail... On the contrary I think he will do great cause he has started with nothing to loose & everything to gain..

people who have no money usually think the same but they are wrong...
when you have to buy food ,pay rent/mortgage, put petrol in the car, pay for tuirion, pay taxes , by birthday gifts etc, etc..... you get the idea..

people with no money have the most to loose.....

The point of my rant I spose is what Jim allways says... This is really, really simple........... Its us (the trader) that make it hard...

How do we get around this simple Vs hard senario? Well it takes a lot of work, genuine effort, & experience... BUT the biggest help anyone here can do for themself is to create a specific set of rules for methods, entries, exits, what I do if i have to leave the house,,,.... etc..... OK. NOW write them down & sit them next to you where you trade so you can see them..



I get pm's about consistancy & getting there in trading all the time so this is why I put this here..



when you sit there about to trade, you have your rules, you can see them, at least glance at them??? If they are there all the time you will allways be reminded of your rules & hopefully are less likely to break them...

note.. If you have only 1 method, & all new traders should only have 1. then your specific rules will fit easily on an A4 sheet.

I have mine (3 methods) all noted on 1 page next to me...

Being able to stick to ones rules is the biggest problem when it comes to consistancy & forever profitability.. Think about it.. If everything we do is an average, then how do we know where we may be in 10 years if we keep changing the rules???

To be consistantly profitable we must show consistancy ourselves.. & we can only do this by developing & maintaining our rules...

You can trade off 5m charts to monthly charts... I dont care as long as you have set conditions for your entries, management & exits....

This, I think is the biggest stummbling block to all that try trading... Trading IS simple.. Its only traders that mess it up...


cheers
Jeff

Ha.. yeahh....bullshxt...

send us her pic......

Hey Ben.....
Again you are noticing ways to use pa.. awesome.
as you get better & more practised with pa you might not call them blind entries anymore..

The euro is my favorite pair to trade & so I know it well.. It will do what you have pointed out nearly all the time.. Remember price just reflects what other traders are doing/thinking.. The euro being the most traded currency will often be very predictable...

Now combine your boxes with the 00, 50 numbers & have a look..

The euro loves these numbers.. It will use these as launching places & rest stops.. Have a look at where the euro price ended @ 5pm est all last week... most of the time it will be at a 00, or 50..
It will bounce around there during the asian session then move when eu opens...

I often will enter using 5m or 15m charts at these areas.. not just on a blind entry but with good pa... A fave of mine will be a quick double bottom/top with divergence & pa like a pin or outside bar on the 2nd touch on the 5m .. sometimes we get a 3rd, slightly higher/lower bounce before it takes off.. this then sometimes gives pa on the 1-4hr. *** If I dont get confirming pa that I like I dont enter, simple....

****** Please anyone reading this... dont ever enter any trade blind......no matter what tf you use.
Have your rules for your strategies & follow them.. If you are not sure about what you are doing... dont do it....******


As you are picking up Ben.. location is the most important part of all this.. With pa to back up a solid location our probability for a money making trade go up.... not garenteed but improve...

As you have done, find your likely areas then just wait for the trade to come to you...
You are doing great Ben..you are finding & picking the details in only months what took me years to believe in ....
keep it up mate..

Specificaly about the euro.....

Basically the bigger the round number the bigger the physcology behind it...

There are so many people, companies banks all over the world trading the pair & all for their own reasons.. long term trades are based off the larger round numbers. Shorter term & day traders base there trades around the smaller ones..

I have daily trades & intraday trades... I find virtually all of my intraday trades start near 00 or 50..

After a large swing if I get an entry on the daily it is more often near a larger round number...1.4000, 1.5000 etc. but i like anything ending in 00, 50
This is not gospel but as I go fwd in my trading I am finding that more of MY trades are entered near round numbers on the EURO... I pay less attention to them on other pairs....

Mark, Aka Rac, doesnt pay any attention to them. we all find our own way & all develop our own comfort zone.. Just compare Jim, Mike, Mark, fx vision, SP, Seeking,Jaroo... they all take different trades & are all profitable... Occaisonally the stars & planets align & we all might be on the same one but thats rare...

How we get there is different for all, but the thing that remains the same is that it takes time, patience & practise, practise, practise...to build confidence in our own style & strategies..
you are on the right path my friend..

thats exactly what i mean...
In fact.. I posted both those pins in my journal in the pf...
First was off a 50, the 2nd @ 1.4300

look at obvious they are... if that was a daily chart would you hesitate????

We can still be picky on the 5m.. I am.. i had only 4 or 5 i think this week.

I remember the one @ 1.43 because it was near the end of the us session..
so it was the euro just settling near a 00 for overnight which it does alot.

I think I was talking to seeking about it..in the pf. I would take it back to 1.43 then take !/2 off ... 10 pip stop left where it is . now trade is free.


the first one had divergence too If I remember correctly..

If i understand you correctly, No I dont limit myself to 5m tf..

My main charts are 4hr.. I check daily charts daily & weekly charts weekly for trades. too.

I have 3 strategies that I use.
One.. is based on the daily tf.
2.. is based on the 4hr with entries sometimes on the 1hr.. (intraday)
3.. is the 5m with strict targets.

I trade full time so I have the time to do all this.. If I had a full time job I would only stick to daily & maybe the 4hr.

Oh.. sorry.

I trade the US session.. I am asleep for the euro open.
So I trade from 730-800 est. to 5pm generally speaking....

I live in florida so gmt-5.

i tried at the start getting up for euro open like mike does.. couldnt do it..

If i enter a trade on the 5m near the end of day I will wait till i'm done or at least get to be.

If i'm still in a trade from intraday (4hr) I will look to see if the pa warrents holding overnight. If not i'm at least to be or I take profit.. I will set more conservative profits too if holding overnight... usually it will be done while I sleep..

I do watch the asian open, 8pm here if i'm at home & if there is a trade I will take it. this doesnt happen often though.. again If i enter a trade during asian session I will wait to get to be at least before walking away..

Well I just dont look at it as much & There just are less trades that I like to take then so I dont worry about it too much.

Also If I have had a very profitable morning (more than normal) I will just stop trading the rest of the day.. I find it helps me stop getting overconfident & overtrading.

hey Ben,
Its all pa & s/r....
dont get caught up in boxes.. They look good but they are just more shit on the chart.

You are allready doing well.. but i feel you are now getting caught up in the spiral of this is easy... now I will find something even better & easier..

good luck.. but I am here to tell you its a road ill travelled..

you have the basics & thats all you need.. believe me..

This stuff is easy as long as we stick to what is easy......

cheers
Jeff

here is one for Ben..

Aj buob on 4hr.. Wait for pullback to round number..

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thats fine..
It went right to the first area. (as you have marked on your chart). this is where I went to break even..79.25
it may work or may not. but i wont loose...

I agree that you would want a better location for a longer term trade. but these setups work in many places.. as long as traders realise where thay are & protect themselves accordingly.

we all find our own way.. & you certainly look to have found yours..
I tend to trade shorter term than you with the occasional runner.. I also trade a lot less pairs now than I used to..but the ones I trade I might take more B & even C trades than others here... I dont post even half cause I dont want people trying to do the same...I trust what I do & have my strategies so am happy..

Again.. we each find what works for us & then take advantage of it..

go get them Ben.. you look to have a handle on a style that works for you well... soon you will be a fund manager.....

good luck..
what was your entry..
I wouldnt mind shorting off 67

Thats where I had mine..91.75..didnt get filled. so played the pin as was..

agreed..
I took this at the close of ny.
I do these sometimes.. I like the way the euro will tend to drift towards the closest 00,50 after close of ny..

since it didnt make 4750 & the most recent high 4718. I took a 61 retrace of the final down move to enter with a tp @ 4710. for 2r.

It will probable waffle around 4700 till euro open..
anyway its only my 2nd this week.. so its been slow.

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I thought it was "intro to pin bars"..

yep thats it...

edit... i mean "pin bar introduction"

I have an Aussie mate here who is going home for Christmas with his family of 4..
He keeps asking me when the US dollar is going to get stronger..
I said, at this rate its going to be on par by then. he is shitting himself..

We both came to the States in 2000... when the aud was @ about .48-.50..
getting shafted both ways is kind of annoying

just waiting for the liquidation sale...

nice post SP

I tend to look at it like this..

If you are the type of person that allways needs to why?? how does this work? then you might not be comfortable trading until you have answered thes questions..

If you are a type of person that doesnt care.. dont need to know why, just that it works. then you will trust what you do regardless of why it does..

does this mean one is better than the other...? Well I guess that depends which one you are..

then...

good luck .

i like my sleep so full tp @ 1.o7. easy money

Ben..I didnt want to say anything when you posted this trade cause i knew this would happen..

Its done to me before as well so dont worry about it.. When this pair moves like it has been.. I stand aside.. dont get in the way..on moves like this I prefer a solid pa on the daily to stop the move or at least pause it..

I know 90 is a nice round number but have a look just above at 91-91.50. on the weekly.

well done Ben..
this is another one of mikes cherry trades.. he has a video, I'm sure you have seen where the chart looks the same just on daily..

hey hey hey... Ryan dont make too easy..

next thing Rac will be listing rules or something.....

Just do it.. Ben..
If you do nothing but repeat what you have been posting you will be well ahead.. thats how I started.. actually my first acct was $500..it went up, then down to almost zero then slowly & steadily up over a couple of years till there was 5k...

then after proving to myself I could be responsible with real money I funded a larger acct. I now have 2 family members who I trade for along side of my acct. as well.


I still have that first acct & it still is up & down... Its where I test ideas or refinements on my current strategies. But I always trade the same way, the same rules on my real acct/family..

to make money thats all you have to do.. find something you trust & repeat it.. ask Mike, James, Ryan, Bemac. anyone who has traded well (not just traded) for more than 10 years.. I bet thats what they do...

c'mon Mikey.
Thats being soft.. its going straight back into support...
I didnt even see this pin.. & for me thats rare.. Its a shit pin.

Are you getting old????????

ok.. I lied...

I made coin off this pin.. but only to the first area....

for me this was not a 5m. trade..

I set an order & went to sleep . I woke up & it was done.. simple....

I like my sleep & I dont like getting up to check orders.. so when I lay down I make sure I have a reasonable limit & a tight stop.. Thats it..

I might not make as good %r As other traders but I live my life & I dont loose. I travel all over the world & am happy to say that if it wasnt for what I do, Trading, I wouldn't be where I am.

I have 3 people that I can directly thank for my success...
Those people know who they are..J,M,M....

We all need to find our own way of making money in this game... & yes it is a game... only the serious , & sincere will find a way to there own enlightenment & become what they dreamed..

just my opion

here is what I mean..
double tops/bottoms with divergence..
When I catch these at good locations they will often lead to a larger tf PA.

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And one from today.

gu.. lead to 1hr beob ... not the best but at fib retrace of previous move down.

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no stopping you now Ben...

go get some...

Spot on Ben..

Thats all we do.. j16 pa...

I'm sure you notice both of these took place at ........ yep round numbers..
the euro loves'em...

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good luck Ben..

good to see your being predictable Mark....

Scott,
Is there any real thing us poor forum readers can do..
or is this just a waste of our time & frustration...

sorry ..just asking ... I have no idea about computers.. just ask Mike.
Trying to learn something....