Madam -- let me get this straight... In your mind it is not sufficient to provide expert trading adivice, so you are branching out to lecture us in psychology, as well? Okey, dokey...

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@simonz -- how many times have I seen you post this comment? "I mentor retirees free of cost as part of a non-profit community organization." I'd say you are the next coming of Mother Teresa. Either that or you're hoping to drum up more business for ...

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Thanks @parisboy -- this is an excellent answer. That's really all I needed to know. I am still trying to establish where the boundary lies between discretion and codable rules.

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Nice post, DrDave. It's hard to imagine why most members consider you to be a shallow thinker...

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@parisboy -- your posts are great. And there are those of us who are following along. I asked a simple question, and @simnz -- for whatever reason, perhaps envy -- chose to take that opportunity to insult us. He doesn't have the slightest clue how ...

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Dude -- where you been hiding out? Your side-kick has been creating an embarrassment for the two of you. Not very gentlemanly of you to leave her blowing in the wind and taking all the flack. Are you here to clean up the mess? It's okay to respond ...

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But that's where they hide!!! It's the "Chicago Way"... Plus, it's easy pickin's and I'm lazy... Hey @jmn5611 -- very nice to see you again...

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What's your point? Are you calling me or @parisboy a hindsight trader? I hope not -- you might find yourself standing on shaky ground...

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Hello @aahmad29 -- there is not much I can add. That is way more analysis than I do -- probably because I primarily trade EAs. When discretionary trading I look at the here and now -- I trade what I see. There's no right or wrong approach. Continue ...

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Okay -- you say you would "be ready" to short. I don't know what "be ready" means. What do you have to see in order to pull the trigger?

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Right -- got it. Here's a question: Your chart has a mixture of Confirmed and Potential FPs. How would you trade it? What do you do when Confirmed and Potential disagree?

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Ahhh -- 'Confirmed' and 'Potential' Focal Points -- excellent, I got it. Thank you...

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Very nice -- thanks... One thing that I'm now paying attention to (especially on M1) is whether a FP is formed by the extrapolated / extended lines. I will ignore FPs that are formed using extrapolated / extended lines. That is because the ...

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Madam -- now you're trading monthly charts? And where did @BigE do that? You are so out in left field I hope no one takes you seriously. You can do a lot of damage to someone if they attempt to follow your instructions. But at this point you don't ...

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Well, then madam, let's see you rip his entries to pieces. And remember, the Y-axis is not dollars -- it is a currency ratio...

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By the way, I just checked your profile. You're a software tester and your favorite book is "Not believing on books. Believe on practical work." So, you're an empiricist -- makes sense...

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Hey @aahmad29 -- I really appreciate what you've been posting so far. No pressure -- whenever it's convenient for you. I just wanted to let you know your charts and descriptions are serving as a great learning tool. Again -- thanks very much for ...

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@aahmad29 -- this is great. Thank you for sharing your charts and trades. I'm following along and learning from you...

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That's right, I remember now. You're the math genius who thought the Y-axis was in dollars. Remeber that? And now you are going to lecture us on lot size and number of orders? An example, please. And how exactly does "liquidity of the market" affect ...

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Look at FP2 -- the purple circle -- its location has changed. You might ask why is that? This is a side-effect of the backshifted SMA lines. Though the SMA lines appear to extend all the way to the right-hand-side, they really end many bars to the ...

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