@Robot Trader -- I think the main reason I have a hard time seeing it as you describe is because I don't understand the money flow. Suppose I place a BUY order that gets stopped out. Can you explicitly trace the flow of money -- without hand waving ...

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@Robot Trader -- okay, fair enough. My take is different -- I think it would all come crashing down. "Free market" is a good idea -- theoretically. But you are also aware there are very few truly free markets. Even situations where it appears free ...

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@Robot Trader -- I place $100 in my bank account at the beginning of the month and let it sit there. At the end of the month I go to withdraw it but there is only $98.50 -- because of "fees". So, am I happy about it? No. Do I call the police and ...

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Yes. But that is also exactly what the MM wants. The MM wants there to be trading -- otherwise it leads to paralysis. In order to keep the juices flowing there has to be both transactions and liquidity. One without the other would bring the whole ...

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@George -- sir -- whenever I see you post I can't help but smile. It's good to hear from you!! This is excellent -- the best advice (next to "KISS approach is best). Okay -- I'll refocus on TOPS and BOTTOMS. If you don't mind -- I have a question. ...

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Then I'd know I was in heaven...

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Hello @btrfx1 -- always good to hear from you. All good questions, but way over my head. Yes -- I'd say the market is way too big and complex and non-transparent. If we are going to succeed, then I figure we: (a) use what data we currently have at ...

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@Robot Trader -- are you familiar with A-book and B-book accounts? For most of us, our contract is not with "the market". Our order goes into a pool of orders that are handled internally by our broker and never leaves the building.

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Hello @Robot Trader -- well, if I'm not correct it would be the first time -- and, of course I'm kidding. We're not talking about my broker -- the MM isn't interested in my brokerage account. We're talking at the global scale -- where orders are ...

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Hello @yekaefteem. Are you asking me to summarize over 1800 posts for you? I know it's painful, but you'll have do to your own reading -- I don't have the time to do that for everyone.

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Hello @amundo -- you are not butchering my chart, you are providing additional value. You ask -- Why not pending buy order? And my answer is -- I'm a rookie, I don't use pending or limit orders. Seriously -- no reason why you couldn't. Also, ...

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Hello @VEEFX -- this is your old buddy, @robots4me. I know we will disagree -- and that's fine. You're articulate, have great experience, and I know you are almost as motivated as me to find a good solution You're input and insights are ...

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Friend @Nih98 -- yes, I agree, the market's orchestration is more complex than any of us can imagine. And in my post I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. Right now all I can hear are the drums, maybe next week there will be a piano, and then some ...

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Could it be it stops because there really are no orders to be filled at that price? The reason I ask is because more often than not the price doesn't stop -- it plows right through the entire gap (plus more). So, if the gap was intended to create ...

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@Ronniefx -- NO !! Don't wait !! Participate !! We are all in the same boat. Granted, some are more experienced than others. But even when rookies (like myself) ask questions, make comments then you see how things progress? Look it -- you made a ...

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Hello @RickM -- you Aussies are much too clever. Is the the forex mafia located in Australia? We've been using terminology like "filling gaps" and, so, my brain assumed this translated into filling orders. But now, if I understand correctly, ...

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@Ronniefx -- I don't think it is about momentum. Momentum indicators have been around forever. Also, momentum is used by the MM to lure traders to open new positions. There is no way for us to know where the high density of orders exist -- we just ...

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@Ronniefx -- of course I'm just speculating, but I have a slightly different interpretation. Let's take EURUSD BUY orders as an example. Somewhere in the sky there is a stack of BUY orders with different sizes and prices. The prices range from ...

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Just so I'm clear -- you consider the target level lines created by the MMDetective and @SwingMan's smFractalLevels indicators the highs and lows the MM is looking to take out, right? Is this something we look for in advance? Or is this the ...

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@jhonayahya -- I would agree. For me the Stochastic oscillator indicator seems to provide good confirmation.

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