jmn5611 -- Interesting -- thank you. I need to noodle a bit more on this...

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emmanuel7788 -- a question... I've seen you mention that you'll check the next higher TF to confirm a trend -- e.g. if trading H4 then you'll check D1. If the goal is to get a bigger picture of how the trend is going, then how is that different than ...

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jmn5611 -- very nice exercise, thank you. You should do this more often... I liked that you pointed-out a few down-crosses that you avoided because overall the trend was bullish. These also included one down-cross whose angle appeared to be too ...

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Hello emmanuel7788, 1. The 8 major pairs, plus AUDJPY, AUDNZD, EURNZD, GBPCAD, GBPJPY, NZDCAD, NZDJPY, NZDUSD. I'm new to TMS so I'm just experimenting. I want to get experience looking at as many charts and setups as possible. I'm trading a real ...

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Tekkies -- this is great information and most helpful. Thank you.

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Nice -- you actually forced me to look more closely at the data. I would have liked to also see the stochastic to confirm direction and that it falls within [20,80]. But given just the chart above, I'll say your choices were influenced by the size ...

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Tekkies, RickM, emmanuel7788, jmn5611 -- gentlemen, thanks so much for your explanations and insights. This is really great and helps me better frame the way I approach the TMS system. Like Big E, I live in the PST and his schedule of checking H4 ...

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Tekkies -- thanks for your response. You say that for H4 I should switch to a line chart and forget about the HA bars. Why is that? With regards to only taking signals where the direction of short and long time frames point in the same direction -- ...

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jmn5611 -- Thank you very much -- this helps a lot. How refreshing to receive a straight forward response to a simple question. What a concept...

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And why, exactly, do I need you to tell me how to spend my time and what is / is not a valuable strategy? If I had asked for your opinion then, sure, provide it. But I didn't...

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Wrong response -- learn to read a question. I didn't ask whether or not you thought this strategy was valuable or not. I'll give you a second chance -- here's an easier question. Why do you think it is some people have a need to respond to a ...

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I had an observation to share, followed by a few questions. I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar experience and, if so, could share their insight(s). I'm new to TMS and have been trading 16 pairs on the H4 time frame. I try to follow Big E's ...

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Yes -- thank, you. That's an excellent observation. I hadn't been paying attention to that before.

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With all the negative s--t flying around, I just wanted to thank the people who continue to support this site. I'm sure Big E must be smiling. I primarily trade portfolio EAs (hundreds at a time) -- I'm a big fan of "Forex Strategy Builder". I'm ...

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Chenzo25 -- A trading system is a tool -- like a hammer. Using the same hammer, one person might create a beautiful cabinet and another person a crappy one. The choice to use the hammer is yours -- either choose to use it or find another tool. The ...

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I never said the original recipe was the Holy Grail or winner of the great British bake-off. Besides observing people resist following instructions (which is human nature and ingrained in all of us), a very painful part of attempting to participate ...

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Hello RickM, I agree -- other factors can determine profitability. However, in order to have a discussion someone has to begin by placing a stake in the sand. The win ratio of 0.60 isn't my invention and I did mention there are other approaches that ...

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kain775 -- I would have to disagree -- but with your statement. I don't have the reference, but I think it has been shown elsewhere that (to a rough approximation) you need a win rate of around 0.60 in order to be profitable. Of course, that is a ...

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lddd -- Gee, whiz -- give it a rest. I'm new to TMS, though an experienced trader and software developer. I've developed many EAs and enjoy trading forex -- it's one of my hobbies. I want to read about TMS, test it, and come to my own conclusions. ...

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Jagg, pips4life -- I apologize. I was rushed and did a sloppy job checking for dependencies. Let's try again -- I've uploaded new versions that should not have any external dependencies other than the ones used by the original source files. Again -- ...

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