daz can I Ask what tool you used for backtesting? Manually using MT4 or something more funky?

3 Bar Fractal Break

Do you trail your stop or just "set and forget" ?

3 Bar Fractal Break

The grey box is an area of concern. A big impulse move came from that area previously.

3 Bar Fractal Break

So the SL is set just beyond the h/l of bar 2 of the active setup, right?

3 Bar Fractal Break

Great trade, how did you calculate the TP please?

3 Bar Fractal Break

and me mate

3 Bar Fractal Break

I'm struggling a bit with optimising TP and SL. If I use the extreme of the trigger bar that closes beyond the entry, often will get taken out before a much bigger move. If I use the most recent fractal, the SL is sometimes too large in terms of ...

3 Bar Fractal Break

Not valid, for the long setup, the high of 4 must breach the high of 3.

3 Bar Fractal Break

Now I see why so many people lose money trading Come on, engage brain people! caveat: not saying I actually make money, but I'm trying...

3 Bar Fractal Break

Following with interest, very similar to a method I am forward testing. You new to the game daz? I've been around years and still yet to find the right method/mindset...

3 Bar Fractal Break

Excellent Where did you enter and why?

(binned per thread starter’s request) MM (Money Maker) Detective

Following this thread with interest. For a long time now I've marveled at how these "hidden gaps" almost always get filled. My quest has been how to determine when to enter for the pullback. 99 time out of 100 it comes good eventually, so actually ...

(binned per thread starter’s request) MM (Money Maker) Detective

But my point is that it appeared to fail. I'd like to understand why?

High Level Accuracy Method With Little To NO Draw-down

Hi, I have a question on one of your 'posts of interest' on post 1. Can you explain why the formation I have shown in red was not a good entry?

High Level Accuracy Method With Little To NO Draw-down

Great to see this thread still going, and the method has remained the same since page 1 ! Question, how many people here are actually winning with this? Wondering what the strike rate is also?

Highest Open / Lowest Open Trade

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Simple advice but it can turn around your trading

The old hourly hidden gaps keep on giving. Next visit 1.2362 ish I suspect soon.

Leftovers at the dinner table, re-testing opening levels

There was some good exchange of thoughts on this a while back. Thought I'd give it another bump and see if anyone wants to continue this discussion. I've been in and out of the markets, not had time to concentrate on a method, but this observation ...

Leftovers at the dinner table, re-testing opening levels

On average how often does a trade (which meets the rules, such as no breakout) occur per pair? From what I see looking over old charts, you gotta be patient and monitor many pairs.

Highest Open / Lowest Open Trade

So I am going to try the 10 trade challenge. Looked at GBP/USD today. All times GMT. 9am was a new low, price crept above but then reverses breaking the low of the day= - 16 pip 10am new low, price went > +5, set stop to BE = 0 pips 12pm new low, ...

Highest Open / Lowest Open Trade