I had something of what Ed S, who I have had the pleasure of meeting, calls an "Aha" this morning. As my regular readers (that's a "Ha-ha...") will know, I have been frustrated recently by my apparently endless tweaking of my fundamentally-the-same ...

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You know what, MM, whilst I am not a fan of the system as originally posted (although you may recall I've liked Mer's approach and threads over the years), I really like the professional way you have presented this thread, so I wish you great ...

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Post # 9645... but dd beat me to it (thanks, dd !).

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Now trading a 3 lot to try to catch some runners... 123 long image Edit : +15 +34 hit, stop trailing with +20 locked. Edit2 : +20 trail out, so +69 on single contract basis, enough for the morning; back later for some NQ Afternoon...

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Me too, CG, me too ... pass the vodka !

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Take your time, CG, take your time - the thread's only been going 5 years... Now where's the rest of that delicious red wine ...

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Great charts, dd - and great trading . I have taken the SMA(1) off for the time being as it really gets me when the line-formed pattern "undoes itself" as it sometimes can ... but I have trained myself to see the 123 and 2B entries anyway ...

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That's what your iPhone's for ... and, btw, who's still trading CL ?

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Of course, holding until there's a Close beyond a trend line can be a good idea (in this case, at least twice as good an idea...) : image <Sigh> Dumbo.

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'Morning ... two teaspoons of NQ with my breakfast tea : image T1 hit whilst posting. T2 shortly thereafter for +15 + 34

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You did - bravo, H . YM & NQ are indeed the same tick size @ $5, just different point size as you say. .... & btw, H, if I was averaging = or > 50 ticks / day, I wouldn't change nuttin'...

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Challenging day but not without movement... and speaking of movement, I can't help noticing that the NQ has both 40+% more range and volume than even the YM (I'm just sayin'...)... NQ ATR mulitply by 4 to get tick range : image But if anyone needs ...

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Patience ? What patience ? image Tough old day...

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Ending the morning session with a very small profit... time to walk that doodle.... image Nice, minimalist bar chart, don't you think ? Just OHLC bars, plus Day Open High Low.

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You probably need to ask this question on the Platform Tech part of FF... Good luck in finding what you need.

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Copy that, dd : look at the fun morning I just had with the Bund : image Might have to join the YM in the AM boys to make my Daily Bread ...

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Btw, CG, I felt your parabolic comments deserved a response, as I often agree with Al Brooks when he says (something like) that in a really strong swing, use any excuse to get in... it's just knowing when to do so ! So I get what you're trying to ...

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I've got some good new indicators if you want one...

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LOL, H - as you know I have a long memory I agree, dd, but I find I must never mix them - especially gambling and golf (it makes those short putts so much more difficult) !!! I'd love to know your friend's M15 rules (but I probably ...

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I like the sound of that, td, especially if I can apply it to my golf !

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