Morning rant warning CCI !? We're going round in circles (but hopefully not of "quiet desperation"*) or "With a tweak, tweak, here, A tweak, tweak there. Here a tweak, there a tweak, Everywhere a tweak, tweak.. Old MacDonald had a farm..." or "My ...

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1. What Divergence said. ... always bearing in mind that ... 2. You have to answer this question for yourself : Divergence generously shares what works for him.

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Well, I'm long 73 (should be 74 on my chart, but 1 tick pos slip) Edit : missed +30 by a tick out @ +22. I notice line charts do not accurately reflect what is seen at the time of entry. image

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Trader Yoga whiie standing aside for Crude Inventories ? ... except they're tomorrow, 'cos of the holiday that you slackers in the US took on Monday

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Great post.... but I really like 2B as continuation setups : they essentially form a Mack-style 2-legged pullback. I am always cautious about reversals from the HiLo of the day : been spanked by the market soooo many times trying to do this...

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Champagne & caviar, please, CG

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Forgive me, moonmist, I was kidding my old friend The Cableguy ... ... & to misquote Einstein, "Trading should be kept as simple as possible... but no simpler". You can - and sometimes must - adjust a trading method to really make it yours ...

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Also, you must never forget the symbiotic relationship between Waves 1 & 3, especially after experiencing highly volatile sub-wave corrections....

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Does this mean you're not jetting in for my birthday party ? Seriously, take it easy, H, & get well soon.

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How to shoot yourself in the foot without really trying... Well, 40 mins into the session and my day should be over with +3R, instead of 0R, but I will follow my rule of stopping if a trade I ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN - plenty of time to take it ...

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The Bund for Breakfast image 2R locked in & that's all I'm looking for with The Breakfast Bund Project, so 20 mins into the session and I'm done. Slow & simple (if never easy) for an old guy who next week will be changing the lyrics of the The ...

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Copy that (for just a moment back there, you had me worried...). The only retail trader I know who has made many millions trading - he reads a chart like no-one else I have ever met - still uses the same indicators as in 2000. Support, ...

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I have done this in the past : around 60% has been a typical result for me - "must try harder"

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Don't worry, H - I'll be around, just don't really want to trade in the middle of my afternoon...as tempting as you are making it .

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Outstanding ! ... and here's me feeling pleased with my 10 ticks on the Bund this morning.... (but it'll be a 10 lot one of these days...) I'm leaving the US session YM to you whizz kids ...

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Haha, H ... thanks for the edit, I was about to walk out in a huff .. ... actually, I think CG has been posting to this thread longer than me (both with long gaps)... 2011 seems like a looooong time ago...

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Here's mine - almost always v different to Harold's. NinjaTrader Brokerage. image

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Really great trade reporting this afternoon, everybody, triple - very helpful stuff, thanks. Well, it must be early afternoon in NYC & I'm around, so I might just trade the last 90 minutes or so (if a hot bath hasn't tempted me) - this ...

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It's true, but in fact I'm trading 90% off the 8 range chart - because the range bars show me my exact entry price very clearly in advance, I can trade off the chart more easily using Stop Limit entry orders (I know the line chart price is also ...

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Boffins at jtLabs have been reconfiguring the YM w/space a little today... we like those range bars : image Goodnight, all.

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