ES trade setup #1... a fine example of the saying "Don't be a dick for a tick", my having set my Stop Limit to -1, ie. it will only fill on a tick back (which usually happens with thinner markets, but perhaps less with ES). No fill and straight to ...

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Very nice charts, CG.... but what're those little parabolic dots there for .. Edit : I only notice & ask 'cos about twice every year I put parabolics on, think "great", then take them off 3 days later.... they are my "Groundhog Day" ...

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It's that special effect you have on the Ladies, H

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Hey, td.... good to see you around

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Well I've been thinking (uh-oh)... and it goes like this : where do I want to get with my trading in the next couple of years (regardless of whether or not I actually get there) ? I already trade a relatively short period off the London Open - yep, ...

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I know you are 100% correct & if one has truly "grokked" what Douglas (R.I.P. btw : I did not realise until this week that he died last September : I sure am grateful to him) writes about not having to know what happens next to make money, it would ...

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Good morning... 60 mins in & I am DONE... but no smiley as I left SO MUCH on the FDXM table & I started with a loser (how I hate that) for L, W, L, W = a tad under +3R. I am constantly drawn back to the Bund (FGBL) : thick market (not as thick as ...

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You're probably right : next time I'm around @ US Open, I'll watch the T&S (just saw a 119 contract trade whizz buy, most are single digits...)

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You could fill 100 much of the time : image Great post, dd. Great trading, H.

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Excellent post, dd, and very relevant final sentence (for most of us, at least).

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Now at my day job at jtLabs, testing ES ideas in SIM : image Target filled whilst posting. Edit : my goodness, just Googled "jtlabs" and there are quite a few, from steroid suppliers & software developers to Labrador breeders... LOL !

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Short European report this morning : Loss, b/e, Loss, Loss = (3R) max daily loss hit : STOP for the day . Took 22 minutes. All entries correct. Get over it (but this is why on the "good" days, we need to maximise our gains).

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Thanks for sharing your study ! So now the question is as to what your typical live "% of perfect" execution is historically - including trades made not on the list - & what it needs to be to make money. I find this in some ways both the most ...

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I left London (& the UK) in '96 - it's a very different place today, entirely for the worse imho, as well as mind-bogglingly expensive. That $120k / year before tax that dd mentioned is an absolute minimum to live well there .

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(10 pages later, I'm getting closer to an answer....) It's a long story, 'ras, but the short answer is that of the 6 countries in which I have lived for 1 year of more, The Netherlands is the only one I will be happy to leave - in spite of knowing ...

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zenline. I came across this quote again this morning, which is a good reminder to us all : "Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will."

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Nothing like a fun EU trade to spread the Comfort & Joy (like you wrote, H, "yuck" indeed) : image

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Smash & grab off the LO, complete with exit : image Great posts all round, guys (inc zenline)

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Wise move : "Marathon, not a sprint..." Great trade, dd : I don't have that entry in my "armoury"...

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Type "free range bar indicator" in the main Search box on the top right & all will be revealed.

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