Depending on the current market field, yes, stop sweeps happen all the time, fading them can advantageous. On the opposite end they can be good opportunities to take partials and reload on the pull back.

Averaging Down

The problem most have with averaging into a position is in their static thinking, i.e. adding at predetermined levels. This is more akin to grid trading, which I believe there’s a thread here at FF covering the topic. Adding to a position should be ...

Averaging Down

Hc, go back over this part of the thread...... next few pages w/northpro url Edit: was reading through the last few days posts @ Baifu wasn't 3:1 part of the original Turtles money management?? most important.... FTI, glad your back! regards

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Maybe along the lines of (fib retracement of last leg)/ in combo with your average. *as a guide only* to help in the determination of "skew size". of attack/rescue. But this too opens doors into rigidity. Levels by themselves mean little... fwiw

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Somewhere, mixed into the thread FTI talking about rescues and attacks and how attacking can feel abnormal, as it's easier emotionally to add as price goes against you instead of the opposite....... mentions that there will be times when those ...

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Andrews Pitchfork (Median Line)

To help, figure your time frame of trade, 240 minute charts could mean a few to several days for price to make it's mark, but there should be some type of timing involved to establish a gauge for risk. stepping down on the time charts shortens the ...

Andrews Pitchfork (Median Line)

Kapital has an interesting concept, cross breed of forks ,murray and pyrapoint. My elliptical studies were in the opposite reflections of price action, either the reflection of the sine wave mapped by the fork, or in the reflection of a reversal ...

the ellipses from hussin naiji's view

You've been working with them ellipses for some time now, good job! keep up the good work.

Andrews Pitchfork (Median Line)

Bingo on the target, see what happens next week.

Aux's Asylum

FP, I tried to find something like this a while back, but never go far with the idea. Dealing room keyboard tied to my puter. url If you're using Oanda you can open several different order boxes long/short with your skew sizes. Just don't opt for ...

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ROLF! Doesn't bother me at all, please post!!!! I sometimes have to laugh at the commentators, at times it seems they pull stuff out their backsides in an attempt to look knowledgeable about what's going on. Reports of someone buying at X.XXX that's ...

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Niels, I was short earlier but exited in the coil just before the fireworks, unfortunately I'm a spectator on this ride north. j

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When your job is to report the news, you'd better report something when things pop to justify a paycheck.

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just a follow up from a chart I posted in the pitchfork thread, I threw on a small Euro short late last night, internal fork off the 618 reject, price had missed my earlier time mark/confluence of TA. Price had coiled this morning off the lower ...

Aux's Asylum

Hope you're still hanging on to those longs, rocket-man. video

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fwiw

Andrews Pitchfork (Median Line)

good advice Not to take away from what's being discussed here, but a search on his thread for his posts using order flow, market structure, hitting, ducks will pull up some good reads... . Here's a quote from him about order flow, and his mindset ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I have not used this, nor do I endorse it, but I think this is what you are looking for. url

Andrews Pitchfork (Median Line)

Great you have a big cushion for your scout, don't ride it below 5981 the last low, if you feel price is still north.

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