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jtrade replied Apr 27, 2009VSA on longer timeframes — Please forgive me if this was discussed earlier, but does anyone have any (successful) experience with using VSA on Daily or Weekly charts ?
Trade Using VSA (Volume Spread Analysis)
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jtrade replied Apr 22, 2009Congrats on a well-formed opening post. Good luck, Razor !
Razors Journal - Basic trading with PA at S/R
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jtrade replied Apr 21, 2009Still looking forward to that next post... J.
A Systematic Approach to Markets
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jtrade replied Apr 20, 2009perhaps going further off topic with apologies to all... — I only have the 2006 post, which I saved. To those who know nothing about acrary, he posted a huge amount of sophisticated information in a very understandable way. And then he posted ...
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jtrade replied Apr 20, 2009acrary who used to post on Elite ? I don't see him on the members list at FF. I ask because my all time favourite forum post was by him sometime back. He also shared a vast amount of invaluable system information. Sorry to go off topic...
A Systematic Approach to Markets
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jtrade replied Apr 20, 2009Well done, Razor. As a short-term trader researching longer-term timeframes (which to me means 4hr, Daily & Weekly), I think it is ESSENTIAL to take money off the table. I know and understand why many would disagree, but if you are trading for money ...
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jtrade replied Apr 18, 2009Not that impressive : a little over 8 ticks per contract per day. I am not trading DIBS, although I like it and am always aware when a DIBS trade triggers (I am usually already in prior to that point). I posted on this thread in response to Razor ...
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jtrade replied Apr 17, 2009highneb, I do agree that it is extremely difficult to trade for a living and that most will never succeed. However, your comment about making 1% a day supposes that a trader would simply compound up continuously - this is of course not possible ...
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jtrade replied Apr 17, 2009Nice trade, Dave. I think it's essential to think things through for oneself : understand the method and why it succeeds when correctly & consistently executed.
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jtrade replied Apr 17, 2009I have accounts with TradeStation and Interactive Brokers, both of which are solid financially and have clients with 7 & 8 figure accounts (mine are somewhat smaller...
), so the broker issue does not need to be a problem. I only trade DAX ...The DIBS Method... No Free Lunch continues
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jtrade replied Apr 16, 2009.. and not having anything better to do, here's my Ninja ChartTrader chart, which as you can see I have cleaned up to "beautiful minimalism". Showing the same trade - I now set this chart to "Always on top" and lay it right onto my TradeStation ...
The RSI Trade
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jtrade replied Apr 16, 2009Hi, K, Hope all is well across the ocean. RSI is a definite keeper : as much as I like the Klinger Volume (also a keeper) - it shows divergence VERY well, rather like the asymmetric RSI we looked at - the standard RSI remains a loyal servant. It ...
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jtrade replied Apr 9, 2009Another nice clean chart, Islander - I have MM lines on my "to do" list (I currently have Taylor Trading Technique in the R&D Dept, but doing so on the DAX, so not posting here). Hmmm ... the best UK car company - probably owned by BMW or VW now ... ...
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jtrade replied Apr 7, 2009C'mon, Bristol, you love to brag
... and $177k is some good change... BUT in my first 3 years trading I had at least one quarter each year in which I made >$100k. I thought I was a genius, but I wasn't : I was just lucky, using systems and methods ...Am I the only one ?
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jtrade replied Apr 6, 2009That 60 min candle... — You know what, V - of all the excellent stuff you've shared in this great thread, I think I'm finally (I'm a bit slow sometimes...) appreciating the value of not trading against the 60 min candle.. OR if I do (on the ...
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jtrade replied Apr 3, 2009Klinger ATR explanation — RobBroker - further to your chat comment just now, this is the thinking behind the Klinger indicator that I am using : I find it easier to read than volume bars (I have experimented pretty intensely with various ...
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jtrade replied Apr 3, 2009No, see below a piece by Klinger himself, but this was in turn modified some years ago by an excellent contributor to the TradeStation forum (only accessible to TS users) called Trend39. I use Trend39's version. Published by Stephen Klinger: (TS ...
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jtrade replied Apr 2, 2009Latest chart here - getting simpler and I might even try running without the RSI
, ie. Klinger + ATR indicator only, then focus on PA & volume. But I should go to bed and have a good night's sleep before removing my trusty RSI
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jtrade replied Apr 2, 2009Good question. This is what I do for any major news announcement (ie. the red ones in the FF calendar) - please bear in mind I usually scale out of trades in thirds : * If first partial profit not taken, I exit before news, sometimes only 30 seconds ...
How to handle news in an open position?