10.4 A Complete System

[pips400]

Bob that's great, looking forward to how your new approach pans out.

Have a great weekend everyone. Monday will be here soon enough

[idempotent]

Forgive me, I had moved away from 10.4, and I want to sink my teeth into it again. I've read Bob's latest stuff, but I can't find where the definitive 10.5 stuff is. The PDFs make reference to it, but don't seem to include the rules. It's late here, so I could be missing something, but could someone kind soul point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[Ingot54]

Forgive me, I had moved away from 10.4, and I want to sink my teeth into it again. I've read Bob's latest stuff, but I can't find where the definitive 10.5 stuff is. The PDFs make reference to it, but don't seem to include the rules. It's late here, so I could be missing something, but could someone kind soul point me in the right direction?

Thanks

You are forgiven.

As had been posted probably 20 times already, everything you need is on page ONE of this thread.

EVERYTHING.

Further, if you are having trouble working out how to trade this, go to this thread:

http://www.stevehopwoodforex.com/phpBB3 ... =38&t=2137

Keep in mind it is NOT a "please-help-me" thread per se, but a thread for posting charts about trades only.

Read the basic rules set out on the opening post of that thread too.
Chit chat or posts without charts are in danger of being removed by mods.

[pips400]

Hey, I wondered if anyone has any good sources/links for developing a positive trading pyschology?

[tboy]

Like cmeade, jemook and others I'm finding the H1 CSS cross a great tool.
However I now have a problem!...having burnt a fair amount of money on overtrading / 'gut feel' nonsense over the last two years or so, I'm back in full time work trying to reload some funds. The issue is it's a bank (ironic...) and they won't allow any software (client view etc) on their PCs and I can't be seen gazing at a laptop!
What I'm after is a simple email alert for any H1 CSS crossovers, and of course direction, to flag up an opportunity. Thereafter I have all daily and weekly pivots to hand and can trade via iphone....all very discrete. I don't make multiple trades so this is enough for me. Just don't want to be out of the market altogether when this forum is showing the way.
SO...my question is, is there already an alert? If so could you point me in the right direction? I'm sure I'm not the only 'moonlight' trader here.
Good weekend to all and thanks
tboy

[spillini]

I got it Bob, thank you very much.

Jim

Is there anyone that is having the same problem as me. I have a brand new laptop with a ton of ram. I followed the directions on the PDF page ver batim. When I hit the 104 in the profile tab, all the pages loaded but they say waiting for update....and they stay that way. Can anyone help, please.

Jim

It is a Empty4 glitch. Open market watch and drag each currency pair onto the screen. For example drag eur/usd from market watch to the eur/usd chart.

[nanningbob]

10.5 is 10.4 the only difference is you use daily pivots S/R instead of weekly Pivots S/R

You can use the CSS on the 1H for exits and entraces after you get the signal to trade on the4H chart.

[MrLong]

Andy I had 10 trades. Almost all on the 4/5th. All strict entries confirmed by 1 Hr CSS before pendings placed. Pendings placed on daily lines, but no multi entries triggered. All were winners for ~260. Next to no DD. I had maybe 3 others light on the dashboard that never got there with CSS confirmation. Didn't trade London last night as everything needed a retrace and didn't feel like riding NFP spike.

I tried to hit everything that moved, but didn't get much love. 1 legit long EJ trade. Might have skipped a couple legit xxxjpy shorts. Quiet and safe week played strict in a style similar to Jem and Gertje.

Mike

Hi Mike,

If it missed any trades it could be the boundary setting, most pairs were outside at the beginning of the week, try switching the outer boundary off.

[nanningbob]

I see some of you didnt comprehend what I tried to say yesterday. Let me see if I can explain it again. First thank you for all the notes of encouragement thinking I was depressed or something. That was not my point I was trying to make. The move on Thursday had nothing to do with indicators, fundamentals, price action or anything else you use. It is nothing that can be put on a chart, an indie, an EA, a system, price action or a fundamental.

Some banker went blah blah blah and moved the market. 10.4 backers went you see you have to follow the system. Those following JPY expectations took a hit even though the fundamental move will continue in the future. Price action guys were thumping their chests even though their precious little double bottom W pattern on the 4H chart didnt hold. I already know they will go to a lower end chart and say if you had just seen the 15M chart or the 30M chart you would have seen the pattern that showed the move. Silly. If Dragon Head had said the opposite. The 'I follow price action crowd' would have been jumping up and down and said see your 4H chart, double bottom with the big W you should have just followed price action. The minute someone jumps from TF to TF to find the right pattern to prove his system you know they are full of it. You can always find a pattern that matches what you want to say on some TF somewhere. I tried that game got tired of following the wrong TF every day. That is what the 240 line is for keep you on the right track long term.

Anyway lets say Dragon Head had said the opposite and the markets moved up instead of down. 10.4 didnt work? Fundamentals did!! Of course the same price action guys would have shown up and said see the 4H double bottom W did work. I only trade price action. Of course you can say that no matter which direction price goes, you just have to be on the right TF to follow it and find the right pattern.

This is the point, it didnt matter what you followed, Dragon Head spoke and the market reacted. Afterwards you can find price action on the 15 or 30 or 1H that matched. You can scream and yell and say Fundamentals had their day. Oh well 10.4 sucked today. At any moment at any time the market can go outside any system or pattern. It is also why 24/7 EAs dont work long term. Of course any experienced trader understands this so we dont get too excited when these things happen outside the system.

What is happening in the world of Forex and more generally around the world is the power to move markets and economy has moved out of the hands of elected officials, business transactions (the heartbeat of Forex), and trading. (USA citizens Obama nor the Rebublicans are running the economy, they are in a stalement on unmovable positions. Thank God for King Benny who looks out for us wee folk.) I have to look at my calendar every day and wonder what some stuffed shirt banker is going to say or not say. (JPY moves didnt happen the first week because King K of BOJ didnt say enough). When these guys speak stocks go up, stocks go down, Forex jumps to their tune. Cad was having good news all week and the markets reacted the opposite because of what some dingy guy in Europe said something in a speech.

This is what I have to say, "Quit patting yourself on the back because you were lucky your system or viewpoint worked this time. You may not be so lucky next time. The markets are no longer following what business, economies, Etc. are doing, they are jumping at the very words of Dragon Head, Benny Boy, SNB, and soon to enter the fray the new boy from England who came over from Canada." News, fundamentals, market forces of the past may become passe as these guys dominate the stage. ????

[nanningbob]

Hey, I wondered if anyone has any good sources/links for developing a positive trading pyschology?

Yeah, winning and making money gives you a positive trading Psychology. Losing money gives you a lousy trading psychology. I traded small lots until I got it. Now I am pretty sure of myself but small lots prevents you from losing lots of money so you dont feel so bad.