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Author:  swisscheese [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:53 am ]
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swisscheese wrote:AUDUSD
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I try it here short

Edi
Author:  Captain Jack [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:50 am ]
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Stops hit low then high....looking to take the return trip here....

CJ
Author:  stevelacoste [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:01 am ]
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Hi Captain can you tell me your reasons for going long on EUR NZD

Thanks Steve
Author:  Lara [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:02 am ]
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Captain Jack wrote:Stops hit low then high....looking to take the return trip here....

CJ
The GU looks similar - gonna hop on if the second leg of the M looks like its forming.

CJ do you ever use a currency strength meter? Just had a thought that this could be a neat way of selecting currencies for the session i.e. all currencies at max readings should be good candidates for a bounce?

Lara
Author:  Captain Jack [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:35 am ]
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So far, so good....EUR pairs are coming home...still holding those orders from yesterday....

You don't have to or need to trade this way....I've said it before that you the idea is to make money. You can make the same amount of money by trading a smaller number of currency pairs, but trading a larger lot size. Too many people get hung up on pips. I can earn as much on 10 pips as I can 10000 pips.

It is far easier to trade a couple pair, get familiar with them and trade larger lot sizes. Less to worry about, less to tend to and take care of.

I do this to make a point and don't always trade this way. As a matter of fact, I very seldom trade this way. ;)

The patterns are the same. It doesn't matter what pair, or what time frame. The patterns are what is important. Once you learn those, all the hard work is done.

Find one pair at the right level, right cycle and right pattern and hammer the hell out of it.

I won't be doing this next week. Gonna slow it down and size it up. 8-)

CJ
Author:  lhDT [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:37 am ]
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CJ,I still don't understand how to put all those limits/stops at 5 or 6 pip from each others.
Author:  Captain Jack [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:43 am ]
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lhDT wrote:CJ,I still don't understand how to put all those limits/stops at 5 or 6 pip from each others.
You don't have to Lio....just use one or 2 with larger lot sizes....I'm using a script that does it for me...

I'll get away from that next week... trading this way generate pips out the a$$...you don't need to do that....I'll show you next week...

There was also a scale in script added to the thread here that would let you scale in orders by pip distance. This one works well for 50 pips on the 15M TF.

The one I use is copyright so I can't post it. Sorry.

John
Author:  Captain Jack [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:46 am ]
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Lara wrote:
Captain Jack wrote:Stops hit low then high....looking to take the return trip here....

CJ
The GU looks similar - gonna hop on if the second leg of the M looks like its forming.

CJ do you ever use a currency strength meter? Just had a thought that this could be a neat way of selecting currencies for the session i.e. all currencies at max readings should be good candidates for a bounce?

Lara
No. Those tend to be CPU intensive and I already run 4-5 Empty4 terminals on my laptop now.

If you find it useful to locate a pair that might be ready to swing into action, by all means use it. I trade patterns and pins, knowing what's behind them.

Find a pair that's ready to move and look for the patterns. ;)

CJ
Author:  Lara [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:55 am ]
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Captain Jack wrote:
Lara wrote:
Captain Jack wrote:Stops hit low then high....looking to take the return trip here....

CJ
The GU looks similar - gonna hop on if the second leg of the M looks like its forming.

CJ do you ever use a currency strength meter? Just had a thought that this could be a neat way of selecting currencies for the session i.e. all currencies at max readings should be good candidates for a bounce?

Lara
No. Those tend to be CPU intensive and I already run 4-5 Empty4 terminals on my laptop now.

If you find it useful to locate a pair that might be ready to swing into action, by all means use it. I trade patterns and pins, knowing what's behind them.

Find a pair that's ready to move and look for the patterns. ;)

CJ
Thanks for the response. I was looking at the UJ trade earlier and one can see on my meter (JPY = white line) that approx 4 hrs ago the Jpy was maxing out at a reading of 8+ after which foxy brought it down :D

Anyway just an observation - the way you trade leaves me intimidated and gob-smacked :lol: so you definitely dont need any new toys!

Regards,

Lara
Author:  Captain Jack [ Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:57 am ]
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I hope Snowman doesn't mind, I stole a chart he posted in Bob's thread:

Perfect example of the fox at work and the reaction of the retail trader. Multiply this 10's of thousands of times and you start to understand....stuck in the pins and going the wrong way.....notice the entry on the 3rd push lower out of the range...convinced this trader to go short....

The lights should be getting brighter.... :idea:

CJ
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