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August 9th, 2010, 02:16 PM
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Papa's Trading Journal
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ikew
Again, Will not go personal. have a great day.
Again, Will not go personal. have a great day.
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August 9th, 2010, 12:18 PM
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Papa, Advising you to read cunparis post #...
Papa,
Advising you to read cunparis post # 746 before you stat the sprint.... "In fact in just 2 days it almost wiped out an entire month of gains"
...
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August 5th, 2010, 10:30 AM
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THREE SET UPS
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I did read it all. MM is NOT to cover or a...
I did read it all. MM is NOT to cover or a replacment for a losing strategy in the long term.....But, hey, what do I know...Its just my free opinion....
that why I refered to: cunparis post #...
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August 5th, 2010, 10:03 AM
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I think that anyone that consider this IB as a...
I think that anyone that consider this IB as a trading setup should first read this:
TraderFeed: Toby Crabel And The Epistemology Of Trading Expertise...
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Psychology and Money Management
July 31st, 2010, 04:31 PM
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Poll:
All in all out vs. scaling in and out
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ikew
Fat Tails is right. You can have an...
Fat Tails is right.
You can have an expectancy for each trade, a fixed one without the game of scaling.
There are a few statistical papers of how far a price will move based on the time frame...
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July 30th, 2010, 09:58 AM
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Right, but we dont know and dont care where we...
Right, but we dont know and dont care where we going, up or down, St. Michael or CDG as long as we are MOVING.
So lets just move with the CURRENT train wherever it goes and book the ticks as the...
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July 30th, 2010, 09:44 AM
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Why dont we all look at the short term trading as...
Why dont we all look at the short term trading as being in a train station (Like the Blue RER somewhere in Paris)
We want to travel to see Paris. We dont know which train will come first, south...
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July 30th, 2010, 08:15 AM
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Long time as hours. What the SL for ES that you...
Long time as hours. What the SL for ES that you will hold? Will you also hold the open position during eco news?
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July 30th, 2010, 08:05 AM
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cunparis, Yes. IB by itself may be a...
cunparis,
Yes. IB by itself may be a reflector of the market mode but not the final trading method.
I saw from the records you posted that some ES trades are open for lomg time. What is the max...
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July 29th, 2010, 05:16 PM
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Fat tails, "They have over $ 1 billion...
Fat tails,
"They have over $ 1 billion under management, but maybe they are not great traders.:noidea:
This is not trading its assests management...2% yearly....
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July 29th, 2010, 01:46 PM
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This IB trading is known for many years and I did...
This IB trading is known for many years and I did not hear/read about any great trader that use it.
It is my understanding that since the market is unpredictable, the best short term traders (like...
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July 29th, 2010, 12:31 PM
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cunparis said "In fact in just 2 days it almost...
cunparis said "In fact in just 2 days it almost wiped out an entire month of gains."
That is what I was talking about when your R/R is 8/25 and not 1/1.5
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July 28th, 2010, 05:20 PM
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yes. 1 to 1.5 max. If you looking to gain 8...
yes. 1 to 1.5 max.
If you looking to gain 8 ticks the max risk is no more than 12, better 8.
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July 28th, 2010, 02:22 PM
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You are 100% right about the simple entry...
You are 100% right about the simple entry technique.
BUT, to look for 8 ticks profit and have around 25 tick for SL is a VERY VERY bad MM in my opinion.
Maybe that why so many posts for this...
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July 27th, 2010, 09:38 PM
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yes, sim mode. never saw prices not ending with...
yes, sim mode. never saw prices not ending with 1/4 points for ES.
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July 27th, 2010, 09:27 PM
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So this is not the broker's record but one...
So this is not the broker's record but one cunparis made for his trades?
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July 27th, 2010, 05:57 PM
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How can you have an exit price on ES of 1109.333...
How can you have an exit price on ES of 1109.333 when ES tick moves are 0.25 at a time? (Last line on your daily records)
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December 23rd, 2009, 03:05 PM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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ikew
Blz, Think about it in this way: How...
Blz,
Think about it in this way:
How long you want to be expose to the market?
Do you want to reduce the exposure and have reasonable profit per trade that pay for the risk you take?
So...
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December 23rd, 2009, 02:56 PM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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ikew
Just focus on an entry that gives you 60-70% of...
Just focus on an entry that gives you 60-70% of the time moves to your direction, take as profit the "expected profit", get out and wait for the next setup.
The key is the good SETUP" that...
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December 23rd, 2009, 02:52 PM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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ikew
No value at all to day traders.
No value at all to day traders.
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Traders Hideout
December 23rd, 2009, 02:52 PM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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ikew
Blz, "positive expectancy?" If you trade ...
Blz,
"positive expectancy?"
If you trade 1 min chart, and 70% of the times price will move 15 ticks over a period of a few minutes after your entry, this is your expectancy.
On a longer...
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December 23rd, 2009, 02:47 PM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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ikew
Agree with Zoe, Usualy wannabe traders that...
Agree with Zoe,
Usualy wannabe traders that dont have an edge, their entry is based on a crystal ball/reading stars/moon location etc. and have no exit plan in place, will tell you that the most...
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Traders Hideout
December 23rd, 2009, 11:51 AM
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Trading The Ross Hook
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120,845
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ikew
Zoe, Which broker do you use for the auto...
Zoe,
Which broker do you use for the auto trading?
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Traders Hideout
December 22nd, 2009, 04:06 PM
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All you need
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ikew
I did not even want to ask Mike with all his...
I did not even want to ask Mike with all his crazy work, running the site and producing indicators for clients.
On the other hand, Jeff is here all the time and to have him teaching 1on1 at a...
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December 22nd, 2009, 03:37 PM
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All you need
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ikew
Jeff, Can we all new traders here look at...
Jeff,
Can we all new traders here look at your word " presently" as an open door for future hope to get your mentorship? (And since you like to help, I am sure that it will not cost us a fee of...
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