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Forum: ThinkOrSwim May 11th, 2011, 10:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 13,161
Posted By Tmanbone
TOS Tick Indies

TOS has a couple of other indies to watch the ticks. In the TOS studies are Tick_Fade in the lower panel and Tick_Fade_II in the upper. The upper panel plots the red/green dots at 1000 and -1000; the...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim May 10th, 2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 30,808
Posted By Tmanbone
I like it, maybe 2min with horizontal line alerts...

I like it, maybe 2min with horizontal line alerts @ 600, 800, 1000, & -600, -800, -1000. I've seen others use a moving average on it and then again others use the bollinger bands on it. HTH
Forum: Trading Journals February 1st, 2011, 07:53 PM
Replies: 566
Views: 91,856
Posted By Tmanbone
Inside bars

I know you like the inside bars and are using TOS. I noted you said it was one of your strengths. James in the Global FX Chat posted this for all today in the room. Feel free to put it in the TOS...
Forum: Trading Journals January 21st, 2011, 03:08 PM
Replies: 736
Views: 114,862
Posted By Tmanbone
Three Bullets

You may consider taking three bullets and set them by your work station. After completing a trade remove a bullet and stick it in the drawer. When the three bullets are gone you're done for the day.
Forum: Trading Journals January 21st, 2011, 11:45 AM
Replies: 566
Views: 91,856
Posted By Tmanbone
Chinese Bamboo Tree

papa 15,

I would like to share the story of the chinese bamboo tree. After months, in my case years, of struggle trying to get my trading to a consistent level, and I think to myself damn this is...
Forum: Trading Journals January 21st, 2011, 11:31 AM
Replies: 736
Views: 114,862
Posted By Tmanbone
Trading Plan Template

Here's a trading plan template that will help you answer some of the questions you are asking yourself. I'm a firm believer in having a set of written rules for entering and exiting a trade. Price...
Forum: Trading Journals January 13th, 2011, 09:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
A/U sim swing trade

Waited this setup out. I believe it's a good entry technique for longer term trades, of course I would like to figure out how to get in on the low of yesterdays wick. :becky: Entry .9968, upper small...
Forum: Trading Journals January 13th, 2011, 08:20 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,438
Posted By Tmanbone
Hello

I like your methodical approach. I think it's just as important to figure out what you don't need to study as what you need to study, as you are doing and documenting. This is good I'm learning....
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 11:10 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
Mistakes

Hey bluemele. Yea this is what Big Mike hammers home. I read it some where in one of the other journals. I can't remember which, but it went something along the lines of: as you journal, keep details...
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 10:42 PM
Replies: 736
Views: 114,862
Posted By Tmanbone
Ooops Sorry

E/U = EUR/USD. There is a decent chat room at ThinkorSwim, the David Elliot room, about 150 people a day in there. There is a small handful of sharp traders in there that have been trading the YM for...
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 07:14 PM
Replies: 736
Views: 114,862
Posted By Tmanbone
E/U

$1 per pip. The YM is not 1 lot trader friendly IMO. I've decided to learn on the E/U spot fx. Good luck. Thanks,
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 05:04 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 184,877
Posted By Tmanbone
Hello

This is exactly what worries me about trading the gaps per John Carter. I don't want to jump the gun here but I think I see an influence here, I just sped read to get caught up. I'm curious if you...
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 03:00 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
Internet Connection

Internet has been in and out the past couple of days. I think it's probably something to to with the snow we got, I believe it set some sort of record, or at least it's been awhile since we've seen...
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 736
Views: 114,862
Posted By Tmanbone
Hey

AJ, you guys shoveling snow your way? I'm curious of the latest and greatest plan. I read thru your thread today. Have you changed up a thing or two since the start. If you have will you detail them...
Forum: Trading Journals January 12th, 2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 2
Alf
Views: 1,142
Posted By Tmanbone
Hey Alf

Will you post a XLE price chart and tell us your logic. This will help us figure out what you are looking to do.
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
p.m. trade

I can't believe I even think like this. A blind man could have seen this divergence. I was looking for an upside breakout. I need to rethink things. I can't believe you can know what you should do on...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2011, 12:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
5m fib study

Incorporate 5m fib study into the trade plan. This is more than a few times I've missed these nice fib retracements off the swing highs/lows. Confluence of yesterday's low and 50%, 62% retrace should...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
a.m. trades

#1 was textbook entry, signals lined up well on both time frames. First retrace in the trend after the 50ma came from flat @ 9:30 to down at time of trade. The trades where the 400t stochastic cycles...
Forum: Trading Journals January 10th, 2011, 12:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
A/U Swing

Hey tderrick. Seems like it closes more than it doesn't. It went on up later. lol

http://s4.postimage.org/4zr4uze0u/AU_Swing.png (http://www.postimage.org/)

trend line trade, bad entry, too...
Forum: Trading Journals January 9th, 2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
Come on Big Money

E/U Gap

http://s2.postimage.org/8bhisucdk/EU_Gap.png (http://www.postimage.org/)


:becky: :sarcastic:

http://s2.postimage.org/8bwjlktty/EU_gap_filled.png (http://www.postimage.org/)
Forum: Trading Journals January 9th, 2011, 08:18 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
Collection of Mark Douglas Goodies

Mark Douglas - Mind Over Market.flv - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download (http://www.4shared.com/file/96740657/227e2748/Mark_Douglas_-_Mind_Over_Market.html)

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Forum: Trading Journals January 7th, 2011, 11:34 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
a.m. trade

first trade went against 50 ma, knew better, stopped

http://s3.postimage.org/bkatepa4k/image.png (http://www.postimage.org/)

second trade bailed, didn't break the rules, just wasn't very good...
Forum: Trading Journals January 6th, 2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
p.m trade

Contraction breakout. A little more aggressive but trading within contraction gets you on board before the breakout. Note the 4th tag of bottom trendline.
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Forum: Trading Journals January 6th, 2011, 01:00 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,525
Posted By Tmanbone
Hey Max

Hello Max, I first started trying to trade the first and second retraces in the trend, trend being defined as slope of the 50sma on the 133t chart, i.e. long when ma is green and vise versa. The...
Forum: ThinkOrSwim January 5th, 2011, 06:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 30,808
Posted By Tmanbone
TOS

I like TOS real well. Commissions are a bit high for intra day futures, seven dollars round turn, although they rebate $40 per month after 40 trades. There's a comfort in knowing your OCO orders are...
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