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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 9th, 2013, 01:31 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 348,767
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
From my understanding of FT's trading (at least...

From my understanding of FT's trading (at least from watching him live trade the M6E once on a webinar he did) is that the first scale needs to be far enough out so that you can move your stop to the...
Forum: Trading Journals October 9th, 2013, 11:54 AM
Replies: 352
Views: 51,763
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Something similar to this has helped me...

Something similar to this has helped me immensely. I just minimize all trade trade related programs (platform, charting) once I've entered the trade and don't touch them again until my first target...
Forum: NinjaTrader October 9th, 2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 2,093
Views: 987,662
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I believe that David Weis uses Trade Station and...

I believe that David Weis uses Trade Station and has his PAS indicator (which I believe is what the futures.io (formerly BMT) indicators are modeled on) for sale. Check his site out for some info.
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Forum: Psychology and Money Management October 9th, 2013, 10:33 AM
Replies: 205
Views: 47,180
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Thanks! That was a great article, and I...

Thanks! That was a great article, and I wholeheartedly agree with it's premise.
Forum: Trading Journals October 7th, 2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 41,801
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I noticed you use a 350 tick chart (I use a 500...

I noticed you use a 350 tick chart (I use a 500 tick), but are you using any minute charts to base order enties on as well? There was a huge volume spike at 10 and 10:15am (eastern) with a nice...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 17th, 2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 388,528
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Perhaps I am understanding you incorrectly, but...

Perhaps I am understanding you incorrectly, but if not, then that is what the "reverse" button does.

Cheers!
Forum: Trading Journals September 13th, 2013, 06:20 PM
Replies: 974
Views: 151,387
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Congrats!!!

Congrats on the awesome anniversary (just now noticed your Sept 4th post that had that great news). Ditto to what Ddawg said, keep that streak going!

Cheers!
Forum: Brokers September 13th, 2013, 06:21 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 142,474
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Ok, understood. I just said it was incorrect...

Ok, understood. I just said it was incorrect because AT said he checked the CME and that it had 90.50 for Thursday's high, that's all. But I should have noticed on the chart that the 90.50 was hit...
Forum: Brokers September 12th, 2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 142,474
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
So it sounds like an issue with data going to the...

So it sounds like an issue with data going to the DOM. I only checked my charts on S5 and Ninja- since I don't trade ES I didn't bother to check what my ES DOM would say.

Cheers!

Edit- checked...
Forum: Brokers September 12th, 2013, 11:32 AM
Replies: 316
Views: 142,474
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
My S5 and Ninja are also showing 1690.50, since...

My S5 and Ninja are also showing 1690.50, since you asked. :ciao:

Cheers!

ps Robert- I used 24/7 to check.
Forum: Platforms and Indicators September 10th, 2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,313
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Hi there, FT71 uses Investor R/T, and...

Hi there,

FT71 uses Investor R/T, and provides all his chart definitions so that your charts are identical to his (for learning purposes it's much easier to follow his methods). He also doesn't...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 9th, 2013, 12:05 AM
Replies: 695
Views: 435,644
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Looks like you have it set to fill data back to...

Looks like you have it set to fill data back to Saturday (9/7), so just go into data series and have it retrieve more days. Also, what session do you have it set for? If it's set for an RTH session,...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 5th, 2013, 06:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,046
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Now that I read the logic behind your points of...

Now that I read the logic behind your points of view, I agree with both of you that the best course of action is to continue to follow your plan. But it also looks like you both recommend that IF you...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management September 4th, 2013, 07:15 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,046
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
From someone with very little experience trading-...

From someone with very little experience trading- but fairly good experience in fat finger mistakes, I think the reason for walking away was not because of the mistake, but rather because of the...
Forum: Currencies September 4th, 2013, 06:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,673
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Thanks Jason. I've already opened a small account...

Thanks Jason. I've already opened a small account on FXCM and have been logged in and checking out Mirror Trader, as well as the FXCM Trading Station. There is so much on my "to do, and to learn"...
Forum: Trading Journals September 4th, 2013, 06:34 AM
Replies: 588
Views: 129,810
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I'm new to all this, but I think there is...

I'm new to all this, but I think there is something wrong here. When dealing with a CME futures product, the spread for everyone, regardless of broker, is going to be the same (unlike spot fx). So if...
Forum: Trading Journals September 3rd, 2013, 04:26 PM
Replies: 588
Views: 129,810
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Are you sure you saw 20? I'm on there practically...

Are you sure you saw 20? I'm on there practically 24/7 (including all of this Holiday weekend) and the widest I saw was 5, and that's a rare event for the times I've been on it.

Cheers!
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Forum: Trading Journals September 3rd, 2013, 01:58 PM
Replies: 529
Views: 101,591
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I think that sometimes when people say that all...

I think that sometimes when people say that all you need is a simple bar chart to trade (and perhaps one or two indicators that work with your particular style of trading), they are forgetting that...
Forum: Brokers September 1st, 2013, 12:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,970
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Stage Five Trading was my choice as a new trader....

Stage Five Trading was my choice as a new trader. Good rates with mentorship that caters to new traders. Mirus also seems to be a good choice (I have no direct experience with them) from my research....
Forum: Currencies August 31st, 2013, 11:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,673
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I just got done watching the webinar and thought...

I just got done watching the webinar and thought it was fantastic. I'm surprised that there aren't more posts on this thread about it. As a new trader it was kind of painful to see that my biggest...
Forum: Off-Topic August 31st, 2013, 10:21 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 37,353
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
Thanks for the info, and I look forward to...

Thanks for the info, and I look forward to hearing about your experiences with getting into forex. I'm just starting out in trading and have taken FT71's advice to begin live trading in the micro...
Forum: Off-Topic August 31st, 2013, 07:18 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 37,353
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
FXCM question

Hi Gary,

First, let me say thank you for all your posts- enjoyable and informative reading for sure. I may have missed it, but which platform are you using for testing out Forex with FXCM? have...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management August 27th, 2013, 10:10 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,032
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
There are attempts in the works to beginning a...

There are attempts in the works to beginning a micro ES instrument, which would be more affordable way to learn while trading a ES related market. You may want to look into the M6E (micro 6E) to...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 15th, 2013, 10:59 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 45,270
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
I agree. But you would think that IF Budfox...

I agree. But you would think that IF Budfox actually made any profit at all at this stage, he would have no issue with posting a screenshot of his success. As they say- "pics, or it didn't happen"...
Forum: Traders Hideout August 15th, 2013, 10:41 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 45,270
Posted By lifeguardsteve88
As strikebackfast mentioned, it all depends on...

As strikebackfast mentioned, it all depends on how far you overextended your appropriate risk level- and how fortunate (lucky) you were that the overextension didn't come back and "bite you in the...
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