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I think it is a good example for random lines. :)
I think it is a good example for random lines. :)
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gtrader62: Thank you for your serious comment. ...
gtrader62: Thank you for your serious comment.
The discussion on random lines just makes the point that many charts are clustered with lines in a more or less random fashion. There are lots of...
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If you still do not believe that your brain plays...
If you still do not believe that your brain plays tricks on you, please watch this picture for a while.
Traders develop that sort of tunnel vision in front of their screens, don't they?
...
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But lines always help to find additional entry...
But lines always help to find additional entry signals....
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I can make her switch by my imagination. To do...
I can make her switch by my imagination. To do that I focus a point below her feet such that I still notice the rhythm of her movements. Then I imagine that she turns anti-clockwise, and she will.
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November 8th, 2011, 11:46 AM
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An example of Rubin's Vase. Our brain, which...
An example of Rubin's Vase.
Our brain, which is specializing on pattern recognition may discover things that do not exist.
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The fusiform gyrus is also the part of the brain...
The fusiform gyrus is also the part of the brain used for word recognition. How can you remember such words as prosapagnosiac, but not remember faces ? ;)
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June 27th, 2011, 06:45 PM
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Trendlines are exactly the same as other areas of...
Trendlines are exactly the same as other areas of support and resistance. They are meeting points watched by many technical traders and work as self-fulfilling prophecy. They can either hold or...
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June 24th, 2011, 04:06 PM
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Random lines are only valid, if you carefully...
Random lines are only valid, if you carefully select them at midnight while watching the Full Moon.
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May 6th, 2011, 01:20 PM
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The random line theory is about pattern...
The random line theory is about pattern recognition failure and hindsight bias.
However, in practice some lines do work, not on any scienific grounds but because people use them. Let us have a...
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As with most articles there is some truth and...
As with most articles there is some truth and some nonsense. The world is not black and white, but gray.
The Truth
(1) Any lines such as random lines, fib lines or floor pivots may look more...
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April 18th, 2011, 08:51 AM
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Sexy Lines
These are pretty lines. You should careful consider each of them before entering a trade.
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April 8th, 2011, 03:53 PM
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Today's Random Lines
TF 30 min chart Support/Resistance. Fibonacci Confluence Zones.
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March 28th, 2011, 05:38 AM
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I am so annoyed by this f...... Microsoft...
I am so annoyed by this f...... Microsoft Windows. There are some shortcuts, which close your application immediately without saving anything.
One of these shortcuts is Ctrl-W. In German language...
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March 26th, 2011, 06:15 PM
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Value has always been relative. Your salary is...
Value has always been relative. Your salary is high, if you earn more than your wife's sister's husband.
Noise is created by smaller time frame traders, as seen by large time frame traders. Larger...
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March 18th, 2011, 11:41 AM
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You can just use Fibonacci Expansions, even...
You can just use Fibonacci Expansions, even simpler and it would have told you the first target as well. :)
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Hindsight Bias and Availability Heuristics
Generating random lines is sort of a childish play. Random lines can not have any edge by definition. However our mind, which was shaped by evolution to identify all sorts of patterns, will conclude...
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I remember that when I was flying gliders, I...
I remember that when I was flying gliders, I preferred to turn right when I reached an upcurrent. No particular reason. I knew other guys who did the opposite. So, if you show me the two charts, it...
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That's my secret, I won't tell anybody. :biggrin1:
That's my secret, I won't tell anybody. :biggrin1:
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January 13th, 2011, 03:15 PM
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Looks good, excellent indicators. :)
Looks good, excellent indicators. :)
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January 13th, 2011, 02:53 PM
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A collection of RANDOM lines on a RANDOM day. ...
A collection of RANDOM lines on a RANDOM day.
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I am bit slow to understand .... Don't know how...
I am bit slow to understand .... Don't know how this relates to random lines?
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January 7th, 2011, 01:46 AM
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I think that this was the intention of Big Mike,...
I think that this was the intention of Big Mike, when he started this thread. Too many lines do not help, a few lines might be useful. The main pivot also is a trendfilter, similar to VWAP or the...
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January 6th, 2011, 05:18 PM
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No random lines
Below a chart from ES today. Some questions:
The blue range was know prior to the day, so was R1.
Do you think that in a way the blue range created support and resistance, or do you consider...
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If you do not want to use floor pivots, you do...
If you do not want to use floor pivots, you do not need to do so.
If you want to know, whether they provide an edge, you should design a backtest and find out.
From my personal observations...
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