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Forum: Trading Journals December 10th, 2013, 11:09 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Good trade, Brian, similar to my entry style.

Good trade, Brian, similar to my entry style.
Forum: Trading Journals December 10th, 2013, 06:22 AM
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Posted By xelaar
I like your progression very much, Brian. I look...

I like your progression very much, Brian. I look for the same in forex - long term trades with the trend. But currently EURJPY is very overbought and due for correction. Long term I want to long gold...
Forum: Trading Journals December 9th, 2013, 05:04 PM
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Posted By xelaar
Brian, Looks like you normally focus on break...

Brian,
Looks like you normally focus on break out trades, of course they will suffer on inside days, so it all makes sense.
Forum: Trading Journals November 28th, 2013, 01:35 PM
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Posted By xelaar
Brian, I used this term is exactly same meaning....

Brian, I used this term is exactly same meaning. I do lean more and more in a same direction as you do, and consider the tape now just an attempt to get a good timing, but no the actual reason to...
Forum: Trading Journals November 27th, 2013, 06:18 PM
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Posted By xelaar
I have spent a day programming my strategy in...

I have spent a day programming my strategy in Ninja to full automation, well my most mechanical strategy. So I did a lot of back tests and some real time tests. From back tests I could see that going...
Forum: Trading Journals November 27th, 2013, 06:11 PM
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Posted By xelaar
Absolutely awesome stuff guys!

Absolutely awesome stuff guys!
Forum: Trading Journals November 9th, 2013, 06:43 AM
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Posted By xelaar
I think time extensions be it Gann or Fib are...

I think time extensions be it Gann or Fib are used to find swing high or low around the level, gann also uses it for determining speed lines. But we are talking here about trade management and its...
Forum: Trading Journals November 9th, 2013, 05:16 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Good stuff Brian, I have found this out as well....

Good stuff Brian, I have found this out as well. Trade the price action and structure, time means nothing except to play tricks on larger time frame candle closes. Duration is of no importance. I...
Forum: Trading Journals August 10th, 2013, 07:22 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Great stuff, keep on good work!

Great stuff, keep on good work!
Forum: Trading Journals June 19th, 2013, 03:01 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Great conversation here. About mentor, I think...

Great conversation here. About mentor, I think it's not a trading system that is important but a mindset of successful trader, consistent, disciplined, and importantly evolving as no system works too...
Forum: Trading Journals June 18th, 2013, 05:36 AM
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Posted By xelaar
An excellent post thank you! I am always amazed...

An excellent post thank you! I am always amazed to listen when people say they don't care to know why market moves like that as long as they trade their lines, channels, averages and it works for...
Forum: Trading Journals June 15th, 2013, 03:31 AM
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Posted By xelaar
I think it's a feeling of acomplishment. You feel...

I think it's a feeling of acomplishment. You feel complete by achieving your goal and thus in peace with yourself. I can also relate to that.
Forum: Trading Journals June 3rd, 2013, 06:58 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Jessie was a...

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Jessie was a gambler, that is what put him down.
Forum: Trading Journals June 3rd, 2013, 06:39 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Well, it's how they called Jessie Livermore back...

Well, it's how they called Jessie Livermore back in the day. Not that I want any of his karma, he ended badly, but I am fascinated by him.

Probably not, I go for Jazz once in awhile but not a...
Forum: Trading Journals June 3rd, 2013, 06:27 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Thats fantastic, thanks!

Thats fantastic, thanks!
Forum: Trading Journals May 31st, 2013, 04:34 PM
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Posted By xelaar
I think what fails most traders, is not lack of...

I think what fails most traders, is not lack of intellect, or even patience, or even discipline, but the unstoppable desire to be right, to prevail. This makes them keep doing thing they think right,...
Forum: Trading Journals May 31st, 2013, 04:21 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Excellent post! I went through this as well and...

Excellent post! I went through this as well and would like to add someone had said that influenced my trading a lot: test the hell out of your method. No mental gimmicks will make you feel confident...
Forum: Trading Journals May 24th, 2013, 02:02 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Just take it slowly, PandaWarrior. In a sense we...

Just take it slowly, PandaWarrior. In a sense we all are between live and death - anybody can be hit today by car, murdered on streets, choke on chicken bone. It's only about probabilities. But as we...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2013, 03:44 PM
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Posted By xelaar
It makes a lot of sense if you enter not based on...

It makes a lot of sense if you enter not based on locations (e.g. position trading) but based on momentum. Rightly timed you can get propelled well with 10 tick stop. I had 10 or even 6 working for...
Forum: Trading Journals May 20th, 2013, 02:41 PM
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Posted By xelaar
There is something about it, however there is...

There is something about it, however there is something to consider as well:
- there is a point where trade premise will be invalidated
- most obvious technical stop locations ask to be tested and...
Forum: Trading Journals May 15th, 2013, 05:21 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Awesome stuff here , folks!

Awesome stuff here , folks!
Forum: Trading Journals April 30th, 2013, 11:44 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Good job recognizing it, Panda! Stop out is also...

Good job recognizing it, Panda! Stop out is also there for a reason to understand you have a limit in a number of attempts so you filter out any setups you are not sure about so you still have the...
Forum: Trading Journals April 28th, 2013, 05:13 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Great discussion. I too can relate with it. I...

Great discussion. I too can relate with it. I trade brakes and rejection based on orderflow but leaning on the microstructure and bail as soon momentum fades trying to get a break even on most fake...
Forum: Trading Journals April 23rd, 2013, 02:19 AM
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Posted By xelaar
Don't push too hard, Panda, health is above any...

Don't push too hard, Panda, health is above any Combine, besides slower and gradually you start longer and better you hold. Just IMO
Forum: Trading Journals April 4th, 2013, 06:27 AM
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Posted By xelaar
All the best!!:crazy_pilot:

All the best!!:crazy_pilot:
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