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Forum: Traders Hideout January 19th, 2010, 04:20 PM
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Posted By cunparis
I just want to say you don't have to do it like...

I just want to say you don't have to do it like brooks. You can just trade breakouts, reversal bars, whatever. Brooks says to start out one should just trade one setup, and he recommends H2/L2 at...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 13th, 2010, 07:29 AM
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Posted By cunparis
In my backtests I didn't find a breakout of the...

In my backtests I didn't find a breakout of the outside bar profitable. A BO of the inside bar seemed to work better.

Can you post some of your charts with your trades? How long have you been...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 13th, 2010, 03:41 AM
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Posted By cunparis
There is an indicator for this and an excellent...

There is an indicator for this and an excellent discussion. It's in the VIP section. It's well worth hundreds of dollars. I'm not currently using it but it's on my list of things to do. It's...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 13th, 2010, 03:36 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Andrew did you check it out? Here's a link...

Andrew did you check it out?

Here's a link to his latest results:

COTs Timer Portfolio (http://cotstimer-portfolio.blogspot.com/)



I previously said that profiting from the COT data is...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 12:13 PM
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Posted By cunparis
Exactly. I have them on my chart but it's price...

Exactly. I have them on my chart but it's price action, usually a HH or LL that is my entry. Indicators just tell me what's going on and when not to trade.
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 11:33 AM
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Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Up bars with decreasing volume means there is not...

Up bars with decreasing volume means there is not much interest from buyers or sellers. Either one can step in at any time which makes low volume bars particularly dangerous. You would think that...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 09:23 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
This bothers me: Google COTs timer. ...

This bothers me:



Google COTs timer. He has an automated system based on the COT. It's pretty simple, I've programmed it into tradestation and it does work but I don't trade it.
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 09:18 AM
Replies: 187
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Posted By cunparis
Yes I said I like his analysis. doing it real...

Yes I said I like his analysis. doing it real time is not as easy.

this is the kind of analysis I try to do on on every bar. it's not easy, really exercises the brain.

doing this will train...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 09:01 AM
Replies: 187
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Posted By cunparis
I knew on the first high volume down bar that...

I knew on the first high volume down bar that there was a good chance of a reversal. Whenever you have high volume it means a lot of traders were taking the other side. Now if price is going down,...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 12th, 2010, 08:55 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
I like your analysis. I have a few comments: ...

I like your analysis. I have a few comments:

- I don't use trendlines. It's like fibs. A self-fulfilling prophecy. I only pay attention to them to have an idea of what other people will do...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 12:12 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
The COT report is a list of trader positions in 3...

The COT report is a list of trader positions in 3 categories:

- commercial hedgers
- speculators
- small traders (could be commercial or speculator)

When we analyze the volume on a chart, we...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 11:25 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Same day with Better Momentum. I think it does a...

Same day with Better Momentum. I think it does a better job.

I ported it to Ninja but I'm not finished with it yet.
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 11:16 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
I'm not sure I follow you, you jumped from COT to...

I'm not sure I follow you, you jumped from COT to volume.

I wrote a quick indicator to show on balance net upticks. it simply does a running total of upticks - downticks for each bar.

It...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 09:33 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
It's a lot more complicated than that.

It's a lot more complicated than that.
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 08:40 AM
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Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
That's what I use to import the data into...

That's what I use to import the data into tradestation. I then process the raw data. In the book he talks about using a stochastic formula on the raw data.
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 06:31 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
And the best COT book: Amazon.com: The...

And the best COT book:

Amazon.com: The Commitments of Traders Bible: How To Profit from Insider Market Intelligence (Wiley Trading) (9780470178423): Stephen Briese: Books...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 06:29 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Current S&P COT chart: ...

Current S&P COT chart:

http://commitmentsoftraders.org/wp-content/uploads/Static/SP_OPT.png


Get more for free here:

http://commitmentsoftraders.org/wp-content/uploads/Static/SP_OPT.png
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 06:27 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
BTW the current COT reports show the smart money...

BTW the current COT reports show the smart money is selling, quite a lot. So that provides a directional bias. When we see the HVC bars we cannot really know if it's accumulation or distribution. ...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 06:24 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
See what? ?

See what?

?
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 06:23 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
COT is available to everyone on a weekly basis,...

COT is available to everyone on a weekly basis, every Friday afternoon. The report is Wed-Tuesday so it comes out "late" but really it's on a long term perspective. Since it's weekly I mainly use...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2010, 01:51 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
I use 500/4500 for my tick charts, and 5min /...

I use 500/4500 for my tick charts, and 5min / 15min for minute charts for ES.

For Euro I like 5min, and for CL I'm experimenting with 20 range, 3min, will try 1m-2m as well.

Just experiment a...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 9th, 2010, 05:55 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Hi Andrew, I didn't forget about you (since you...

Hi Andrew, I didn't forget about you (since you reminded me) I am just getting caught up due to being offline most of yesterday.

For #1 - I think it's interesting but I'm not sure how it will be...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 9th, 2010, 03:10 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
In stocks there are market makers & specialists. ...

In stocks there are market makers & specialists. They are the smart money. Their advantage is they can see the order book and they know where all stops are and where all big orders are. They will...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 8th, 2010, 04:52 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Here ya go

Here ya go
Forum: Traders Hideout January 8th, 2010, 04:43 PM
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Views: 98,251
Posted By cunparis
Spot on. Same thing happened today. In fact I...

Spot on. Same thing happened today. In fact I thought your chart was for today when I read it and then I noticed jan 5.

Slight precision - no market makers in futures. Let's call them "smart...
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