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Forum: Traders Hideout March 24th, 2010, 02:42 AM
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Posted By cunparis
There is a version for Ninja in the elite forum. ...

There is a version for Ninja in the elite forum.
I'm currently testing it out when I have free time.
Forum: Traders Hideout March 23rd, 2010, 04:43 PM
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Posted By cunparis
Good to have you back Jeff. :)

Good to have you back Jeff. :)
Forum: Traders Hideout January 1st, 2010, 02:14 AM
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Posted By cunparis
This is the only indicator I've been using for...

This is the only indicator I've been using for the past month for trading CL and I thought I'd share it.

ReversalBar - A paintbar to color reversal bars on range charts...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 23rd, 2009, 03:19 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Yes they show the full range. The thing...

Yes they show the full range.

The thing renko bars do is allow extra ticks before making it a reversal bar. This will have the affect of smoothing out the data and absorbing all the little...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 22nd, 2009, 01:30 PM
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Posted By cunparis
Exactly. When you see the #2 point form then you...

Exactly. When you see the #2 point form then you can place a buy stop 1-2 ticks above #2 bar's high. As long as the low isn't taken out then you have a 1-2-3. If the low is taken out you can still...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 22nd, 2009, 09:56 AM
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Posted By cunparis
All of it. Some of the trades are 1-2-3, I...

All of it.

Some of the trades are 1-2-3, I trade these too.

I'm not sure the dots print on the close of the bar, I don't know how they work cause I don't use them. In general most indicators...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 22nd, 2009, 09:18 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I didn't mean it like that and I disagree with...

I didn't mean it like that and I disagree with what you wrote. Often I notice that I took the same trade as Jeff, so that means it can be done (and I'm not using any indicators). This is...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 22nd, 2009, 02:47 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I agree. Jeff makes it look so simple but when I...

I agree. Jeff makes it look so simple but when I try it real time I find it's not so simple. And I don't understand why. I've been trading CL with range charts almost exclusively for 3 weeks now...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 20th, 2009, 05:54 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I looked at your posts and I sense that you're a...

I looked at your posts and I sense that you're a good guy. I think the only problem was that your post was really off-topic for this thread and being a vendor makes people suspicious. I appreciate...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 19th, 2009, 02:15 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I have backtested using moving averages as a...

I have backtested using moving averages as a filter and it did not improve results and resulted in less trades.

I've tried many filtering ideas: bollinger bands, keltner bands, moving averages,...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 17th, 2009, 06:28 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Ah I gotcha. I think it's good to have one...

Ah I gotcha.

I think it's good to have one thread. I've seen threads on other sites that are a couple years old. That's pretty cool. and when I see a very long thread then it tells me there...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 17th, 2009, 06:11 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Sure, here you go: buy a breakout above a...

Sure, here you go:

buy a breakout above a swing pivot, sell a breakdown below a swing pivot

If you want you can filter based on one or more moving averages or any other indicator.

Up to you...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 16th, 2009, 03:29 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Often a failed 1-2-3 is a good setup, which is...

Often a failed 1-2-3 is a good setup, which is also called an ABC correction:

http://thepatternsite.com/images/abc.JPG

price breaks below A but then reverses at C. You can enter after the...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 14th, 2009, 10:48 AM
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Posted By cunparis
If only it were that easy. :)

If only it were that easy. :)
Forum: Traders Hideout December 14th, 2009, 08:00 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Do you really need one? It's pretty easy to see,...

Do you really need one? It's pretty easy to see, especially on a range chart with sharkfin(2). An indicator would be a crutch...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 14th, 2009, 02:48 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Thanks for this, I do believe this will allow me...

Thanks for this, I do believe this will allow me to bracket an entry. I have one more for you, if I can figure this out then I won't need 2 DOMs:

if I'm in a trade I often reverse on my stop...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 14th, 2009, 02:33 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I have learned not to take breakouts once price...

I have learned not to take breakouts once price is "extended". What's extended? Well after the 2nd pullback the market is more prone to reverse. So I don't take any trade past the 2nd pullback.
...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 13th, 2009, 05:00 PM
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Posted By cunparis
Maybe we should start a thread for this and share...

Maybe we should start a thread for this and share some code. I tried your 1 range bar for my orders but I want to enter the stops at the exchange so in the past what I've done is made a parameter...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 13th, 2009, 01:15 PM
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Posted By cunparis
The problem with bracketing is ninja will not...

The problem with bracketing is ninja will not accept a stop order to go long if there is already a stop order to go short. This goes for strategies, for the DOM, everything. I can't handle two...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 13th, 2009, 12:16 PM
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Posted By cunparis
The basic idea has been explained in the thread: ...

The basic idea has been explained in the thread:

Using the 8:30 - 9:00 period, go long on a breakout and short on a breakdown.

It's the basic ORB strategy but rather than apply it to the first...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 13th, 2009, 03:05 AM
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Posted By cunparis
Have you found it to keep you out of winning...

Have you found it to keep you out of winning trades? Have you done any studies to see if it's really helping you?

I have found that the faster price moves towards the breakout point, meaning with...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 10th, 2009, 08:36 AM
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Posted By cunparis
If you're trading every day using sim that's...

If you're trading every day using sim that's great. It's a very good exercise and I still use sim a lot, mostly after I reach my daily goal or if I'm testing out a new method/market/timeframe etc.
...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 8th, 2009, 12:59 AM
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Posted By cunparis
I have spent several weeks trading the sbs renko...

I have spent several weeks trading the sbs renko and there are things I like and things I prefer with a range chart. A range chart shows the pullbacks better, they're "hidden" on the sbs renko...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 7th, 2009, 10:08 AM
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Posted By cunparis
This is a known limitation of Ninjatrader but...

This is a known limitation of Ninjatrader but there's an easy workaround: Use two DOMs / Strategies.

I always have two DOMs open, I make two copies of my strategy, one "long" and one "short". ...
Forum: Traders Hideout December 7th, 2009, 09:38 AM
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Posted By cunparis
After doing some testing over the weekend I...

After doing some testing over the weekend I decided to try Jeff's 30min push at the open. Good for +25 ticks.
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