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GFIs1 Dax BIG MOVE Swing Trade Approach

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Hello Dear Reader

This time like GFIs1's Dax trading journal - as already seen on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) - a very different trading approach will be on track for testing reasons.

*** IMPORTANT NOTE to ALL followers first:
This thread has NO indication about entry or exit nor does it provide ANY signals! (live or not) ***

That thread has the goal to compare a intraday trading system (like ) with a swing trading system on the same instrument.
The compared results seen here shall give a hint, how to get the most of market moves under different conditions.
It is all here about the bigger picture - aka trading with nerves stronger than steel ;-)
Got it?

Looking back - the with exact entry and exit times does not have any influence here.
Second NOTE: The futures traded here can have big impact on your account - please read first post to get more information as I do not want to repeat warning issues discussed already in other threads on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT).

Trading approach by different types of Traders:
1) Scalping: intraday trading with small gains and tight stops / many trades per day
2) Intraday trading: taking profit on intraday moves, wider stops, looking to get the most out of a move / one to five trades per day
3) Swing trading: waiting for a setup with high probability to let win a trader on a wave during several days - wide stop / one trade per wave.

Several members here on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) state that swing trading is for experienced traders taking some risk overnight/over weekend etc. only - without a possibility to interfere during these off-times - to cash in the highest possible gain per move/wave.

Here we go:
The Dax BIG MOVE Swing Trade Approach is based on a volume chart instead of a time chart. The chart shows for the
Dax future one candle meaning a cumulated volume of 5'000 contracts before the next candle will be formed.
The moves are outlined by a zigzag indicator (setting: more than 20 bars) to see smaller and bigger waves.
As the small waves end - a signal is generated to enter a trade. The exit is defined by 2,5 to ~3 times the range of the
smaller waves and should (hopefully) cash in some significant points.
These results will be compared with the intraday GFIs1 Dax system - I count two to four comparisons per month.
Let's see how these two systems will gallop in the next weeks :-)

Stay tuned!

GFIs1

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Looks good to see a setup for a DAX long in the next 1 to 3 days.
Will underline that with a chart when this possibility shows up.

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To prevent watching the chart all day - I am placing a Dax long order on 6988. Either it is filled
or we need to get the next possibility :-)

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The long was filled at the Buy stop level of 6988.
Some more downtrend is still possible.
So the stops are set wide enough.

Waiting for a positive development.
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Dax scenario as described - here a 5000 Vol Chart of the Dax future.
ZigZag Oscillator - a Reference line where some support should be:



As this support did not hold - I put a second buy stop long on 6912.. lets see

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As this support did not hold - I put a second buy stop long on 6912.. lets see

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This buy stop had been filled - medium price of the two longs 6950

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That bullish move brings us quickly into the first TP zone.
TP 1 @ 7032 (POC)
TP 2 @ 7050

Good volume might get us there easily.
If not - we stay in over the weekend ;-)

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As the 7000 had been passed (was no longer a strong resistance)
I assume to see our first TP soon be reached.
Depending on how fast we reach the first TP - we might "let run" the
second long above the second TP.
This decision is foreseen for end of today or tomorrow. Expecting
a reverse pricing on Wednesday.

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7032 TP 1 reached - first TP was plus 44 points (7032-6988)

Letting the second long riding..

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