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ES intraday 'swing' trader

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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pramadas View Post
tos shows dec still as a default. i do good picking the points it my managng contracts and money management is what i need to learn. Do you put tight stops?

you should know all of the stats as stated in my earlier post - your strike, your RR etc.



My stop (its hard).....

DaxyMcDaxFace View Post
I am happy to accept about <=2pt risk

But this may change:


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My RR is fairly tight as I am trying to build account and not get too many big down hits - but if and when account is built up nicely i may be get bit more aggressive and have wider stops

I scalp with 1 pt stop - targets are 1-3 pts. Scale ins also have tighter stops.

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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My trade stop is at BE (not quite @2238 which almost got stopped) - and this is completely random place to have it, so my fault if it does get hit and then market goes lower.

i have moved main position BE back to above highs - this is my risk, I should not be playing about with it and sticking it at random prices - the market doesnt care. I have 2 adds @37.25 which stops are at 38.25, and not looking good at moment.

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 Paddy 
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DaxyMcDaxFace View Post
Thats the march highs. Where I am short lol.

Need to be on same page else have no idea what each others prices mean. Think everyone has rolled over, the vols are fine in march.

add line gradually going up. futtures making higher highs not a good idea to be short? get out B/E

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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.....possibly trapping sellers at the hods - ready for a move higher. Seems very suspicious.

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yeah its something like 90+%, havent run it in a while but its around that, looks very much like a range day, would be v interested in anything below OR mid / near OR bottom / -2sd

i really should know this.

Need to read up on it.

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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hmmm....i got hit there, and for some reason 2 positions didnt close out, wasnt watching the screen and just puked them at 42.25, jeez - thats my day loss max -18pts, was down -6pts after crap morning and poor scalping.

Not a good day.

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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i am calling it a day, not feeling it at all.

Nice trade by @FGBLTrader.

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Cant get more clearer bull flag than this:




Costly day due to closing out of a perfectly good long at the lows.

Good luck trading for rest of day.

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.....possibly trapping sellers at the hods - ready for a move higher. Seems very suspicious.

This was the tell to get out.

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 DaxyMcDaxFace 
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pramadas View Post
add line gradually going up. futtures making higher highs not a good idea to be short? get out B/E

Yep you read it better than me! PA was clear.

Hope you took some profits.

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