tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post115844434349520542..comments2023-07-03T06:33:52.478-04:00Comments on Trader-X...views from a distorted mind.: Chasing successTrader-Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15148372813905710453noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-14888624620910266042011-10-09T13:39:24.357-04:002011-10-09T13:39:24.357-04:00Spike.Spike.@bclundhttp://www.bclund.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1173643926149325722007-03-11T17:12:00.000-04:002007-03-11T17:12:00.000-04:00X, Your blog is wonderful.I am still learning a l...X,<BR/> Your blog is wonderful.I am still learning a lot from your charts and keeping my losses small and making tiny profits too.<BR/>I am not full time trader yet since I have a full time job . My new job will only allow me to trade till about 7:30 in the morning .What would your advice be to such part time traders like me ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1164762615124184162006-11-28T20:10:00.000-05:002006-11-28T20:10:00.000-05:00X dude - chill. I never said you hide anything - I...X dude - chill. I never said you hide anything - I was looking for more guidance on a specific trade you said was a profitable set-up. <BR/>I said "down to three charts" because as a new trader I feel I can only watch three at one time.<BR/>I clicked on your charts icon and scrolled through and only saw a few that were tagged "30 minute time frame" posts. Please don't misinterpret my misunderstanding. You put forth a tremendous effort for free. I just keyed in the strategy you posted and it sounded great to me. I will look at every chart to determine whether it fits the criteria you outlined. Thank you!huh?https://www.blogger.com/profile/11187926189841773853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1164723067391727172006-11-28T09:11:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:11:00.000-05:00huh?This whole blog is for struggling traders, and...huh?<BR/><BR/>This whole blog is for struggling traders, and is very specific. I don't hide anything. They are almost 460 charts and 100's of other posts that address all of your questions. I have even made it easy by categorizing, and putting links to key posts at the top of every page. You have to actually read through the stuff. It is all there.<BR/><BR/>By the way - where did you get that I screen down to 3 candidates?Trader-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148372813905710453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1164718855417513812006-11-28T08:00:00.000-05:002006-11-28T08:00:00.000-05:00Trader-X,Call me lazy (although I have been search...Trader-X,<BR/>Call me lazy (although I have been searching for a year now)but why re-create the wheel? It appears you have posted the basics of a winning strategy.Perhaps you might be willing to be more specific? for all of us struggling new traders.<BR/>I have posted my questions in parenthesis.<BR/>"Look at 30-minute charts that break the opening range high,<BR/>(how does one screen it down to 3 candidates? can I assume this strategy would work with emini futures? that would simplify my search to one or two charts each day)<BR/>then pullback and consolidate <BR/>(how many? or does it not matter as long as a textbook hammer prints)<BR/>with a textbook hammer <BR/>(hey, i know what that is thanks to your charts!)do you enter above the high of the hammer?<BR/>at a key moving average. <BR/>(you usually show the 5 and 34. are they simple or exponential or?<BR/>Also - how would one set reasonable targets? maybe a fib extension? or trail with a MA? <BR/>and stops? the low of the hammer? or the moving average?<BR/>I would be extremely, extremely content to have a 70% win rate with only two or three trades a week. It would put me out of my searching misery knowing I have a winning strategy I can believe in.huh?https://www.blogger.com/profile/11187926189841773853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158521097062432432006-09-17T15:24:00.000-04:002006-09-17T15:24:00.000-04:00So simple and just as Ed said, hits right at the h...So simple and just as Ed said, hits right at the heart of the issue for me. I printed this post out and taped it to my monitor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158512360671052962006-09-17T12:59:00.000-04:002006-09-17T12:59:00.000-04:00Once again proving you have the best blog out ther...Once again proving you have the best blog out there. Thanks X and Tom C. If you guys go away, I may be forced to retire!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158507980148739022006-09-17T11:46:00.000-04:002006-09-17T11:46:00.000-04:00This really gets down to the heart of the issue fo...This really gets down to the heart of the issue for me. Thank you. You have given me much to think about today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158491354133902202006-09-17T07:09:00.000-04:002006-09-17T07:09:00.000-04:00Excellent!Excellent!John Wheatcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035854131151519369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158468977483139712006-09-17T00:56:00.000-04:002006-09-17T00:56:00.000-04:00Appreciate greatly when someone puts a simple trut...Appreciate greatly when someone puts a simple truth into a very easy to understand artcile. Just great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158466289168565562006-09-17T00:11:00.000-04:002006-09-17T00:11:00.000-04:00I look at charts and do try to get a feel for fair...I look at charts and do try to get a feel for fairly simple patterns, but moreso I feel for when all the right people are pointing out what's too cheap. I track a saturation of information and commentary and learn to hear patterns over noise. Occasionally real clues pop out. Though it's time-consuming, it works better than any other technique I've tried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158446200566679532006-09-16T18:36:00.000-04:002006-09-16T18:36:00.000-04:00have you guys been noticing that the level of the ...have you guys been noticing that the level of the close of the first 15-min bar quite frequently seems to be S/R? <BR/><BR/>ciao!QQQBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059571448402225732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9459815.post-1158446046854152742006-09-16T18:34:00.000-04:002006-09-16T18:34:00.000-04:00that is a great post - thanks X.when im going poor...that is a great post - thanks X.<BR/><BR/>when im going poorly, i reduce size and allow myself 1 trade a day with a tight stop. this forces my entry to be pristine. this helps to build confidence, b/c if i can do it once, i can repeat the process successfully over and over. <BR/><BR/>i like to buy pullbacks. im not terribly patient with BOs that break back below the BO area (on gaps up) i like to buy PBs back to the low of the OR high, or high of OR on gap down. these can be near fibbo levels too. what i have been working on is flipping and going opposite direction when the pattern fails. i generally want to trade in direction of the gap.<BR/><BR/>ive been working alot, so im trading vicariously thru the posts here.QQQBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059571448402225732noreply@blogger.com