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Postby newscalper » Fri May 03, 2013 10:26 am

Lets see where this goes
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Postby newscalper » Fri May 03, 2013 12:14 pm

out for a small profit @ 630 on my chart


had to go out so didnt take the long - that area there was why i got out -saw my trade as being countertrend

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Postby FXfreak » Mon May 06, 2013 8:55 pm

My trade from today, one loser...Did I understand something wrong or was I just unlucky?

- close over short zline and a new long zline

-> LONG

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Postby FXfreak » Mon May 06, 2013 9:06 pm

current trade....what do you think?
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Postby dojirock » Mon May 06, 2013 11:35 pm

Nope, not at all the logic is right on, but look at the pic. I marked up for you you had two zones there. It was zeroing out both zones. When this happens and I go long there and then price closes back below, you can almost always reverse your trade and get your loss back plus some.

good chart fxfreak.

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FXfreak wrote:My trade from today, one loser...Did I understand something wrong or was I just unlucky?

- close over short zline and a new long zline

-> LONG

:-/
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Postby FXfreak » Wed May 08, 2013 9:43 pm

trade from today.
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Postby Jalarupa » Thu May 09, 2013 7:40 am

Guys this is the thread to watch... well done Doji for inviting such insightful discourse and providing the support to back it up.

This thread is helping me see things in a while new light.

Thank you to all who participated I am humbled I'm your presence

Jal
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Postby dojirock » Thu May 09, 2013 1:36 pm

Using just 15 min zlines, zline zones.....

missed e/j and u/j...they followed suit.
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Postby TygerKrane » Fri May 10, 2013 2:24 pm

Doji,
What kind of leverage are you using for your entries? Over the last week I saw two trades posted with huge drawdowns.

http://kreslik.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=69611#69611

Or do you only allow the huge drawdowns after you've already accumulated some profit?

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Postby dojirock » Fri May 10, 2013 11:52 pm

Hey Krane,

Good to see you still around. 90 percent of my trades are 15 pip sl or less. As I grow in "space" if you will I am more liberal with my emergency sl. BUT, once in a trade, if my price action tells me reversal, I close the trade no matter what. Its not worth wishing for it to come back. Had that candle your referencing had closed anywhere down below the zline, I woulld have been outta there. Hope that answers your question. I dont pay attention to R:R anymore, I look at s/d and take what I can get. I may have 3-4 small losers...like 3-6 pips each..then when I hit my trade, usually pull in 20-40 which covers all the losses plus some. I have been starting small with lots now and working on a stacking technique a friend of mine showed me. Basics are stacking on lot sizes every 5 pips when I get the run. So in short my sl's vary but they are for emergencies and based on how much space i have. I dont let my trades run to my stops unless im not watching. Zlines tell me when im wrong.
Then I get out.
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