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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:26 pm

I might have this wrong because the logic for one is opposite to the other but:
Bias long
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Postby MightyOne » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:02 pm

You should never have more than 2 lines on your chart as more lines will just serve to confuse you.

I favor the LIS early in the trend up until just beyond the 1-2-3 breakout.

I use same color inside candles & color change late in the trend; waves 3 & 5.

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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:51 pm

Hi Mo. Thanks :)

The lines are just for illustration of the past - at the time, yes there'd just be the one line there - well I've put 2 - one on the 'hump' of the 4 on one on the DA body at the peak

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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:09 pm

This is what I mean with this kind of bar - to look at the weekly, you think 'down' or 'nice profit made short. when in fact price is WAY up and beyond the high extreme of the bar.

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You can't look at these things in hindsight and say 'profit'.

I know standard HA have similar issues but I don't think they go beyond the extreme like that.

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Postby Karma » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:43 pm

If that was a line chart it would look very similar.

Do you really need the current candle to imagine what's happening between the previous close and the current price
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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:06 pm

Karma wrote:If that was a line chart it would look very similar.

Do you really need the current candle to imagine what's happening between the previous close and the current price

If the candles are a tool to keep you in the trade, and in this instance short. Then ..yes?

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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:14 pm

Good this, making me think :)
Weekly line chart.
There a line, last down move, the week closes above it - reason to close shorts and look long.
HA bars are still saying short.

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Postby dojirock » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:54 pm

Just one short today
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Postby newscalper » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:52 pm

CLosed the second entry on cable for when it pulls back. 1st entry still open. up around 130 pips on the day. Shame size was smaller over all than yesterday :lol:

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Postby MightyOne » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:13 am

newscalper wrote:This is what I mean with this kind of bar - to look at the weekly, you think 'down' or 'nice profit made short. when in fact price is WAY up and beyond the high extreme of the bar.

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You can't look at these things in hindsight and say 'profit'.

I know standard HA have similar issues but I don't think they go beyond the extreme like that.


I use the Dragon Chin (avrg extremes) for breakout trading on small charts.

On large charts I turn on the bars and trade from the actual extremes.

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