i need a new broker. alpari only lets me place limit and stop orders at least 4 pips away from the market. that makes rat trading a bit difficult. this also means i can only move the stoploss to 1 pip in profit when i'm already up 5 pips.
but since i'm demoing this is no real problem. i'll try mbtrading next week.
2009.09.10 DRAIN THE BANKS - LIKE A RAT
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DRAIN THE BANKS - LIKE A RAT
1) price within 20 pips of the daily low - that is OPPORTUNITY
2) red candle closes
3) green candle closes - note the high price of the green candle.
4) enter long at the green candle's high price
5) STOP LOSS IS 10 PIPS
6) Take whatever profit you can.
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GREEN RAT REVERSAL - LONG ENTRY CRITERIA: 1) RED CANDLE CLOSES 2) GREEN CANDLE CLOSES 3) PRICE TOUCHES HIGH OF PREVIOUS GREEN CANDLE - ENTER LONG. STOP LOSS IS ALWAYS 10 PIPS.
RED RAT REVERSAL - SHORT ENTRY CRITERIA: 1) GREEN CANDLE CLOSES 2) RED CANDLE CLOSES 3) PRICE TOUCHES LOW OF PREVIOUS RED CANDLE - ENTER SHORT. STOP LOSS IS ALWAYS 10 PIPS.
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flex wrote:tro, do you "use" any knowledge of support/resistance/zlines/mightyzones when you decide to exit a trade? i mean, do you look at candles prior to your entry point?
NO. Yale Students do those things.
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flex wrote:
looks better, but... i get "wiggled" out a lot! and the commissions using mbt turned the small profit into overall loss.
advice?
1) Looks like you are OVERTRADING.
2) Looks like you are JUMPY. That last trade would have made you a pile of pips.
Remember, sooner or later, price is going to reverse for a bunch of pips.
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thanks for your reply. the showorders indi shows the ask price on the entries. the entries are exactly by the book (your rules). at the high of the previous bull candle when there was a bear candle before that. and when price is max 20 pips from the low of the day.
i followed your advice about setting take profit to order open price plus 1 pip as soon as the order reaches 2 or 3 pips of profit. this is why i get wiggled out.
are you taking new trades when you have a trade open and there is another signal?
i followed your advice about setting take profit to order open price plus 1 pip as soon as the order reaches 2 or 3 pips of profit. this is why i get wiggled out.
are you taking new trades when you have a trade open and there is another signal?
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