DAILY WICK ZONE TRADING

[waynehenderson36]

Thanks Tro for another great trading idea. But I have a couple of questions

1) the green boxes indicate previous up day so would you only look for buy/long trades when there is a green box?

2) do you still only choose to be one colour rat with this style of trading? only long trades? you don't switch depending on what side of zone market is breaking from?

Thanks!

[TheRumpledOne]

Thanks Tro for another great trading idea. But I have a couple of questions

1) the green boxes indicate previous up day so would you only look for buy/long trades when there is a green box?

2) do you still only choose to be one colour rat with this style of trading? only long trades? you don't switch depending on what side of zone market is breaking from?

Thanks!

1) the green boxes indicate previous up day so would you only look for buy/long trades when there is a green box?

Not necessarily. It is just a reminder how the previous day ended.

2) do you still only choose to be one colour rat with this style of trading? only long trades? you don't switch depending on what side of zone market is breaking from?

No. Price leaves the zone ~70% of the time. You want to be on the ship when it sails.

[waynehenderson36]

Thanks Tro for another great trading idea. But I have a couple of questions

1) the green boxes indicate previous up day so would you only look for buy/long trades when there is a green box?

2) do you still only choose to be one colour rat with this style of trading? only long trades? you don't switch depending on what side of zone market is breaking from?

Thanks!

1) the green boxes indicate previous up day so would you only look for buy/long trades when there is a green box?

Not necessarily. It is just a reminder how the previous day ended.

2) do you still only choose to be one colour rat with this style of trading? only long trades? you don't switch depending on what side of zone market is breaking from?

No. Price leaves the zone ~70% of the time. You want to be on the ship when it sails.

Thanks for your advice Tro. Can you help me with the exit play book as it looks like we need to give this strategy more room to work, I saw with the rat you move to b/e pretty quickly but what would be the best way to trade this strategy? Thanks

[TheRumpledOne]

Thanks for your advice Tro. Can you help me with the exit play book as it looks like we need to give this strategy more room to work, I saw with the rat you move to b/e pretty quickly but what would be the best way to trade this strategy? Thanks

Best way? What do you mean best way? Taking profit repeatedly is the best way.

[waynehenderson36]

Thanks Tro, but I meant when do you move your stop loss? And how do you manage the trade when it's in play?

[MightyOne]

Thanks Tro, but I meant when do you move your stop loss? And how do you manage the trade when it's in play?

It is more accurate to call it a "less profit" than a "stop loss" as nothing short of taking profit is going to "stop loss".

If you did not take money off of the table then you should not even think about moving your stop.

How exactly is a trade (all trades?) managed? That depends on YOUR exit playbook; the one that TRO is going to tell you to write:

[TheRumpledOne]

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[TheRumpledOne]

Thanks Tro, but I meant when do you move your stop loss? And how do you manage the trade when it's in play?

It is more accurate to call it a "less profit" than a "stop loss" as nothing short of taking profit is going to "stop loss".

If you did not take money off of the table then you should not even think about moving your stop.

How exactly is a trade (all trades?) managed? That depends on YOUR exit playbook; the one that TRO is going to tell you to write:

MO, you said something like, "if you are not willing to add to the trade, then exit the trade." I have been pondering that for a while...

How often do you ask/answer that question?
Once per bar?
Once per tick?

Add or exit? Very simple!

[MightyOne]

How often do you ask/answer that question?
Once per bar?
Once per tick?

Add or exit? Very simple!

Price moves, it sparks a question, & an action is taken based on a conclusion.

The first three entries add up to one unit and each additional entry is considered an addition; you don't need to
worry about moving your stop until trade 4, at which point you start moving your stop 25% closer to the current price
after each new entry.

Trade 1-3:
1) because I can, BUY!
2) because price is higher than something, BUY!
3) because I am not getting out of this trade, BUY!

Trade 4+ you are simply thinking about your new stop location.
a) the new stop is acceptable, add.
b) the new stop is not acceptable, I cannot add, so I must exit.

You cannot take too many actions, it is self limiting.

[waynehenderson36]

I understand MO, thank you. But wondered how Tro manages this strategy to give me an idea how to start looking at various options....

Tro when do you move your stop loss with this strategy as I saw on the rat posts you move the stop loss when trade is +5