Forrest VS the Tress — I have been having a discussion with a trader friend. He is interested in attending a webinar by a gentleman, whose name escapes me at the moment. The topic is Wyckoff BAR BY BAR analysis. I was not aware that Wyckoff ...

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Hello FB and welcome to the thread by the way. First of all, most of the time we only want to enter short on up candles/bars. B is a down candle. While it does confirm some weakness on A, the background is really not all that weak. The volume on B ...

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Problem #1: too many indicators on your chart. I don't know how you can see price effectively with all that other stuff on your chart. Now, If you are going to use some of that stuff, then you should take advantage of them. Why would you even think ...

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I guess I have to be the one to tell you the truth. You never know. Sure you can talk about daily ranges and times of day, but one never really knows what the market will do. The whole reason Gavin talks about multiple timeframes is to put a ...

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It's out of place to be a true Up Thrust, and there is strength in the background. When you see this candle it just doesn't make sense. It's not exactly a polar bear in Hawaii, but it's close.

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Thank you. I know what I'm doing for the rest of the day.

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I once read that a successful trader never lets his opinion (or the opinion of others) about the market get in the way of his trading. That author never read a post by Mal. Again you prove yourself miles above the rest. We're playing checkers while ...

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Just my take. Hull is really nice. I might have to revisit that. You have to be quick to take advantage of that move as I don't think there is much there at this point. The long was pretty easy to see though.

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Yes. I consider myself a student and not a teacher. All questions and observations are welcome. If your view differs from another posters' post why in a non combatitive way. That helps everyone get better. Most of us here are not keeping track of ...

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Is this a "back to the POC" play mal?

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My original intention was to post this chart with the previous chart. This chart shows a variation on the theme and is inspired by Mal's post showing different timeframes. This is a 10 minute GBP chart. There are a few important differences here, ...

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I mentioned the Law of Effort vs. Results a few post back because I was reading MTM and saw a nice real world example. Well, another very nice one happened here (these patterns repeat). Before we get to the chart, I am showing this as a "first" time ...

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No. Hull has not changed color, so the trend is still down. There is no supply on that candle but it is not the place a trend follower would look to enter. Ideally, you want price to move above the hull and for the hull to turn green than any down ...

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Damn!!!!! You stole my thunder . I had a post planned on this exact subject. The members of this thread would have been in way before SMART was. However, I would note that you said you were out of the market 1 1/2 hours prior to the FMOC because ...

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Thanks for the last few pages Mal. I have really enjoyed them.

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Welcome to the thread and great pick-up. The 5 min was very nice. Our old friend, No Demand, came as price tried to move back into the range of the Ultra High Volume Trap Up Move candle. Note how the No Demand closed in the middle of its range and ...

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Were they pushing thru supply there Mal?

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High volume churn. refers to the range of the bar/candle as a funtion of the volume. large volume should equate to large range. When the volume is large but the range is small this is considered churn. A squat bar/candle will show up as churn. ...

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This question was posted for mal, but I will put my 2 pips in. Once you have your basic exit plan, then you also need to consider those time when you see High volume signs or other VSA signs. I do not recommend always being in the market, so I would ...

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Two questions — Funny how things work sometimes. I got a couple of questions by pm and I found this chart example that answers both questions. Question 1a: Why aren't we shorting the close of the No Demand? Answer: Take a look at the chart. ...

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