yes, i have to agree that more often than not the trend turns out to be a fakeout followed by a strong reversal of some sort. True trends happen so rarely, so that is why we don't trust them when they do appear, so that's how the MMs screw us over ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

yeah holding when price is pulling back, and you see your profits dwindling, "do I hold? do I exit?" is the constant dialogue i have with myself!

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

Again, yes, the 50 EMA has its place, especially on deep pullbacks... my thinking there is that I know price is still above (or below) the 200 EMA, so the trend is still in place... but yes i've also got lots of screenshots of charts where price ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

mate I agree with all you said, and thanks for verifying my thoughts about the 9 & 20 EMAs. To me the 50 EMA seems the least important in KOF's strategies, hence why lately I've omitted it from my charts... Interesting, I suspect you're stronger on ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

yes, the typical price action is as you say, back to the 200 while distribution & (re)accumulation occurs with ranging price action that we know so well... What I'm trying to challenge myself with is when price gets to an extreme high/low, well away ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

This is what I am trying to improve on - I can do the reversal/countertrend trades back to the 200 EMA, no problem... and I can do the trend continuation leading off of the 200 EMA no problem... what I am trying to do is hold the trades for a ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

Yes Niks if you can find the 'trade history on charts' stuff that'd be great... it's good for trade reviews as well as sharing here. MantisClaw

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

yes mate the top order was entered too early and all entries exited too early also. I am however getting better at holding/transitioning from counter-trend into trending phases, but this morning took so long to get moving I had other things to ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

Hi Niks I just randomly found this thread, and you! Good to see you again, and of course kicking goals, making PROFITS. Here's my AU morning trades. I use MT4 so unfortunately it doesn't show the closed trades, but you can see the profits with your ...

PA Trading with EMAs and common Sense

how to make a profit when you discover you're on the wrong side of the strong downtrend...

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

perfect KOF countertrend trades mate

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

AU M1 just now

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

quick few longs on gold

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

hey niks, yes while I understand this thread is devoted to the KOF countertrend strategy, having now studied and put into practice the Full Version of the EMA Strategy, trading has become a lot easier! If you are wondering why I seem inactive, it's ...

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

hi niks, nice to see something other than gold & BTC

M1 Countertrend Scalping Strategy

Hi forexlabamba, thanks for your posts. your entries are a bit late, imo... yes you identified the Actionable Signals and In Force patterns, but entries need to be closer to where the reversals occur (see your chart, attached, with possible earlier ...

Trading TheStrat / Rob Smith's Method

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Trading TheStrat / Rob Smith's Method

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Trading TheStrat / Rob Smith's Method

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Trading TheStrat / Rob Smith's Method

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Trading TheStrat / Rob Smith's Method