For starters: I do NOT trade on NFP Fridays, period, end of story. I NEVER break that rule. EVER. Same thing for Interest Rate Announcements. It's amateur hour when that is going on....You really are asking for trouble trading those announcements. ...

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I should say here that I don't leave the weekly up either....I do it exactly the same.....I draw the weekly lines and leave then on the screen....and flip between 4 hour and daily. I only adjust the charts to daily....well.....at the end of the day ...

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This is why there were three entries on the above 4 hour GBP/JPY chart. I want you to think about the "2 bar pins...." CW

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Give me a few posts and I will get to this, I promise....this ties in pretty tight with my exit theory actually.

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Top-Down Approach. — Every trade I take is done with this first step....I prefer the 4 hour time frame to be honest. However, I will trade most time frames if they line up with my weekly lines. (95% are either 4 hour or daily though.) When I ...

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Its a place that you know when you see. Look at 1.30 on USDCAD, it should be obvious.

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One minor issue here. — They aren't fixed spread, and been for quite some time. IBFX went away from that model when they added JPM and DB as liquidity providers. If 2 pips is a big deal in your trading style on a pair like gbpjpy....you have ...

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It depends on the s/r area. If it's a major one, like 1.30 on USDCAD, I am fine with it taking a bar or two to trigger. If it is just an "everyday" s/r area.....I only give it one bar to trigger. CW

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This is exactly where I am heading to. I am going to post some thing in the next 24 hours that will start to piece some of this all together. CW

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Another example of what I like to see. — A potential stock trade. Don't fret it though....this stuff works in every market I have tried it on. It's based on crowd psychology more than anything. PETM - That's PetsMart, a specialty shop in the ...

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Silver is just sitting there, it's ok though....I plan on it being a little more long term

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My thinking is to still base everything off the weekly....which of course makes futures a very expensive game.....but it seems to hold true. After hours in general doesn't effect it as much if you are looking at larger time frames in my opinion. CW

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Think of your above mentioned USDCAD trade......the area is pretty obvious. If price cannot get above 1.30 and hold.....it's going down. The same might be said about USDJPY at 100. We will see. If it can't get above and hold above the 100 mark, it ...

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EXACTLY. Price action helps, no doubt about it.....but it's the reaction and the place that sometimes matters more. The 1.30 area is HUGE for the CAD. I went short this pair as well, but based upon a reaction more that a specific shape of a bar. I ...

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Another trade I am look at. — I am waiting to see reaction to this zone.....Hopefully price action will be obvious. An engulfing bar....pinbar.....outside bar..... If not, then I will use common sense as well. If it gets rejected hard, I now ...

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A question that was asked of me. — Yes, London is not very handy to trade. I know that to some people the following statement might be heresy. I don't care about the time. I based the trades off of weekly s/r lines for a reason - they tend to ...

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Also, someone should point out how this could be worth swinging for a home run. If you get this trade correct, I wouldn't be in a hurry to take profits.....

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One I am watching.... — SLV, a silver ETF - I uploaded a chart to show some of the things I watch out for.....had to use NinjaTrader charts.....Interactive Brokers charts are the worst.

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I don't really worry about the session so much to be honest. I am a little leery of taking a 4 hour bar serious that was formed during the NY afternoon on a friday though, because it can be a result of people closing out the week's positions. CW

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Actually, once you get pretty good at seeing these bars, and reading the hidden meaning... (Or not so hidden if you think about it.) Most of the time bar shape can be given a little "leeway" on criteria. It really can be somewhat subjective. I don't ...

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