I would say your assessment of both trades is correct. trading on 1 minute time frame makes spread of pairs really eat up target/stop distances....how is that going for you. Have to be careful if you are just doing demo account trades, as I have ...

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T All good sir, it was a worthy comment and nudge that you made to the entire thread. So much benefit has come from Laura's creation and guidance on this thread....it should not cease !

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In response to Turnips posting (made me feel guilty) and recognizing that if you are not satisfied with something, then you are part of the problem I am resolving to post during my lunch break a trade from my morning that could ...

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I was reflecting on the same this weekend regarding the drop in daily postings. And I realized that I have certainly not been contributing to the level I was doing. I will also attest to your point that going from casually trading (when I could ...

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I execute trades using the 5 min timeframe between 03:00 and 07:00 (UTC-5). A key component of my approach leverages establishing key Support and Resistance areas. Of which I begin by looking at a 2 hour chart to establish major S/R areas for ...

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I hope everyone has had a great week in the markets. Another fantastic week leveraging the Roadmap. I did decide to sleep in on Tuesday and not trade. Just wasn't ready to get up at 2:30 to trade.. so only 4 days at the screen But GBP yesterday and ...

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Another week of waking up early and trading for ~ 4 hours before the day job starts: I have gotten used to doing it and the roadmap gives me all the reason to do so. Results this week: 31 trades: 23 Winners/8 Losers :: 74% Wins Average Winner: 21.0 ...

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I can only share my personal journey over several years of futures and forex trading. I am a firm believer that context matters in trading. My initial attempts in trading were using fixed/constant stops/targets. What I found was I could never make ...

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There I was eating some lunch from the day job, and what do I see on USDCAD..........well it is my favorite setup ! Normally don't try to trade during workday, just cannot manage the trade as actively as I want ..but an afternoon of zoom meetings ...

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Absolutely beautiful approach and markup on the chart. I am overjoyed myself with the wonderful marriage of roadmap and S/R

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Thanks for sharing....very intriguing!

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I encountered the same challenge...just when started to fall in love with them....they left me..

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Quick winner this AM on USDCAD. "looking left" a key part of my strategy. image

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Oradba, I am quite intrigued by your approach. Perhaps over the next few days you could share/post an example or two of your technique? Would be much appreciated...as a part time trader, full time professional in other aspect ...

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I have not been able to post much as I have been full on trading the roadmap this past week and my other job. Waking up early at 2:30am local time and trading the Europe session and then running my day job starting at 0700. But wanted to take a ...

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I was looking at that trade for a few minutes as well and I hope this helps in some way. I don't always get it right either, so in no way an expert. This time it worked for me to stay away. When a pair is in a solid uptrend, I want price to prove to ...

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Sure thing, I am using the one created by Freeman03 on this thread. Laura has the link to it. Page 1, post 1 near the bottom of that post.

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They say ::: the longer the base, the higher the rise. I did not get to catch this trade..... Hope some of you did Eurgbp1.png;3649883

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That smiley face is a perfection Roadmap setup entry.. I have printed it out and place into my binder. Always great to have a book of great examples. Thanks for sharing.

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Better job staying focused on the trades I am in this morning, than yesterday (see post 2123 for reference) image

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