Choppy markets — [quote=Raa;5135422]"TMS method is hard to trade choppy markets." I agree....choppy markets are hard to trade. The red squares on my chart show how the market is moving sideways from about the time London closes until late in ...

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EU 11-9 — This morning, I entered my trade at the beginning of the Frankfurt session when the TDI bounced and separated from the red line (following the close of the 1st red candle). I normally trade the London on the H1 time frame and ...

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zortan — I use the Traders Dynamic Index that I downloaded from Compass FX a long time ago.....settings are 13 0 34 2 0 7 0. When I trade the M15, I sometimes change the RSI Price Line setting from 2 to 1. The green crosses over a little ...

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smash — FYI The hours Big E recommended on this thread are for trading on the H1, H4 or daily time frames. If you read the original thread started by Big E (Craig Harris Stoch thread), which was set up trading the M15 time frame with the TDI, ...

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EU today — Like snarlyjack and some others I traded the London session on EU today....only I traded the H1....entered the trade at the beginning of the 2nd blue candle....it took over 5 hours to get that 50 pip TP....I got tired of monitoring ...

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wrenski — Yes, I live in Arizona and I also operate a full time business during the day. I miss some sleep and set my alarm often, to trade, but it works for me. I sleep when I can. My kids are all grown and gone from home, so I don't have ...

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Nynv — Trade 1: Price action is the key for exits. I closed this trade based on the PA. The setup candle showed a reversal at the open of London (which occurs quite often). I entered the trade on the open of the entry candle and the trade took ...

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traco1 — Yes, when I am looking for a TDI crossover entry during the hours I trade, I check the chart at the top of every hour.

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FXSurf, I agree with your analysis completely. I have been trading live for nearly a year now...one pair (EU).....one trade at a time.....primarily London session on the H1 TF.....an occasional M15 trade during the NY session....all based on Big E's ...

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miki — I took a long trade at the London Open....it continued in that direction for about 20 pips and then reversed. I exited with a loss of 11 pips and went back to bed. I have found that normally when the Asian session makes a strong move ...

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miki — 1. I seldom trade with pending or limit orders. 2. The Thursday trade was a rare exception and was taken outside the rules of my trading plan. I took that trade based on the criteria I explained in my last post and was fortunate enough ...

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usdtrader — I did enter that trade as a bounce trade but I considered other criteria before entering. First: I knew the EU had been ranging for 3+ days. When that occurs, there generally is a huge move (long or short) following a breakout of ...

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Oyapoke — No, I never "anticipate" the intersection of the TDI. After the first trade on the 24th closed, there was a double bottom on the 13:00 and 14:00 candles and the Stoch was below the 20 line indicating to me that the London session had ...

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Oyapoke — No, per my trading plan I do not validate the H1 trades on the M15. When trading the H1, I base all decisions on what I see on the H1. Much less confusion & indecision that way.

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EU this week — Ranging market most of the week. Results for the week posted in the attached chart.

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EU 10-24 & 10-25 — The market for EU is ranging so far this week. Be careful with entries and exits and maybe shoot for smaller TP.

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Oyapoke — Oyapoke, I use the Traders Dynamic Index downloaded from the Compass FX website (free download). The Volatility bands have been blacked out because I don't use them and I saved it to a template on my MT4. The settings I use are ...

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EU 10-19 — Two trades today on the H1. The first one barely reach my TP. The second one became an A+ trade following a test and failure to break the London high. TP was reached on that one in less than an hour. Another good day!

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EU 10-18 — Only took one trade this morning. When I got up, I had already missed the M15 entry so I took the entry on the H1. Got out with +62 after PA pulled back 24 pips.

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[quote=mikiantony;5050014] Mikiantony, The trailing stop is really not a 3 pip trail....it is set 3 pips behind the previous candle at the start of the current candle. On the M15, I usually move it after the trade has moved 20 to 30 pips. On the H1, ...

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