1) How many points do you look for a day? - 25-40 ticks , downside...i miss the large moves....but helps me build a level of consistency and reduced stress levels. 2) How do you use set stops loss and targets? eg risk 10 to make 30? 1:1 risk reward ...

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Hi Razaali.. i will gladly share.. however its not an execution EA... its a trade management EA.. it automatically places SL and TP using pre-defined settings.. saves me the hustle of placing my SLs and TPs while trading.. gives me time to focus on ...

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Thanks Cat for the explanation

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

fell for the good old Frankfurt Fakie... but quickly recovered by the look of things ... the market is preparing for a greek rescue... IMHO image

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

trading is very complicated .. its completely un-natural to our human minds to bet on uncertain future...and that is where our over analysis comes from.. to be comfortable with uncertainty is a trait that grows in each of us.. it does not come at ...

Were you one of the world's best traders trading demo?

was that 100 tick jump in NY ....damn lets be humble before the Gods of DAX ... she be crazy!!! Have a great weekend

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

So true...because because a demo account is just a click away ... we demo traders fail to build the psychology part of trading.... I guess coming from a past of trading live... i think i have tried my best to avoid this pitfall.. each time i kept ...

Were you one of the world's best traders trading demo?

for me i see trading demo - as a test to prove a trading model that one has developed. A risk free chance to see how your model would work in a forward moving market ceteris paribus Trading demo is a safe environment to test all that works and find ...

Were you one of the world's best traders trading demo?

my supports are 11237 and 11190 ... still long biased , i see a return to 11450 to 11630 IMHO at break of 11150.. i will be selling to 11100 to 10500 image

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

totally awesome

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

oy oh boyo...that escalated quickly... scalped 15 ticks on that fall... image

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Good stuff

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

crazy dax bada bing!!

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

if london high is broken... ny session might extend to 11266... will look for 20-30 tick long scalps during ny imho image

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

me too... usually in the 1st 4 hrs after mkt open i have met my target... 20-40 ticks am out... thats enough to help me reach my financial goals. i try to swing once in a while.. but not core to my trading plan

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Thanks for the best wishes twellve . Best wishes to you too.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

My trades for today. image I now feel more confident to move to live market. I have been demoing a strategy for DAX and DOW for the last 5 months..Journaled and analysed every entry and worked on my psychology and managing my emotions. I was not ...

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

i have subscribed. A very good thread BTW...

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