Volatility decline. Scalping was super easy for about 1.5 years during the whole subprime thing. I was doing this mainly on the Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng futures. Once volatility started to significantly contract, it was becoming clear that I needed ...

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Yeah and when Graeme said that, it was in my vision that this would only apply if the hindsight was wrong or was generally choppy market. I have picked short EUR/CHF which has not been sideways and there have been decent sized swings lower. I am ...

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Doing the hindsight exercise has been frustrating and I'd just like to share what has been hurting me. My hindsight has been good but I've lost pips overall. It isn't a matter of me overtrading but instead a matter of getting shaken out on the ...

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Guys, Don't concern yourself with taking lots of trades - it just isn't necessary. The way things have worked out for me this week was a short bias for EUR/CHF. It has been the right call but I have zero trades, yep, the big donut. When looking at ...

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Yes maybe, plus there is an ECB rate decision due in 1 hour. With kind regards, MK

Building an equity millipede

Hi Dave, I hugely applaud your effort to study and share that post. While I do agree with you in terms of the overall effect from what you show, you must realize that it is unrealistic because the human body cannot survive without sleep. I've tried ...

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Hmmm...both the images appeared just fine when I was viewing those posts minutes ago. The Internet can be a temper-mental thing, I'm sure it will right itself again With kind regards, MK

Building an equity millipede

While US brokers do not allow hedging, many US brokers do allow sub accounts (Oanda, Interactive Brokers to name a couple). What I do is have one account as my long only trades and a sub account as my short only trades. I hope this helps anyone ...

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The weekend 'assignment' — Hi there, I'm keen to partake in the weekend assignment but perhaps I do not understand it all correctly and I hope someone could clarify for me. It seems implied to me that it is set to start this weekend and it ...

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A couple days back Graeme asked for honest feedback on how one would feel taking BEs and small losses over and over, possibly for weeks. Here is my honest reply. I've been trading for about 6 years, the huge majority of that has been day trading. ...

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Today is a good example of what I meant in my prior post with regards to market selection. Scanning through my list, I have flagged the following: - aud/jpy, look for long probes on a break above 76.94 - eur/jpy, look for long probes on a break ...

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I've read this entire thread over the last week and am particularly fond of the overall trading philosophy presented here. There seems to be so much focus on exact entry techniques but I think that is pretty much the least important aspect presented ...

Building an equity millipede

Long time FF reader but first time poster. I found this thread so excellent it compelled me to post - my sincere thanks to Graeme and the forum participants for keeping it so civil. Attached is my exercise 2 point of view.... At the end of this ...

Building an equity millipede