I hear you on this. I pretty much stopped taking trades in the direction of trend when the continued expectation is for nsh or nsl. The trend is not my friend apparently. I narrowed down my approach to only take the pullbacks that occur after an ...

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

Just seeing this now - appreciate the kind words

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

I never liked giving back a lot of points either. As you set your b/e stop and your trade progresses toward your target, there will come a point where risk:reward gets reversed. Here's what I mean: image You enter (great entry btw). Price drops ...

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

The white most definitely would be the default swing to consider but why not also consider the yellow? Draw 2 sets of fibs and see if there is confluence. I've seen where price has come and respected a similar swing as the yellow.

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

Breakouts are tough, really only like them if price is fixed overwhelmingly in one direction. The majority of the time I do wait for rotation. However, I believe you follow my posts closely, you'll notice I will skip the rotation in certain ...

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

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Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

You guys taking those early longs on YM didn't care about this zone? image

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

What was the reasoning for the trade?

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

YM +34 on short from area discussed. image

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

YM Here's what i'm looking at. Overall orderflow expectation is for a NSH but may look to play the short term for lower, possible short around 735ish. ON inventory is 99% net short however so could see a pop higher.

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

I think 2 instruments is my max. For me, watching anymore than that becomes too difficult. I go back and forth often on wanting to watch just 1.

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

NQ +12.75 image

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

I've made a number of in-depth posts in this thread throughout my duration here, it gets very annoying trying to search for them. I'm going to go back and get them all but I'd like to post them somewhere here, like in my profile. Am I missing ...

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In regard to yesterday's pa, yeah you got it. Very net long with a lot of panic buying so that move had a high odds chance of getting faded. Yeah part of it is the % of the overnight distribution but also how far price is from the prior close and ...

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

Nice work. I enjoy your posts because our trade styles are so similar.

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

Got there image

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

I don't trade the gap fill per se. Here's a post better explaining what I look for. url

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

YM +22 Shorted the 141ext touch and was going for 382 / ubo / hpbc. IB stat still open so thought we'd see a new low today which I was holding for but decided to bail as we can't crack the open.

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

First off, much appreciation for posting this. A lot of traders would refrain from posting such a loss on a public forum. Would you care to explain the thought process behind the trade? You entered on a breakout and the majority of the time, price ...

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade

YM +38 Bounce off 200ext with harmonic pb completion and 382 check. image

Ratios & Harmonics: a Different Way to Trade