Regarding the 15m exercise: I've had quite a few trades where I got in and then the very next 15m bar closed inside the channel so I had to close with a loss (usually very small loss). But some of those would have ended up being winners had I stayed ...

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I'm ashamed to say I haven't calculated the stats yet, but I would say I'm around 50% win rate. The good thing is that the wins are MUCH greater than the losses, so my profit factor should be decent. I still tend to FOMO into some trades that don't ...

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This was another Gold trade I took yesterday... image Again, I got in a little late after the channel cross I didn't wait for 15m closure inside the channel, but ended up closing at ADR low. I would have gotten a few more pips had I actually ...

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image Gold trade just closed for a winner Got in a little late after the channel failure Exited when a 15m bar closed inside the channel

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Here's a DAX trade I just closed using the 15min exercise.... image Entry on 1m channel cross. 15min bars were already closing under the channel image Exited when a 15m bar closed inside the channel

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One more winner from the 15m exercise... image Entry on a channel cross to the downside... image Exit after a bar closure inside the channel I'm really liking this so far

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Yes! It felt much easier to manage. I didn't have to waffle over when to exit. I also had no emotion, because I knew the guidelines.

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I've just closed my first trade for the 15m exercise. I think I did it right... image This is the 5m chart showing my entry after a channel cross. image This is the 15m chart showing bars closing under the channel, and the last bar which closed ...

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Makes complete sense! And yes, though I am a slow learner by nature, I am willing to do the learning. Eventually it will "click".

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Wow, thank you. I think I'm done trading the 1m timeframe for now lol. I'm just not experienced enough. I will absolutely do the 15m exercise. It will keep me from overtrading (one of my issues) I have so much to learn. Thanks again Laura

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Thanks Ben. My target was around 70.4 (adr low). But I exited when price broke my trendline

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image Oil -Entered on channel cross -Was targeting ADR low, but I exited when bars started closing above channel

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Thank you Laura. This helps greatly.

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I've been focusing solely on indices/oil/gold

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You're probably referring to me

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Hi Laura, I wasn't around when you originally created this thread and were actively posting, so I am VERY excited you are back! I have been studying and trading Roadmap for a few months now, and I am officially a Roadmaper! I know I have expressed ...

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image Gold Loss -Channel entry, albeit not a great one -Exited when trendline was broken with a big spike down. Did not wait for the channel to fully cross below. Poo

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image DOW -Entered after price broke and retested Day Open -Exit at PDH Nice

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A couple of NAS trades from today image -Entered when price broke PDH -I closed when I ASSUMED price was going to come back below ADR high....but it didn't actually cross below and ended up continuing up lol. image BUT I did re enter after price ...

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image DAX win -Entered on channel cross. Also, price had strongly rejected the daily open. -Took profit when speedline was broken Still have some running.

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