Hey Dvi I personally never take partial profit. I've run multiple studies on my own trades and it's always the least profitable course of action for me. It stinks when a big move happens and you have nothing to show, but what I always look back on ...

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Sure is nice to go to bed with a risk free trade, not as nice to wake up to a b/e trade LOL This one got stopped at b/e after coming real close to my take profit. Such is trading. This area still good to watch for trades though

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now at breakeven

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I've reduced my stop even more. THis is exactly that dynamic risk to reward I spoke about a few posts back and lester was speaking about with me Notice i've still kept my trade integrity in tact. By reducing my stop I always think where does this ...

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just sharing what I can Thanks D Mike

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absolutely D Most emails I get from people have certain themes. One email I ALWAYS get nearly once a day is "exits are where I struggle the most" . I know it all too well cause I used to think. If only I knew how to exit I could figure out trading. ...

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thanks Lester Yes understanding the orderflow that creates our bars is great not just for entries but knowing when to get out of a trade. For example if that bar did close as a pinbar and back under that resistance point sellers are showing ...

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Hey Dan That's the key here. That the bar did NOT close as a pinbar but rather closed above the resistance area that should act as support. The shows who is in control. Sellers pushed price down from a logical point(the fta or redbox on my chart) ...

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great D We had a wick play bar yesterday that was a fantastic buy trade in itself. I used it to know that this trade was still valid as price should push through that wick Here was a video I did for the guest side on wicks video now we need to ...

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perfectly said Lester. It's like reading my own posts when you type you have your head on straight! Great stuff and thanks for clarifying for me too! Mike

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Hey NC Risk:Reward is fluid if you are one who reduces your risk as price moves in your favor(or against). I call it dynamic risk:reward and don't hear people speak about things that way in trading. It's crucial to my success url url here is ...

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got my wish

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it's looking good brotha, few more hours

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oh man if only we can get ourselves a daily buob over 2.15

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amen brotha, this is the whole truth

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i'm mostly involved in equities but here is a ncie FX chart I am watching. Picture perfect resistance area. If price can give us some nice PA on a break or pullback to this area it would be nice! Great area to continue to hold as resistance or my ...

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Hey Flas I used to screen grab but I wouldn't just grab the candle or two. It won't give you a visual representation of the entire situation. Screen grab the entire picture. You can even attach them to a spreadsheet in a link which excels is nice ...

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absolutely lester! I used to back test so much my computer and walls were covered in spreadsheets. I always tell people I learned a ton through backtesting and more so I learned a lot about what doesn't clearly work. I've certainly backtested till ...

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Hey Flash You can PM me in the group if you are ever confused where to post or ask a question Yes taking limited opportunities is a fantastic way to learn. Trading is a funny thing. Most people come to trading trying to apply what skills they ...

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glad to have you bud

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