I can't quite follow your example, but I would suggest looking at %R for money management. Here is a thread that is pretty good and it discusses money management starting on post #18. The thread also goes through lot sizes and some other key ...

Exiting a trade and taking partial profits

You taking a jab at me? Anyways, I was just curious since the 150 & 365 are used by some following the J16 method. 60 & 180 are probably close enough to the 50 & 200, but i was curious to how much of a difference it may or may not be.

Measuring the 'edge' you get from a moving average

I'd be interested in seeing some statistic on 60, 150, 180, and 365 MA's with your test methodology.

Measuring the 'edge' you get from a moving average

That's never been said and is only your interpretation because you don't have any reading comprehension. Stop lying about everything troll and stop hijacking the thread.

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

The guy is a broken record. The info here is useless for him then he should leave.

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You're right it isn't going to happen so leave you loser troll. Stop hijacking the thread.

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Just wanted to say thank you to ScottyB for starting this thread, it's been interesting. Thank you Darkstar and Mbqb11 for your takes on the Eur/Usd order flow. And Thank You to everyone else that contributed. .

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Those that will know, won't tell. Those that will tell, won't know.

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

So is the above basically what the Kathy Lien's and the Ashraf Laidi's of the world are doing by looking at the intermarket flows and paying attention to news headlines to build a picture for short term and long term trades. Take that knowledge and ...

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Can we look at a recent real world example? Would the EUR/USD trade that had a large bar that failed to close above the 1.38 level, before the market close, be something we can understand better by understanding order flow? It would appear a strong ...

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Ah, the parasitic trader. I can see that. And you're right, his posts are so bad except for that last. (I need a vacation, I've become a bitter man lately)

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Well said.

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I went through his 26 posts, wow. This puppy needs help, he hates everything. I guess that is why he calls him self a parasite, comes on the forums to suck the life out of everyone.

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This book goes over market microstructure and is an excellent read. url image

How the markets are working?????

Come on now. The Market is just the market. The market is a battlefield is nothing more than an analogy. Seeing the market as a battlefield is something a person constructs in their head to give themselves some type of context or point of view. If ...

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There is a site called TraderDNA, I think it's mostly for stocks, but they have a list of stats they keep track of that is pretty impressive. Want to know what day of the week you trade the best? worst? etc. There is a PDF on the site that shows ...

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I don't know about luck, but your entry probably had a 10 pip draw down before going your way?

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Your wish may just come true. Check out the his website.

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Here's my setup. A monitor in Portrait mode works great for reading PDF's and ebooks. .

Show us your workstation!

Sr. member? Yes Sr. trader? Hardly. You're welcome.

How to mark and write on the charts?