A way I'm going to use the data is to see if there are seasonal trends, good or bad. Being a very simple entry model, you would think it would be consistent over 130+ trades in 3 full years on a forex pair... but it's not.

Swing Trades using Price Action

You found 100 trades on each of 7 pairs? Or did you find 100 trades over 7 pairs? What risk/Reward did you use?

Swing Trades using Price Action

I originally used this as a daily trade setup, but I am now backtesting on the 1 hour charts and 4 hour charts. I'm seeing about 100 trades a pair in 6 to 8 months on 1 hour charts, and about 40 trades in 10-11 months on 4 hour. All the "Guru's" ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

I don't but then I've been looking at these setups for a while now. AND I have backtested about 500 trades by now and I am confident in what I'm looking at on the pairs I trust. I enter based on the 8ema and will enter as long as the ema8 is not ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

If it doesn't make money, what is the point? Wouldn't it be better to start with something that DOES make money, if only a few pips worth a day?

Fractals robot

AUDUSD sell Nice sell, very quick result.

Swing Trades using Price Action

EXACTLY... my testing shows me the pairs to trade with highest winrates (70%+) and pairs to avoid (less than 70% winrate). It will take you time to backtest, but doing so reinforces belief and reduces the number of "Pairs" you trade. Trading too ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

I think the data feed is irrelevant as long as you stay with it. What I make on the swings, you make on the sways... so to speak. I use FXCM on all but 2 pairs which I use Oanda because no FXCM.

Swing Trades using Price Action

How far back have you backtested your Strategy... it is quite different to mine. I have proven a 78% winrate on one of my pairs using a 1:1 risk:reward ratio. This is backtested from 1st Apr '23 to today 14th Nov '23... 60min charts. 119 Trades for ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

Thread has clearly gone to pot.

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You are using different entry rules to myself. IMPORTANT!! I enter the trade at the "Open" of the next candle (or near as I can, using Market Order). By entering at qually candle high or low is sometimes costing you a lot of pips. OTHER TRADERS ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

This candle highlighted yellow is it. The the body and top wick is clearly more than a third. The long wick is clearly less than 2 thirds.

Swing Trades using Price Action

Your EURJPY trade 3rd Nov is clearly NOT valid. The tail is way too short. May be something wacky in your script.

Swing Trades using Price Action

I think I found the problem... the data feed... jakartamafia has FXCM and I have Oanda for audnzd. FXCM is not available on my TV for audnzd

Swing Trades using Price Action

Maybe something wrong with either yours or my computer time settings, I don't know. jakartamafia charts are different to mine also Some of his qualifying candles are NOT qualifying candles on my charts. I have no idea if somethings wrong in my ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

Maths anyone?

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I have two rules for entries, one rule for exits. 65%-80% win rate, 6-10 trades on average per day, one hour charts. .

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K.I.S.S.

Trading Made Simple

OK bigboy, how'd they go overnight? A few stopped out hitting TakeProfit. A few are still running. None hit StopLoss as yet. 60min Trades EURJPY... --------------------------- +1.49R EURAUD... ------------------------- +5.5R and 2.67R AUDUSD... ...

Swing Trades using Price Action

Current live trades (in real account) are as follows... 60min Trades EURJPY... +1r about EURAUD... +3.5r and 1.3r AUDUSD... -0.3r AUDCAD... +0.55r AUDCHF... +0.7r USD CHF... +0.9r NZD... +1.76r EURGBP... +10.9r (entry was Friday AM). Daily Trades ...

Swing Trades using Price Action