This is how I use the bar status indicator: I want to be short if price reverses down from this level, and I set a sell stop one tick below the level inidctaed as the low of the current bar by the bar status indicator. It doesn't keep me out of ...

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You don't need the swing indicator to see these levels in real time, but it sure does help, imo. If you are long from the bottom of a range, and price is stalling at the top of the range, take some profits. Don't let the whole thing get away from ...

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1st and 2nd pullbacks best, especially when targeting a previous day's high. 3rd pullbacs should be taken with caution if at all. 4th pullbacks are usually reversals. May not reverse the trend, but usually signals a deeper pullback, rather than a ...

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Current HOLO short level on ES. In about 10 minutes ES will have a higher highest M60 open, and if that open is above yesterday's high, which is it is likely to be at this point, then I will cancel the HOLO short order and I will not place another. ...

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Stopped on the 2 remaining contracts at +5 ticks. Done for the day other than I will take a HOLO short on the ES if it breaks, and my target will be the globex open.

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took profit on another as price again failed to make a higher high. image

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Stop is at +5 ticks on remaining 3 contracts. I took profit on 2 contracts at the possible double top. image

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Went full size on the pullback-continuation. Need an H-A candle to close above that 18378 swing resistance and then I'll move stop to breakeven. image

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NQ buy stop at 18357. Need closes above that level though to bring the buyers in who might push price up for a measured move of the NYSE consolidation so far. Target would be 18425.25. I'll set a take profit at 18417 or thereabouts. image

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+50 tick profit on CL HOLO short

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Both ES and NQ to Friday's highs and breakout mode attempt is underway.

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NQ M5 with 9-18 ema's

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ES now has a slightly higher HOLO short entry. I just pulled the order because we are less than 5 minutes to the NYSE open and I'd rather not enter during the opening few seconds of the stock exchange session. In this case, bot ES and NQ are within ...

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CL HOLO Short image

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ES HOLO short entry is possible image

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I mostly prefer to enter after a pullback on the first reversal back into the trend. image In my opinion, your first red cross was too late. At that point, an entry is fine, just be willing to accept that NQ is somewhat mean reverting, and ...

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moved stop to +5 ticks

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risking 10 points to make 25 points. image

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IF you follow the 34 ema and ONLY trade when it tells you the direction, you won't win them all. But mostly you will. image

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