Regardless of when (trading day or weekend day) the trend is the trend. That is the first consideration. Risk preference, account size and all other considerations come next.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Why is it manipulation "only" when it is range bound. Why not when it is going up or down? Well actually there are a lot more claiming manipulation when it is going down because of course Gold should only go up up and up.

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

Forget what I said. Hopefully others will get it.

What would you do if you had to start over?

One thing I learned over the years .... is to stop looking for others to blame.

What would you do if you had to start over?

Ha ha ha ha ha. + 1

What would you do if you had to start over?

Agree and disagree. To long side is "less" risk per se. The trend is up after all. But even so holding (other than as an investment) is uncertain so risky none the less.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Managing risk is what is important. Prior winnings are your money, not so-called playing with the banks money. Reward to risk is uncertain over a weekend so unless it is already part of a traders plan and acceptable it isn't wise.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Although my weekly trend lines are slightly different I like how you as well ignore many of the meaningless spike bars - that the a#a! retentive types get all crazy about.

USD/JPY Discussion

Entering a trade based on lower timeframe PA is one thing. Confirming what is happening on higher time cannot be done. Only the reverse.

USD/JPY Discussion

The median price of the first 5 minutes and the first 30 minutes of RTH @ NY open usually gives a good heads up for direction of the day. Today 1st 30 is below 1st 5 which means down. Also secondarily RSI staying below 60:

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

So is the U.S. dollar.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Setting new LOD again.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Could be. All major U.S. indices declining now.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Momemtum readings give clues.

USD/JPY Discussion

Dow can't catch a bid this morning.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Some just seem to think they know better than the market.

USD/JPY Discussion

Echooooooooo. Oh and volume is slowing tonight. Don't expect very much for rest of the week with U.S. holiday on Thursday and not many around on Friday either. Although there is always the possibility of a "sneak attack" move up or down.

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

An irregular corrective ABC can have a wave b greater than the length of wave a.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Shaken down alright. Down, down, down just now.

USD/JPY Discussion

You misunderstood what I was saying earlier. A minute bar in a 187 point move is not very meaningful. Not the 187 point, not the minute bar itself. The two looked at together.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow