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- acumen replied Aug 6, 2009
.4350 protected. — Don't know if it will hold but the NY desks tell me several large banks will protect .4350. m
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- acumen replied Aug 6, 2009
Sure... — On my site... right click... save link as. It's also attached. Mike
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- acumen replied Aug 6, 2009
Hey JJ. — It's actually a good system. I post it later. It's a retrace system. You are doing the right thing... learning how to trade on a DEMO account and treating it as if it real capital. JJ... are you scalping or system trading? m
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- acumen replied Aug 5, 2009
Thought I knew better... — Didn't take the loss and 1% and it went higher than a 1% loss. The day the market went way beyond the R3... difficult day... got caught with my pants down. m
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- acumen replied Aug 5, 2009
Yep. — Sold right there. Love those big banks... right to brink and then... punt. No... stop hunting... that doesn't exist. m
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- acumen replied Aug 5, 2009
That should do it... — That number could end this little bull. The jobless recovery is underway. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
I'm late to the game syndrome... — Let's say you are I are big time fund equity managers. (A billion or 2) We've been in cash for a while because smart managers will out of this previos shit. That means a lot of cash is on the sidelines ...
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Should this paint poorly... — I've been harping on this now for a few days. Should NFP surprise to the downside... this bullish move is over. If it's inline or slightly positive... we break north. Don't underestimate this release. Be flat ...
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
No... — Those are death numbers. Those 5 lots are worth about 1/2 % of my total account. That's really the key to scalping... if those lots move against me... I'm back in business several trades later. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Use this for pivots... — Use a Metatrader Indi. The one attached is the one I use. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
sure... — I'm combining 2 accounts... I'm averaging 10%/month this year... should be higher but I've had 2 major fuk ups that cost me around 9% in the last two months. Second part of the question... do you mean drawdown? m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Videos on the way... — I'm way to indolent to write down how I trade... thankfully we have videos. I'll create several videos on how to trade various systems. I'll upload them to a free site and post the URL here. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Say what? — Sure they do.
The key to this is small lots sizes. If I'm really wrong and I have 5 positions open then I'm done around the 50 mark. mTrading for a Living - Cliff Notes
- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Yes. — I have one screen that has what I post - 15 min chart with pivots. I have my trading account with the pair I'm watching... 90% e/u... on a 1 minute chart. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
No stops... — Don't use them. When I'm wrong I close them down. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Sell Pivot Example — They are rarely this easy. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Pivot Point — Here's a buy set up. The day begins and stays above the pivot point. Your thought should be... this is a very bullish day. Once price gets close to the pivot point I'm buying. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
No stops... — If the market goes beyond my 'stop' area I close them down. Take profit happens after 3 to 5 PIPS and no more than 20. m
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Boink... — Large bank held line in the sand... little fish said... I give up... back to the round number. (.4400) and most likely the pivot point. Will it hold? Is the fear of Friday weighing the bulls down... a jobless recovery ain't a ...
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- acumen replied Aug 4, 2009
Here's what the trades look like... — Trades for today and yesterday. m
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