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Show me the money! [Daytrading] Need some trade ideas for today? Want to share your own intraday trade ideas? If you're the next Jerry Maguire and can show us the money then this thread is for you. Also, check out the School of Pipsology if you want to learn which timeframe you should trade in.

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Old 07-23-2008, 01:14 PM
 

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Hi Craigus - Many thanks for sharing your methodology. We've been to the same school (babypips) so all we need now to be top traders is to refine some of their excellent material. I also use EMA's (5 and 12), Bollinger Bands and Stochastics to find trends. As mentioned before I only want to swing/position trade so I don't use charts under 4 Hours. My problem is I'm not properly timing my entries and as a result frequently get stopped out only to find that price then turns and heads off where I knew it was going before I got whacked. Placing 20 or even 50 pip Stop Losses is no solution and because my new trading balance is relatively small I cannot risk too many 100 pip Stop Losses. Maybe it's time to read the info on candlesticks again!

As to your problem of exiting too early and leaving money on the table may I suggest using a 10 or 20 pip trailing stop. So doing would keep you in the game longer and increase your profits methinks!

Cheers and good trading,

Basil.

PS Welcome aboard Jimmy. Any constructive input can only be beneficial so please feel free to add your 10 cents worth!
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Old 07-24-2008, 12:55 AM
 

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Hi Basil, I'd like to join the daytrading group, if any. Currently long on the USD/ CAD which I think will increase in the coming days. Please let me know if there's a central email address that people use to hash out ideas.

Thanks!

Seesaw
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Old 07-24-2008, 06:16 AM
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hi basil c and others. I have found that becoz stochastics are a leading indicator, they give early signal for trend change but in reality much can happen before the change is a fact. Stochs alone are fatal.Others indicators need to be used to confirm. backtest.that is the beauty of this mrkt. Look back on price action when stochs signalled but nothing else did.then see where price turned and for example macd or RSI also confirmed together-then a safer entry.
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Old 07-26-2008, 06:03 AM
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seesaw- your email could not reply to given address.Craigus.anyway this forum is a gd place to bounce ideas then everyone can benefit too.regards craigus
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Old 09-04-2008, 01:29 AM
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really looks like making one unit to face any problems together plus teach ourselfs how we can be mor effecient in this trading
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