It doesn't matter how you make your money.
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I'm responding to a few on how to survive and make some gains in wild markets (note the brutal disclaimer at the end).
The DJI has been pretty wild so, I use it as an example. Figures shown here are not my own. I only use the figures to explain why it doesn't matter how you make your profits. HFT's will do similar things, so why can you not?
Well, I show the value of the ATR on the 3 min time frame as a way of making an exploit. I have to say that this is mainly for day traders with a lot of 'bottle'. So in the most recent scenario, I show how 403 points could have been made shorting. I other scenarios there are slight gains and some losses. No trading strategy could ever guarantee 100% gains.
I show a technique for deciding on an entry point (long or short).
Exit points can be managed based on the RSI or trailing down and allowing price movement to stop you out.
Is this about luck? I don't think so. Luck is about rolling dice. This is a calculated logical strategy - so your not throwing money randomly in the market. The use of the ATR, RSI and retracement criteria at the start of the trend change means no die are being rolled here. This methodology is about readiness and positioning.
Disclaimers: This is not advice or encouragement to trade securities on live accounts. Chart positions shown are not suggestions intended to assure you of an advantage. No predictions and no guarantees are supplied or implied. The author trades mostly trend following set ups which have a low win rate of approximately 40%. Heavy losses can be expected if trading live accounts. Any previous advantageous performance shown in other scenarios, is not indicative of future performance. If you make decisions based on opinion expressed here or on my profile and you lose your money, kindly sue yourself.
The DJI has been pretty wild so, I use it as an example. Figures shown here are not my own. I only use the figures to explain why it doesn't matter how you make your profits. HFT's will do similar things, so why can you not?
Well, I show the value of the ATR on the 3 min time frame as a way of making an exploit. I have to say that this is mainly for day traders with a lot of 'bottle'. So in the most recent scenario, I show how 403 points could have been made shorting. I other scenarios there are slight gains and some losses. No trading strategy could ever guarantee 100% gains.
I show a technique for deciding on an entry point (long or short).
Exit points can be managed based on the RSI or trailing down and allowing price movement to stop you out.
Is this about luck? I don't think so. Luck is about rolling dice. This is a calculated logical strategy - so your not throwing money randomly in the market. The use of the ATR, RSI and retracement criteria at the start of the trend change means no die are being rolled here. This methodology is about readiness and positioning.
Disclaimers: This is not advice or encouragement to trade securities on live accounts. Chart positions shown are not suggestions intended to assure you of an advantage. No predictions and no guarantees are supplied or implied. The author trades mostly trend following set ups which have a low win rate of approximately 40%. Heavy losses can be expected if trading live accounts. Any previous advantageous performance shown in other scenarios, is not indicative of future performance. If you make decisions based on opinion expressed here or on my profile and you lose your money, kindly sue yourself.
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