MACD is for TREND...stochastic tells you WHEN
Potential trade opportunities for the dates noted ... may include
1) Entry + rationals 2) Results and often 3) What occurred afterward
The "test" trades are listed under the Session Separators
A Simple method:
Keep stops very tight but raise the Targets.
Potential trades :
02/21/24 Wednesday
01/19/24 Friday
01/10/24 Wednesday
01/08/23 Monday
01/07/23 Sunday night
12/22/23 Friday
12/20/23 Wednesday night
12/18/23 Monday night
12/17/23 Sunday night
12/13/23 Wednesday night
12/11/23 Monday night
11/27/23 Monday
Friday 11/17/23 Friday
The MACD TURN set-up:
Sunday night 11/12/23
Friday 11/10/23
11/6/23 Monday
11/01/23 Wednesday
10/31/23 Tuesday night
10/30/23 Monday
Price to indicator divergence
10/27/23 Friday
10/26/23 Thursday
10/23/23 Monday
10/22/23 Sunday night
10/19/23 Thursday
10/13/23 Friday
10/12/23 Pre-MMO trades
10/11/23
Trail a Buy Stop manually using a fixed Stop Loss
10/09/23 Monday
09/25/23 Tuesday
09/25/23 Monday
09/22/23 Friday
09/21/23 Thursday
09/20/23 Wednesday
09/19/23 Monday
09/15/23 Friday
09/12/23 Tuesday
09/07/23 Thursday
Three trades +6 points with less than 4 points of draw-down after entry and 1 break-even trade...
Another example of the Stochastic Hook entry signal (orange bar on price and yellow diamond on stochastic) |
09/06/23 Wednesday
09/05/23 Tuesday
You cannot know which sessions will be conducive for using this methodology
but generally it works more often than it doesn't...
09/01/23 Friday
08/31/23 Thursday
08/30/23 Wednesday
08/30/23 Tuesday
08/24/23 Thursday
08/22/23 Tuesday
08/21/23 Monday night
08/20/23 Sunday night
08/18/23 Friday
08/14/23 Monday night
08/9/23 Wednesday
08/08/23 Tuesday
08/07/23 Monday night
8/03/23 Thursday night
8/03/Thursday - Buy-stop opportunities
8/01/23 Tuesday - Stochastic buy opportunities:
They don't ALWAYS work |
7/31/23 Monday
7/30/23 Sunday night
07/27/23 Thursday
1:56 PM +11 |
07/26/23 Wednesday
2:45 PM +7 |
12:09 PM +3 |
7:28 AM +4 |
07/24/23 Monday
2:00 pm |
1:48 PM |
8:43-8:55 AM |
07/19/23 Wednesday
07/18/23 Tuesday
07/17/23 Monday
07/10/23 Monday
07/06/23 Thursday night
07/06/23 Thursday
06/29/23 Thursday
06/27 thru 06/28
06/22/23 Thursday
Wednesday night
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06/21/23 Wednesday
06/19/23 Monday night
06/18/23 Sunday night
06/13/23 Tuesday
06/12/23 Monday
06/09/23 Friday
Testing the market using 5 point target and 4 point trail stop
brackets with Buy-Stop order entry above Signals
06/05/23 Monday
06/01/23 Thursday
05/26/23 Friday Momentum scalps
05/25/23 Thursday
05/22/23 Monday
05/21/23 Sunday night
05/16/23 Tuesday
05/04/2 Thursday
05/03/23 Wednesday
05/02/23 Tuesday
04/30/23 Sun night
04/25/23 Tuesday
04/24/23 Monday
Sunday night 04/22/23
04/18/23 Tuesday
04/17/23 Monday
04/10/23 Monday
04/05/23 Thursday
04/05/23 Wednesday
04/04/23 Tues
04/03/23 Mon
04/02/23 Sun night
03/30/23 Fri morn
03/29/23 Wed night
03/27/23 Mon night
03/21/23 Wed night
03/17/23 Fri
03/16/23 Thurs
I hate it when I just miss a great run
03/14/23 Tues
Brackets used today - 7 point Target & 4 point trailing Stop
03/13/23 Monday
03/10/23 Friday
03/09/23 Thur
03/08/23 Wed
03/06/23 Monday
03/03/23 Friday
Trailing Stops
03/02/23 Thursday
02/28/23 Tuesday
02/16/23 Thursday
02/15/23 Wednesday
02/14/23 Tuesday
02/13/23 Monday
02/10/23 Friday
02/09/23 Thursday
02/07/23 Tuesday
02/06/23 Monday
02/05/23 Sunday night (Monday's session)
02/01/23 Thursday
Two 10 point runs back to back
02/01/23 Wednesday
01/24/23 Monday
01/23/23 Monday night
01/22/23 Sunday night
01/12/23 Thursday
01/10/23 Tuesday
01/06/23 Friday
01/03/23 Wednesday
01/03/23 Tuesday
just a little late
12/29/22 Thursday
Net $33
Net $33
12/28/22 Wednesday
12/27/22 Tuesday
12/26/22 Monday night
12/21/22 Wednesday
12/20/22 Tuesday night
12/20/22 Tuesday
Signal Bar scalps working in today's session
12/19/22 Monday
12/18/22 Sunday night
Nice runner:
12/15/22 Thurs
12/13/22 Tuesday
12/12/22 Monday
Market's Mood has changed - might be time to modify Brackets
12/11/22 Sunday night
12/09/22 Friday
Take bits-and-pieces out at a time - can do this all day long
12/08/22 Thursday
12/06/22 Tuesday
12/05/22 Monday
12/01/22 Thursday
11/29/22 Tues night (Wed's session)
11/29/22 Tuesday
A 3-fer
Most days there's plenty of good trades for the taking
11/28/22 Monday night
11/27/22 Sunday night
New T-mode layout using 5 point trailing stop with 10 point target
11/24/22 Thursday...Thanksgiving early close
Minimize stop out losses
11/23/22 Wednesday
11/17/22 Thursday
11/16/22 Wednesday
11/15/22 Tuesday
"ya gotta be in to win"
11/14/22 Monday
+$106 |
11/11/22 Friday
A time frame comparison
11/10/22 Thursday
I win some and get stopped often...one win covers two stop-losses on average days.But over the longer term with some better days :
more wins than stop-losses provides the net gains.
11/8/22 Tuesday
11/7/22 Monday
11/3/22 Thursday
11/02/22 Wednesday Signalbar frequency
11/01/22 Tuesday
10/31/22 Monday
10/25/22 Tuesday
10/19/22 Wednesday
Some Micro bits-and-pieces
10/11/22 Tuesday
2-fer
10/10/22 Monday
10/06/22 Thursday
...Blogger would not upload charts 10/6/22...was able to upload them on 10/7/22...
10/05/22 Wednesday
10/04/22 Tuesday
A break-even after commission is better than a loss
10/03/22 Monday
9/30/22 Friday
$100 per hour --- A little over an hour and 4 winning trades were presented with little or no draw-down:
9/29/22 Thursday
The 1-2 Punch indicator pattern with price SIGNAL
Again the 1-2 Punch indicator pattern with price SIGNAL
,,,bits and pieces at a time...
Be quick to cancel when SIGNALs fail to get a fill and don't run up immediately9/28/22 Wednesday
Buy Stop orders limit the downside while you're looking for upside
9/27/22 Tuesday
09/14/22 Wednesday
09/08/22
09/07/22 Evening session
09/07/22
Waiting a bit after signals print...
Buy Stop orders placed at or above current price more often gets you in
when price is moving in a favorable direction and keeps you out when it's not
which minimizes potential draw-down
09/06/22
08/31/22
08/25/22
08/24/22 Wednesday
08/23/22 Tuesday
08/16/22 Friday
...sometimes they run...
08/11/22 Thursday
08/09/22 Tuesday
...
08/08/22 Monday night
+15...$75
'Coulda shoulda' on the trade above
+12...$60
08/08/22 Monday
-5 points...stopped
2 trades ... a break-even and a miss
Always get filled when using Buy-Stop orders
08/05/22 Friday
Quick scalps work best at times...
08/04/22 Thursday night
+10 short
+12...$60
08/04/22 Thursday
08/03/22 Wednesday night
20 pts $100
08/03/22 Wednesday
20 pts $100
08/02/22 Tuesday
08;55;24 AM on 08-02-22 20 pts $100
08/01/22 Monday
12;33;16 PM on 08-01-22 +7 $35
11;51;23 AM on 08-01-22 +8 $40
07/31/22 Sunday night
5 point STOP ... 12 point TARGET
07/28/22 Thursday
E-mini DOW 30 net $53
Micro DOW 30 net $8.50
07/26/22 Tuesday
no fill -cancel buy order
07/25/22 Monday
Trailing the order entry down results in 26 points max ($130)
07/22/22 Friday
Hunting runners methodology
07/21/22 Thursday
16 to 44 points ($80 to $220)
26 points ($60 to $130)
07/20/22 Wednesday
20 pts...$100
42 pts...$210
07/19/22 Tuesday night for Wednesday
Practice trades - get a feel for how they're running:
07/19/22 Tuesday
Strong up days are usually more profitable than otherwise ...
The DOW 30 are up 671 points at 3:35 pm
07/18/22 Monday
07/17/22 Sunday night
...sometimes the bear eats you...
...sometimes you eat the bear ...
07/13/22 Wednesday
07/12/22 Tuesday
07/11/22 Monday
Micro E-Mini DOW ... why bother?
07/06/22 Thursday
01;05;53 PM on 07-06-22 2.4 points net $7 Micro RUT
06;48;25 AM on 07-06-22 stopped -5 ...e-mini YM
04;44;10 AM Micro YM net $5
3 after............................................2 exit...............................1 order entry |
07/05/22 Tuesday
07/01/22 Friday
01;22;56 PM net $21
06/28/22 Tuesday's session
02;16;37 PM +17 points__
06/27/22 Monday's session
4;05;54 PM +12 points__
02;33;14 PM +18 points__
12;59;32 PM +13 points__
06/24/22 Friday's session
01;00;31 PM on 06-24-22 missed fill
09;14;43 AM on 06-24-22 +35 points
08;31;00 AM on 06-24-22 -7 points
06/23/22 Thursday night
06;33;32 PM on 06-23-22 +$10.50
06/21/22 Tuesday's session
...
06/20/22 Monday night
09;13;40 PM on 06-20-22 stopped
06/20/22 Monday's session
...
06/19/22 Sunday night
07;16;25 PM on 06-19-22 stopped_
06/17/22 Friday's session
04;00;28 PM on 06-17-22 $100 run
11;14;15 AM on 06-17-22 +$19 net__
06/16/22 Thursday's session
02;58;45 PM on 06-16-22 +$91
12;37;51 PM on 06-16-22 $21
06/15/22 Wednesday's session
05;40;53 AM on 06-15-22 MYM + $12
06/14/22 Tuesday's session
03;21;03 PM on 06-14-22 20 points
02;57;51 PM on 06-14-22 -5 stopped
02;34;37 PM on 06-14-22 +12 points
06/13/22 Monday night
07;27;00 PM +4 points
06/09/22 Monsday's session
04;18;48 PM stopped -$25__
01;28;43 PM DIV STO 1-2 punch $110 __
06/09/22 Thuresday's session
...
06/08/22 Wednesday night
08;20;58 PM on 06-08-22 18 points
06/08/22 Wednesday's session
...
06/08/22 Tuesday night
06;53;01 PM on 06-07-22 +8 points
05/27/22 Tuesday's session
01;19;24 PM on 05-31-22 +12 points
05/27/22 Friday's session
07;32;59 AM on 05-27-22 stopped -2
05/26/22 Thursday night session
08;46;46 PM on 05-26-22 +$65
05/26/22 Thursday's session
...
05/25/22 Wednesday night
04;16;09 PM on 05-25-22 6 points
Not terrific - Pretty much the action that I took all day...I kept missing them, as is shown 5 minutes before this one
05/24/22 Tuesday's session
...
05/23/22 Monday night
07;34;03 PM on 05-23-22 $255
05/23/22 Monday's session
2 quick in-n'-outs to test the market
05/22/22 Sunday night
Strategy - using a Buy stop entry with a 5 point initial stop, then changing to trailing
the stop 10 points behind the highs looking to catch a multi-hundred dollar runner...
09;21;06 PM on 05-22-22 stopped -3
08;42;13 PM on 05-22-22 +10 (trailed stop)
05/20/22 Friday's session
09;20;22 AM on 05-20-22 12 points $60 gross, $53 net
05/19/22 Thursday's session
12;35;55 PM on 05-19-22...stopped -$25 gross, -$32 net
05/18/22 Wednesday's session
05/17/22 Tuesday's session
09;52;28 AM on 05-17-22
05/16/22 Monday's session
04;25;37 PM on 05-16-22
05/12/22 Thursday's session
07;27;17 AM on 05-12-22
05/11/22 Wednesday's session
11;36;46 AM on 05-11-22
05/09/22 Monday's session
07;52;57 PM on 05-08-22
05/06/22 Friday's session
06;25;58 PM on 05-05-22
04;15;08 PM on 05-05-22
05/05/22 Thursday
01;18;15 PM...$250 in seconds
Wednesday night 07;20;38 PM...-3 stopped
05/04/22 Wednesday
Tuesday night 07;09;39 PM...14 points
05/03/22 Tuesday
04;35;09 PM...12 points
Monday night 08;26;33 PM...12 points
Monday night 07;02;28 PM...12 points
05/01/22 Sun night 07;34;44 PM...12 points
05;35;31 AM...12 point target $60
01;23;23 PM...12 points
09;02;18 AM...+12 points or $60
Monday night 04/25/22
08;14;08 PM...+14 points $70
04/20/22 Wed night 06;32;33 PM...no fill
07;11;40 AM...-5 stopped
04/19/22 Tuesday night 08;20;38 PM...20 points
04/19/22 Tuesday night 07;03;44 PM...-5 stopped
04/18/22 Monday night 08;09;51 PM...12 points...$60
04/18/22 Monday night 06;55;52 PM...12 points...$60
02;48;27 PM...44 points $220 was available for the taking
10;55;28 AM...15 points
09;06;38 AM...+30 points
08;58;40 AM...no fill
08;52;35 AM...no fill
08;43;54 AM...-5
02;51;51 PM...+6 ... can't always rake it in big
03;15;42 PM...+34-40 and sometimes you get to eat the bear
25 minutes after the opportunity shown above:
03;59;43 PM...30 points + within seconds - very difficult to even get an order placed
07;21;13 PM...3 points gross nets $13 after commish
04;10;11 PM...$190 ...I missed it!
11;58;13 AM... -$25 -5 Stopped
Did not raise the stop order - was giving it every chance to hit
the initial target but ended up costing me extra $$$ in losses.
03;11;37 PM...$100
03;05;57 PM...$100
05;16;34 AM...missed entry
01;38;17 PM...+12 $60 0 draw-down
01;09;20 PM...+10 points $50 0 draw-down
Apply Trailing Stop to your bracket orders... -$25 vs -$10
04;04;09 AM...10 points $50 ...$35 draw-down
First spotted the potential entry pattern on the 256 tick chart:
04/03/22 Sun night
06;16;35 PM...-7 net $-35 ...2 trades
8;47;03 AM...-$25 stopped
07;01;04 AM...$100 missed opportunity
08;12;02 PM... BE
12;54;35 PM...+7 $35 ...$10 max draw-down ...
...ya don't always make a killin' when buying the dips...
so you take out what you can until you can see what's happening
11;31;42 AM...-5 stopped -$25 could have been -1 -$5
Buy the dips BUT also manage the trade to minimize STOP losses
12;10;05 PM...-5 stopped -$25
11;05;14 AM...+16 $80 ...$0 draw-down
09;36;18 AM...+10 $50 ...$15 maximum draw-down
To use STOPs or not to use STOPS -- that is the question
How much draw-down are you comfortable with? Price could just as easily gone down as much as it went up.
You've got to ask yourself a question - - Do you feel lucky?
10;01;43 AM...+22 points = $110 ...$10 maximum draw-down
Signals used for the entry above :
Macd Histogram shows divergence to price and is rising...
Macd Fast Moving Ave has turned up (lime diamond printed on the line)...
SlowSTO is oversold (lime coloring)...both stochastic lines have
turned up and a STO TA Hook has printed (yellow diamond)
08;38;35 PM...+19 points $95 ...$0 draw-down
03;42;36 PM...16 points $80 ...$0 draw-down
08;17;07 AM...+11 points...Exit at Mkt & Cxl for +11...$55 ...$25 draw-down
03/20/22 Sun night
07;52;17 PM...+15 max...Exit at Mkt & Cxl for +11...$55 ...zero draw-down
Arrows show the entry and initial STOP, red dashes are raised stops
02;11;56 PM...20 points..$100 ...6 point draw-down
01;13;08 PM...+12 $60 ...zero draw-down
Thursday night 07;14;49 PM...BE...
03;50;50 PM...+12 max with zero draw-down on entry
11;29;20 AM...+34 points for #2...$170...$0 draw-down
06;43;12 AM...$85 ...$0 draw-down
02;18;39 PM...$60 .....$0 draw-down
11;13;10 AM....$60 .....$15 draw-down
03;38;53 PM...$140...$15 draw-down
AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTER !
03;09;26 PM...$125 max...$50 draw-down
11;52;13 PM...+75...only $15 draw-down
+8 max...12;24;31 PM...-10 via raised Stop
+14...09;27;24 AM...$70...($10 draw-down)
9 points maximum...08;44;57 AM...-$10...Stopped
+17 points...03;02;14 PM...$85 max ... $30 draw-down
+12 points...06;00;39 AM...$60 run...($10 draw-down)
+12 points...01;42;19 PM...$60 run...($5 draw-down)
+22 points...04;58;51 AM $110 with zero draw-down
$100...(6)...07;56;38 AM $100 became available...($30 draw-down)
+42...(4)...08;40;04 PM over $200 became available
10...(0)...04;08;39 PM $50 in-and-out in 46 seconds
10...(0)...01;20;41 PM $50 in-and-out in 11 seconds
(brackets - 10 point target 4 point stop)
3 points max...(BE)...04;41;15 PM $-7 (commish)
5 max...(3)...06;14;59 PM ($22 stopped)
8 max...(BE)...04;08;08 PM Break- even
"Why" you control your STOPs - move them up ASAP
10...(0)...04;32;32 PM $50
12...(0)...04;33;38 AM $60 target
10 max...(-3)...08;42;20 PM
10 max...(-13)...07;04;24 PM
Raise your STOP level ASAP after entry to minimize losses.
This loss could have been limited to a few points or to break even.
+41...(6)...11;44;37 AM $200 maximum vs ($30 draw-down)
+6...(5)...09;17;29 AM maximum $30 vs (Stopped $25)
+20...(2)...07;14;02 PM $100 vs ($10 draw-down)
+1...(5)...04;12;08 PM $10 vs ($25 stopped)
+5...(5)...02;44;25 PM $25 maximum B4 ($25 STOP)
+12...(0)...11;39;45 AM $60 minimum vs ($0 draw-down)
+6...(5)...08;17;09 AM $30 maximum B4 ($32 draw-down)
+19...(9)...07;47;52 AM +$95 vs ($45 draw-down)
+16...(2)...04;37;51 PM +$80 vs ($10 draw-down
+16...(3)...12;11;30 PM +$80 vs ($15 draw-down)
stopped (5)...05;48;40 AM ($25)
+8...(2)...08;46;54 PM $40 max vs ($10)
+26 or +49...(0)...(07;08;40 PM $130 or $245 vs (0 draw-down)
+12...(1)...07;05;21 PM $60 vs ($0)
+25...(15)...04;12;18 PM $125 vs ($15)
+3...(5)...12;14;31 PM $15 vs ($20)
+12...(4)...03;15;53 PM +$60 vs ($20)
missed getting a fill...11;05;38 AM
+35...(0)...10;12;22 AM +$175 vs (0)
Signals on RH chart fire "later" due to slight difference in ticks-per-bar |
02/14/22 Monday night (start of Tuesday's session)
+11...(0)...07;45;27 PM +$55 vs (0)
(left a lot on the table)
+5...(5)...03;50;56 PM... +25 vs $32
+5...(5)...07;37;49 PM...+$18 vs $32
+12...(2)...06;02;40 PM...+$60 vs $17
+21...(5)...01;55;35 PM...$205 vs $32
+5...(1)...08;17;15 AM...-$12 net
Moving your STOP up asap makes a big difference..
+12...(0)...07;18;35 PM
02/06/22 Sunday night
+18...(-4)...08;36;03 PM
+31...(-7)...06;23;01 PM
+34+...09;22;45 AM...max draw-down of $32 for $170+ gain
02/03/22 Thursday night
+10+...08;28;19 PM
02/03/22 Thursday
...Some days you do 10x better than others...
Practice trades - 10 point TARGET with 5 point STOP
+10 and +10...04:18:35 AM
Other "practice trades" this morning
02/02/22 Wednesday
+25...02;46;25 PM on 02-02-22
+40...12;42;45 PM on 02-02-22
+35...12;11;57 PM on 02-02-22
02/01/22 Tuesday
+32...08;07;20 AM on 02-01-22
01/31/22 Monday
+9...04;15;40 PM on 01-31-22
+17...08;44;27 AM on 01-31-22
01/30/22 Sunday night
+19...08;35;09 PM on 01-30-22
01/27/22 Thursday
+35...04;57;55 PM on 01-27-22
+32...both turned...04;01;54 PM on 01-27-22
+33...both turned...03;18;27 PM on 01-27-22
+12...10;13;08 AM on 01-27-22
+12...07;27;32 AM on 01-27-22
01/24/22 Monday
High volume - wide range session
Nice trading day
01/18/22 Tuesday
+6..+6..+6...01;33;58 PM on 01-18-22
01/17/22 Monday
+18...(-0)...11;20;10 AM on 01-17-22
+0...quit...08;48;24 AM on 01-17-22
+13 minimum...(-0)...06;42;09 AM on 01-17-22
01/16/22 Sun night
+0 missed fill...07;25;51 PM on 01-16-22
01/14/22 Friday Some days you do better than others
+10 minimum...(-0)...04;23;11 PM on 01-14-22
+10 minimum...(-3)...03;11;36 PM on 01-14-22
+15...(-0)...02;33;57 PM on 01-14-22
+12...(-3)...11;03;49 AM on 01-14-22
+21..(-1)..01;28;07 AM on 01-14-22
01/13/22 Thursday
+30..-0..07;06;14 PM on 01-13-22
+29..(-3)..06;16;20 AM on 01-13-22
01/12/22 Wednesday
+6...03;49;19 PM on 01-12-22
+9...03;03;58 PM on 01-12-22
+1 then stopped...02;30;59 PM on 01-12-22
01/11/22 Tuesday
+6...03;15;01 PM on 01-11-22
+4 then stopped...01;50;11 PM on 01-11-22
missed 10;11;01 AM on 01-11-22
+2 then stopped...08;38;40 AM on 01-11-22
01/10/22 Monday
+6 06;43;40; AM on 01-10-22
01/07/22 Friday test trades
(0-)(13+) 04;21;12; PM on 01-07-22
(0-)(6+) 04;14;56; PM on 01-07-22
(0-)(12+) 03;18;08; PM on 01-07-22
01/06/22 Thursday test trades
(3-)(17+) 08;18;20; PM on 01-06-22
(2-)(10+) 01;34;13; PM on 01-06-22
(3-)(12+) 04;49;17 AM on 01-06-22
01/05/22 Wednesday test trades
Saw few good opportunities today....Price action and indicator prints seemed out of sync.
01/04/21 Tuesday night test trades
(0-)(6+) 06.31.39 PM on 01-04-22
01/04/22 Tuesday test trades
(0-)(6+) 12.23.34 PM on 01-04-22
(3-)(10+) 11.59.44 AM on 01-04-22
(2-)(11+) 07.40.28 AM on 01-04-22
01/03/22 Monday test trades
(2-)(10+) 04.33.44 PM on 01-03-22
(4-)(10+) 02.15.58 PM on 01-03-22
(0-)(9+) 02.06.34 PM on 01-03-22
(3-)(0+) 08.17.28 AM on 01-03-22
01/02/22 Sunday night - test trades
p (-3)(+6) 08.22.15 PM on 01-02-22
p (S-4)(T+22) 06.42.46 PM on 01-02-22