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Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:00 am
by Trades with cats
ES 06-18 (2000 Tick) 2018_05_11.png
2000 tick view
First test of VWAP dargon fly doji (circled) and up we go. Second test inverted twin tower (circled) and up we go. Smart move was to get long early and hold on, just like yesterday. Question is, of course, do we go into untradable chop soon? :?

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:02 am
by Trades with cats
My chart shows how trailing stops will kill your account if they are a little too tight :evil:

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:05 am
by fehro
fehro wrote:nibble.. short.. probably 20min to early :roll: SPX 2729

grinds up with oils help AAPL red..VIXes start to roll over

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:05 am
by Al_Dente
Trades with cats wrote:
ES 06-18 (2000 Tick) 2018_05_11.png
2000 tick view
First test of VWAP dargon fly doji (circled) and up we go. Second test inverted twin tower (circled) and up we go. Smart move was to get long early and hold on, just like yesterday. Question is, of course, do we go into untradable chop soon? :?
dumb question boss:
what is 2000 ticks
in english
thanks

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:21 am
by Trades with cats
Every time there are 2000 trades it prints the bar. As opposed to every x number of minutes.

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:31 am
by Trades with cats
RTY 06-18 (5 Minute) _ RTY 06-18 (800 Tick) 2018_05_11.png
Small Caps today, the RTY. 5 minute on top with 20 bar EMA 800 tick (800 trades) on the bottom with 20 bar EMA.

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:37 am
by Al_Dente
NOT INTRADAY
Swing
This is 10 min, following all the higher lows (green boxes)
After 6 days of HL, I’m watching for a break on smalls …......
[edit: red horizontal lines are STOP if it breaks the previous HL]
511small 10.png.png

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:39 am
by QED
Re: ticks ...

You can set charts to display ticks (trades) or time.
Example:
Time = 1min, 5min, 30min, 1hour, 1day, etc.
(After 1 min, 5 min, 30min, 1 day a new candle prints)
Ticks = 133ticks, 512ticks, 987ticks, 1600ticks, etc.
(After 133 trades, 512 trades, 1600 trades a new candle prints)

Note: The number of ticks does NOT denote the number of contracts that are traded, just the trades.
For instance, during every tick there are a variable number of actual contracts traded, just like on time charts.

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:45 am
by fehro
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:nibble.. short.. probably 20min to early :roll: SPX 2729

grinds up with oils help AAPL red..VIXes start to roll over

SPX 2722 goes.. then may speed up down.. /CL nLOD

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:48 am
by Trades with cats
QED, what you say is true but I have a but. I used to run volume on tick charts and usually it is pretty much a flat line if you are using larger numbers. Some people say they can read a 150 tick ES chart and something that tight I would think the volume would vary. :D

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 11:56 am
by QED
Re: ticks ...

Tick charts can be set to any number of ticks above "1" so that you can adjust it to better reflect the equity that you are trading.
Also during slow times (or light trading), you get a better representation of sentiment or earlier indication of change of direction.

Of course, most people use time charts to trade, so there is a "herd mentality" that is tied to time charts. :geek:

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:05 pm
by QED
Trades with cats wrote:QED, what you say is true but I have a but. I used to run volume on tick charts and usually it is pretty much a flat line if you are using larger numbers. Some people say they can read a 150 tick ES chart and something that tight I would think the volume would vary. :D
Yes, I agree, but the big boys and algos do the majority of future trades so there is naturally a certain amount of consistency or flat lining in tick charts regarding volume.
I trade both various time and various ticks.

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:06 pm
by Cobra

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:15 pm
by Trades with cats
Text book. Support at overnight high turns into resistance. Still thinking that if we are dropping why not close the gap.

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:19 pm
by fehro
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:nibble.. short.. probably 20min to early :roll: SPX 2729

grinds up with oils help AAPL red..VIXes start to roll over

SPX 2722 goes.. then may speed up down.. /CL nLOD

key time… IWM 5m 3 day H&S at neckline.. these levels crack.. look to yGAPs

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:34 pm
by MrMiyagi
NYMO hit +50 this morning, just to let you kids know, pulled back to +36 here but possibly looking to go lower for a rest, trade accordingly....

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:36 pm
by fehro
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:
fehro wrote:nibble.. short.. probably 20min to early :roll: SPX 2729

grinds up with oils help AAPL red..VIXes start to roll over

SPX 2722 goes.. then may speed up down.. /CL nLOD

key time… IWM 5m 3 day H&S at neckline.. these levels crack.. look to yGAPs

SPX another possible blue H&S… weak bounce small RS….. lots of support near here red/green trends.. under them look out below look to the open gaps..

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:38 pm
by fehro
fehro wrote:

SPX another possible blue H&S… weak bounce small RS….. lots of support near here red/green trends.. under them look out below look to the open gaps..

mind the gravestones SPX .. should we close here

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 1:01 pm
by Al_Dente
Smalls are turning down at critical resistance; it should try again
A breakout would be an ATH
[for reference: IWM old high was $160.25 from 1/24/18]
60min
511iwm resist.png.png

Re: 05/11/2018 Live Update

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 1:05 pm
by fehro
Al_Dente wrote:Smalls are turning down at critical resistance; it should try again
A breakout would be an ATH
[for reference: IWM old high was $160.25 from 1/24/18]
60min
511iwm resist.png.png
Triple top? :roll: