Nifty gaped up above PDH and moved up. An outside trend gap. Hesitated to short below the pin bar and missed FTC trade. Price did not give a good location to short later. Went long on BOF of PDH. Covered when price bounced from HOD. Then it was a choppy channel move rest of the day.
Dear ST,
ReplyDeleteYou did not consider BPB of then HOD around 2:20, till that time channel move was not visible (to me).
I ignored tail while drawing HOD. But I wanted price to break the extreme. The 3rd candle high
DeleteThere was no momentum . It took 20 minutes after BO to touch that level. So I did not enter
ST
Dear Sir, After you took long, Price failed to move beyond 8522 on second attempt. Why did you not close position near 8518 - 8515 ? Any particular thought during this ??
ReplyDeleteIn fact it came below your buy price.. Didn't you think you were risking a winning trade turning into a loosing one..
If you look at the chart, it will look very wide. The range was only 20 point wide
DeleteEvery range will have a mid point and this will always give some resistance.
Now regarding the trade. My entry was at 8514 and stop loss at 8509 below PDH and the swing low made after the entry.
Risk was just 5 points at the time.Ignore commission as it will be there always.The entry was on BOF of PDH and valid till it breaks below it. If I exit at 8515, I am going to gain ( Avoid a loss) of 6 points. Is it prudent to quit a valid trade with a risk of 6 point and look for another one with more risk?
Hi ST,
ReplyDeleteWhy you did not scratch your trade when the price reversed at 8520 and came back to your buy price.
Thank,
Aris.
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Hi ST
ReplyDeleteAllowed deep PB today??
Thanks
TBP
No more micro managing and trailing within a 10 point space
DeleteST
ST sir,
ReplyDeleteYou were trading the 20 point probable range and it took more than 2 hours to break out from 10 point range that happened after your entry, and still you stick with the trade for that long. Even if one anticipates a range bound move after the big move Friday, don't you think waiting for 2 hours is too much time to wait for the trade to move? Usually you do not wait that long. Why to risk even 6 points when the price move and momentum is not in favor and refuses to move in desired direction after prolonged period of time.
Thanks
URD
URD
DeleteHope you might have seen the notes by SpacemanSpiff
http://niftynirvana.blogspot.in/2014/11/webinar.html#comment-form
I am quoting Point no 8 of the notes below
P8 - When does it make sense to scratch and when to hold
- Over long number of trades, scratching does not work, If SR is good and good R:R - missed returns overwhelm escaped losses
- Chopping around SR is normal, no need to scratch after small moves trace back
- Consider context, is setup still valid? Is S/R still good
- Example of scratch - pressure play - Fast move + consolidation, does not continue ahead
On going through some of the exits, I felt the argument is valid. In this particular trade I could raise the stops and reduce the initial risk.So Completely trusted the structure and believed that the price will go to the other extreme in due time. Need to check the validity in the long run
ST
Thanks a lot. I had missed that comment. I could not understand properly the last line "Example of scratch - pressure play - Fast move + consolidation, does not continue ahead" Please help me with that.
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I think he means we should not wait and allow the price to hang around after a PP and to some extend in case of BPB
DeletePrice is supposed to move immediately. In case of a BOF where critical mass gets trapped the momentum will not be visible immediately. Move gathers momentum only when the traders trading the current move loses hope and start covering
ST
Hello, Specifically, his example for scratch was - a fast move that starts consolidating. At that point it makes sense to tighten stops before target.
DeleteThanks, Spaceman
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Hi ST,
ReplyDeleteI didnt take the BOF long because DO was too close? Was that a wrong decision? Thank you.
Nothing wrong
DeleteHere IR got enveloped by the down move
trade was with the trend and I felt this down move will act as a range
ST
Another peculiar observation and learning today. Thanks everyone for contributing with your questions and thanks ST for taking time out to explain.
ReplyDeleteGuess sharing my observation is just a formality today :)
http://niftytradediary.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/24-nov-2014/
I read in our older blogs that you use icharts, do you still use icharts, also which broker to you use. e.g Zerodha, shraekhan etc
ReplyDeleteStill using I charts
DeleteI have accounts with Zerodha, Trade Smart online
ST