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Thursday, June 5, 2014

05062014



Nifty opened near PDC . IR formed. Went short below BRN and had to scratch the trade when price was not able to go down. Long on BPB of BRN/PDL on break of IRL. TP when price broke below IRH. Tried another long on break of  PDH and exited when it failed to hold above RN. Did not attempt any other trades.Shaken out by the deep pull backs at IRH and RN. If I had not raised the stop below RN, I could have captured the entire 50 point up move

31 comments:

  1. Hi ST,

    I have used range bars with MT4 for tatasteel today. Please give me your comments.

    http://nsemcxpriceaction.blogspot.in/

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    1. Looks good and promising
      Filters a lot of noise it seems.

      ST

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    2. oh no, not range chart again ....lol

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    3. Agree with ST, the range chart really looks clean.

      @S Roy...Why do you say Oh no?

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    4. Though I have been following this blog for quite sometime now but this is the first time I am posting. Really thankful to ST for providing such a wonderful place to learn PAT. I have been searching bout range bars but unable to find an option on my amibroaker for same. How do I get 1-range bars. Please suggest. And also suggest some good data provider who's reliable and cost effective. I am using chart provided on now plus these days but find them cumbersome to work with.

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    5. Dhananjay
      Thanks for writing
      I have no idea about range bars and I do not use data feeds
      I hope somebody else will help you out

      ST

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    6. PA trader, I was using range charts at some point, also tried volume bars. Eventually one will realize there are issues there too, only of a different kind. Grass is always greener on the other side :)

      dhanajay if you really want to try that, in Ami tools/preferences/intraday/ under custom n-tick from pull down menu choose r-range. Ninja Trader is better for range charts though. That being said, my sincere suggestion is, please dont switch from chart to chart/method to method, stick to ST's DP method and master it first, in the long run, you will be happy you did.

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    7. Dear Dhananjay,
      For RT feed for ami, globaldatafeeds is really good in quality and u will get updated by each seconds. Drawback is high cost and cost will increase with no of scripts, and no NS. I prefer investbulls, which is low cost (Rs.800 / month) with around 80 scripts which contains cash as well as futures and also NS chart. Drawback is chart will get updated by each 5 or 10 seconds. But its ok as we are trading 3m charts.

      For, GDF you can avail special discounts, if you are a zerodha customer. http://www.globaldatafeeds.in/trading_partners.html

      For IB, you can contact them at sales@investbulls.com

      Regards,
      Dinil

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  2. ST Sir,

    Missed the up move above PDH as i hesitated after 4 trades… TRADE3 should have managed better i guess. Also, for TRADE2… below 7400 i don't have DP till 7350 (RN), i was confused how to handle this situation better.. your thoughts pls!

    Chart here http://imgur.com/8jMbZYt

    Below are trades executed for today.

    TRADE1:

    Long at 7427, as BO of IRH with initial SL below PDC (7415)
    Moved SL to 7419, low of BO candle of IRH, PDO
    Trail SL hit; exited trade with loss of 10 points

    TRADE2:

    Short at 7419, as BOF of PDO, IRH with initial SL 7429
    Moved SL to 7420, high of BO candle of PDC
    Moved SL to 7414, high of BO candle of PDL
    Moved SL to 7402, above BRN
    Trail SL hit; exited trade with 15 points gain

    TRADE3:

    Long at 7406, after BOF of BRN into fluid with initial SL 7394
    Moved SL to 7398, as trade not moving as expected
    Moved SL to 7416, below PDC
    Moved SL to 7424, below PDO
    Moved SL to 7430, as nifty struggling to sustain above HOD
    Trail SL hit; exited trade with gain of 22 points

    TRADE4:

    Short at 7430, as BOF of HOD with initial SL above PDH (7438)
    Moved SL to 7432, as trade not moving as expected
    Trail SL hit; exited trade with loss of 4 points


    Points earned: +23

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    1. IR not right. just one inside bar wont make the first candle IR. First three candles made the IR
      trade what is obvious in the chart. Don,t be too technical in definitions

      ST

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    2. Hi ST,
      Was the 4th trade valid? I also took that short, but on hindsight, it looks bad. If one were not watching NS BRN, please can you tell what was wrong with that entry? Should the entry have been below the congestion to the left?

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    3. S Roy

      It is situation 9 of
      http://niftynirvana.blogspot.in/2013/10/initial-stops.html
      The pull back was little deeper like a reversal
      Yes one have paid attention to NS BRN

      ST

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  3. Sir,

    Regarding deep pull backs, my experience so far has been that, I may be wrong, we need to allow space for the first pull back after the entry. Today, after entering above PDH, I kept the SL at BO candle, at 9 points. Then it broke RN. I expected it to react at RN and allowed the first pull back. I waited with my original SL. Once that deep pull back was over, I shifted SL to that pull back low. So far this way trades are working well for me. However, there are chances that our profit may vanish but that is the price we pay. I thought about sharing my experience.

    Thanks
    UR Dave

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    1. URD
      I too give some room for pull back
      But when price moves well above a level , I expect the level to hold on pull back
      If price hits a level and pull back I stay with it and wait for a pull back. Depends on other factors also

      I have noticed some other pattern recently. WOW ( Wall of Worry). It happened twice today. But could not define it properly.Have a look leisurely
      1.Market in uptrend in daily chart
      2.Market in rally mode
      3.Sudden selling tilts the balance and triggers lot of stops
      4.Momentum move down breaking DPs
      5.Creates a fluid
      6.Sellers gets exhausted. A climax
      7.Retest of the low / second push down fails
      8.Very low risk entry at the bottom
      9.Market climbs the Wall of Worry
      10.Reversal pauses at DPs but breaks them

      ST

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    2. Thanks.

      WOW.. this is something new for me, never looked into it that deep. Will definitely try to understand it more.

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    3. Hi ST,
      Just wondering..how much room can we give intraday for pullback. Our target if I have understood correctly is 20 point moves, anything above that is bonus. In this pull back price fell some 24 points, should we wait for such deep pull backs or exit and look for reentry? You exited below an inverted hammer at RN, today it didnt work,but most of the days would it not be the right place to exit? Another question is, where is the beginning of this move, at 7380 (around 10 a.m.) or above PDH. Thanks for your help.

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    4. S Roy
      Trading ranges and trends are different ball games.
      It is very difficult to change the style in a jiffy.
      Better to trade the ranges as 70% of the time market is in a range.
      Still some Woulda Coulda Shoulda psychology after missing a good move.
      Move start from 7380. But very difficult to enter there. Noticing this WOW pattern for sometime

      ST

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    5. Hi ST,
      Thankyou. If the move started at 7380, then we cannot give extra room for the pull back at 7450 since it is not exactly the first pull back, am I correct or have I understood it all wrong?

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    6. S Roy
      It is not the first pullback of the trend. Trade the defined structure
      If you are sitting on a ton of profit, you can afford to give some back.
      Otherwise exit and look for a reentry.Perfect exit will be known only on hindsight

      ST

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  4. ST Sir,

    I was about to ask about IR.. u answered it already :) .. got the point, i will wait for 1st 3 candle formation henceforth.

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    1. You got it wrong. Not the first three bars. It can be many bars
      High and low of the first directional move of the day will become IRH and IRL

      ST

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  5. Hi ST,
    I want to try icharts this month. Is there any quick way of getting the OHLC? I tried using the crosshair, but the OHLC disappears in a flash :)

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    1. I am not aware of any other method
      After using it for a long time, I dont find any difficulty

      ST

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  6. Sir good evening ,sir kindly update what method is used here Market in uptrend in daily chart thnx

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    1. Day chart in rally mode
      That is day candles making higher highs and higher lows
      It is called a micro trend.
      http://niftynirvana.blogspot.in/2012/12/major-swing-pivots.html

      ST

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  7. Hi ST,
    Can you please elaborate what you mean " always trade away from Decision Point "?
    Do you mean wait till price touches DP, then wait for it to react and enter trade?

    Thanks
    MS

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    1. Trade when price start moving away from a DP with your SL at the other side of DP
      You need a DP as a defense in between your entry and stop. Hope it is clear

      ST

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  8. Hi ST

    Absorption happening around 7540??

    Thanks
    TBP

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