Idealized Trades for August 2011
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Each day includes a description of some of the lessons and concepts discussed as well as the trade set-ups or examples that occurred that day.
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August 1, 2011 Download August 1 2011
VERY Volatile News Day, Rounded Reversal with Kick-off from Support, “Gap-Crap”
August 2, 2011 Download August 2 2011
Collapse Day, Debt Ceiling, T3 Trend Day Trading Lessons (retracements and breakdowns).
August 3, 2011 Download August 3 2011
Volatile Day, Rounded Reversal, Wyckoff/Kick-off, Simple Retracements, Adjusting to Volatility
August 4, 2011 Download August 4 2011
Collapse 4% T3 Trend Day Down, Simple Retracement Lessons, Reviewing Trend Day Tactics, Higher Timeframe Key Support Breakdown
August 5, 2011 Download August 5 2011
Playing Bull & Bear at 1,200 ($120), Volatile Session, Popped Stops and Retracements (Wyckoff)
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August 8, 2011 Download August 8 2011
Collapse Day on Credit Downgrade News, Support Breaks, Lesson in T3 Trend Days (reminder), Simple Retracements ONLY
August 9, 2011 Download August 9 2011
Fed Day! Violent V-Spike Reversal, Lesson in Unexpected Feedback Loops, Fed Day lesson, Popped Stops, Divergences
August 10, 2011 Download August 10 2011
Gap Down, Opening Range Breakdown, Dual Divergences into Triangle Breakout – Wyckoff & Popped Stops, Reversal Breakdown/Fail into Close
August 11, 2011 Download August 11 2011
Opening Range Breakout, T3 Trend Day with Lessons/Reminders, Higher Timeframe Structure
August 12, 2011 Download August 12 2011
Morning Triangle, Range Day, Dual Divergences, Consolidation
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August 15, 2011 Download August 15 2011
T2 Trend Day, Opening Gap and Morning Range Breakout, Importance of the 50 EMA, Simple Retracements (Trend Day Logic)
August 16, 2011 Download August 16 2011
Gap Fade, Choppy Morning Session, Range Day with Lessons – Divergences/Reversal Candles at Bollinger, Failed Popped Stops (set up reversal)
August 17, 2011 Download August 17 2011
Opening Gap & Popped Stops, Double Top + Divergence, Rounded Reversal Divergence, Good Lessons in Trade Entry Creativity
August 18, 2011 Download August 18 2011
Trend Day as expected from higher timeframe, Retracement Trades, Real-time monitoring lesson
August 19, 2011 Download August 19 2011
Range Day, Triangle Breakdown, Range Contraction/Expansion, Retracements, Popped Stops, Dual Divergences
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August 22, 2011 Download August 22 2011
LESSON in Popped Stops and “Failed” Classic Trades (feedback loop trades); Range Day, Higher Timeframe Key Support
August 23, 2011 Download August 23 2011
Powerful T3 Trend Day, Earthquake, Trend Day Lessons/Tactics, Higher Timeframe alignment/game plan, Popped Stops Logic
August 24, 2011 Download August 24 2011
Opening Rally/Popped Stops, Surprise Retracement Failure (into Bear Flag), V-Spike Reversal, Bullish Plays given Higher Structure/Game-plan
August 25, 2011 Download August 25 2011
Opening Gap Fade (20d EMA target), Failed Buy into Popped Stops Short, V-Spike, Retracements
August 26, 2011 Download August 26 2011
GDP Revision, Jackson Hole (no change), Major Popped Stops/Feedback Loop, Dual Divergences, Volatile Session
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August 29, 2011 Download August 29 2011
Powerful T3 Trend Day (with Lesson), Three Great Retracement Trades, Opening Range Break (fail)
August 30, 2011 Download August 30 2011
Surprise Stick-Save Rally, Three Breakout/Popped Stops (Triangle) Trades (QE3 logic)
August 31, 2011 Download August 31 2011
Semi-repeat day, Morning Break, Trendline Reversals and Dual Divergences