irish pete ag06 said:
So I decided to start trading 1 setup and 1 setup alone and logging my trades. I love to share with yal (obviously), even if it's bad.
Looking at 20 trading day batches, so 4 weeks. (1-3 trades per day... 3 will be a rarity)
I'm only trading an 8/21 EMA cross. I will look to enter with a limit order on the 21 EMA in the options chart or on the equities chart.
Stop is set based on S/R and/or an ema cross back against my position.
$300 risk on options, $1000 risk on equities or leveraged ETFs
I set 2 targets based on S/R and based on timeframe (meaning target 1 & 2 will be much closer to entry on 3 minute chart vs entry on a 1 hour or daily chart)
(see I do know what S/R means Prog, LOL)
Off to a decent start so far (only on day 2)
Update:
I traded the 8/21 EMA flip exclusively this week. I tried my best to enter on the 21 EMA re-test on the 2, 3, or 5 minute chart. My job keeps me from watching all day, so I just traded whatever flip was happening when I was looking. I ended up trading all puts on a week straight of green days, but the results aren't bad.
The grid to the far right shows how the EMAs looked at entry and exit. Obviously if you ever get one of those that flips all the way across, you are gonna make a huge amount.
I'm going to continue this for the next 15 days minimum before I switch to another setup. And at that point, I hope the results say I should just stick with this.
I'm also going to attempt to find some swing trades using the same rules but just zooming out to the much larger time frames. Method will remain the same... 8/21 EMAs flip, look for an entry on the 21 EMA re-test.
I was able to create a scanner on thinkorswim for this on Friday evening. Looking forward to utilizing it this next week.