TRADING THE OPEN MEMBERS AREA
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New flowchart PDF! 25Nov2018
SMALL STOPS like this are vital:
Combined with bigger wins:
LESSONS LEARNED & TRADING RULES
updated 11/5/2018
Successes I've Made, to Follow
- trail tight stops once it's ran strong 9:30 - 9:50
- cancel/close any morning ORB trades that don't fill by 10:15
- no new directional trades after 2pm (scale-ins only)
- use whole number s/r levels
- use mid-dime entries eg 46.35 vs 46.3
- no chasing, no jumping in too fast either
- look at color of SPY & your ticker: only buy when both green (red spy for inverse etfs)
Mistakes I've Made, to Avoid
#1 Mistake = overtrading bounce attempts (LABD)
FIXES: 3 strikes rule, progressive downsizing, no new bounce trading after 10:30am;
"4:1 Ratio" 2-day high breakout & gap continuation vs bounces rule
#2 Mistake = failing to focus on Simple Intraday swingtrades (LABU)
FIXES: ID 2-3 candidates premarket; enter initial trade orders by 9:30;
no overnight holds to fix; LIMIT 7 trades per day if your P&L is red at the end of your first 7; no new trades 10:30am - 3pm; scale-ins & tightening stops only; end of day new swing entries ok
TRADING RULES
- Enter .30 - .50 above current high of day 9:30 – 10am
- 50 shares for bounces/inside days; 100 shares for 2-day highs & minor gap continuations
- Initial stop = .30 - .50 under low of day for gap/2dh entries only; for lower-odds bounce/inside range charts move stop to breakeven asap; max .40 initial stop
- Trail close stop on ½ position as it reaches whole numbers and 11am-noon, use breakeven stop on remaining shares
- Trail close stop after 3pm
- Maximum 3 tries per ticker; do not overtrade
- (Optional) add more shares .30 above whole number resistance to scale in
- If you scale in later in the day, tighten in trailing stop to breakeven; scale in/add on no later than 1pmET
- no entries after wide range days; remember wide/flat alternating rule
- downsize bounce attempts after initial stops; only upsize once profitable; 3 tries max; do not overtrade; stick to 3 strikes per ticker rule
- LIMIT 7 trades per day unless up > $200 or more minimum; no trading after 10:30am
- 20% bounce attempts maximum, 80% 2-day high rule; 4:1 ratio breakouts vs bounces ; max 2 bounce attempts total per day
- MAIN goal is 2-day high intraday swing long trades = foundation (LABU vs LABD)
- overnight holds for those closing near high of day only
