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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
Comments: 30765
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EUR
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iggy.. you're still young to say things like that... :)
As a general rule you should be monitoring this sequence of timeframes if you were trading US day session in stocks for example. Daily, 60 min, 15 min, 3 min. This sequence approximately divides by 4 or 5.
So if you are trading the 60 min timeframe for day session stocks you need to be aware of the daily chart position and use the smaller timeframes for looking inside the 60 min candle patterns.
US day session NYSE is only 5.5 hrs whereas forex is 24hr. Therefor it makes sense for skipper to be focusing on his 4 hr model with his smaller timeframe to look inside, the 60 min. You will be starting off trading the smaller timeframes because 4 hr model means wider stops and morre slippage on the exits. This is why skipper will often revert to his 60 min for intricate trade management to reduce the amount of slippage or stop spacing his 4 hour model requires. This comes down to years of developing a "feel" for the markets he is trading.
1.41 + some pips was max.