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Long 1 TF 1264.4, -0.3
Long 1 TF 1264.0, -1.4
Long 2 TF 1261.1, 1261.1, +0.7, -0.4
Long 1 TF 1259.2, -0.2
Long 3 NQ 4382.0, 4381.0, -3.0, -2.0
Long 2 TF 1258.4, 1258.4, -0.7, -0.7
Long 3 NQ 4371.5, 4371.5, 4371.25, +5.0, +5.0, +8.0
Long 2 TF 1254.7, 1254.7, -0.8, -0.8
Short 2 YM 17869, 17869, +15, +20
Long 1 TF 1255.8, +1.0
Short 2 NQ 4377.5, 4378.0, +6.0, +2.0
Short 2 TF 1259.0, 1259.1, +1.1, +0.7
Short 1 TF 1261.2, -1.4
Short 4 TF 1263.4, 1263.5, 1263.6, 1264.3, -0.0, +0.5, +0.4, +1.6
Total YM +35
Total NQ +21.0
Total TF -0.7
So often I must return to my journal to criticize my lack of fortitude when breakout triggers are ignored and big moves are left on the table. But today, with a huge bull breakout inflection in the TF coming well after the lows were in is just not one of those occasions. You can learn from any market. Everyday it teaches you where the best trades reside, but the TF and YM breakout action doesn't fit any of my current models, and thus requires more study. Whenever I see something new, I take a scan of the pattern and Sequent structure in order to compare it to others I've yet also been unable to catalog. Eventually, some common details will emerge, and considerations toward trading it can be weighed against its consistency and frequency of appearance.
