tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709390629316238746.post6920863502481259798..comments2023-04-16T05:11:52.660-04:00Comments on Don Miller Trading Journal: Wednesday Notes - Planting the MapleDon Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263493919935087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709390629316238746.post-76187269640319467422009-01-08T04:33:00.000-05:002009-01-08T04:33:00.000-05:00Hi Luke -Yes I do sometimes use tick charts, espec...Hi Luke -<BR/><BR/>Yes I do sometimes use tick charts, especially in the overnight Globex session where time-based charts can often be meaningless.<BR/><BR/>Yet my personal "eye" typically sees rhythms best when viewing the market in terms of multiple timeframes ... i.e. I see which which timeframe is stretched, trending, pulling back, etc.<BR/><BR/>Just personal preference as always.<BR/><BR/>DonDon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263493919935087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709390629316238746.post-74629793270026211712009-01-08T03:24:00.000-05:002009-01-08T03:24:00.000-05:00hi don,I trade the ym, my trading style seems to b...hi don,<BR/>I trade the ym, my trading style seems to be similar to yours, my only indicators are a simple moving average and bollinger bands. after 7 years of simulation trading and thousands of hours studying chart patterns i´m slowly making the transition to full time trading, of course much smaller size than you. my real breakthrough was about 18 months ago, when i switched to constant tick charts. Do you use constant tick/volume charts at all or only time based charts?<BR/>luke from germanyLukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667622147706937980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709390629316238746.post-81486898004722938912009-01-08T02:54:00.000-05:002009-01-08T02:54:00.000-05:00Hi Tom -I try not to pay too much attention to the...Hi Tom -<BR/><BR/>I try not to pay too much attention to the underlying "cause" of price movement, although certain types of news can certainly result in more volatile short-term moves.<BR/><BR/>The way I look at patterns -- which of course only reflect one component of trading (e.g. one cell on the performance spreadsheet) -- is that they simply provide a visual representation of trader emotion at any given moment.<BR/><BR/>And as long as we have traders and emotion, there should always be some type of wholesale opportunity. Stating the obvious, the key of course is trying to both find it and align with it.<BR/><BR/>DonDon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263493919935087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709390629316238746.post-74415000957337413802009-01-07T23:14:00.000-05:002009-01-07T23:14:00.000-05:00Hi Don, I came across your site this weekend and h...Hi Don, I came across your site this weekend and have really enjoyed reading it. I am a novice trader and your blog is very inspiring to find out that all traders have the same concerns and doubts. I have one question for you, with all the government (help) recently do you think this will change the meaning of the chart patterns. I try to find a bullish pattern along with some DD and ride it up for a few points and then get out. Thank you, Tomtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374736863057043447noreply@blogger.com