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Remember that beautiful head and shoulders from yesterday?  Well, it played out perfectly today.  I had a target of about 903-905, which was about a 15 point potential from the close of market yesterday.  
For those of you that know my trading strategy, you know that I don't trade over-night and pre-market.  So, I didn't [...]

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In my first Twitter post, I talked about why I use Twitter and the basics of how it works.  I recently started using a pretty cool application called "Tweetdeck".  It's basically a user-friendly way to get around Twitter and manage your messages and followers.  

Filed under: Geek Stuff by Chris Dunn
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I thought I was done trading after a profitable short this morning… then a nice long showed up at about 12:15PM EST.  I actually did a live trading video for my coaching students.  
Anyway, we have a nice inverse head and shoulders lining up on the higher time frames.  I don’t try and guess what’s [...]

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Is twitter just an OCD way to tell everyone what you're doing?  Not really…

For me, twitter is a "micro-blogging" tool and way to communicate with people.  If Facebook and an Instant Messenger had a baby, Twitter is probably close to what you'd get.  

For instance, if I have a cool link I want to share with [...]

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Filed under: Thoughts, Trading by Chris Dunn
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In this video, I talk about the importance of having a reliable system… and having the patience to execute on it.  

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Summer is in full gear, which means the volatility and volume is lower than usual.  The best thing for me to do right now is sit back, relax, and wait for our high probability setups.  A trader who tries to force this market will surely get chopped to pieces.  A patient trader has a greater [...]

Filed under: MAP Trading Strategy, Trade Log, Trading by Chris Dunn
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Have you ever had a time where you felt like you were in the flow of the market, executing every trade perfectly?  On the other hand, have you felt no matter how "hard you try", you can't seem to beat the market?
If you've had any experience day trading, you may have experienced both of these [...]

Filed under: Thoughts, Trading by Chris Dunn
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What's the number one killer of traders?  Opinions… and the need to be "right".  

There are many traders who enter the market with an "opinion" or "bias" as to what they think the market will do that day.  I've talked to hundreds of traders and can say I've only met one or two traders (with [...]

Filed under: Thoughts, Trading by Chris Dunn
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