Pin Bar System

[Dubai]

Q) Do you have a set stop for the day? i.e stop after x% won/lost?

 

[pocrel]

Q) Do you have a set stop for the day? i.e stop after x% won/lost?

not really Dubai

i will stop if i loose to much of my account but i think that is a personal thing and i recommend everyone has a cut off %

as for % wins, i trade the setups and if i am about and there is a valid setup then i will take it even if i have made a million that day ( well if i made a million i would be off i think down the pub celebrating )cheesy:

 

[pocrel]

morning, first trade of the system live let hope its a good one

short eurjpy 113.13 stop 113.30

great risk/reward 112.00 is target area

here is the chart
View attachment 106210

out for +60 on second half of the trade


will do a pips total at the end of each day to keep track

 

[pocrel]

i just want to show this aud/usd chart as an example of what someone would not classify as a pin bar but to me it is a good enough bar to take a short entry on this trade



1/ the bar slices the daily pivot
2/ strong close of the bar
3/ close is below the open

not a pin bar by definition but just a personal judgement bar

 

[pocrel]

short eur/gbp 8673 stop 8691 target 8650

 

[pocrel]

short eur/gbp 8673 stop 8691 target 8650

chart

 

[pocrel]

order to go long dax 6647.7 stop 6604.77 target 6730.0

 

[pocrel]

order to go long dax 6647.7 stop 6604.77 target 6730.0

chart

 

[pocrel]

chart
View attachment 106230

Dax trade is on

 

[cristiano]

Good luck. Liking the simplicity of your thread.

 

[pocrel]

Good luck. Liking the simplicity of your thread.

thanks Cristiano

please feel free to add a trade if you like the system and you see something

thanks


patrick

 

[pocrel]

oops just missed this on wti crude

cant keep an eye on everything



great R/R again

 

[brewski1984]

If the next candle doesn't break the pin for entry, do you skip the trade or will you trade it if it breaks the pin 1 or 2 bars later?

 

[pocrel]

If the next candle doesn't break the pin for entry, do you skip the trade or will you trade it if it breaks the pin 1 or 2 bars later?

thanks for the question brewski, if the next candle does not break either side of the pin then the pin is still valid, the pin is not valid once the top or bottom is broken on the wrong side of the pin

ie if going long and the bottom of the pin is broken then the pin is invalid

for me i if we do not get a break of the pin after 2 bars i would move on and look for a better setup

ideally we are looking for a nice burst out after the formation of the pin, so ideally the next bar should trigger, if the second bar after the pin does not trigger forget about the setup

 

[pocrel]

signal on the s and p

not take due to

1 time, i only trade this on usa open time
2 already in dax trade so to much exposer to index

chart

 

[pocrel]

closing DAX trade here

coming into support

+38

 

[pocrel]

short eur/gbp 8673 stop 8691 target 8650

closing eur/gbp

had enough of it

+6 point on that not great

 

[pocrel]

Good start i think:

total trades :4

total pips: +67 full size

 

[pocrel]

Someone just pm me a few questions so i thought i would post them and the answers here as they may help people with the system:

Questions:
- Do you move your stop to BE at a certain point e.g. a specific pip target, once a certain RR is achieved or when the first opposing SR level is reached etc?
- You say has to be 1:1. Are the targets based on pivots and SR? Or just one or the other
- Does it matter if a setup occurs the second/third/fourth time back to the pivot on the same side? e.g. if price touches a pivot on the same side 3 times without providing a PB, but on the fourth you get one, still valid?
- If you take a PB off a level which gets stopped out, but price duplicates the same setup at the same level on the same side a few hours later, is it still valid?
- Must the close of the PB on the right side of the pivot? e.g. will you take a perfectly formed PB where it's close is a couple pips offside
- Is there a minimum pip requirement for the target?

Answers:

1/ i try never to move my stop, i might take profit at 1 to 1 risk/reward so then the other half is a free trade

2/ targets are always based on the next pivot level so if you take a long trade of DP then r/r is measured by distance to next Pivot Point, now if the pin is much bigger than this distance the trade is invalid and we look for another setup

3/does nt matter how much it touched the PP if a pin bar is formed it is a valid entry

4/if you are stop out and it forms another pin bar then yes the trade is valid(your head might not be

5/ideally both sides of the pin are either on the PP or avove it if going long, below it if going short

6/ yes u can take a perfect pin bar that is just a few pips off on the open

7/no minimum but you want a nice trade i would say over 10 on index at least and i think u will always get more on currencies

 

[pocrel]

short cac40 here