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Re: Hurricane_Rick post# 32388

Monday, 04/04/2011 11:36:08 PM

Monday, April 04, 2011 11:36:08 PM

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Still lurking around here and I thought I might add my 2 cents worth on your chart.

First of all you state:

Keep in mind, nothing is guaranteed with TA so I wouldn't go buying on my analysis; however, we are working with probabilities. While I haven't specifically quantified this condition in my trading experience, I estimate the success in this kind of reversal occurs about 75% of the time. If the downtrend is really strong, it is subject to headfakes. In SFMI's case on the daily chart it has occurred successfully 3 out of 4 times as well.



Very good point indeed. I use nothing but charts for my entry and exit points but like any other method out there, it not 100%. I would like to know how many times you have seen this very exact set up to give you a 75% success rate at calling a reversal, but I digress.

You have taken a lot of time to draw up a nice a neat chart. And you give your arguments in a clear and concise method. Kudos to you for that.

Unfortunately, I see a discrepancy and more of an assumption on your part. I may be splitting hairs here but the past examples were the candles drop below the bottom bollie and the Stochastics went into oversold territory, we had an event that happened before the reversal actually happened.

That event was a reversal type of candle, like a hammer. Price should always dictate your very first thought about where and future forcasting may lead to. Today's candle was a "bearish engulfing" type. This is bad news in the short term. I see just a little more pain before this can hit a true support level.

Which brings me to my next point. If we believe price dictates all we need to know about a company {Basic premis of T/A), then it would stand to reason knowing support and resistance levels would serve us much better than any indicator could show us. Why? Well these are areas in the past where the Bulls or Bears have set up their camps and are prepared to stop any trend, be it bullish or bearish.

Between July and November of last year we see where .112 - .121 held as support 4 times. So a safer way to enter for those not in would be to watch for those levels and see when the reversal candle appears. Then wait an additional day for confirmation of a true reversal. Then jumping in is a lower risk than trying to just call out a bottom.

You and I may be saying the same thing in the long term and I just like to talk shop with another chartist. So I hope folks can use both of our experience and win big time.

Nice chart and good luck longs of SFMI

Boca_Bobby

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