Hi all,
Let me clear some things up on how I trade using Price Action "Trading in the Buff" and the 1 Minute Daily. Honestly, I trade using S/R more than I do the 1 Minute Daily. Why? Because the odds are in your favor when trading with S/R. The probability of it breaking thru S/R "Counter Trending" isn't as high as it is to trade with S/R.
Also, let me rephrase what I said earlier in regards to hourly charts, I use 1 Hr charts for the 1 Minute Daily strategy as oppossed to the suggested 15m, however, I use 15minute and 30 minute charts when trading using price action because I place at least 3 trades 30-60 pips a trade. I also look at 1hr, 4hr and Daily charts to spot other S/R and the trend.
So all in all, I truly trade based solely on "Price Action" (S/R). I only use the 1 Minute Daily when S/R has been broken AND there has been a STRONG CLOSE below or above the 1 minute Daily's upper/lower bands by S/R levels. I don't jump in right away either, I wait on retracement and then I may go for the suggested target profit if I don't see another S/R before it, if so I take profit at S/R, if no S/R before suggested target profit, then I ride it out. So, if S/R is close to the bands I wait for a STRONG CLOSE above or below S/R before I jump in.
So, it's safe to say that I mostly trade using "Price Action" because I make pips/money every single day whereas if I trade the 1 Minute Daily mechanically, I wouldn't make money everyday and by the end of the month I may only avg 10-20 pips a day. However, with "Price Action" you can make 100 pips a day, worst case scenario 50-60 pips a day
You do the math.
"Trading in the Buff" is really, to me, the King of all of these ebooks man because if I wanted to start trading commodities I can use that strategy and make dough
So, in a nutshell, if you just want to place 1 trade per day because you have to work or something then use nothing less than a 1H chart and either go for a certain number of pips (I go for 60-100 on 1H/4H charts) or take profit and the next S/R, simple as that. If you'd like to place multiple trades 3-5, then use 15m and 30m charts, preferrably just 15m, but if you can't spot S/R on 15 then move up to 30m and so on until you're able to spot one.
I made 150 pips this morning, 80 on EUR/USD and 70 on GBP/USD simply trading based on "Price Action" (S/R). I use an effective money management strategy (10% aggressive), I split it amongst 3 trades which means I use 3% per trade or if I'm placing just one trade on the day, I'm using a higher time frame with 10% on the trade.
The beauty of trading simply just the S/R is that you can trade those pivotal areas irregardless of the trend. Trust, with price action you will make money everyday
The one thing that I don't like about the 1 Minute Daily mechanically, although it is good in the long run, is the drawdown as most of you guys experienced last week. You're not going to experience drawdown using "Price Action" as much as the 1MD does. You can experience 5 straight false breakouts, maybe even more, with the 1MD. However, you're not going to have 5 straight counter trends (Break of S/R) in a row trading price action, the chances of you experiencing 5-10 straight winning trades are HIGH!
So there you have it in a nutshell, EUR/USD GBP/USD and USD/JPY are the only currency pairs that I trade. A lot of times when I look at a chart, all three pairs are near S/R and so I use 3% on each and let the trades ride.
Hope this helps