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Old 04-17-2008, 05:30 AM
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Re: SC and re-test

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Forget for a minute that everybody is saying that this is a bear trend and just look at the chart. Or for the sake of the exercise suppose that this is a intraday chart instead of a daily one, doesn't this validate taking a long position? What elements have I interpreted incorrectly?
Hi Zeon,

I'm a ST/IT trader and prefer this big picture. Looking at only the daily chart isn't providing the full picture from a W point of view. The weekly has to be taken into account and that trend is down. If the trend were up then making long commitments on the selling climax and subsequent tests would fit the strategy. W does provide examples of making short term long trades in bear market rallies but he didn't take on intermediate longs and didn't advocate trading short term against the longer primary trend, though it's probably fine for an advanced trader, IMO, with a proven track record of trading with the trend first.