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subq

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  1. IRT is simply the best market profile software in existence IMO.

     

    For those that still use other types of charts but like I do but still want to see a profile type breakdown of that data check out this video.

     

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    very cool stuff coming


  2. If you are in his free trial room you better not ask him about his old "service" (website), he will kick/ban you faster than you can blink.

     

    I was in there as a trial once and some guy got in there and started asking him why he ripped him off and started pasting info about his old site...at the time I knew nothing about it so I asked what site the guy was referring to, BAM, I was kicked and banned for asking a simple question

     

    I strongly suggest you do your DD, there is plenty of info out there about the place and there is quite a history...I did my DD and what I found wasn't pretty...but that is for you to decide.

     

    P.S. hop over to the market profile forum...there are some other mp rooms out there if that is what you are interested in


  3. I'm not so sure it is modern vs traditional more than it is applicable vs not applicable...since markets do change.

     

    I have seen semi-recent writings of Steidlmayer and he doesn't even look at the "value area" anymore. The focus seems to be on dynamic profiles and POCs.

     

    Much of this is logical if you look at when MP was being developed. For example, do you really think the IB has the same significance now as it did then (in relation to markets that now trade nearly 24 hours a day).

     

    Market Profile is merely a tool, how you (or other people) use that tool can vary dramatically. :)


  4. no dumb questions

     

    POC = Value

     

    which is why I don't really find a reason to look at value areas, IB, etc etc...

     

    naked POCs are very strong magnets

     

    think about it in the sense that a POC is where lots and lots of business took place, so it makes sense that business needs to take place there again


  5. thought I would post a screen shot showing how I like to use MP

     

    what you should see is that our first area of resistance was 1369-72 which we finally broke through on 2/25, the expected next stop would be 1387 and that is what we needed to get over today to move up to the 1396 area, if we break that, 1416 here we come, otherwise, a nasty drop back down to 1358

     

    note I am not using value areas, IB, etc etc...shape/development and POC is what I am concerned about

     

    http://www.charthub.com/images/2008/02/27/es_mp_rths

     

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  6. Thanks Shreem. Though I dont consider my MP knowledge extended at all.... traders like Alex Benjamin (alleyb) are the real experts trading solely of MP charts. I grabbed what was useful for me and learned in depth on how to utilize them into trading strategies. I dont think I follow all concepts of MP to the dot... MP helps me create a roadmap for the trading day. This comes in forms of pattern recognition, tails, profile shapes, IB extensions, etc.. But it is still a tool for me as a candlestick & volume chart comes top priority for me. Understanding the combination/relationship between price & volume is far superior that any method in my opinion.

     

    Just learn the sections from Steidlmayer and Dalton where they get into profile types/day types & opening types by heart. That information is gold.

     

    I suppose this is strictly subjective, but in my MP trading, I have actually culled through what I personally don't find relative and just work off non-traditional core parts of market profile (i.e., shape, POC). I find a lot of the other components aren't really applicable in today's market...from my understanding, even Steidlemeyer himself has zeroed in on the POC and using profiles dynamically. It's not a magic bullet...but it is a very unique way to view price action (which I personally think can give an edge if understood).


  7. futurestradingdaily.com offered a $200 discount off reza's trade room which brings the price to $1275 for lifetime membership

     

    I looked at a few other MP trade rooms and they were charging $1200, $2500, etc etc... so it looks to be about the going rate for a live trading room that incorporates market profile (at least currently)

     

    P.S.

    I think the perception of it being expensive is subjective. If you have a good understanding about MP then those prices could be perceived as high. If you learn best with a live teacher and you don't have an understanding of MP then it could be perceived as an excellent price for the education.

     

    My "tuition" in the market has cost me much more than that...but I'm not complaining. :)


  8. Hi subq;

     

    I think there is a missing word in your sentence, and I cannot understand the information you want to convey.

     

    Please add the missing word.

     

    Thanks.

     

    hahah yeah it was kind of late

     

    profiles will continue to build as long as they are rotational, once they "break out" of rotation, then they form a new profile...that would be a "dynamic" profile


  9. darthtrader,

     

    I am not even sure it is available in print, he covers it in the seminars though, and the concept is in their own software as well.

     

    He is mostly looking at dynamic profiles and points of control, dynamic profile meaning they are not time limited, profiles will keep building and building if they rotational and will start new profiles once they break out of rotation...that coupled with market moves from point of control to point of control.


  10. I personally think there are certain things about MP (old or not) that are still very valid.

     

    For example, I always look at the POC, yes it is based on TPOs but it is still valid IMO. I also look at the POCv (as IRT names it) which is basically the POC based on volume.

     

    I will agree that many things with market profile are completely irrelevant (to me) in this day and age.

     

    For example, I don't put a lot of weight on the value areas. In addition, I don't put much weight on the IB either. Even Steidlemeyer (according to his more recent writings) doesn't use it the old way anymore.

     

    I personally prefer IRT because it is the most flexible MP software I have used. The developer has even put in specific requests on MP charting enhancements.

     

    I find it interesting that EW has two computation methods, since I know IRT was the first to do that...no big deal though, competition makes things better for us. ;)


  11. I know this thread is old, but I talked to Linnsoft a while back about this issue because of another thread and they now have true constant volume bars, if you have IRT slap the volume on there and you should see everything correctly.

     

    Just thought I would comment that it is fixed in IRT now.

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