Timepass, I am posting my chart on the 15-min gold.
I like better the 1-2-3 I drew, if that 2 is broken, it is in for a huge break. This is because it is at the peak of a trend, and there is nice symmetry. If you enter on the bullish 1-2-3, you'll get some pips, but the movement is not as sure when it lacks symmetry. Also, this would be the 4th 1-2-3 in a move that has garnered a low-high move of <> 25 points ( pulled the chart back to check.) I don't like those odds when trading the 1-2-3.
Considering this is the 15-min, you might be looking to scalp 2-3 points, then I would say go for it.
Let me say that I am not as confident on the stochastics as our friend Smartrade. I use the stochastics simply as a warning light, because when it becomes OB/OS and other conditions prevail, then it's going to bag some serious pips.
Look to the west where my fantastic artwork is :lol:. The stochs were OB, then the dip was made, which created a swing low, When price challenged the peak, you could have shorted at that point with a SL 2 pips on the other side. What secured the deal was when the swing low was broken. Without the stochastics being so OB, there would not have been the CR to enter the trade once it challenged the peak. It was still OB even after the dip was created.
The other way I like to use stochs as a neon light is when they become OB/OS, they make the move, but then around the 40-60 mark price slows down, then the stochs curl. If the move after the OB/OS was created is against the bigger trend, then the stochs curling is probably an indication that price action is back in the trend. I rode the EUR/JPY south and cashed a grip of pips. The whole time the stochs were never OB, and as soon as it curled the DOWN resumed in earnest.
BTW, the other reason I used my chart is that my stochs are set for OB/OS at 85/15. Your is at 80/20. Personally, I like the 85/15 much better.
The reason is a look at our charts tells why. To the west it shows that 85 was hit and had a crossover above 85, and then you see the corresponding move. To the east, your 80 was hit and my 85 was not, and we see the move.
What I just shared there is no set rule, but just a personal belief.
The stochastics, and this is ironic, is the only original part of my methodology from 2004. What I just shared was very noticeable to me as soon as I started plotting it, so I changed it, and for 7 1/2 years, it's the way I kept it.
jpeg image hosting