@Arussell125 @traderTK If the spread between the ask and bid is very small, then you maybe could/should use a market order, if its moving too fast that is, if not then put a limit order like .01 or .02 above the current price
Also remember that most breakouts aren't perfect. A lot of times they will break out and then pullback, sometimes possibly to a prior support level. A lot of times you will have the opportunity to buy at the b/o level or even the prior support level. If it is a fast mover but you still want in, then go smaller size and remember your risk level.
This helps a lot and makes more sense
Normally i would opt for the next support/consolidation level. But if the stock is having b/o like LEI or KBIO that could be pretty far. The idea is that i use this stoplimit order when a stock has proven to run far and fast off of its b/o.
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MACD/RSI is not the end all solution to trading. On Wallstreet there is computer rooms with hundreds of million dollars worth of servers and computers. If it was that simple, those computers would simply filter out and trade the MACD/RSI indicators your describing. You have to have a overall view of everything. Also papertrading is delayed 20 minutes whereas the market is real time. Maybe that has something to do with it.
Try to find better trade entries.You can use your indicators but also look at the momentum of the stock, where does it look like it's heading and how quickly is it heading there. Use these key indicators to determine when you will hop aboard. Sometimes you will see that if you wait for the right time, there seems to be no good entry and you lose interest in trading the stock. Move on to the next, not all setups are good setups.
Do you look at different time segments, or just 1? 5 min and 30 min 1day. Long term is different.
Analyze each of your trades to see where you went wrong and how you can improve. Really take a good, objective look at each one. Try to remove yourself and all bias from the analysis.

thinkorswim comes with free level two. Mobile app tap the chart and then hit the market depth tab
I'm on iPhone and don't see a depth button
I have TOS on my iPhone, its just above the chart on the right
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinkorswim-mobile/id299366785?mt=8
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