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Double top pattern – EURCHF

Double top pattern - EURCHF

Double top pattern in the 15 minute chart with the EURCHF forex pair so I shorted it at 15202.. I have a 50 pip trailing stop. As you can see the red line shows the resistance.

November 17, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Small DOW trade – 30 pips

Small DOW trade - 30 pips

I took a quick scalp trade on the DOW.. I don't tend to like to trade the DOW due to it's volatility but I saw a quick opportunity. The black lines represent resistance lines. The large black slanting line shows the price action breaking out of the downtrend pattern and the horizontal black line, the immediate resistance. As it broke I put on a quick long and rode it up 30 points to take a profit... phew!

November 11, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Stupid trading mistake – kicking myself

Stupid trading mistake - kicking myself

I have been quite careful of late and this has benefitted my trades.. I have found that the best trades are those which are 'boring'. When I say boring I mean that they do not give me the excitement which I experienced before... I just put them on and wait patiently. Sometimes I am not patient and end up closing them too early. Anyway, one of the terms I have heard before is 'bottom pickers get smelly fingers' referring to those who try and time bottom of markets and this also corresponds to

November 11, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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