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Following on from previous GBPJPY and some trading psychology thoughts

Following on from previous GBPJPY and some trading psychology thoughts

The chart shows what happened after I closed. The price action looped ripe for another entry short to ride the market lower but I felt anxious.... I am just not sure what it is but my instinct tells me to be careful... I attribute it to a couple of things, all trading psychology related: The possibility of losing my 47 pips that I have already made.. it's always nice to finish the week a winner! The re-entry looks too obvious a trade... a bear trap perhaps? Maybe I am thinking to

June 12, 2009 No Comments Full Story

47 pips trading the GBPJPY

47 pips trading the GBPJPY

I went short GBPJPY 161.93 just before the market just dropped and managed to get out before it started to rise for 47 pips. I like these sort of movements...  all in less than 10 minutes. I suspect the price action would end lower after this bounce upwards but I don't want to keep any positions open over the weekend.

June 12, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Back to bad trading habits….

Back to bad trading habits....

I was doing pretty well of late but my trading seems to have suffered a turn for the worse of late. I know that I am entering trades when I shouldn't be.. they are like gambles. My short of the GBPUSD at 16263 was premature. The trend was clearly upwards but I was seeing a slowdown in the rate of progress the market was heading upwards.. it has powered uphill rather rapidly and I was expecting the market to subsequently move down before a continue journey upwards. Countertrend trading as this is

June 9, 2009 No Comments Full Story

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