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The winning streak continues…

The winning streak continues...

This is becoming unbelievable.. I traded both the S&P and GBPJPY today and both were winners.. this makes my total to 11 winning trades in a row. Considering the spreadbet company takes a spread either side of this trade, I'm doing remarkably well. I don't feel as though I've become a super trader but I do accept the maximum loss that I expect per trade. I put on the trade, set the stop loss and mentally accept the maximum loss. This makes me feel less nervous should it go against me.. I kno

May 14, 2009 No Comments Full Story

10 winning trades in a row…

10 winning trades in a row...

Yes believe it or not... I have a 10 straight win success rate so far with my trading. I just closed my GBPJPY trade for 35 points. It could lower from here (and probably will) but I have taken my profits. I went short at 14863 and got out at 14828. The reason why I took profits was that I expected a greater breakdown of the price action below 14832 which was the previous intraday bottom.. it sell below this and just stalled. Usually, a break above the previous low would mean a very quick fal

May 7, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Trading the Forex markets and being nervous!

Trading the Forex markets and being nervous!

I have had 8 winning trades in a row and I'm starting to get a little nervous. Generally I know that I am about 60% correct so a loss is due at some stage.... each time I am trading I am aware of this and this makes me a little nervous. Anyway, I went long the GBPJPY at 14581 when it breached the downward trend (as indicated in the chart below). My stop was at 14545 and my first target was 14620. The market shot up and I got nervous... it shot up too quickly and with a surge like this, I expe

April 30, 2009 No Comments Full Story

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