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Fundamental vs Technical Analysis

Fundamental vs Technical Analysis

When I started to learn you trade, you naturally seek out what other people say.. unfortunately, when it comes down to what peole do say to start with, it's mainly share tips.. this is exacerbated by the fact that a lot of people who come into trading are looking for a fast way to make a quick buck... unfortunately, trading does not work this way... Trading actually made me learn a hell of a lot about myself, I learnt about controlling my emotions and also learnt about myself as a person... a

March 16, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Two losing Forex trades – not a good start

Two losing Forex trades - not a good start

I was eager to get back into trading today....  can you see where I went wrong? Yep, the eager bit isn't a good bit when it comes to trading.. it's so easy to pull the trigger when trading but when nothing is there, you're just gambling which is what happened today.. I did really badly... The first trade, long at 126.96 thinking that the market was going to be heading higher..  I bought it right when it peaked and it plummetted.. my stop was at 126.56 for -40 pips. [caption id="attachmen

February 2, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Pre-New Year trade – USDCHF

Pre-New Year trade - USDCHF

I don't usually like to trade during the Xmas/New Year time as the markets are quite light on volume. However, it was my first day back today into work and it was sooo quiet! I have got into the habit of logging into the trading platform after work to have a look at the market. I made a trade, long USDCHF at 1.0556 and got out at 1.0594 for a 38 pip profit with a 50 pip stoploss. Not really a good trade overall as my pip count should be at least equal to my anticipated stoploss to have any ch

December 29, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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