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So I mentioned that we scaled up to a 10k account and this always happens... after a good month of great results, my first day int he scaled account almost ended in a disaster. You can see the blue lines.. these were my long trades in the Dow today... I kept buying into the move down... I was h
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So here are the results of the 1 month trading in a live account where I am now as of Monday 18th November... scaling into with a $10k account. I made $1192.70 with a $1000 account, a 119% increase. We are using a highly leveraged account to achieve this but the drawdowns have been manageable..
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So the portfolio I’ve been running on a small live account has done really well, over 100% return running across 3 algos in the portfolio. Results are great and it’s times to capitalise which is why it’s time to scale up now.. my account doubled to $2000 and I’ve added another $8000 to make
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Something which I find myself pondering is whether I should trade my own system or just rely on someone elses alerts. I'm in two minds about this...
I list my pros and cons of each below:
Your own Trading System
Pros
It works with your personality, your risk ratio, the style of trading you like etc. You designed it, it is tailored for you
It is satisfying to have designed your own system
It's your systems to keep... you will always know how it works and can always trade it
April 25, 2011
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Something that I have learnt is to never trade Forex during the holidays.... I've watched the markets for many years and when you're off from work, it's tempting to see if you can make a few pips or points from home. If you do make any money, I assure you, you're lucky this time but perhaps not so lucky next time.
The main stock markets were closed due to Easter but as you know, the Forex markets are not country specific so they are still open during the normal hours - Monday to Friday. Marke
April 23, 2011
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Today was one of the best trading days that I've ever had... the markets really took a huge knock.. in fact, today the markets are looking like the below:
Europe
FTSE = -2.05%
DAX = -2.33%
CAC = -2.70%
United States
DJIA = -1.86%
S&P500 = -1.83%
April 18, 2011
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