Posts Tagged daytrading
I went long at the break of the previous high in the S&P at around 1378... I actually got in at 1379.48 due to the spreadbetting spreads which you pay rather than their commission charges... they move their spreads about meaning that you can lose half a point (in S&P terms) per transaction... and upto a while point when doing a round trip.
Anyway, the market went up and I got out at 1381.53 (I actually closed when the chart reached 1382 which was my target exit) for the equivalent of
May 27, 2008
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I haven't turned on my trading platform for a while but I did so this morning after reading a blog by a 21 year old student (who looks 15 in his picture). He trades the EURCHF and uses a simple stochastics indicator. Have a look here http://forexsmarts.blogspot.com/
Anyway, using his system, there was a long entry at 1.6172 this morning. The market did get to 1.6215 earlier today and then fell back. I am still in the trade with a 50 point stop and a 150 point target price!
Let's see what h
May 27, 2008
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Today was a bad day for me to trade.. I didn't feel right, I felt a bit fed up with the whole trading thing. I see periods when I am doing ok and periods when I am doing lousy and altogether, I am not sure if I am making progress or wildly stabbing in the dark.
Anyway, back to the DOW today. I went long at 12754 and got stopped at 12736 for a loss of -36. Once again, I went long at the top of the pullback....
Then I read the comment from Stephen McCreedy (thanks for the comments in a
May 21, 2008
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