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Daytrading frustration… when to stop?

Daytrading frustration... when to stop?

Today was another disastrous day trading.. I have been trading on/off for over a year on this blog and I still am miles away from being successful. My stint with the trading academy showed signs of success before they terminated my contract (illegally... it's going through solicitors currently) and recent courses have proved to be fruitful. I know trading takes a long time to learn and although this blog has been running for over a year, I have actually been trying to trade for much longer t

August 12, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Bagged some profits trading the Dow Jones..

Bagged some profits trading the Dow Jones..

I entered this trade after seeing downtrend pattern in the 5 min charts looking to turn. The stochastics were also oversold and looking to head upwards. In the 1 minute chart, the 20 minute moving average line (which was functioning as resistance) became support and I traded off a bounce and got in at 11244. The market soon shot up and bounced off 11300 and I closed out at 11286 for +42. The market has since reached 11360 which is another 74 points which I missed out on! I bagged my pro

July 8, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Evaluating my stock market trading career!

Evaluating my stock market trading career!

I haven't posted for a wee while and the reason being was that my mind was completely preoccupied with some other things of which I won't bore you with. I have thought about my trading however and have been frustrated how difficult it just is. I have been attempting to trade the markets for what seems like ages yet still, I don't seem any closer to cracking it. There are times of brilliance and times of sheer despair and frustration.... for those who have been following my blog, you'll note that

June 30, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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