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![Daytrading the DOW]()
So, I'm back again on the DOW to see if I can get some more profits from it.. I grabbed a few profits yesterday and thought I'd give it a go today. In the past, I have found that the DOW is extremely volatile and difficult to trade. However, if I can try and trade it only when there is a break of some sort and ride it as far as until it looks like it's hit something.
So today, I was waiting for a break of 10400 which it did. I went short and for a few minutes it went above my entry point..
June 22, 2010
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![DOW scalp trade for a few points]()
I thought I'd have another go at the DOW today since my forex trading yielded a -20 result. I needed to find a way to top up my account!
The Dow was moving lower and you can see the resistance line I drew in. The market was bouncing to this line before heading lower. However, at the blue arrow, the market broke the resistance line and I was looking at a possible long entry at 10532. Luckily for me this did happen as the market tanked. I wasn't flexible enough to short at this stage here so I
June 21, 2010
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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
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