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Today I was a bit unlucky with the markets. I usually take the high and low of the market movement between 4am and 7am but I had set the high at the previous high at around 6am which I thought would be the high of the day.
Anyway, if you look at the chart you will see that my trade triggered at 7am for the long which then fell to hit the stop for -40. The short trade also went and it should have hit the target for 30 pips but including the spread and all that, I think I missed the exit by les
June 7, 2010
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The last 3 days were not good for the system and I suffered a 20 pip loss each day. As I traded Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the total loss for the week was 60 pips! I didn't trade Monday as it was the Bank Holiday yet it would have yielded profits had I done.
It's times like this when you consider whether your trading system is going to work for you... the back testing has shown that 3 days in a row of losses is rare but when it happens, your confidence in the system diminishes and the d
June 4, 2010
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Today the markets moved exactly to cut out both my long and short trade with such efficiency, it makes you wonder if they were waiting for you!
Anyway, the two trade areas were 14395 and 14351. The long came first and practically immediately reverse at 144400.. I did think that this is a whole number and these are usually areas of resistance or support. The market reversed enough to hit my stop which was also my entry for the short... it went 20 pips and then reversed and took out the long.
May 26, 2010
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