Posts Tagged Spreadbetting

Yes, the Dow was a good shorting opportunity…

Yes, the Dow was a good shorting opportunity...

The short entry was a good one.. however, in light of the strong uptrend I wanted to get out as soon as it hit any resistance and I got out at the round number 11600. The stochastics were also way into oversold territory so I got out and grabbed a measly 10 points. The market however, fell further and is currently at 11583... trust my luck!! The hardest thing I think about trading is knowing when to get out..  I think it's much more difficult than entering. The other day, I gave up over 1

August 22, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Some trading opportunities on the DOW

Some trading opportunities on the DOW

I have my day off today and I wanted to watch the markets and not be desperate to trade. A problem is that when I come home from work and find that the markets have moved a lot with a lot of profit left on the table, I feel that I missed a fantastic opportunity and feel that I need to do something to get some of the profits..  as a result, I fire off trades from my trading platform even though there is no real reason to.. this amounts to losses and then frustration. However, today, I entered

August 22, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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

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