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I went long on the DOW the other day, see the daily chart of the Dow below... it had hit support and the second time it did so, there was a pin bar pattern indicating strength with the buyers. The second day, you can see continued strength but today, there has been some selling. I went long at the break of the nose of the pin bar and my stop is 5 pips under the bottom of the pin. The trend is down however but this is a reversal play. It is risky considering how weak the market is but this could
May 25, 2012
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I decided that I was going to short silver today, my entry was at 3200 with a stop above the previous high at 3220. My target was 3180 which is a 1:1 trade. Also 3180 was a support level which you can see in the 15 minute chart. You would expect a bounce at this level but you never know how far so I rather take my profit here.
I have found that by taking at least a 1:1 trade you have a chance of making money. If you get into the habit of any less than this, you will be sure to lose mo
March 29, 2012
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Lately I've been doing a lot of experimentation on different trading systems and timeframes. I particularly like a hands off approach giving me time to enjoy life.
I'm particularly fond of set-and-forget systems and one which was performing rather well is the Forex Morning Trade - click here if you want to have a look at it
Anyway, I'm also looking at swing trade FTSE100 companies using just a 6 day and 21 day moving average cross. I've done some backtesting and although it is very sim
April 9, 2011
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