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Riding the peaks and troughs of the S&P but not very well

Riding the peaks and troughs of the S&P but not very well

Today I thought to myself that if I could ride the peaks and troughs of the market, I could capture more of the profits. I am finding that I tend to chicken out at about +10 prices or so.... if I am to capture more profit, I'll need to ride through a couple of peaks and troughs. Stock prices and any type of financial chart never moves up in a straight line.. it dips and peaks as it goes up and down. Anyway, as you can see, the first trade was a short when the market approached making a triple

April 24, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Almost a profitable day!!

Almost a profitable day!!

I traded a few times today.. the first was an easy short as the market fell below the MA line confirmed by stochastics and MACD. The second and third trade, I really should have been a bit more careful. I was expected a move lower but the stochastics were already showing oversold levels.. I should have been cautious here as each one  was a -10 hit. My last trade was a nice long above the 138600 level as MACD and stochastics moved up. The only thing was that I sold early when it hit the previ

April 21, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Still nothing from the trading academy

Still nothing from the trading academy

I still haven't heard anything from the trading academy...  I continue to trade as it's about learning and if they terminate my contract, I will set up my own account and continue. I feel my trading is making progress and it's a matter of time before I make it. If the trading academy can't see that there is potential in me then it's their loss... Anyway, I shorted at 136650 as the market had hit a resistance line.. see the 15 min chart and you can see that the market had stopped dead on this

April 17, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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