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USDJPY long today

USDJPY long today

I went long the USDJPY at 9796 as it seemed to have moved beyond the short term negative bias. You can see the trendlines I have drawn in. However, the GBPJPY and EURJPY have really shot ahead.. I am just about 10 pips up but if I had made the trend with the GBPJPY or EURJPY, it would be up by 50 and 40 pips respectly. It means I chose the weakest of the Yen pairs but also the less volatile. The profit potential for the first leg up isn't great, just 25 pips  at around 9822 but there you are..

April 23, 2009 No Comments Full Story

S&P day trade today

S&P day trade today

I've not traded the S&P for ages now... however, I thought I would have a look and I got my entry... In the past, I would have been tempted to short as the market was looking to top.. however, the trend is your trend as the old trading adage goes and the market was merely consolidating. I entered near the top of the previous move upwards (not a particularly good entry) at 843 and I had my stop at 839. The price action came incredibly close to my stop (within 1 point) before it headed u

April 21, 2009 No Comments Full Story

GBPJPY trading update

GBPJPY trading update

Well, the market went my way and hit my target for 144 pips which was healthy. However, the market continues to fall and I've left another 70 pips on the table..

March 27, 2009 No Comments Full Story

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