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Back to the simulator and back to winning!

Back to the simulator and back to winning!

Typical, I go back to the simulator and make profits! I went long at 137775 with a target of 138000 and stop at 137550 and took 9 prices. The 5 mins stochastics were on their way up and the 15 min chart stochastics was oversold and I expected some movement up soon. Then I went long when the market went above the previous swing high at 138025 with a target of 138300. However, I took profits manually at 138100 for 3 prices. Total was 12 prices for the day

February 27, 2008 No Comments Full Story

More mistakes – S&P emini trading log

More mistakes - S&P emini trading log

I have shown just my entries in my attached chart... it was another bad day! I entered long where the arrow is green at 138425. I could see that the 5 min stochastics were in oversold territory so there would be a move upwards soon.. was it here? However, if I paid more attention to the 15 min chart, I could see that it was telling me something different, the MACD had cross towards the downside and indicating a short. The conflict of signals should have been a warning! Anyway, I ended up

February 26, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

Back to the drawing board!

Back to the drawing board!

This wasn't my kinda trading today.. I don't seem to be doing well again all of a sudden... I kept on seeing a top and trying to time it for a ride down. However, I was wrong 3 times. I should have been a bit more careful as the 15 min stochastic was clearly showing a long. Even when we got the cross towards the upside, I went short. I felt like it was back to the drawing board, I wasn't disciplined at all. The market then shot up like a bullet.. I have no idea why but I wish I was lon

February 25, 2008 2 Comments Full Story

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