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DOW intraday trading

DOW intraday trading

Stalking the DOW again today.. I am primarily looking for quick profits. I was going to write quick and easy but trading isn't all that easy. However, if you can sense where the momentum is, you can get behind it and ride it a few points. I'm happy to grab a few points where I can and get out as soon as I sense that momentum has run out. I just don't trust the Dow, any sign of uncertainty... GET OUT!!! I put an order to get in at 10320 today and it hit. I was aware of overhead resistance at 1

June 23, 2010 No Comments Full Story

DOW scalp trade for a few points

DOW scalp trade for a few points

I thought I'd have another go at the DOW today since my forex trading yielded a -20 result. I needed to find a way to top up my account! The Dow was moving lower and you can see the resistance line I drew in. The market was bouncing to this line before heading lower. However, at the blue arrow, the market broke the resistance line and I was looking at a possible long entry at 10532. Luckily for me this did happen as the market tanked. I wasn't flexible enough to short at this stage here so I

June 21, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Nice day for the 4-to-7 trading system.. not so nice for me

Nice day for the 4-to-7 trading system.. not so nice for me

The chart is show above.. the upper and lower lines are at 14937 and the lower line 14844. This looks like simple short for profits. It was.. however, for me, I didn't wait until 7am finished and my first trade was a long at 14927 which obviously ended in a loss! The loss was 50 pips and my gain on the short was 30 pips.. totalling -20 for the day!

June 21, 2010 No Comments Full Story

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