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My overnight order for the GBPUSD pair tonight

My overnight order for the GBPUSD pair tonight

The markets have really taken a bashing yesterday.. lots of volatility and not easy to play..  you could have easily been caught out on the sharp reversals which were seen this morning. Anyway, a forex pair which looks interesting is the GBPUSD or cable forex pair. The price action has fallen from the previous area of resistance and looks to be close to support. I've got an order to buy at 15480 with a stop at 15435 (45 pips maximum loss) and a target at 15680 (200 points profit). Let's s

August 2, 2012 No Comments Full Story

Simple breakout trade on the GBPUSD forex pair – Financial Trading Journal

Simple breakout trade on the GBPUSD forex pair - Financial Trading Journal

Nothing much to say about todays trade. The market had rallied strongly on Friday and then drifted. From the market opening last night and until this morning, the market was consolidating.. not doing too much but you can see that the price was bouncing between a range.. ther resistance at 15850 and support at 15820. The break at resistance was my cue to go long giving me 25 pips as I took profit.  

March 19, 2012 No Comments Full Story

Reversed the weeks GBPUSD losses..

Reversed the weeks GBPUSD losses..

The last 3 days were not good for the system and I suffered a 20 pip loss each day. As I traded Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the total loss for the week was 60 pips! I didn't trade Monday as it was the Bank Holiday yet it would have yielded profits had I done. It's times like this when you consider whether your trading system is going to work for you... the back testing has shown that 3 days in a row of losses is rare but when it happens, your confidence in the system diminishes and the d

June 4, 2010 No Comments Full Story

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