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AUDUSD trade stops me out but still could go up!

AUDUSD trade stops me out but still could go up!

I was reading an article the other day which said that the markets these days are harder than they use to be to make a profit..  10 - 20 years ago, you could just buy/sell and hang on.. the markets would generally trickle one direction. In this day and age, the market volatility is extremely high and it's not easy to enter the markets and make money. I don't know how true this is but certainly, the markets know exactly where to hit you and take you out. I have always thought that a stop shou

September 20, 2012 No Comments Full Story

Two Spinning Tops on the Euro (EURUSD)

Two Spinning Tops on the Euro (EURUSD)

The Euro forex pair looks like it's been downtrending for a while and the recent daily price action has printed two spinning top patterns. This shows some indecision in the markets and to me, looks like we may have reached a short term high before resuming a downward trajectory. In fact, todays price action was mainly south with a little pullback. I've shorted this at 1.2370 with a stop above yesterdays high at 12460. Looking for a minimum of a 1:1 trade here.. let's see how we get on!

August 8, 2012 No Comments Full Story

GBPUSD – RIght trade and 10 pips off an Entry

GBPUSD - RIght trade and 10 pips off an Entry

My order at the end of last week missed it's entry by a mere 10 pips which is rather annoying. I was correct about there being strong support  at the 15480 level except that the buyers came in earlier at 15490 and pushed prices up to 15660 which is +170 pips! It would have been a very nice start back into trading if it had trigger but it's given me confidence that my analysis is still good and I can still see good trades. If I had an entry, I would have moved my stop to breakeven and see

August 5, 2012 No Comments Full Story

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