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When I trade, I always ensure that I put a stop in for every order.. this is usually 50 pips or points and acts as an emergency stop should anything drastic happen with the markets or if my internet connection dies.. I know my maximum possible loss.
However, it is important to ensure that a stop is place in the right place otherwise you'll be hammered by the stop hunters as they seek to take you out.
My trade today on the GBPUSD was as below.. I saw a triple stop in the 15minute timeframe
September 7, 2011
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I wanted to put this post up to remind myself of a lesson which I seem to have forgotten and cost me today and that is... "ensuring that your stop is in the right place"
To be honest, I got a bit lazy and have been putting stops with my orders with no real analysis as to where they should be. I know some people and some of the systems that I use do have a fixed stop limits but this way of trading for me involves putting in stops in the correct place.
A stop is your 'yes, I am definately wr
August 30, 2011
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After last week I was cautious... trading systems in my experience don't work in all market conditions so when you get a poor trading week you know that the market dynamics could have changed. I'm more cautious when this happens and my way of testing the market is to scale down my trading and hence my choice to trade only the GBPUSD forex pair this week to see if we get a positive result.
Anyway, I'm glad to say that the week was positive, if only just! It gives me a bit more confidence to tr
August 29, 2011
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