Archive for April, 2009

Trading the Forex markets and being nervous!

Trading the Forex markets and being nervous!

I have had 8 winning trades in a row and I'm starting to get a little nervous. Generally I know that I am about 60% correct so a loss is due at some stage.... each time I am trading I am aware of this and this makes me a little nervous. Anyway, I went long the GBPJPY at 14581 when it breached the downward trend (as indicated in the chart below). My stop was at 14545 and my first target was 14620. The market shot up and I got nervous... it shot up too quickly and with a surge like this, I expe

April 30, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Was thinking of a S&P long here…

Was thinking of a S&P long here...

I was also watching the S&P as it was trading between a consolidation channel between 855 and 860. It could have been a long above the break of 860 which it did but I am so cautious and have been caught out by these sort of trades many times so I thought that perhaps I may enter on a pullback. The market looks like it is make a pullback now but the relative lack of strength when the price action went above 860 looked rather weak.. however, saying that now, it would probably shoot up... I

April 28, 2009 No Comments Full Story

Daytrading the Pound Dollar (GBPUSD) Forex pair

Daytrading the Pound Dollar (GBPUSD) Forex pair

Another winning trade today... I saw momentum towards the downside had dwindled and the market looked like it would make some movement upwards. I went long at 14622 with a stop at 14585 and a target of 14660. Soon after my trade, the market went south and I was beginning to think it could go wrong and move towards the first support area at 14600 and if this failed, the 14575 level. My stop was at 14585 as I didn't want to take the loss or risk below the 14600 line. My target was 146

April 28, 2009 No Comments Full Story

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