Archive for March, 2012

Trading a Failed Breakout on Euro

Trading a Failed Breakout on Euro

The chart of the Euro (EURUSD) today on the 1 hourly was as below: The Euro had a very strong day yesterday and when the market opened today, it was really watching to see if the market would break yesterdays highs at 13370 and continue upwards or fall. It's very tempted to buy on the break of the high but after such a strong move yesterday, any long entries would have been on a pullback for my liking. However, the price action broke above and demand was just not there for it to go any hi

March 27, 2012 No Comments Full Story

The Future of Spreadbetting

The Future of Spreadbetting

Spreadbetting has been in the UK for over 10 years now. In a nutshell, it is tax-free financial trading, in other words you do not have to pay any tax on your profits. Gambling as a whole in the UK is tax free... this means that spreadbetting is classified the same as the casino. There is also a fine line in trading whether it's gambling or not. I think for the majority of people it could be classified as gambling as they don't actually have a plan and don't really know what they are doing. T

March 25, 2012 1 Comment Full Story

Simple Buy on Support for Silver Trade

Simple Buy on Support for Silver Trade

Sometimes the simplest trades are best and today was once such day. I had a support line drawn at the lows as you can see in the chart below and as the price hit it for the third time, I went long at 3153. My stop was at 3145 so only 8 points away and I took profit at the previous top. A nice and easy 30 points!

March 23, 2012 No Comments Full Story

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