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Went Long on DOW as it broke resistance

Went Long on DOW as it broke resistance

So today the DOW had been not doing much bouncing between 10300 and 10380. I was looking for a break either up or down to time my entry. I had an order at 10403 which was above the range but also above the round number.. round numbers are always areas of relatively strong resistance so I was mindful of that. Additionally, the pivot was around 10429 or so which would be another hindrance to price moving upwards. Anyway, my long was trigger and I managed to grab 25 points which was pretty aw

July 23, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Thinking too much and trading

Thinking too much and trading

Today, I'm sad to say that I didn't listen to my instinct when it came to trading. I was being too clever and thinking about what the market was doing. Look at the chart below. The market had hit the pivot point the first time and retraced. It then moved upwards and this was the time where I got back home and look at the market... it had retraced off the pivot and some strong movement up again towards it. I was a littl reluctant to put on the long as the pivot point was so close again when I

July 20, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Beauty trade on the 9-to-9 GBPUSD trading system

Beauty trade on the 9-to-9 GBPUSD trading system

On Friday 11th (sorry, posting this a bit late), I traded the 9-to-9 trading system on the GBPUSD. For those who haven't been following, it's trading the breakout of the highest and lowest points between 9pm and 9am GMT time. The timing on my chart says 5am but that's because I am using a US broker and it's not clever enough to work out where I actually am.. it's a minor detail. Anyway, the top of the range was 14757 and the lower, 14651. The range is just over 100 pips so can be done. I h

June 14, 2010 No Comments Full Story

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