I shorted the DOW when it broke the trendline at 9740 or so.. however, it wasn’t the perfect entry as the market bounced from this area of support to go north… I had a stop at 9780 which was the previous high but nonetheless, my short wasn’t ideal as short trades should be entered on a long countertrend.
I had to watch the market go against me 30 points or so before it tanked.. it went past my entry point and I took profits at the round number 9700 for 40 points which wasn’t bad. However, the market is still going down, as I write, it’s at 9672 meaning that I left another 30 odd points on the table… nevermind!
The market just dropped further and hit 9660….. double nevermind!
I was doing pretty well of late but my trading seems to have suffered a turn for the worse of late. I know that I am entering trades when I shouldn’t be.. they are like gambles. My short of the GBPUSD at 16263 was premature. The trend was clearly upwards but I was seeing a slowdown in the rate of progress the market was heading upwards.. it has powered uphill rather rapidly and I was expecting the market to subsequently move down before a continue journey upwards. Countertrend trading as this is called is risky as you never know when the countertrend will turn.. if indeed it does counter… which is doesn’t look like doing right now.
Sure, upwards momentum has indeed slowed but this doesn’t mean it’s going to fall. The money is on the uptrend but I have committed myself and will ride the trade to completion.. my stop is at 16300 which is probably too tight.. it should be about 10 pips above this but I am not prepared to put more money towards a bad trade.
The other bad trading habit is not being patient when awaiting an entry… I have come home from work and want a gamble… this is the road to ruin. I don’t think the trade is giong to work out today (however, you never know with the markets). I will take the hit on the chin and learn from my mistake… loss of money is a good motivator…
When I’m feeling tired, it’s quite difficult to trade. I’ve been doing quite well of late with trading and sports betting and I haven’t been inputting everything into the blog. I’ve noticed that people who own blogs like mine with a target in hand use them to monitor their progress.. I am using mine as a diary tool so I can look back at my trades and learn from past mistakes. I have certainly noticed my trading improving immensely this way to the point where I feel confident that I am indeed successful as a trader. I am seeing consistent regular profits into my account and it feels great! However, I’m also conscious that I am getting lazy updating the blog… it’s almost as though I feel that my journey to consistent income is almost there and I want to spend more of my time making the money than documenting it. I’ve noticed that those who have blogged their rise eventually stop once they become successful… I certainly hope that this isn’t the case for me as trading is always changing as markets change and you have to adapt to it.
Anyway, today, I went long the GBPJPY at around 15550. I decided that this was a good entry as the stochastics had dipped and were looking oversold. In addition, I saw momentum pushing prices higher. The first target was the resistance level formed from the previous high at 15591 or so. However, I sold early at 15583 for 33 points. My entry was good, my exit wasn’t so… I didn’t really follow the plan (I feel very tired after a long days work). The price right now as I actually write this post is 15618 which means I’ve left a good 35 extra pips on the table! The next price target is actually 15645!! If it does reach there, that’s 90 odd pips!
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