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Stupid trading mistake – kicking myself

Stupid trading mistake - kicking myself

I have been quite careful of late and this has benefitted my trades.. I have found that the best trades are those which are 'boring'. When I say boring I mean that they do not give me the excitement which I experienced before... I just put them on and wait patiently. Sometimes I am not patient and end up closing them too early. Anyway, one of the terms I have heard before is 'bottom pickers get smelly fingers' referring to those who try and time bottom of markets and this also corresponds to

November 11, 2008 No Comments Full Story

GBPJPY – there goes my winning streak

GBPJPY - there goes my winning streak

After my profitable AUDCAD trade last night, I entered short the GBPJPY right when it topped and fell. I had a 100 point stop which got hit..  quite annoying but as a trader (or trainee trader in my case) you have to learn that trading is about winning and losing.. you just have to take it on the chin and move on.

November 4, 2008 No Comments Full Story

AUDCAD – another winning trade

AUDCAD - another winning trade

I got at the right time today.. got back home and saw a short entry staring at me in the face, I entered at 8030 and I had a target of 7970. I was spreadbetting with this and the spreads are quite large with this forex pair so I actually closed it at about 7980... still a 50 pip ride is great!

November 3, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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