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DOW scalp trade for a few points

DOW scalp trade for a few points

I thought I'd have another go at the DOW today since my forex trading yielded a -20 result. I needed to find a way to top up my account! The Dow was moving lower and you can see the resistance line I drew in. The market was bouncing to this line before heading lower. However, at the blue arrow, the market broke the resistance line and I was looking at a possible long entry at 10532. Luckily for me this did happen as the market tanked. I wasn't flexible enough to short at this stage here so I

June 21, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Binary markets and todays DOW scalp trade

Binary markets and todays DOW scalp trade

Last night, I found that my trading platform had 5 min UP/DOWN markets.. these are binary markets and allow you to bet on the movement of the DOW in 5 minute timeframes..  for example, you can bet if the DOW will go up or down in the next 5 minutes. I thought I would have a play and boy, was that the worst mistake.. it is pure gambling and I got my fingers burnt, I lost the equivalent of 70 points.. very bad! Anyway, I'll try not to play with it in future as it's not good for the bottom line.

October 1, 2008 No Comments Full Story