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I went long at the break of the previous high in the S&P at around 1378... I actually got in at 1379.48 due to the spreadbetting spreads which you pay rather than their commission charges... they move their spreads about meaning that you can lose half a point (in S&P terms) per transaction... and upto a while point when doing a round trip.
Anyway, the market went up and I got out at 1381.53 (I actually closed when the chart reached 1382 which was my target exit) for the equivalent of
May 27, 2008
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I haven't turned on my trading platform for a while but I did so this morning after reading a blog by a 21 year old student (who looks 15 in his picture). He trades the EURCHF and uses a simple stochastics indicator. Have a look here http://forexsmarts.blogspot.com/
Anyway, using his system, there was a long entry at 1.6172 this morning. The market did get to 1.6215 earlier today and then fell back. I am still in the trade with a 50 point stop and a 150 point target price!
Let's see what h
May 27, 2008
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Most traders have a few or just one trading setup which they execute over and over again. A trading setup is when there is a predefined condition on the traded instrument which signifies and entry and exit. The most successful traders are those that know their trading setup has a positive expectation overall and are disciplined enough to run the same trade over and over again when the conditions are right.
I have read a lot of trading books and I think the key to becoming a trader is firstly
May 24, 2008
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