Category Archives: Trades Missed

6 January 2011 – 0500 EST Session EURUSD Trades

Since it is Thursday I was unable to trade because of commitments outside of my office. The 0500 session presented four trades, two were profitable and two were not. At 0525 we got a signal to go short @ 1.3111 … Continue reading

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5 January 2011 – 0748 EST EURUSD Short

This was a nice trade that I missed out on. I missed the entry @ 1.3223 and then I watched price go down, down, down…all the way to 1.3182. 42 PIPs missed. I consider it a missed trade because there … Continue reading

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4 January 2011 – 0801 EST EURUSD Long

I missed this trade. I must have gotten distracted with something and then price had taken off and I did not try to enter late. Entry was @ 0801 EST @ 1.3406. The signal to exit was @ 1.3422. Missed … Continue reading

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3 January 2011 – 1052 EST EURUSD Long

I was talking with a fellow trader on the phone and missed out on this trade. Psychologically speaking…why did I allow myself to miss this trade? Let’s see… I don’t like trading during the second half of the 0900 session, … Continue reading

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3 January 2011 – 0519 EST EURUSD Long

Because of the downward trend on the 15 minute chart, I missed out on these 2 long trades. The trade @ 0519 was good for 5 PIPs and the trade at 0725 was good for 23 PIPs. Positive Volume Pressure … Continue reading

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29 December 2010 – 1024 EST EURUSD Long

A final long signal occurred @ 1024 @ 1.3140. The R2 target of 1.3165 was hit @ 1134, which would have been a 25 PIP gain. If we had been more patient, we could have let the price run and … Continue reading

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29 December 2010 – 0859 EST EURUSD Long

Another long signal triggered @ 1.3138 right @ 0859. Price failed to achieve its targets and the trade would have been exited when price fell below the pivot line @ 0952 @ 1.3128. 10 PIP loss (24 PIP loss for … Continue reading

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29 December 2010 – 0758 EST EURUSD Long

Got a long signal @ 1.3138 just before 0800 this morning when price broke above the central pivot line. Price retreated back down below the pivot and we exited at the first sign off trend change @ 1.3130. 8 PIP … Continue reading

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29 December 2010 – 0527 EST EURUSD Short

There was a short signal @ 1.3121 in the EURUSD @ 0527 this morning. The S1 target was hit and then price bounced up, stopping us out @ 1.3125 for a slight loss.  4 PIP Loss. 

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28 December 2010 – 0927 EST EURUSD Short

Another short occurred at 0927 today, with an entry @ 1.3203. The target @ S2 was 1.3144. Price continued down after this trade, to the support level of 1.3096 on the 15 minute chart (see chart below.) NOTE: Due to … Continue reading

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