Category Archives: Trades Taken

110214 – 0436 EST GBPUSD Short

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Over the weekend I put my short term swing trading method back together. Somehow, in switching from Metastock to Ninjatrader, I lost some of my fundamentals. Now I feel I have them back and with some improvements. The trade below was … Continue reading →

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26 January 2011 – 0424 EST GBPUSD Long

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

I took this trade @ 0424 EST @ 1.5830. I wanted my targets to be 1.5838 and 1.5868, but price spiked up too fast for me to adjust the second stop, so I got out at 1.5852 (missing out on … Continue reading →

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26 January 2011 – 1101 EST NQ Short

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

When the NQ fell below the trend channel, I went short @ 2312.25. Price started to move back into the trend channel, and I was considering exiting. Then I asked myself “Would I still go short here?” The answer was … Continue reading →

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26 January 2011 – 1047 EST NQ Long

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

I saw price fail to break 2320.00, fall back to the 21 SMA line, and then start to rally up. I entered @ 2319.50 assuming that the market would break 2320.00 and then make a big rally up from there. … Continue reading →

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25 January 2011 – 0800 EST Session GBPUSD

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

I took a few trades during the 0800 session in the GBPUSD. Two were small losers and one was a medium winner. Trade 1 Short 3 @ 1.5772 Close 3 @ 1.5784 P&L: -12 (-36 PIPs) Trade 2 Long 3 … Continue reading →

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25 January 2011 – 0512 EST GBPUSD Short

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Here was a short trade setup that occurred just before the 0430 EST GBP news release. This was a risky trade, because the news releases sometimes result in a whipsaw. I certainly would not try to enter right at the … Continue reading →

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24 January 2011 – 0800 EST Session GBPUSD Longs

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

2 long trades setup during the 0800 session. The first was @ 0812, which resulted in a stop out. The second was @ 0936, which reached all the way to S2 target.

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7 January 2011 – 0500 & 0900 EST Session EURUSD Trades

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Today was one of those days that I should not have turned on the computer. Most of my trades were losers during the 0500 EST session, including one trade where I was short right before the 0830 news and price … Continue reading →

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5 January 2011 – 0905 EST EURUSD Short

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Another short today @ 0905 @ 1.3167. Looking at the 4 hour chart I felt I could get another 20 or so PIPs out of this trade and I did…30 PIPs actually. Price fell down to 1.3137, which was right … Continue reading →

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5 January 2011 – 0550 EST EURUSD Short

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

I went short again @ 0550 @ 1.3247 with a target of 1.3215, 5 PIPs inside the S2 target line. Price moved down and up before making its final move down to the target. 32 PIPs profit. Here is the … Continue reading →

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