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- MichaelSA replied Mar 24, 2016
Hi All, Boy oh boy- the market is certainly testing me! Yesterday I closed on due to a pinbar and the trade went to TP. Today I leave a trade open on a pinbar and the market goes to a partial SL (-38.4Pips). It has been a tough month- that is for ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 24, 2016
Thursday's Trade: SELL. TP and SL as usual. image Outcome to follow... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 23, 2016
Hi All, One of the main reasons I started this journal was to be able to have reflection on and in my trading- it is the only way one improves With this in mind.... Today's trade in retrospect looked like a simple BUY with full TP hit- however my ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 22, 2016
Hi All, So the market dropped like a rock! Full TP hit on second trade. On reflection- I should never have taken the first trade, as the signal was technically on the bar before the trade window- but I think due to the number of no trades recently, ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 22, 2016
Hi All, Partial SL Hit. -43 Pips I decided to reverse the trade, as the first signal occur at the start of the trading window. This has been quite a difficult couple week of trading. image Til later... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 22, 2016
Hi All, Today's trade is live- Buy! TP and SL as usual, lot size back to normal image Outcome to follow..... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 18, 2016
Hi All, Full SL hit. (First time since November 2015 that there has been 2 Full SL hit in a row.) Last week was a tough trading week, there were 3 consecutive 'No Trade' days, and 3 lossing days, I'm glad its the weekend. image Til Monday..... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 18, 2016
And Friday's Trade is live- Sell SL and TP as usual- Lot sizing is still at half. image Til we are closed out.... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 17, 2016
Hi All, So I got stopped out- full SL hit. Then the price turned around and went straight up! Can't win them all- but definitely got played by the market yesterday. image Til the next trade.... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 17, 2016
Hi All, Today's trade is a BUY. I was a little late in taking the trade, and benefited 13 Pips. TP and SL as usual. I have however reduced the lot size by half- my reasoning is as follows, I am currently 115 pips (with a return of 30%) ahead this ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 16, 2016
Full TP Hit. image Til the next trade. M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 16, 2016
Hi All, After 3 days of 'No Trades@- we finally have a trade today!! Sell. TP and SL as usual. image Outcome to follow..... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 15, 2016
Hi All, Monday was another no trade day! And Tuesday's trade is looking as if it could also be a no trade day. (Note- time change due to Day Light Saving change- trade window still starts 2 hours before London open) image Til a trade is signaled. M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 13, 2016
Hi All, No trade on Friday- no signal given. Til tomorrow.... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 10, 2016
Trade complete. I see that in the above post I posted BUY- when it was clearly a SELL, Full SL hit- note trade was at half risk- as explained above. Shows the added layer of money management. image Til tomorrow...... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 10, 2016
Hi All, Thursday's Trade: BUY NB note- I have half my usual lot size- 2 reasons- firstly because the previous candle was BIG (which from experience usually means order clearing before true direction/trend is shown, and secondly because I have had a ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 9, 2016
Hi All, Yesterday's trade was a BUY and went to full TP. Sorry no initial picture of trade- but all standard rules and lot sizing was used. image Til the next trade.... M
- MichaelSA replied Mar 8, 2016
Hi All, It seems my luck is lasting a little longer. I was not totally with it yesterday, made 2 rookie mistakes, so glad to have made it through. Full TP hit. I very nearly got hit with a full SL (yellow arrow), which come within 1 pip! image ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 8, 2016
Laugh!! it's all I can do....... My timing on this trade was terrible! Got in 10 Pips lower than where I should've- nearly the low of the candle!, and back to standard sizing. Usual TP and SL- this one is going to hurt, looks like full SL. image ...
- MichaelSA replied Mar 8, 2016
Hi All, so- I mistakenly took a trade at the start of this candle- It looked like the trade signal had signaled a Sell- it was after the pinbar, so had reduced the lot size. As soon as I saw the mistake I closed the trade. Note to self- only trade ...