Monday, November 5, 2007

How to not trade.

I skipped easy entry at 9:52 and 165,90, then I was running again behind the price. Trade 1, at previous low break was ok (+10p). Then I felt I was missing a lot of this move (greed) and I re-shorted at 36 (trade 2), an immediate sharp retracement, and extended stop was hitted. -17p. Re-shorted (trade 3) at 47, but 200 EMA on the hourly was supporting price well. I felt that the complete reverse was imminent (fear). I closed one half at -5p, let the other to his fate.Price reached 80, averaging loss at -20, beyond my "strict" stoploss rules, I could not close this. Price finally dropped again and I closed this bloody half at +15, averaging trade at +5. So I risked 20 to win 5! Not a sparrow wise.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are right, 7:52 GMT was the time to go in EUR/JPY. Even at 7:10 we got a TrendLine break. I traded today EUR/JPY for my first time at 9:33 GMT (Trendline broken) and close at 165,10 for almost 50 pips but 1/2 lots less than usual because at that time I was -25 pips in Cable (At Crazy London Open). Final result: Break Even.
Hi, Constantino, EUR/JPY seems to behave smoother than Cable in the London Sesion. You may have found the best pair to trade....
David. Note: I'm working in the blog so we can share the trades and experiences....

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