Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Post-FOMC

The trend was strong but this is easier to confirm afterwards. When in action, and because I trade with big lots, I prefer to have tight stops and multiple entries/exits. High volatility means also deep retracements. I can't afford to go long and then get a retracement of 40 pips in the face, praying for the price to go up again. Act like a sparrow: one little piece at a time, again and again.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

kudos to u mr. Sparrow..:)

Anonymous said...

i wish to kno 1 thing,
that do u place fixed stop loss or mental stop loss..
thnx ..:)

Soma said...

Yes, I'd like to know that too. :) How far back do you place your stops and how do you decide where to place them?

The forexbird said...

For exits, i trail my stop 1-3 bars behind the price.

Anonymous said...

Thanku forexbird..:)

The forexbird said...

sorry, 1-3 PIPS, not bars, behind price.

Anonymous said...

Bluddy ell...
U r a sharp-shooter forexbird..:D
Be my Mentor..:D

Good day..!!
K Singh..

Zilas said...

It’s great chance to make money during high profile news like FOMC or NFP, but one got to remember that when we can make huge money, we can also lose huge money; it’s the reason why we got to make sure we don’t do anything silly and focus on trading with strict money management. I get things done easily due to OctaFX broker and their top conditions which include low spreads from 0.2 pips, high leverage up to 1.500 and much more!