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- TraderLT replied Jul 11, 2013
Well, Bernanke smashed my system test's P&L last night! For live trading - here is what I'm looking at for today image Since we were so busy last night - I doubt we'd see much volume today. Equity markets will probably be lifted throughout the ...
- TraderLT replied Jul 9, 2013
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- TraderLT replied Jul 9, 2013
Today I'll be at my desk all day - So I'm going to watch for a trade on EURUSD. Personally I like to use Floor Pivots when trading Euro. I've got a short bias - so if I'm taking a short trade, I'd expect probability to be higher and I'll risk more. ...
- TraderLT replied Jul 7, 2013
Just been for a run.... it's weirdly hot in the UK today. Everyone has their BBQ out. I'm going to do the same with the family this evening so I'll write my post, finish some paperwork for tomorrow then enjoy the rest of my Sunday. Right I'm going ...
- TraderLT replied Sep 24, 2012
Evening all - I was going to put up a video tonight about turtle trading but I've had a horror show with my car on the way home. Basically shredded my tyre... not cool. Took ages to get it sorted. Note to self - Keep key for locking wheel bolts in ...
- TraderLT replied Sep 14, 2012
I'm trying to write up investment reports, but when I've got this much action in my trading account - not much is getting done! Going to take some time adjusting my stops tonight to make sure I start locking the gains in. 470 pips - just by ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 28, 2012
QUIZ TIME — Ah glad that helped. Okay so I've been looking at the markets this evening and it's looking ever more that we have a change in underlying trends. Look at the AUDUSD. I don't have a chart to post of it atm - but we could be in a new ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 23, 2012
Evening all, So after all my complaining about a counter trend EUR/USD trade - I just took it off for 2.1% profit. Happy days. Also at the same time I closed my USDCHF for 1.6%. I took a 1.1% loss on the AUDJPY but the net result was enough to get ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 21, 2012
Could today have been the break? I'm not sure. But I am quite happy after all my complaining about my EURUSD long trade!
- TraderLT replied Aug 19, 2012
Pre market open - View on the EURUSD — Okay so it's been a while since my last post. I've been quiet because I'm not too impressed with my own trading this month. I never really get on with low volumes and counter trend movements. Anyway, lets ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 15, 2012
Potential trend changes — Recently the markets have been behaving quite strange. I've read that we have had the lowest volumes (outside of the Christmas season) in 10 years. Could this be because lots of big time traders are all on holiday for ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 12, 2012
Hey Erebus, thank you very much for the praise, almost made me blush a little! haha. Glad you like the thread - my whole objective was to produce something that is very simple and easy to follow, so I'm glad that is coming across. In regard to the ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 12, 2012
Hey S_Ferrer, Glad that made sense! In regard to the 2:1 thing - This is not something I use personally although I can see the logic behind it. Basically it's a probability game - Although this is not strictly true, lets say that every time you ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 10, 2012
Forgot I had a chart for this one too... It's been a long week....
- TraderLT replied Aug 6, 2012
Okay so I've seen a trade setup on an instrument I do not normally trade. AUDCHF. So, going along with my trading method - We've got the nice bullish price action waves - a pullback, with a nice low test bar as an opportunity to get in long. I've ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 5, 2012
Right Dpen, Time for the full reply. Reading through your post, it sounds like we have a very similar mindset and approach to trading. I believe that once you get an understanding of trading daily swings, it provides a great platform to build upon. ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 1, 2012
Example trade order — So look at the downtrend in this chart. With price making LOWER HIGHS and LOWER LOWS like this, we are just looking for an opportunity to get in short (preferebly as close to a lower high as possible). In this type of ...
- TraderLT replied Aug 1, 2012
Waves — Carrying on with my trading ideas - I'm going to talk a little about price action waves. I find that having a good understanding on price action waves is absolutely key to following a trend following strategy. I'm going to attach an ...
- TraderLT replied Jul 29, 2012
TREND Following 101 — Generic 'Moving average fan' strategy. Once i've spotted a clean trend with momentum on the daily chart - I look to the 4h - drop on my moving average lines - and use the stock moving average strategy. In these clean ...
- TraderLT replied Jul 29, 2012
Finding that clean momentum — I read on this forum a long time ago, that if you trade in the direction of the trend and your stop is reasonably placed (based on ATR) - Your entry does not need to be perfect because the market will help you ...