Apologies to those who were interacting with me and reading my journal. I am sorry for disappearing without any explanation as it seemed like showing all of my trades publicly seemed to affect me mentally and my performance. I thought I can ...

<Week of 3/31/19> Trade #5: USDJPY SELL Entry: 111.412 SL: -50 pips (Risking 2%) TP: +30 pips [USDJPY H4] image I try to be cautious with adding positions, but it is something I do with discretion. I added another position to the ...

<Week of 3/31/19> Trade #4: EURUSD BUY Entry: 1.12091 SL: -45 pips (Risking 2%) TP: +35 pips [EURUSD H4] image Result: +3.7 pips (+0.17%) Current week: -2.13% April: -2.13% I closed the trade as soon as I realized my entry rules ...

<Week of 3/31/19> Trade #3: USDJPY SELL Entry: 111.395 SL: -40 pips (Risking 2%) TP: +40 pips [USDJPY H4] image I think the pair needs a pullback if it wants to go higher. Price may be too high for buyers to want to enter.

<Week of 3/31/19> Trade #2: EURJPY SELL Entry: 124.762 SL: -46 pips (Risking 2%) TP: +34 pips [EURJPY H4] image 　　　　　　　　　　 Result: -45.1 pips (-2.3%) Current week: -2.3% April: -2.3% [EURUSD H4] image Entered too early. Taking the ...

UPDATE: SL: -45 pips TP: +35 pips

<Week of 3/31/19> Trade #1: EURUSD BUY Entry: 1.12319 SL: -40 pips (Risking 2%) TP: +40 pips [EURUSD H4] image The pair is quite oversold. According to my rules, it seems like price would have to move higher in order for sellers ...

New trading week. New trading month. I hope everyone is ready. I only see a a potential EURUSD buy at the moment, but I am a bit cautious with the setup. We'll see what happens.

Result: +39.9 pips (+1.99%) Current week: -2.45% March: +21.15% To show that I am being transparent with all trades: image [AUDCAD H4] image So... apparently, when I accidentally reversed my position and reversed it back, I risked 2% (my normal ...

Result: -44.8 pips (-1.13%) Current week: -4.35% March: +18.79% A buy opportunity presented itself when my sell position was not closed yet. I decided to leave the trade open instead of closing early with mixed signals, which was a bad idea. [USDJPY ...

UPDATE: SL: -45 pips TP: +35 pips As you can see in the timestamp, I modified the order earlier and survived the bullish push by 0.4 pips... One more spread increase or push would have stopped me out. I went back to sleep and went out for a ...

<Week of 3/2419> Trade #5: USDJPY SELL Entry: 110.388 SL: -40 pips (Risking 1%) TP: +40 pips [USDJPY H4] image Bearish according to my rules. I think there is more room to the downside.

Anotan, Thank you for the encouragement. About your question, I don't use varying lot sizes. I always risk 2% per trade and only lower my risk when I reach my monthly goal (10-20%) or when it's near the end of the month. I wouldn't want to give away ...

Result: -40.1 pips (-1.02%) Current week: -3.1% March: +20.35% [CADJPY H4] image What a week... Not much to say. Same losing setup as EURJPY. Could I have noticed that the move I was looking for was already complete? In a way maybe, maybe not. I ...

<Week of 3/24/19> Trade #4: AUDCAD SELL Entry: 0.95099 SL: -40 pips (Risking 1%) TP: +40 pips [AUDCAD H4] image I was hoping for a deeper pullback earlier, but my pending was not triggered. I still think there is more downward ...

8-10 hours a day. I applaud you for your passion in trading! I agree that swing trading can feel more rewarding in some ways. Especially since you can potentially earn more while spending less time on the charts. To list a few reasons why I prefer ...

<Week of 3/24/19> Trade #3: CADJPY BUY Entry: 124.583 SL: -40 pips (Risking 1%) TP: +40 pips [CADJPY H4] image CADJPY BUY pending triggered. Basically the same setup as EURJPY. I think there is still more upside left before ...

<Week of 3/24/19> Trade #2: EURJPY BUY Entry: 124.583 SL: -40 pips (Risking 1%) TP: +50 pips [EURJPY H4] image CADJPY and EURJPY had very similar setups. I had pending orders at lower prices and would have preferred a deeper ...

Hello Anotan, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad you have been thinking about this topic lately. Many traders tend to put little emphasis on such details when this one factor can largely influence your trading. If you don't mind sharing, ...

Result: -40.0 pips (-1.02%) March: +22.92% image Well, a humbling start it is. Do I regret taking the trade? Not really. As mentioned before, it was not an A+ setup for me, but I knew the risk and took the trade. Moving on. I currently see a ...