The WoRmHoLe

The term wormhole was coined by the American theoretical physicist Nicholas Ryan Ballard in 1957. However, the idea of wormholes had already been theorized in 1921 by the German mathematician Hermann Weyl in connection with his analysis of mass in terms of electromagnetic field energy.
This analysis forces one to consider situations...where there is a net flux of lines of force through what topologists would call a handle of the multiply-connected space and what physicists might perhaps be excused for more vividly terming a ‘wormhole’.

Truth being told I have absolutely no idea what the above means, I just thought since it sounds clever it would be cool to have it up there to start a thread

Okay, the idea of having this thread up is not solely because I want to keep a track record of my trades. I have my fxreport to do that for me. Mainly it's because I am partly disappointed with what had become of some of the public threads. Too many wild punting & baseless trade calls aren't the best environment to learn, analyse & exchange views. There are many sound traders here in the factory that can offer great insights and I will see to it that I get them to participate. Okay enough of that.
I welcome any trader, to post in this thread. This is a public private thread if you will. Any trader with any interest in any currency pair is more than welcomed here. Trade calls are welcomed providing their assisted with charts or at least some comments as to why that particular trade was or about to be made. No punting or wild trade calls please.
Now I am new in this factory but I've been trading live for quite a while now. Been through the ups & downs of trading, seen the ugly side of it, been battered into submission & survived. That's the most important thing in this business if you ask me. Survival. I only have two words for new traders, psychology & money management. These two aspect of trading for me, involves 90% of the works, 10% to the technicals. That's it, I'm not going to explain into details as to why I said that, you can read about that in the rookie discussion area or you can blow up a few accounts to understand where I'm coming from.
Down to business.
Personally, I trade the British Pound. The cable (GBP/USD) & the dragon (GBP/JPY) are my bread and butter. Occasionally I trade the EUR/JPY, which is like my supplementary pair. But I welcome any trade calls and discussions on all the majors and crosses. And my trades are 80% technical & 20% fundamental. So traders with vast fundies knowledge are always welcomed here. I personally have so much to learn from you guys. And I trade off larger timeframes, namely hourly, 4 hourly & daily charts. But scalpers & traders who pick their trades off lower charts are always welcomed.
Okay, I guess that's that. Welcome to the wormhole, enjoy your stay and good luck

I will start by posting charts and trade calls which I had for the last 2 weeks up here just to get things started. I will start with a post explaining as to why my bias towards cable remains bearish till today.

This is the link to the original posts from the previous thread.
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=154363

Okay. The selling gap was the first warning of the selling pressure building up. Notice how there were obvious bearish engulfing patterns forming with the dark cloud cover and the doji. This gap had since been filled but the selloff has yet to be fullfilled.
The second indication is the major resistance level built around the 4500 - 4600 level. For the past two weeks this resistance level had been tested numerous times but failed to breakout.
The third reason is the head & shoulder formation. Although since this chart was taken, the formation has somewhat had a deformed look to it, it still could play out once the neckline is broken.

Okay, personally this formation qualifies as a dark cloud cover to me, but it remains subjective to other's view on it as it does not look to convincing. Nonetheless this formation had somehow played a part in my short bias.

The daily. Ultimately.
Okay 3 days ago the daily candle close was a shooting star. This indicates subsiding number of buyers. To top it off, the shooting star bounced exactly off my sma which acts as a moving support/resistance. The doji beside the shooting star the day after had already indicated that buyers and sellers were evenly matched at the time and the daily fall the day after supports the speculated further fall as by this time sellers had overcome buyers.
I do use bollinger band to double confirm my positioning and at this point the candles are already formed below the middle band

I am not much of a fundemantalists but with the dow falling further & further coupled with endless stream of bad data, risk aversion springs to mind. And we already know for now risk aversion means stronger dollar. I'm not so sure though how long this rule will remain valid.
One news in particular that came out of Britain yesterday further supports sterling's speculated further fall. This news I quote from gammase1's post

0901 GMT [Dow Jones] GBP/USD slipped below 1.42 overnight, and does not appear to be in a position to draw strength from a bank-led bounce in equities on the back of the RBS results, says Kenneth Broux at Lloyds Banking Group. Adds Bank of England governor Mervyn King tops the agenda Thursday, and his comments to the Treasury Select Committee could be market moving for sterling and gilts as the markets look for comments about quantitative easing and clues ahead of next week's monetary policy committee meeting. GBP/USD edges up to 1.4249. (MEX)

These are the few reasons as to why I think the sterling will fall hard. But how or what is keeping it afloat at the moment is beyond me.
This had been building for two weeks & it would probably end soon. I can still be wrong, but I really hope not.
Cheers.

Guess I'll have to break my own rules of not placing any trades before Tuesday. I have added 0.4 to my current position and taking this one over the weekend after all.
Took short@4309 sl@4655 while 4065 being the first target to amend the sl to +ve.
Reason being after the breakout from the triangle, price went back up and the last candle tested & closed failing to break past the formation & the sma. This is a good enough reason for me to place a trade.
Okay, happy weekend everyone.

Thanks for the heads up AJ. But I have considered the position I took based on the daily. From my daily the triangle breakout was yesterday. I do not have my daily candle creeping back in it tho, so I took it. No worries tho, should the trade turn against me the 300 pips sl should give me ample time to get out & reposition. (this was a reply to a question posted by a fellow trader prior to the trade I made with the 4hourly chart earlier)

Dragon's downmove as you can see from the 4hrly chart is facing rejection at critical levels. It's being stopped smack on my sma which as I said acts as a moving support/resistance, which coincidentally is the 23.6 fibs level ( 23rd January low - 26th February high ).
By looking at the daily, you could see the doubletop formation and where the resistance level is which halted dragon's flight. The hanging man two days ago was the first warning of direction change. At the moment however we are in some sort of predicament Two things could happen.
1. Price close below the trendline [4hr & daily] - all hell breaks loose. Kaaaaaaaamehameha!
2. We get squeezed in that wedge for a few days before a breakout, either to the upside or downside. Which means we might just consolidate for a few days [daily].

Traders who are not yet in positions I think should consider these scenarios before making an entry. I am personally holding short from 139.25 with stop already moved to 138.5. Should I get stopped out, I will wait, weigh all the options & scenarios that had just been mentioned before positioning myself for another entry. Just remember this is a highly volatile pair which has just lost all its correlation with dow jones, cable & usd/yen, & at the moment the ccis on the daily and the 4hrly are pointing at two opposite directions, never a good sign when that happens. Basically it has a mind of its own really So, please be careful, the dragon is a badass pair to trade. Not for the weak of hearts lol. Anyway good luck.
Cheers

Looks like we're still headed for collision course. I believe a breach of 3900 level will push her down for good.
Atm 3 of my remaining short positions are still valid.

1. short@4309 sl@4200
2. short@4210 sl@4200
3. short@4151 sl@4140

All 3 remaining position's stops will be amended once price reach 3920.
Good luck everyone.

In regards to post #107 I have attached a daily chart supporting the analysis.
There is still no clear breakout with 141.7 level providing major resistance.
We might see a rejection at that level, or we might get a rejection even after a piercing, when we hit the top channel. Either way I expect a pullback.
If rejected at the 141.7 level, I suppose the pullback would mean we will still consolidate between 136.xx area - 140.xx area before a breakout.
If rejected at the top side of the channel, I still expect a pullback before a bullish continuation can be confirmed or a false breakout. Either way, we shall wait & see.
Good luck.

My bearish bias remains intact. Cable is still trading in this channel and it will be interesting to see if the current candle formation which is a shooting star forming at the top of the channel remains the same at the close, which is 2 hours away. Very close to the 4150 level in my opinion offers superb short positioning with a good risk reward. This however, is only my own personal opinion. Good luck guys.

I have received pm asking me as to why I need the price to move to 3920 before I amend my remaining position stops & why I keep saying cable needs to close below 3900 before falling further.
I think the chart is self explanatory
Hope that helps. Cheers.

Okay. My 4hr price on cable had closed within the channel. At the moment my bearish bias remains unchanged ( what else is new ey )
I mentioned before, I'm not much of a fundamentalist, but with boe announcement due tomorrow, today's bullish scenario might just be the case of pricing in. This had happen many times before in the past. We shall see how this pans out the day after tomorrow, if today's move is indeed the turn or it's just the big boys trying draw us out from our shells before dropping it like it's hot!
For now, my chart shows down. I will not think or trade otherwise.
I will leave my remaining 3 open positions for cable to work.

Good luck guys.

It seems dragon has again found the 141.7 level tough to break. It failed yesterday & we are still with no clear direction as to where this might go.
My daily cci had retreated from +100, that usually indicates bullish movement losing momentum. But it's not trading below 0.0, so I will not put my money on bears taking over just yet. Today should be an interesting, many bulls will lose their pants if it decides to turn the opposite direction. Careful holding on to those long positions, keep them tight.
I am personally still staying out & I will not make any attempt to trade this beast before tomorrow at the earliest. The reasons for me staying out is obvious, we are still in this wedge. No man's land for me. And news don't spook me out with the way I trade but with the ecb & boe announcing their rate decisions and unemployment claims data all coming out around the same time today, I have another very solid reason to stay out.
However, I wish anyone trading today the very best of luck. You'll need it.

Ok I think now I find my home here in the forum ,congratulations in starting your own tread .Starting on Monday I will try to post my observations ,Sofia

Cable had since failed to breakout longside & seems like the bullish move yesterday was the case of pricing in as mentioned yesterday. Nothing new really, this had been done many times before in the past.
I will be looking for a fresh entry for short once my 4hrly candle closes withing the channel. Should offer good risk reward.
Anyway, we shall wait for a confirmation before pulling the trigger. Nothing is certain in this business. Good luck

The 4hrly closed within the channel. I took the position with 0.4
short@4116 sl@4385
No tp. sl will be amended periodically. First sl amendment target 4000.
Good luck

hello howard.

Regarding the stop. 4350 - 4600 levels had been key support & resistance level. I took 4385 as that was the previous high before the price went through my sma. Other than that, these wide stops I've been using acts as a safety measure for myself. Should the trade turns against me or a change of trend, it allows me time to reevaluate my position. Should the trade work in my way, if you follow the trades I've been making, a move between 100 -150 I would have already amended my sl to +ve.
Hope that helps. I am off to bed. Gnite & good luck.

As expected, dragon is still trapped in the wedge & we are still waiting for confirmation of a direction. Buyers were rejected hard at the 141.7 level yesterday as they were knocked hard back down over 300 pips. I was wrong about us being able to get in for a trade when I said we should get a direction within a couple of days. That was 2 days ago! Lol. So again, no trade for this pair & with today being Friday, I think we can put the guesswork to bed for the time being.
This is solely my opinion. Trade at your own risk.
Good luck.