Private: Trading Journal

This is my private trade journal for my own accountability.

Not for commercial. Not going to sell anything. Not here to teach you anything either (there are many better teachers out there and good threads).
This is my style of trading. If you have something helpful to improve my trading feel free to contact me.

If you don't like my trading, its ok you can put your time to better use than trolling here =)

Results
Aug 2019 Overall: 148 pips
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19 Aug 2019 Nett: 20 pips
20 Aug 2019 Nett: -20 pips
21 Aug 2019 Nett: 54 pips
22 Aug 2019 Nett: 0 pips (No Trade)
23 Aug 2019 Nett: 28 pips
+82
26 Aug 2019 Nett: -16 pips
27 Aug 2019 Nett: 36 pips
28 Aug 2019 Nett: 46 pips
29 Aug 2019 Nett: 0 pips (No Trade)
30 Aug 2019 Nett: 0 pips (No Trade)
+66
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Sep 2019 Overall: 147.6 pips
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02 Sep 2019 Nett: 0 pips (No Trade)
03 Sep 2019 Nett: -15 pips
04 Sep 2019 Nett: 77.6 pips
05 Sep 2019 Nett: 85 pips

19 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6147.
SL 1.6169
TGT 1.6330
Result - STOP OUT (Cut at 1.6128) -19 pips

Trade 2:
GC - Sell @ 1.6123
SL 1.6151
TGT 1.6073
Result - Ongoing trade
Edit: Moved TGT to 1.6053. Market looks like it will go further

Feeling fearful about Trade 2 seeing my open profits going to dwindle as i don't want to lose money today. Price seems stuck at 1.61. But i have to hold the trade. Structurally its ready to move so now its just the ebbs and flows of the market.

My target is 50 pips every day for GC.

Today has alot of opportunities.
Trades i saw but didnt take: EU Long, EG Long.

Trade 2: Still holding.
Market seems like being held up at btm. May reverse. Preparing to exit if market does not break further. Dont feel good about the trade. May not even reach the target 1.6073.

Update: If market does not break further from here this hour, prepare to just take profit even if not hit target

Update 2: Still holding for TGT 1.6053.

Update 3: 5:43pm - Got a feeling market will go 100 pips further from TGT. But i will just exit my position when it reaches 1.6053 for 70 pips.

Update 4: 7:02pm - Move TGT to 1.6043. Move TGT to 1.6. Looks like it will go further so might as well just give it room to go.

19 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6147.
SL 1.6169
TGT 1.6330
Result - STOP OUT (Cut at 1.6128) -19 pips

Trade 2:
GC - Sell @ 1.6123
SL 1.6151
TGT 1.6073 1.6
Result - Trail Profit STOP OUT 1.6078 +45 pips
19 Aug 2019 Nett: 26 pips

Considering a Re-entry. Liking the Hourly close. Trend is intact so watching for now

19 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6147.
SL 1.6169
TGT 1.6330
Result - STOP OUT (Cut at 1.6128) -19 pips

Trade 2:
GC - Sell @ 1.6123
SL 1.6151
TGT 1.6073 1.6
Result - Trail Profit STOP OUT 1.6078 +45 pips

Trade 3 (Half size):
GC - Sell @ 1.607
SL 1.6095
TGT 1.6
Result - Cut Trade at 1.6082 -12 pips

19 Aug 2019 Nett: 20 pips

Missed Trade 4
Hesitation. Missed a Trade to long at 1.6075. Would have offered me 85 pips!

Missed Trade 5 GU
Not at screen. Missed a Trade to long.

Market might reverse again but i am going to take a break and continue tomorrow. End of Day.
19 Aug 2019 Nett: 20 pips

20 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Sell @ 1.6139.
SL 1.6169
TGT 1.6074
Result - Close Trade @ 1.6126 +13 pips

Update 3:30pm: Shift TGT to 1.6.

Update 5:30pm: Shift TGT back to 1.6074. Not looking bearish anymore. May take whatever is on the table if it does not drop further.

Update 5:35pm: Just closed the trade @ 1.6126. I may be closing too early but i don't like how the market is moving now. Thinking of even longing

Trade 2: 5:40pm
GC - Buy @ 1.6126
SL 1.6106
TGT 1.6248 (Very positive mindset. But i will close the trade if it sees difficulty going up)
Result - Cut Trade at 1.6109 -17 pips

Trade 3: 6:05pm
GC - Sell @ 1.6120
SL 1.6136
TGT 1.6 (Hopeful we will get there but again will close if i see difficulty going down)
Result - STOP OUT (Market rally on Merkel Comments) -16 pips

20 Aug 2019 Nett: -20 pips

Review of the day: Bad trading today. Got overconfident about my abilities. Took part in other pairs that are not involved and got chopped. Kept feeling i am right but something is wrong with the market. It is, there was insider news happening so market is waiting for that to come out hence it is not behaving technically. I should stick to rules and only trade GC and stay out of the other markets.

Update of Review on 21 Aug: Trade 4: 9pm. There was a trade i wanted to pull trigger but I felt so pissed at myself i didnt take the trade. Turns out GC did give us an entry and it was a re-entry of Trade 2 but target have to lower to 1.62, would have given a good 80 pips in a minute!

21 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Sell @ 1.6169
SL 1.6196
TGT 1.6119 (keeping it 50 pips so i can turn my account green again. Mentally don't like to feel that i have worked for nothing this week)
Result - Closed half before the news at 1.613 and the remaining at 1.61 after the news spike down. Closed avg price 1.6115. +54 pips

Update 6:05pm: Shifted TGT to 1.6089. Market seems to be weaker than expected so i want to take more than 50 pips that might be offered. But will quickly collapse the trade if it does not break further.

Update 7:45pm: Market did offer slightly more than 50 pips target exit (including spread on my account) before pulling back so fast.
Question to Ponder: How should i see if that target was not to be moved before the events unfolded? What were the clues to tell me to just take that 50 pips and go? Something i need to find a solution to...

Update 8:30pm: Closed half before the news at 1.613 and the remaining at 1.61 after the news spike down.

21 Aug 2019 Nett: +54 pips

22 Aug 2019
Update for 21 Aug. No trades at night as there was FOMC.

Expectation for today is I am not going to trade until after all the news. Previously all the news days I kept getting chopped up so I will only enter trades after the news. Stay watching the market.

Did not take any trades as I did not like the activity, but it turns out there was a good trade actually. 7pm Long GC would give 80 pips to 160 pips.

22 Aug 2019 Nett: 0 pips

23 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Sell @ 1.629
SL 1.6313
TGT 1.62
Result - Close Trade @ 1.6262 +28 pips

Expectation for today is I will close all trades before CAD news and call it a day. Its Friday and there is Powell Speech. Weekends there is Jackson Hole and G7 meeting. I don't want to get caught up in a position that i cannot unload. Secondly, Monday is GBP bank holiday so things might be crazy during US session.

Update 5:10pm: Closed Trade @ 1.6262. Market is not moving down much anymore and i don't want the retracement to wipe all my profits. Will re-enter if there is another opportunity to short but i am out for now.

Update 6:45pm: Not at the trading station so the week is over for me.

23 Aug 2019 Nett: +28 pips

26 Aug 2019
Trade 1 (Half Size):
GC - Buy @ 1.6334
SL 1.6302
TGT 1.6395
Result - STOP OUT -32 pips
Think its going to be a quiet day as GBP is on Bank holiday. I dont want to risk getting chopped by illiquid market. So trade small and this may even be the only trade for the day.

26 Aug 2019 Nett: -16 pips

Trade 2
GC - Sell @ 1.6302
The market does give us a chance to salvage. After Stop Out I hold myself back from reversing my position. Currently it is up 30 pips. Looks like it would have been a good one to make 60-80 pips even though GBP is on bank holiday today.

Will update on this watching position for future reference.

Also I may enter on a pullback if it presents a good one.

Previous trade was a good one. It was worth 140 pips. I am not in the trade.

27 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6179
SL 1.6160
TGT 1.623
Result - CUT Trade at 1.6167 -13 pips

Trade 2:
GC - Sell @ 1.6164
SL 1.619
TGT 1.6114
Result - CUT Trade at 1.6187 -23 pips

Getting chopped today before the real move.

Trade 3:
GC - Buy @ 1.6186
SL 1.6154
TGT 1.6237
Result - TGT shifted to 1.6258. Hit Profit +72 pips

27 Aug 2019 Nett: +36 pips

28 Aug 2019
Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6341
SL 1.6316
TGT 1.6401
Result - CUT Trade at 1.6322 -19 pips

Trade 2:
GC - Sell @ 1.6320
SL 1.6347
TGT 1.6240
Result - Partial 1 @ 1.6270 +50 pips (spike down close half)
Partial 2 @ 1.624 +80 pips
Average Profit +65 pips

Dont have a good feeling of the trade. I feel like market is choppy and undecided. Plus in my real account i actually trade double size today. Feeling like shit. Will reduce my size to half to trade the rest of the day if this trade stop out. Current trade was 2 pips from SL. 2 more pips + spread = my doubled size stopped out. Playing it real tight...

What a tricky day. Luck plays a part too. Update for previous trade: Took partial on the spike down, close half at 1.6270. Profit 50 pips. Another half just closed out at 1.6240. Profit 80 pips. Average Profit +65 pips
In live account, I have another full size position on and closed it for 100 pips. Crazy move don't want to stay for it.

28 Aug 2019 Nett: +46 pips

Going to call it a day. Dont want to trade this crazy market. Its so tricky. Make or lose money also stressful.

29 Aug 2019

Did not enter trades today as down on the weather. Was resting and missed the trade. Here's what it would have been.
Trade 1:
GC - Sell @ 1.6235
SL 1.6265
TGT 1.6165
Result - Market only offer exactly 50 pips (plus spread) to exit before retracing. Had i been in the trade, i would have gotten out by trailing stop for 15 pips only.

Also it's lucky i didnt trade today or i would keep trying and get chopped.

View: Market seems to be forming a big break down. But don't allow myself to jump ahead of my view. Wait for the market to show itself and trade the market =)
Keep in mind tomorrow is MONTH END. Also Monday though is start of NEW MONTH, it is also BANK HOLIDAY for US/CAD. So I will not likely be trading or I will trade with very small lot sizes. Could be choppy or volatile.

30 Aug 2019 Fri - No trades
02 Sep 2019 Mon - No trades. However there were good positions that could have been taken. A sell at 1.1690 would have net a good 140 pips.

03 Sep 2019 Tue - I didnt trade as I was not sure what to expect at the open. In fact the market moved already before the open.
Trade 1 (Didn't take) A sell of the break at 1.6044 would have net 80 pips.
Trade 2 (Didn't take) Then as the market held above 1.6, could have bought 1.6005 and hold it for a spike to 1.629 for 120 pips. Didn't expect yesterday to be a such a good day.
Trade 3:
GC - Sell @ 1.6086 (Half Size)
SL 1.6116
TGT 1.6000
Result - Market very volatile or choppy. I don't feel the market is moving right. So take a small size. STOP OUT -30 pips
03 Sep 2019 Nett: -15 pips

04 Sep 2019

Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.6130
SL 1.6094
TGT 1.6180
Result - Average Profit +77.6 pips
Conservative trade. Go for 50 pips first. Somehow my confidence in the market is weak

Update 2:15pm: Somehow my gut or my greed telling me market ready for a squeeze up? So i shift my TGT to 1.629. Conflicting with me is CAD looks strong today against GBP so its going to be a tussle. Which side should i follow?

Update 4:30pm: Took partials at +60 pips before news. Have half the position running.

Update 6:10pm: Took another portion off at +100 pips. It could pullback from here. Have very minor position remaining to go for the final target. Trailing SL at 1.6180 (so it is at least 60 pips)

Update 8:35pm: Trailing SL at 1.6218 (so it is at least 88 pips)

Update 10:00pm: Trail Stop hit for final position due to CAD Rate news.

04 Sep 2019 Nett: +77.6 pips

05 Sep 2019
Update 3:30pm: Have not placed a trade as of today. Unsure whats happening. Wanted to short at 1.617 but did not as i was wanting to long the market before changing my view. I don't like how GBP is weak but there is support below and USD is weak but may be held. Then when GC is at support wanted to long it but USD is making me think twice. Totally don't know what is happening. Feels risky to me so I will trade other product (took tiny position in Gold and GJ).
Will keep watching for the market to move to somewhere before i initiate a trade.

Likely I will want to see a retest of 1.617 before initiating a short position. Back of my mind is market feels forced to rally today.

Trade 1:
GC - Buy @ 1.619
SL 1.6138
TGT 1.637
Result - Target is a bit very high but i think I might want to hold it a bit longer. Market seems choppy so it could also have a big break? Just feel greedy for it.
Closed Average Price 1.6275. Profit +85 pips

Update 5:00pm: GC went to 30 pips in my favor and then dragged down by UC. Feel uncomfortable. UC has more downside to go and i am not confident anymore that the high target might be hit already. Will take the risk to hold this for one more hour to see what happens. Probably it will get pushed up to close well for me to hold it longer. Otherwise I might just get out the next hour if it does not do well.

Update 8:10pm: GC went beautifully up. Gut Feeling was correct - GU was bullish and it really was forced to rally. So i closed most of my position slightly above 80 pips. Have less than 1/3 remaining to run for the moon.

Update 9:10pm: Closed my last portion as market seems to be heavy and unable to go above 1.63. Average price closed at 1.6275. Market may still want to continue to go up because i think they have not forced enough. So I will keep watch and remember to take note what happens tonight and be prepared for another such day in future. I probably wont open other position tonight and just watch the market. Has been good to me considering I missed the low when it was screaming for me to enter with the conflicts inside me at the start of the day.

05 Sep 2019 Nett: +85 pips