The Cat's Journal

ok... all I can say here is, keeping a journal is more work than I expected, keeps my eyes away from what's more important but a few tips if anyone ever come across it...

don't trade short term, the extra pressure is not worth it, your broker doesn't like it, and in the end, your profit is NOT much different to trading a longer interval, certainly worth the brain cells you'll save

trust your system, but also question your system, and do enough testing to make sure it's as accurate as you thought it is, my golden phase, be honest with yourself, make sure your analysis will return better than 1:1, then any accuracy above 50% will bring in profit!

let your trades roll, unless you need the money now, else don't close it off prematurely...

just to start off..

*** AUDUSD CM short 0.9611 SL 0.9641 07JUL 12:00

*** USDJPY CB long 107.179 SL 107.08 07JUL 13:18

current open pos
post #2 & #3

post #3 closed due to another contradicting signal @ 107.142, lost 3.7 pips

open pos
post #2

closed
MB USDJPY -3.7pips

oops, FF was down, so couldn't post in time

*** closed half of #2 @ 0.9601 07JUL 15:24, adjusted new stop to reflect the new data to 0.9621 (-10pips)

current open position becomes free trade, will hold until stopped out or by opposing signal

open pos
50% of #2

closed
CB USDJPY -3.7pips
CM AUDUSD +10/2 = + 5 pips (closed half @ 10 pips profit)

geez, so labour intensive to keep a journal, not sure if i can keep doing this tomorrow, distracts me from trading.. haha..

#2 stop moved to 0.9611 to break even

open pos
50% of #2 short 0.9611, SL moved to 0.9611 currently +28pips

closed
CB USDJPY -3.7pips
CM AUDUSD +5 pips

*** EURUSD CM long 1.56535 SL 1.5604 07JUL 19:24
#2 SL moved to 0.9588

open pos
50% of #2 short 0.9611, SL 0.9588 currently +28pips (locked in 23 pips)
long eurusd 1.56535 SL 1.5604

closed (adjusted closed position to reflect proper pips per lot)
CB USDJPY -7.4pips
CM AUDUSD +10pips

*** #7 closed off by another signal @ 1.5640 lost 13.5pips x 2 units 07JUL 20:06
may re-enter closer to daily low if there's signal


open pos
50% of #2 short 0.9611, SL 0.9588 currently +28pips (locked in 23 pips)

closed pos
CB USDJPY -7.4pips
CM AUDUSD +10pips
EURUSD -27pips

*** EURUSD C2 short 1.5655 SL 1.5675 07JUL 20:27

*** #9 is a mistake, fail to take into account the noise that was created in the fxcm chart, closed with 4pips x 2 units loss @ 1.5659, will not use C2 again in 15min chart.. 07JUL 21:17


open pos
50% of #2 short 0.9611, SL 0.9588 currently +35pips (locked in 23 pips)

closed pos
CB USDJPY -7.4pips

CM AUDUSD +10pips
EURUSD -27pips

C2 EURUSD - 8pips

hmm.. netdania was down since 16:30 for 45 min and all the signals are coming up crazy now, and i don't esp. trust the charts from fxcm now, so better get something to eat instead, will short audusd if i see chance and if it continues the trend down, otherwise will stay out till tomorrow

AUDUSD should be trapped with 0.9571 & 0.9582 for the next hour until 20:30, break either way should set the trend moving in that direction (needs confirmation of coz), but I'm more hungry for food, so I'll going out for dinner, if I miss the chance, there's always next time..

just finished my dinner, AUDUSD broke thru 0.9571 and fell for another 20ish pips, but still can't move the stop loss, so just wait and see what happens...

open pos
50% of #2 short 0.9611, SL 0.9588 currently +55pips (locked in 23 pips)

probably won't open anymore trade tonight as the chart is still stuffed up with gap of missing data from 18:30 to 19:15...


just noticed I've got some of the times all stuffed up in the previous post, just use the server time for reference anyway, should be able to work it out

*** closed #2 finally, @ 0.9536 8JUL 02:20 (75 pips profit) trade again tomorrow
too bad missed the chance to sell at 0.9570, but there's always tomorrow..


closed pos
CB USDJPY -7.4pips

CM AUDUSD +85pips
EURUSD -27pips

C2 EURUSD - 8pips

total + 42.6 pips

*** GBPUSD C2 long 1.9744 SL 1.9730 08JUL 13:55
*** USDJPY C2 short 107.10 SL 107.30 08JUL 14:30

short term bullish on dollar

big volatility seen with the eur pairs but clearly there's support, went to as low as 1.9733, 3 pips before stop, so now stop moved below 50% fibo @ 1.9710 to prevent stop hunt,

*** GBPUSD stop moved to 1.9710
*** USDJPY closed 50% @ 106.86, stop left at same position
08JUL 16:08



closed pos
CB USDJPY -7.4pips

CM AUDUSD +85pips
EURUSD -27pips

C2 EURUSD - 8pips
USDJPY + 24 pips

open pos

USDJPY 50% of #15 short 107.1 SL 107.3
GBPUSD long 1.9744 SL 1.9710

the platform just came in to stop my GBPUSD out @ 1.9710 (-34pips), should really refrain from putting in stop losses in the platform, instead manually close the position when the price does come down, slightly more risk from missing out, but at least will prevent stop hunting by the broker? Price have now recovered to 1.9727! anyway, only JPY left open

open pos
USDJPY 50% of #15 short 107.1 SL 107.3 (+30pips currently)

AMAZING, just checked the fxcm data, the low of the GBPUSD was at 1.97099, just 0.1pips below my stop, this is what I call a stop hunt! but it's partly my fault to have the stop there anyway...
but then netdania's feed's low was 1.9713 in that 30 minute interval... so...

sorry just noticed on #15 I supposed to mean short term "BEARISH" on dollar, coz in case we haven't noticed, I'm actually shorting the USD.. haha..


open pos
USDJPY 50% of #15 short 107.1 SL 107.3 (+65pips currently)