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  • Jun 26, 2011 9:55pm Jun 26, 2011 9:55pm
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  • #3,442
  • Jun 26, 2011 9:59pm Jun 26, 2011 9:59pm
i change one of my broker... they're kinda hopeless...

now as per fti's suggestion... i'm using ibfx now...

and a few trades since last week and still running ...

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  • #3,443
  • Jun 26, 2011 10:07pm Jun 26, 2011 10:07pm
... getting ready to add on to my position... but if won't be running as i expected...

will then scaledown...

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  • #3,444
  • Jun 26, 2011 11:41pm Jun 26, 2011 11:41pm
back from a nice walk...

euro still not moving... they really hangs it... probably until london open...

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looks very bearish to me...

need to be nimble... first sign of trouble... will scale down...
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  • #3,445
  • Jun 26, 2011 11:51pm Jun 26, 2011 11:51pm
could it be a runner now???

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  • #3,446
  • Jun 27, 2011 12:39am Jun 27, 2011 12:39am
Quoting dongsky
could it be a runner now???

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  • #3,447
  • Jun 29, 2011 7:59am Jun 29, 2011 7:59am

saw a giant spike /sitting duck hunting... wonder what happened really..


Nice to see you online Eddy!!
  • #3,448
  • Jun 29, 2011 6:19pm Jun 29, 2011 6:19pm
Quoting Quitepips

saw a giant spike /sitting duck hunting... wonder what happened really..


Nice to see you online Eddy!!
be nimble with euro... they're not stable yet... with greece chaos... best thing to do is to wait and see what will happen next... latest report... eu is looking at holding greece bailout... this will make euro speculators left hanging...

expect wild swings... short term MO will be best... hit and run is the kinda stuff implement... just do it with utmost care

i burnt good men too... 've been rigid lately...

3k seems not reliable read for past days now...

regards,
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiam
  • #3,449
  • Jun 30, 2011 1:29am Jun 30, 2011 1:29am
Quoting Quitepips

saw a giant spike /sitting duck hunting... wonder what happened really..


Nice to see you online Eddy!!
Hi there,

Yesterday was waiting for the results of the greece vote with regards to accepting EU's bailout terms. The vote was scheduled to happen sometime yesterday (it's release time was labelled 'tentative') and was marked in all the FX news calendars that I watch. I hate tentative releases

With kind regards,
MK
  • #3,450
  • Jun 30, 2011 2:23am Jun 30, 2011 2:23am
i'm still flat... and still eyeballing the market...
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  • #3,451
  • Jun 30, 2011 2:50am Jun 30, 2011 2:50am
Hi dongsky,

I've read a lot of your journal and must commend you for posting this publicly. Mainly because people often see this type of trading as wreckless because so many of the trading books have cliches of 'never add to a loser', or 'if the market doesn't move in your favour immediately, get out'. The majority of trading books are useless IMO and one needs to approach trading with almost the opposite of what they preach (most of the time).

Back in 2008 when the whole subprime nonsense was rippling through the global markets and causing extreme volatility, I would scalp the Hang Seng and Nikkei Futures in a very very similar fashion to this. Some days would be quite sizeable blowout type days, but that would only happen 1-3 times per month. I was doing 20-30 attack sequences in a 4.5 hour trading day. The volatility was great, how I miss those days -- markets change.

With the much lower volatility than I am competent in handling at the scalping level, I've since moved to higher timeframes and been employing the same approach except now my attack sequences are more like a swing trade. My approach is heavily based on feel around S/R levels. The challenge, as always, is to remain humble and accept the odd loser instead of trying to fight it all the way every time. This is my challenge and I hope to refine this more in the years ahead - it's a tough challenge!

I note that you tend to post a lot when things are going well and then seem to stop when things are not going so well. This is not a criticism, as posting publicly is demanding on ones pride and it doesn't feel good to post the bad times. I totally understand that. I think it would be hugely beneficial to any readers to read about how the bad times are handled and managed instead of only the good times. No disrespect intended - this is your journal, but I just wanted to throw that point out there for your future consideration.

All my best,
MK
  • #3,452
  • Jun 30, 2011 2:50am Jun 30, 2011 2:50am
...try to feel short side of eu...

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starting to look at crosses now...
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  • #3,453
  • Jun 30, 2011 3:47am Jun 30, 2011 3:47am
Quoting dongsky
Hi MK,
thanks for your honest comment...

to be honest, i had a 3 day loosing streak... the reason why i haven't posted for awhile... but bottom line is it's all controled damaged...

regarding with my bad trades... you see... i have been posting my trades live... but normally when positions are in trouble... or underwater... i normally managed my exposures and have to be focused... the reason sometimes i couldn't find time to post any screenshots... every tick counts...



regards,

p.s.
this is a personal journal and not for publics' instructional...
I can understand the need for focus dongsky. No need to post stuff in real-time either IMHO. I've typically found that I get more of a benefit when reviewing my actions when the sh!t hits the fan rather than when the sky is blue and the sun is shining. Maybe it is opposite for you and that is cool.

Of course do whatever you need to do to get the maximum benefit for yourself. If this journal was just for you and not intended for the public, then simply writing in a physical notebook or a virtual notebook on your own computer would suffice. But you chose otherwise so that is why I assumed you were posting for the benefit of others as well as yourself. My mistake.

Enjoy the trading day today. Part 2 of the Greece vote some time today, possibly more madness like yesterday....

With kind regards,
MK
  • #3,454
  • Edited 4:01am Jun 30, 2011 3:48am | Edited 4:01am
bulls still a bit active ...



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  • #3,455
  • Jun 30, 2011 3:59am Jun 30, 2011 3:59am
Quoting MidKnight
I can understand the need for focus dongsky. No need to post stuff in real-time either IMHO. I've typically found that I get more of a benefit when reviewing my actions when the sh!t hits the fan rather than when the sky is blue and the sun is shining. Maybe it is opposite for you and that is cool.

Of course do whatever you need to do to get the maximum benefit for yourself. If this journal was just for you and not intended for the public, then simply writing in a physical notebook or a virtual notebook on your own computer would suffice. But...
I don't really get your point...

i have been making a private journal... in paper... in excel... i even have a private web site... and also here in ff... where i started to learn to trade...


not posting my trade in real time... well that's a good idea

goodluck to you!
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  • #3,456
  • Jun 30, 2011 4:15am Jun 30, 2011 4:15am


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and now bears start running... we'll see if it's genuine intent...

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just so conservative dance at the moment...

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  • #3,457
  • Jun 30, 2011 4:28am Jun 30, 2011 4:28am
Hi,
If this thread doesn't help just move to another thread as simple is that.

KM
Quoting MidKnight
I can understand the need for focus dongsky. No need to post stuff in real-time either IMHO. I've typically found that I get more of a benefit when reviewing my actions when the sh!t hits the fan rather than when the sky is blue and the sun is shining. Maybe it is opposite for you and that is cool.

Of course do whatever you need to do to get the maximum benefit for yourself. If this journal was just for you and not intended for the public, then simply writing in a physical notebook or a virtual notebook on your own computer would suffice. But...
  • #3,458
  • Jun 30, 2011 4:31am Jun 30, 2011 4:31am
now i squared at 1.4475

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  • #3,459
  • Jun 30, 2011 4:35am Jun 30, 2011 4:35am
... just in the nick of time...

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china really backing the euro zone...

now looking at buying euro...
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  • #3,460
  • Edited 5:10am Jun 30, 2011 4:59am | Edited 5:10am
okay... long scout deployed...

looks like it will be ranging now... so nimble...

bx2x1.4468 eu

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