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  • #741
  • Edited 3:26am Jul 20, 2012 3:16am | Edited 3:26am
Quoting Turveyd
Looking good, uptrend so hold on tight.


Stalking currently.
Yah my TP is set to 1.2311 however if it breaks out it could go north bigtime, chances are it'll go south though, leaving it on anyway nothing to lose.
  • #742
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:19am Jul 20, 2012 3:19am
Quoting GDR3k
Yah my TP is set to 1.5611 however if it breaks out it could go north bigtime, chances are it'll go south though, leaving it on anyway nothing to lose.
If you hit 1.5611 on EU today, well I'll worship you like a god!!

GU's downtrend holding, when did you get into that ??
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #743
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:27am Jul 20, 2012 3:27am
Quoting Turveyd
If you hit 1.5611 on EU today, well I'll worship you like a god!!

GU's downtrend holding, when did you get into that ??
haha I mean 1.2311 I must of been looking at the GU chart right before typing on here, GU is hovering around its daily pivot/whole number and may be waiting on this news in a few minutes before any direction...
  • #744
  • Edited 10:04am Jul 20, 2012 4:37am | Edited 10:04am
Gold is pulling back, waiting for it to turn up before taking a long, could go much lower but ??

Wussed it luckily, didn't go more than 10pips before hitting selling and dumping hugely.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #745
  • Jul 20, 2012 10:15am Jul 20, 2012 10:15am
1 way days are a pain, need to master jumping in on them, constantly looking for support to play long, but resisting as it generally costs me.

Cats missing, so ringing around and less focus than normal.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #746
  • Edited 11:55am Jul 20, 2012 10:56am | Edited 11:55am
Quoting Turveyd
1 way days are a pain, need to master jumping in on them, constantly looking for support to play long, but resisting as it generally costs me.

Cats missing, so ringing around and less focus than normal.
It'll come back when it wants food I've been out most of the day and missed that nice downmove, I should of went short at the daily pivot after london opened, could of caught that 100+ pip move, not been sticking to my rules as of late either and today is a prime example, however, new start monday and I've just printed out my rules & put them on the wall above my monitor, it reads;

"IF PRICE IS UNDER THE DAILY PIVOT WHEN LONDON OPENS, **ONLY** LOOK TO GO SHORT, REGARDLESS OF PA. AND VICE VERSA."

If I stick to them rules, I profit massively, but recently they seem to have escaped me and not been making as much, example being that silly long trade I made this morning which it bounced off the daily pivot and went back down and hit my stop at break even, talk about not thinking lol

Have you tried putting up posters and that around the area?

You could always buy some cat nip plants, I'm sure it'd come running back once it got a wiff of that
  • #747
  • Jul 20, 2012 12:47pm Jul 20, 2012 12:47pm
Quoting GDR3k
It'll come back when it wants food I've been out most of the day and missed that nice downmove, I should of went short at the daily pivot after london opened, could of caught that 100+ pip move, not been sticking to my rules as of late either and today is a prime example, however, new start monday and I've just printed out my rules & put them on the wall above my monitor, it reads;

"IF PRICE IS UNDER THE DAILY PIVOT WHEN LONDON OPENS, **ONLY** LOOK TO GO SHORT, REGARDLESS OF PA. AND VICE VERSA."

If I stick to them rules,...
Missing nearly 2 days, not looking promising, still think someones walked off with him, best hope he escapes and makes his way home.

Leaflet drop over the weekend

I've simplified my method, down to 3ma's I don't use the others more focus on the PA, for instance, Oil double bottom moved up 100+ pips in the last hour or so.

From barely losing and good account growth back to loser trader doh!! will fix it.

Supposed to be off to Scotland with the lads Mountain biking today for the weekend, but not with my cat missing, not that I can afford to put £100 in the tank for a weekend.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #748
  • Edited 1:55pm Jul 20, 2012 1:13pm | Edited 1:55pm
Risking a DAX long at 6632, might get buyers / closers into the close maybe a bit of a blip. SL 6620.

Gold and Oil have both turned up.

FAIL, close -1 don't want to get stuck in that over the weekend, no idea when it closes.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #749
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:22pm Jul 20, 2012 3:22pm
Hey Guys,

I hope you have all been doing well! Sorry I haven't been about.

I get a little lazy :-)... Ill try to be more active!

N.
  • #750
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:24pm Jul 20, 2012 3:24pm
Quoting Nexas
Hey Guys,

I hope you have all been doing well! Sorry I haven't been about.

I get a little lazy :-)... Ill try to be more active!

N.
Lazy trading to or just posting ??
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #751
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:25pm Jul 20, 2012 3:25pm
Quoting Turveyd
Lazy trading to or just posting ??
No no just posting. Trading is gong well.

How are you doing?
  • #752
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:26pm Jul 20, 2012 3:26pm
Quoting GDR3k
It'll come back when it wants food I've been out most of the day and missed that nice downmove, I should of went short at the daily pivot after london opened, could of caught that 100+ pip move, not been sticking to my rules as of late either and today is a prime example, however, new start monday and I've just printed out my rules & put them on the wall above my monitor, it reads;

"IF PRICE IS UNDER THE DAILY PIVOT WHEN LONDON OPENS, **ONLY** LOOK TO GO SHORT, REGARDLESS OF PA. AND VICE VERSA."

If I stick to them...

The short off the pivot this morning is the one I took :-) But didn't ride it for 100 pips... just 20...
  • #753
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:44pm Jul 20, 2012 3:44pm
Quoting Nexas
No no just posting. Trading is gong well.

How are you doing?

That's okay then

Errm yeah think I'm just about barely positive on the week +11 pips or something, BAD week!!
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #754
  • Jul 20, 2012 3:45pm Jul 20, 2012 3:45pm
Quoting Nexas
The short off the pivot this morning is the one I took :-) But didn't ride it for 100 pips... just 20...
Atleast we all have the same, take 20 and run issues LOL
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #755
  • Jul 20, 2012 4:01pm Jul 20, 2012 4:01pm
Quoting Turveyd
Atleast we all have the same, take 20 and run issues LOL
Lol... I wouldn't call them issues if they are part of your plan :-)

I am not a trader than can run moves... I trade momentum and then am out when I see it starts to fade :-)

How about yourself?
  • #756
  • Jul 20, 2012 4:05pm Jul 20, 2012 4:05pm
Quoting Nexas
Lol... I wouldn't call them issues if they are part of your plan :-)

I am not a trader than can run moves... I trade momentum and then am out when I see it starts to fade :-)

How about yourself?

I'm the same, but I have got it set up to let some run but it's never that easy, drawn to the runs but the runs also kill you more often than not.

I have counter trend, out first stall really and trend rules where I give is some slack ofcourse I rarely trade with the trend so yeah
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #757
  • Edited 6:31pm Jul 20, 2012 6:17pm | Edited 6:31pm
Quoting Nexas
The short off the pivot this morning is the one I took :-) But didn't ride it for 100 pips... just 20...
Nice to have ya back! I really need to give myself a kick up the arse after this week, not following my rules, monday is it and they're getting followed to a T, this week out of all the weeks I've been trading has been the one where I've disregarded my own rules completely and for that I've suffered, lol, so there you have it, stick to your rules and you make money.

Just got back from watching the dark knight rises, awesome film, bane is immense and just insane, it follows on well from the previous one... but I won't spoil it!
  • #758
  • Jul 21, 2012 2:31am Jul 21, 2012 2:31am
Quoting GDR3k
Nice to have ya back! I really need to give myself a kick up the arse after this week, not following my rules, monday is it and they're getting followed to a T, this week out of all the weeks I've been trading has been the one where I've disregarded my own rules completely and for that I've suffered, lol, so there you have it, stick to your rules and you make money.

Just got back from watching the dark knight rises, awesome film, bane is immense and just insane, it follows on well from the previous one... but I won't spoil it!
Yup been there done that :-)

I ALWAYS get burnt when I second guess me rules! Just this week I missed a bounce off of the daily pivot because I felt like there was too much momentum against the trade and thought the level wouldn't hold... Then of course it bounced beautifully and I was left on the sidelines!

I want to see the Dark Knight... I might just have to go tonight now you have said that :-)
  • #759
  • Jul 21, 2012 2:48am Jul 21, 2012 2:48am
Cool on Dark Knight will take girlie to see it wednesday then!

GD your still up well huge yeah ? Just maybe not as huge ?
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #760
  • Edited 4:22am Jul 21, 2012 3:11am | Edited 4:22am
Stll in profit but a very small profit, not put many trades on this week either and missed a few good opportunitys like that trade from the daily pivot yesterday by not following my rules. Quite frustrating to be honest! lol

I'm not a religious person however this image sums up the past week for me perfectly.

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...x/10890860.jpg
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