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Forum: Trading Journals May 2nd, 2014, 06:43 AM
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Posted By Stops5
I couldn't babysit my gbp/usd short trade after...

I couldn't babysit my gbp/usd short trade after PMI report, so I put limit tp order which got triggered while I was away and I got 31 pips from it. Trade was ok. GBP is still under pressure but NFP...
Forum: Trading Journals May 1st, 2014, 04:15 PM
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Posted By Stops5
What I'm looking at

If you take a look at above and below volume charts, my indicator paints bars based on how fast they are completed, so it highlights white/light gray areas that are high volume bars on time-based...
Forum: Trading Journals May 1st, 2014, 02:47 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Still short GBP/USD with stop at breakeven. For...

Still short GBP/USD with stop at breakeven. For now I let it run till tomorrow, the potential for a bigger down move is still there.https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=145477...
Forum: Trading Journals May 1st, 2014, 05:20 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Okay I'm starting this journal again. I'm going...

Okay I'm starting this journal again. I'm going to share every trade I take from now on.

The first entry of the day gbp/usd:

https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=145403

GBP is...
Forum: Trading Journals March 24th, 2014, 02:08 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Now I feel like shit :( Basic support trailing of...

Now I feel like shit :( Basic support trailing of my stop could have yielded 75 ticks more.. And I was basically expecting move up but I didn't have patience for it.

Well I can't do anything about...
Forum: Trading Journals March 24th, 2014, 12:51 PM
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Posted By Stops5
4 trades today (eur/usd): +27 ticks, 0 ticks, 0...

4 trades today (eur/usd): +27 ticks, 0 ticks, 0 ticks and +22 ticks=+49ticks. Good day, I had much more confidence with my trading now and I really can see and analyze my charts better and act...
Forum: Trading Journals March 21st, 2014, 02:43 PM
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Posted By Stops5
This is interesting visualization

I'm definitely going to use this! This week was ok, one big trade and few small winners and losers. The next week I'm going to trade more often and see how it goes..
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Forum: Trading Journals March 20th, 2014, 12:59 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Color adjustment

I should not fight against strong trends and just go for a home-run... 1000 vol chart is now my only chart, I need to see bigger picture all the time, lower timeframes makes me see countertrends much...
Forum: Trading Journals March 19th, 2014, 03:48 PM
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Posted By Stops5
What a ride, again.. As I said, taking profits...

What a ride, again.. As I said, taking profits has been hard for me and the last trade wasn't exeption. I sold yesterday eur/usd daily high and I should have taken profits for 50 ticks at daily...
Forum: Trading Journals March 19th, 2014, 06:33 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Paintbar indicators

I coded few months ago an indicator which paints bars based on bar's time to complete it (see previous post's attachment). Then I coded an indicator to paint different sessions (many examples earlier...
Forum: Trading Journals March 13th, 2014, 03:39 PM
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Posted By Stops5
A lot has changed again. I'm going to write about...

A lot has changed again. I'm going to write about my latest epiphanys and this weeks trades here the next weekend. I'm currently short eur/usd from 1,3949 and euro could weaken even more tomorrow....
Forum: Trading Journals March 9th, 2014, 04:03 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Setback on Thursday

I made a mistake to put this trade to BE at the time of ECB rate decision (unchanged as expected) and usual stop hunt went 1 pip beyond my breakeven SL and later Draghi's press conference shot...
Forum: Trading Journals March 5th, 2014, 05:03 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Bought eur/usd at 1,3718 and the trade is still...

Bought eur/usd at 1,3718 and the trade is still open. Let's see if it survives Asian session or not. Tomorrow and Friday are going to be volatile..
Forum: Trading Journals March 4th, 2014, 12:27 PM
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Posted By Stops5
Only one trade today also. I sold eur/usd at...

Only one trade today also. I sold eur/usd at 1,3757 and hours later I was very close to being stopped out in NY session but the trade worked finally and I just took profit at 1,3730 for 27 ticks....
Forum: Trading Journals March 3rd, 2014, 01:34 PM
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Posted By Stops5
One trade today: sold eur/usd at Asian session...

One trade today: sold eur/usd at Asian session low 1,3772 and took profit at 1,3737 for 35 ticks. That took a long time to move but I'm glad that I hold it and didn't put my sl to breakeven because...
Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2014, 11:02 AM
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Posted By Stops5
It would be nice to hear from you any comments...

It would be nice to hear from you any comments about the way I'm trading and does anyone know anyone who is trading similarly?
Forum: Trading Journals March 1st, 2014, 06:10 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Bad trading on Friday and weekly recap

Simple bad decisions were made on Friday and I made two losing trades and one small profit. When London opened price crossed daily median line and I sold at 1,3710 and later eurozone CPI number came...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2014, 04:05 PM
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Posted By Stops5
This is what Oanda said about today's downtime.. ...

This is what Oanda said about today's downtime..


Update - On February 27th, OANDA's primary Internet Service Provider (ISP) experienced an outage and as a result our platform lost internet...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2014, 11:37 AM
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Posted By Stops5
What a nightmare, Oanda was down over 2 hours few minutes after I bought eur/usd

OMG. I still trade spot fx because lack of funds and I only have one broker (Oanda). They have been really good for many years but today few minutes after I bought eur/usd at 1,3663 their trading...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2014, 05:43 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Shorted eur/usd this morning at new daily low at...

Shorted eur/usd this morning at new daily low at 1,3677 and took profit at 1,3657 for 20 ticks. I was about to sell 10 ticks higher at median level but missed it and then I was quite nervous to short...
Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2014, 10:15 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Love it

One trade today and I'm done for the day. Sold eur/usd at 1,3745 after it failed to move higher and took profit at 1,3695 for 50 ticks. :) I really like this new chart setup.
Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2014, 04:26 AM
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Posted By Stops5
At Monday I shorted eur/usd at 1,3750 and the...

At Monday I shorted eur/usd at 1,3750 and the trade just closed at breakeven. The trade had been two times more than 30 ticks in profit but I couldn't close it and that made me wondering which entry...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2014, 06:45 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Lately I have been learning about human's...

Lately I have been learning about human's cognitive biases and fallacies which affect trading and decision making. For example most of us know about hindsight bias: "Sometimes called the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2014, 06:44 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Yesterday I had one trade. I sold eur/usd at...

Yesterday I had one trade. I sold eur/usd at 1,3751 with sl at 1,3766 and took profit at 1,3725. The entry was little early but the outcome was good and I made it according to my plan.

Some things...
Forum: Trading Journals February 22nd, 2014, 06:44 AM
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Posted By Stops5
Journal of trading price levels/zones

Hi,

Few things about me: As of 22. Feb. 2014 I'm not consistently profitable yet. I trade live mainly eur/usd spot forex but I make my trading decisions off futures charts only.

I will keep...
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