eu + 70 pips — Was not able to post this one live. Entered Short at 1.3656 Exited Short at 1.3586 Why short: 30 minute oscilator extreme Reversal bar (tiny pin bar) at resistance area both horizontally and downward diagonal line. This trade ...

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How many pairs — I've been watching the EU, AU, and GU and occasionally looking at others. However it seems to me that the EU has the nicest (smoothest) moves. And it behaves like it knows how the technical traders want to trade it. This chart ...

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aud trade — Price moved away from support (which is where the sl now is placed). Divergence on the 5,3,3, stochastic Trend up I put my stop_entry_order 1 pip above the prior high. Presently down 11 pips but the upside potential on this trade ...

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GU Trade - breakout — 30 min chart resistance breached in uptrend went long TP = 2 x SL edit: result - 58 pips. was up 38 pips - closed at a loss.

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exited +13 pips — Exited when price stalled on 5 minute chart and gave an inside bar and then broke to the upside. I have been watching the 5 minute charts for so long (8 months) that I am finding it hard to stay with the longer term charts ...

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Eu trade — Short entry: at 1.3512 Stop 1.3545 Tp around 1.3450....but we'll see how price behaves in the mean time. Inside bar broken to downside by a bearish bar, at resistance level on 30 minute chart. Moved s/l to Break Even at +18 pips. My ...

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Chicky reply #2 — Chicky, There's nothing wrong with taking trades against the trend. . I too take trades that are anti-trend if price is overextended and hitting strong support/resistance. In trading, nothing is guaranteed and everything ...

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reply to Chicky — Hi Chicky, Your method (trend following on short term charts) definitely would have shown unusually good results in December. If you look at a weekly chart of the e/u you will see that December had the highest volatility of ...

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exited AUDUSD on gap opening + 4r (168pips) — Exited the AUDUSD on gap opening. I did not scale out. I closed the position at 4.20 X Risk on the full position. This was my biggest dollar gain ever. Feels good. Why did I exit? 1. Price gapped ...

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NOT scaling out is fabulous when on a winner! — Aud/Usd up 120 pips so far. Prior resistance was showing itself to act as support. Entered in anticipation of the breakout. In hindsight, I entered a bit too early, but I traded what I saw at the ...

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Soultrader — ST, Thank you for your email. I was wondering if anyone would challenge my authenticity of that. I am glad you did. I have not had a signal (trigger) for my normal entry method since posting that. However I have seen a number of ...

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last 40% — the remainder of my position was stopped out at break even this trade yielded .36% (.36R) EDIT: patience would have paid handsomely as the position moved several multiples of my risk after I exited

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Euro trade 8: profit locked in - hoping it will run — Big outside up candle indicating uptrend may be continuing. Entered at 1.4109 after price went up there and retraced a little on the 5 min chart. Entered on break out. Went +24 pips in the ...

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going out.... — gotta get away from the screen. since entering (and closing my order) price has runnnnnnnnn 70 pips. poor execution of a solid strategy resulted in me increasing my account by half of what it could have been. time to go for a ...

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Euro Trade 7 +26 pips — Entered short at 1.4077 on a breakout of the sideways moving range. I tried to enter around 1.4092 but slippage was terrible. I entered a TP at 1.4051 at the time I placed the order. Which was hit within 2 minutes. I ...

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Eu Trade 6 currently up 55 pips — Took another break out in direction of trend on the eu. Currently up 55 pips Initial stop loss was 25 pips. This was a 5 minute chart - but I liked how price had broken out, then retraced below 1.4300. 1.4300 ...

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Closed EU trade +100 pips — Closed 50% at +34 pips Closed 50% at +100 pips Total risk was 25pips on initial full position Result 2.6% gain on 1% risk Price did stop bang on the 50% retracement of the prior down move, (1.4272) and I exited 2 ...

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EU trade 4 now up 68 pips — Now up 68 pips. Approaching 50% retracement of the move down. I expect price to stop on a dime at 1.4270 and have put my t/p there. My weakness has always been to cut profits short. I am now trailing my stop ...

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Euro Trade 4 - up 23 pips — Eu is breaking out of a narrow range. Its christmas and liquidity is thin (so I'm told) so I am open to the idea that this breakout will fail. I have therefore moved my s/l to BE (after +18 pips). Entry was 1.4170 ...

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Aud break even trade — Long on break out of 30 minute resistance. Immediately went +20 pips. Moved S/L to break even. Stopped out a few minutes later as the all USD pairs reversed. Again - this is not my preferred method of trading. However it ...

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