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steviet replied Dec 20, 2006That's right, I set my s/l to 10 pips off the previous day's low/high Kind Regards Steve

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steviet replied Dec 20, 2006It may but yen is so weak at the moment - have been in this trade for over a week now and locked in well over 100 pips. My theory is that less thinking equals more profit
. Kind Regards Steve 
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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006OK, new trades are now on to add to UJ and UCAD..... USDCHF short from 1.2139 (s/l at 1.2242 guarantees minus 103 pips) GBPUSD long from 1.9696 (s/l at 1.9456 guarantees minus 240 pips) EURUSD long from 1.3196 (s/l at 1.3073 guarantees minus 123 ...
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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006Yes, took a dive just as I was hoping - stop loss tonight will still be a few pips from break even but hopefully be able to lock in some pips this time tomorrow. Kind Regards Steve

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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006Mr perfect?
I don't think so! OK, my system I will be taking a long at 10pm on GU - my stop loss for the day will be way down at 1.9456 for the first day. I know this is nearly 200 pips from the current price but I only use a tiny margin so ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006Cool Rick
Great when it works
Kind Regards Steve 
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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006My daily bar closes at 10pm GMT Kind Regards Steve

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steviet replied Dec 19, 2006OK, Was stopped out of GBPUSD for a 72 pip gain, EURUSD for a 156 pip gain & USDCHF for a 179 pip gain. Will enter these again at 10pm tonight. So far this month we have banked a total of 1136 pips equating to an increase of 16.77% account balance ...
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steviet replied Dec 18, 2006Hi Eric, All trades taken since I went live with this system in mid November have been documented here. As far as net pips gain is concerned, the totals so far are..... GBPUSD 652 net pips gain (plus 72 on current open trade) EURUSD 208 net pips ...
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steviet replied Dec 18, 2006Hi all, Well, its just past 10 pm here and all 5 trades are still open and more profit has been locked in
Current trades....... USDCAD short from 1.1576 (s/l at 1.1597 guarantees minus 21 pips) GBPUSD short from 1.9662 (s/l at 1.9590 ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Dec 17, 2006Yup, looks like the run may be exhausting and as the system insists I take a trade, short looks the best way to go and far less risk than taking a long trade here. We have a pretty tight stop loss for the system but let's see... Kind Regards Steve ...
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steviet replied Dec 17, 2006New trade entered on USDCAD - short at 1.1576 (s/l 1.1600) Steve

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steviet replied Dec 15, 2006Well, today was a real rollercoaster of a day - I was off work so had the opportunity to watch the charts for most of the day. I must say, I admire you intra-day traders - I think it would knock years off me
Anyhow, the remaining 4 trades are ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Dec 15, 2006Thanks for bumping these threads back to the top - very interesting reading
Was wondering where you and your teapot had got to anyway
Kind Regards Steve 
Making Sense of FX Broker Stop Loss Policy, By Jimmy Young
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steviet replied Dec 15, 2006Well done - patience is a virtue my mother always told me
Kind Regards Steve 
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
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steviet replied Dec 15, 2006
Had a minor panic attack too - now I know why I trade the daily charts and go to work. Anyhow - back up over 650 pips now
Kind Regards Steve 
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
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steviet replied Dec 15, 2006USDCAD was stopped out for a 1 pip gain
- thats happening a lot lately. Remaining 4 trades are up around 620 pips so should be able to lock in at least half of that in profits at close tonight unless we see something out of the ordinary. Kind ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Dec 14, 2006So, it's 10pm here and all trades are still open with stoplosses adjusted..... GBPUSD short from 1.9662 (s/l at 1.9724 - guarantees minus 62 pips) USDCHF long from 1.1997 (s/l at 1.2016 - guarantees plus 19 pips) EURUSD short from 1.3284 (s/l at ...
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steviet replied Dec 14, 2006Great to hear you're doing well - remember this is a live test and I'm not giving recommendations
1. It will end Oct '07 2. Nothing learnt really so far that I didn't already know from backtesting but I'll let you know - I'm pretty confident this ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Dec 14, 2006I hear you loud and clear
I'll be posting an update in about 90 minutes and after moving the s/l on the 5 pairs I think I'll only be guaranteeing about 60 or 70 pips, even though they are currently up around 500 pips. However, I should be able to ...Steviet's Live Trades!