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steviet replied Apr 19, 2008Hello again
Sorry for the delay in my reply - I've been on holiday and decided to take a complete break and didn't even take my laptop with me
OK, I have found James16 thread useful in my learning process and the daily bars are important in ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Apr 7, 2008Your English is excellent
OK, all lots on my own live account equate to 2% and that has not changed. On the managed account we started off with lot size at 50,000 per position (max 10 positions) and have since increased to 75,000 during March. ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Apr 7, 2008Hey there Mr Light
I think you pretty much summed it up there with your abc's
The only point I would disagree with is that I've 'arrived'. The moment I think that will be where complacency could easily slip in - in my eyes I'm still a newbie ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Apr 5, 2008Agreed, There are plenty of ways to trade this market. Whether its a 30% win rate or 99% win rate doesn't really matter as long as you can stick to whichever method you choose and be consistently profitable month in month out. The most important ...
Once 12 pips up is it a good idea to Move stoploss to breakeven?
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steviet replied Apr 4, 2008No problem Sang, I'll try and explain and today was a very good example so I'll use that. It's not necessarily the amount of trades closed, rather how smart you can be with the hedges. As I get more and more used to the method it becomes easier. OK, ...
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steviet replied Apr 3, 2008OK, Jan 15th to Feb 29th total trades 115, no stop losses hit. March total trades 83, no stop losses hit. What I've done on this account is net off my positions at certain times - once on Feb 29th & twice more during March. This basically means that ...
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steviet replied Mar 28, 2008Thanks Stew
I was lucky to find an investor that's for sure and hopefully this will be the start of things to come... Kind regards steve 
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steviet replied Mar 28, 2008March results - managed account
— Hi there peeps
OK, from now on I'll just be posting my results monthly on the account I manage. Jan 15th Start Balance $103529 Feb 29th Balance $107374 (no positions open) March 28th Balance $121148 (no ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Mar 17, 2008Hi dogberry, Yes, on the managed account I have no open positions so the equity is the same as the balance. On my own account, I'm currently carrrying a floating loss and this is the norm in a method like this. These last few days have probably been ...
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steviet replied Mar 17, 2008Hi giraia, I'll post an update on my live account at the end of the month but yes, March has not been a great month. With the huge drop in the past week, stops have been hit and although I've picked up plenty on shorts, not enough. However, overall ...
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steviet replied Mar 13, 2008Hi again, As you've chosen not to receive PM's I can't contact you. I'll leave it with you....
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steviet replied Mar 13, 2008Hi Clashman
Welcome to FF! As you may have read here I have been trading an investor's account (as well as my own) for a couple of months now & things are going very well. It was as a result of this journal that he contacted me in the latter part ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Mar 13, 2008Hi Trumpcard
Good to hear you're having some success! It does get a lot of getting used to so just keep that risk small until you're comfortable with it. Kind Regards Steve
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steviet replied Mar 12, 2008That one is working out nicely after the Aussie news

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steviet replied Mar 12, 2008Hi Stew, OK, I've made more trades on the managed account than on my own account. That one takes precidence for obvious reasons. My own account I've continued to risk 2% of account balance. Also, my investor wanted to trade 50,000 per position ...
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steviet replied Mar 12, 2008The boy done well
— Hey Scott
I think you said you were using a 300 pip stop loss & if I remember rightly it dived out of the recent range almost as soon as you began testing. I must admit that I was a little concerned but looks like ...Steviet's Live Trades!
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steviet replied Mar 12, 2008Mid March Update — OK just a quick update... My own little account continues to compound nicely - so far in March 32 trades, 31 winners and 1 loser. That makes a total of 393 winning trades and 6 losing trades. On the managed account, start ...
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