Thurs 13 March 08 — 1 Trade x Strategy 3 Long 204.71 @ 12.39pm, P1 hit at 204.81, P2 hit at 205.06, and remaining position stopped out at 204.78 ... average 17 pips Barra

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Wed 12 March — Strategy 3 Short 206.80 @11.43am - hit P1 @ 206.70, hit P2 @ 206.64 and remaining position BE stopped out at 206.72 - 8 pips average Barra

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Tuesday 11 March — Strategy 1 Long 205.36 @ 9.13am - hit P1 @ 205.46, p2 @ 205.72 & p3 @ 206.31 Average 46 pips Strategy 3 LOng 206.23 @11.04am - hit P1 @ 206.33 and remaining positions BE - BE trade Barra

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Monday 10 March 08 — Strategy # 2 - 1 trade 11.24am Long 206.573, P1 hit @ 206.673 and then stopped out on remaining positions @ BE ... BE trade Barra

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Reply for criss73 — Hi criss73, I establish the high and the low based upon London timeframes ... eg. for the first session I look to establish H/L from 5pm GMT the previous trading day to 7am GMT on the current day. Let me first say that I am ...

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Friday 7 March 08 — Strategy # 1 - 1 trade A classic breakout today! 8.35am Short @ 205.73, P1 hit @ 205.63, P2 hit @ 205.49 (38.2 fib), and P3 hit @ 205.06 (76.4 fib). 33 pips per lot Barra

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Thurs 6 March 08 — Strategy # 2 - 2 trades 10.05am Short 206.06, P1 hit @ 205.96 and then stopped out on remaining positions @ BE ... BE trade 12.52pm Long 207.13, P1 hit @ 207.23 and then stopped out on remaining positions @ BE ... BE trade ...

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Wed 5 March 08 — No trades today. Another strong breakout in the US session, for those that are up at that time of the day. Barra

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Tuesday 4 March 08 — No trades for Tuesday 4 March. GBPJPY ranged for the most part of the London session until a breakout in the early part of US session, too late for me. Back again tomorrow. Barra

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Monday 3 March 08 — No Trades for Monday 3 March 08. The market broke out of Friday's range overnight Sun/Mon, too early for my strategies - I only take trades between 7am GMT & 1pm GMT. The downtrend of GBPJPY is still firmly in place, with ...

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Strategy # 6 - Breakout From Weekly Fibs — Establish Fib levels (retrace & extend) from previous week’s bar. Wait for a false breakout (pierced level but quickly retraced and closed back inside earlier range) of the level and then place a stop ...

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Strategy # 5 - CHF — On the GBP/CHF, establish H & L from yesterday's session (I use a 60 min chart). Draw 38.2% Fib Extension from H & L. Add 3 ticks and sufficient ticks to be +/- 11 pips from 00 or 50 level. If this takes my entry price ...

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Strategy # 4 — Idea here is to compare GBP/JPY & GBP/CHF crosses .... looking for a 24-hour low/high on the CHF, and NO 24-hour low/high on the JPY cross .... CHF cross can be a good leader of the JPY. From the bar (60 min) that generates the ...

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Strategy # 3 - Breakout 9am - 10am — If there is a breakout (price expands beyond 5am - 9am H/L) during 9am - 10am, strategy # 2 is now invalid. If it is a break down, use the low of the 10am bar + 15 to 25 pips as a short entry level. If it ...

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Strategy # 2 - Mid Session — 1. Establish the low & high of the early morning period 5am > 9am 2. Look to go short on a breakout of the low (typically between 15 & 25 pips below the low as a stop market entry). 3. Look to go long on a breakout ...

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Strategy # 1 - Early — 1. Establish the low & high of the overnight period 5pm > 7am 2. Look to go short on a breakout of the low (typically between 15 & 25 pips below the low as a stop market entry). 3. Look to go long on a breakout of the ...

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