GB/CHF — i like this one..it looks like a classic breakout and retest trade ??? what do you guys think? cheers jon

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the Rac Attacks!!!lol i didnt want anymore exposure to the gb so i passed on the yen pin. i did take the nz/yen 1h pin though but closed it out at about +15 as i didnt like the way it was taking its time. ill find out later if it was a good ...

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iv been watching these 1h pins fail all week and one or two have been posted here.In my experience after a strong down/up swing ,even of a few bars, price will take a few bars to actually reverse on this time frame(if it is going to!) often (too ...

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lol.. thats actually how i played them .for me they were a kinda false break setup jon

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while were on the subject i would just add that its the upper shadow that is important (as you know) for me its important to have a long shadow above(assuming a bearish pinbar), as that means price has been pushed high enough to see there is no more ...

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lets make that 200!!

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imo it doesnt matter,although the seniors may have different ideas. i think of it as just the timing of the bar close. sometimes the momentum is such that no retrace will happen and price will just drop from the bar highs and keep going(as in this ...

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morning yawl, .....and i dedicate these breaks to.....JARROO !!!! i guess this is what you mean by a hard break??!!?? jon

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thanx Josh, you make some good points, things which i have also thought a lot about.One thing i have been playing with is letting the full position run and getting the SL firstly to BE and then to lock in .5 R:R then 1 R:R. etc. iv not been testing ...

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hi Josh,nice trade. i was wondering when you were testing exit strategies did you run a test letting the last part of the possition run without targets?and if so how did it preform compared to stting hard hard stops?by my maths,correct me if im ...

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hi Marcel,dreams are just dreams if we give them such a silly status.otherwise they are only small tasks to achieve along the way. dont let anyone tell you diferent!iv changed countries once to help achieve fulltime trader status for myself,i landed ...

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lol, nice post,picky is indeed a good thing.lol i took no offence at your last post by the way,just making my point. cheers jon

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ok ill try but i have no idea what this post is about to be honest. not everybody my friend, we all need to make a living its the way of making a living that trading offers me i find so attractive. actually im 40 years old,and im quite aware of the ...

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nice one mate,its a good feeling. i woke up this morning(eu time) to find my eu/yen short had allready hit its target. my girlfriend allways takes the micky by saying i trade better when im asleep!hehe..its probably true!! jon p.s. good ...

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lol..iv think youve seen the light bro!better put your shades onhehe As my account grows my working hours will shorten.im not out to be rich but i would like enough to work short hours and enjoy the free time that gives. seems you ve ...

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hi Ryan,just wanted to ask how your % returns have been trading the longer TFs compared to the 5 min charts??i know its early days but do you think they will compare? cheers jon EDIT: i was also wondering why you dont trade the dailys/4h with the ...

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hi Pirabuji, im guessing from the price he took the 4h pin bar?? im sure he will correct me if im wrong!? jon

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i wouldnt like to say, i didnt take the trade either but you have also posted this... ....im guessing your still in the trade and in profit so you must have have made some good decisions!? jon

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nice one jarroo, iv been waiting to short this pair for over a week now but i missed my chance today concentrating on other pairs!maybe next time jon EDIT: i see your 1.6300 is getting a hammering!!

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lol...it wasnt mine to share, breakfast was on rac!hehe great post TiaForex,(i allways thought of you as a women with the Tia bit??. ) i particularly liked this sentence,sums it up perfect.We are often tempted to try and get in every ...

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