Cornix's Forex Trading Journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by cornix, Jan 5, 2011.

  1. Joman

    Joman

    Been trapped on that one too, very tempting lower high after 2 legs up :)

    Fortunately I reversed at 72 when 1 min chart showed some strength above 20 EMA.

    This failure was a great with trend entry !
     
    #611     Mar 17, 2011
  2. cornix

    cornix

    Short @ 1.3985.
     
    #612     Mar 17, 2011
  3. cornix

    cornix

    Stopped out -6 pips.
     
    #613     Mar 17, 2011
  4. cornix

    cornix

    Short @ 1.3987.
     
    #614     Mar 17, 2011
  5. cornix

    cornix

    Stopped out b/e.
     
    #615     Mar 17, 2011
  6. cornix

    cornix

    This creeper up makes me feel sorry I play reversals. :D
     
    #616     Mar 17, 2011
  7. Joman

    Joman

    Don't be sorry you just took your setup and I think it was a valid one.

    Reversal can be brutal in the european session, it could have worked very well.

    Been out that long a bit early :eek:
     
    #617     Mar 17, 2011
  8. cornix

    cornix

    Nope, got no problems with losses. Trend days (especially squeezes like today) are always scalper's nightmare.

    We take those pips back when it ranges and chops trend followers to hell. :D
     
    #618     Mar 17, 2011
  9. Joman

    Joman

    It's very true trend days can be rude. It always seems too high or too low, bars are usually bigs and it's difficult to enter.

    I've used to fight the trend countlessly .... especially when I have a bias on the other side of the market.

    A very effective way to manage a big trend like today is to trade off the 1min chart. It offers many bull flags and shallows pull backs that offered small risk entries.

    I've found the 5 min chart much less useful in this kind of market.
     
    #619     Mar 17, 2011
  10. cornix

    cornix

    Ya, adding some 1min w/ the trend entries would definitely not hurt my p&l.
     
    #620     Mar 17, 2011