EUR/USD & GBP/USD & AUD/USD Forex Trading

Discussion in 'Forex' started by increasenow, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. got these crosses up on my screen for weekend review..totally pumped about trading Forex:

    EUR/USD
    USD/JPY
    GBP/USD
    USD/CHF
    USD/CAD
    AUD/USD
    EUR/GBP
    EUR/JPY
    GBP/JPY
    EUR/AUD

    thoughts on any of these?
     
    #111     Jul 17, 2009
  2. Yeah man, I was a slow learner and stubborn, in fact it took two or three blowups before I got the money management message :)
     
    #112     Jul 18, 2009
  3. 9:49 AM CST
    short 1 GBP/USD at 1.6459 (rea/live)
    stop: 1.6484
    profit: 1.6449
     
    #113     Jul 20, 2009
  4. cstfx

    cstfx

    are you using market orders on entry or limit orders?
     
    #114     Jul 20, 2009
  5. urgh! just took a 15 pip LOSS here!
     
    #115     Jul 20, 2009
  6. 10:28am CST
    long 1 GBP/USD at 1.6490
    stop: 1.6476
    profit: 1.6520
    ...real/live trading...
     
    #116     Jul 20, 2009
  7. I almost 99% ALWAYS use market orders to enter a trade...limit orders to exit --unless scalping where that is exit by market order always..
     
    #117     Jul 20, 2009
  8. lost 4 pips here...19 pip loss today total
     
    #118     Jul 20, 2009
  9. cstfx

    cstfx

    Dude, you got to check your math:

    84-59=25

    90-76=14

    You need to know EXACTLY how much is at risk - you can't guestimate it.
     
    #119     Jul 20, 2009
  10. another 10 pip loss here...29 pips lost on the day...need to re-wind and go for a 50 pip 'bagger' win...like the 2 fifty pip wins cople weeks back...this is not fun...being real by sharing my losses (real trading)
     
    #120     Jul 20, 2009