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

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

  1. Don't tell me, you've been shorting it!

    Blimey, and I though I was contrarian :)
     
    #131     Jul 20, 2009
  2. sakhter

    sakhter

    +1

    blew $10,000 in 5 hours till I got that message too.
     
    #132     Jul 20, 2009
  3. :eek:

    It took me a little bit longer to blow 10k, not that much longer though I must admit!

    It's nice to see I contributed something towards this :)
     
    #133     Jul 20, 2009
  4. sakhter

    sakhter

    so you gave away $100M ;)?
     
    #134     Jul 20, 2009
  5. placed real trade @ 3:21CST

    short 1 GBP/USD @ 1.6542

    stop: 1.6577
    target: 1.6442
    trailing stop engaged

    GBP, EUR way overbought and CHF way oversold...should see sell-off starting about now into Asian and overnight...
     
    #135     Jul 20, 2009
  6. lol, I wish I had it to give away!

    Nah, I probably paid for all his holidays in '96 and '97 though. No wonder he was the richest man in the City, back then they were robbers and I was green, a perfect combination....for them!
     
    #136     Jul 20, 2009
  7. sakhter

    sakhter

    oh the guy sells buckets eh
     
    #137     Jul 20, 2009
  8. sakhter

    sakhter

    how are you basing over-bought/over sold conditions?.. And if so, I don't believe "over-bought & over-sold" should be the sole rational basis for you to enter short.

    I bought GBP earlier this morning at $1.6477 & holding till $1.6608 with stops @ $1.6455. GBP can potentially go to $1.6703 if EUR decides to rally to 1.43 today or tomorrow.

    If I were you, I wouldn't short when it is a deliberate uptrend.

    if GBPUSD closes above $1.6549 I am bullish to 1.6608.. might see some profit taking at that level..
     
    #138     Jul 20, 2009
  9. I adjusted this trade @ 4:38pm CST

    stop: 1.6562
    target: 1.6502
    Trailing stop:
    distance: 10
    step: 30

    Questions: do any of you use trailing stops? if yes how and what ratios?...like what I did above?
     
    #139     Jul 20, 2009
  10. wow...you must use serious huge stops...what 100-200 pips...or...you are just a very good trader...as for the overbought/oversoled...just looked at a 4 hour chart over the days...any more move up for euro and gbp and down for chf would mean 'into new territory'...therefore...I think it is oOB and OS...thoughts?
     
    #140     Jul 20, 2009