This is a trade I placed Sunday night. I plan on posting similiar live trades in the future with charts at entry and exit. This trade is completed and this post is a test to see how the charts look. Time: Feb 12 2006 23:14 EST (times in 24-hour format). Quote: EUR/USD 1.1890. Enter to Buy @ 1.1920, Stop @ 1.1880, Trailing Stop @ 25 pips. Enter to Sell @ 1.1860, Stop @ 1.1900, Trailing Stop @ 25 pips. Maximum Loss: 80 pips. Maximum Gain: n/a ---------------------- Outcome of trade - 40 pip loss EUR/USD 30 minute chart - Feb 13 19:30 EST 1: Order placed Feb 12 2006 23:14 EST. 2: Buy order activated at 2:31 EST. 3: Stop hit at 4:25 EST for 40 pip loss. 4: Sell order unfilled and cancelled at 19:30 EST. Comments welcome.
Buy target (and Sell) was +30 (-30 for sell) pips of quote at time of trade. Using the 30 minute chart going back 50 trading hours. I didn't post my chart at entry, I will in the future. I also might start a journal in the "Forex Trading" section with all my charts