Trailing this one rather than exiting at MML 4/8ths... I'm also trailing my EUR/GBP short from 3 months ago. Still holding my USD/CHF nightmare, gonna buy some size on the next buy signal and average out on that one.
10k GBP/USD B 1.9269 Limit 1.9390+ 121 10k USD/CHF S 1.1515 Exit 1.1484 +29 10k GBP/USD B 1.9048 Exit 1.9176 +128 10k USD/CHF S 1.1623 Limit 1.1474 +149 10k EUR/USD S 1.3412 Exit 1.3410 +2 10k USD/JPY B 104.25 Stop 103.90 -35 10k USD/CHF S 1.1585 Stop 1.1620 -35 10k USD/CHF S 1.1615 Exit 1.1557 +58 10k EUR/USD B 1.3207 Exit 1.3285 +78 10k EUR/USD B 1.3259 Exit 1.3350 +91 ___________________________________________ Starting Balance(assume one dollar for each pip): 2000 USD Closed Balance 2586 USD Well, in the end, I should have exited with the upper Bollinger-Fibo. But I was speculating on a blow-off top for the holidays. Probably still will make new highs this week, but it won't be on my profit and loss ledger
10k GBP/EUR S .6935 Limit .6835 Stop .6960 Daimyo and Bollinger indicate a small reversal and 8/8th MML is .6958, so this is worth a stab...
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10k GBP/USD B 1.9269 Limit 1.9390+ 121 10k USD/CHF S 1.1515 Exit 1.1484 +29 10k GBP/USD B 1.9048 Exit 1.9176 +128 10k USD/CHF S 1.1623 Limit 1.1474 +149 10k EUR/USD S 1.3412 Exit 1.3410 +2 10k USD/JPY B 104.25 Stop 103.90 -35 10k USD/CHF S 1.1585 Stop 1.1620 -35 10k USD/CHF S 1.1615 Exit 1.1557 +58 10k EUR/USD B 1.3207 Exit 1.3285 +78 10k EUR/USD B 1.3259 Exit 1.3350 +91 10k EUR/GBP S .6935 Stop .6960 -25 ___________________________________________ Starting Balance(assume one dollar for each pip): 2000 USD Closed Balance 2561 USD
I finally hit on a trailing stop method to capture the bigger moves while still employing my reversal methodology. It requires I trade at least 20k positions, which is still conservative for my account. Starting monday--since I missed this weeks buy signals on GBP/USD-- I will employ a 20k position. The first position shall be exited at the MML 4/8ths or the Daimyo reversal pattern. As soon as the first position is exited, I will trail the stop break even and then I will use the trending outer bollinger to indicate when the trendline has been broken.It requires I enter hedges, but this isn't a problem as my broker allows it. This way I don't have to babysit my positions and trail on a closed bar basis. Once the price has been hit, I'm out. The logic is so simple, but yet I have missed huge moves this year because I didn't have the vision of the trend in mind. So, now that I've got that sorted. ... Happy Holidays everyone, here's to a more profitable and peaceful new year!!! I have attached the chart below indicating my new trailing stop method.