Swingtrading forex

Discussion in 'Journals' started by cvds16, May 25, 2019.

  1. cvds16

    cvds16

    not quite my day, out -5 pips, long now gbpusd @ 1.1271
     
    #91     Jun 5, 2019
  2. cvds16

    cvds16

    eurusd looks like a buy here. long 1.1264
     
    #92     Jun 5, 2019
  3. cvds16

    cvds16

    not really following my plan to the T and inventing new setups on the spot which leads not to optimal trading. Better stick to my rules and diligently follow them. Out two times -5 pips.
     
    #93     Jun 5, 2019
  4. cvds16

    cvds16

    now short gbpusd @ 1.2724. Targeting 21 pips.
     
    #94     Jun 5, 2019
  5. cvds16

    cvds16

    out be since that didn't seem to work. looking for long now in gbpusd. EDIT: long 1.2729.
     
    Last edited: Jun 5, 2019
    #95     Jun 5, 2019
  6. cvds16

    cvds16

    adding insult to injury today: very poor trading because lack of proper setups that I missed and 'invented' a few new ones which didn't help. Overall being too impulsive didn't quite help.
    I got a good system and should just stick to that ...
    Tomorrow is another day.
     
    #96     Jun 5, 2019
  7. expiated

    expiated

    I know you said you need not worry about support/resistance, pivots, or which wave the market is in. Nonetheless, this is why I did not enter a short position. Even if I had my eye on 1.2221, I would have had to have waited for GBPUSD to break through 1.2600 in a decisive manner before pursuing it.

    GBPUSDDaily.png
     
    #97     Jun 5, 2019
  8. cvds16

    cvds16

    ok, thanks, I quite learned a lot today on the positive side and I got myself some extra setups (not delusional ones ;-)) by adding moving averages to my arsenal. That should make things work better in the future and will have more trades so I don't have to sit around so much ideless in front of my screen ... this is what tempted me to take half baked ones today. It shouldn't happen anymore in the future ...
     
    #98     Jun 5, 2019
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  9. padutrader

    padutrader

    you should make more money not more trades

    but if you want to scalp then you should prepare for it...

    it took me 12 years to be profitable at scalping and it is the toughest thing in trading.... so go there with eyes totally open
     
    #99     Jun 5, 2019
  10. padutrader

    padutrader

    85 % of my profit in this week came from 2 trades...

    i am wondering if i should trade less
     
    #100     Jun 5, 2019