The hard road to consistency

Discussion in 'Journals' started by calmeurotrader, Oct 1, 2012.

  1. stop hit
     
    #121     Nov 8, 2012
  2. Well, you probably didn't feel comfortable with the method. I am trying to develop something I can trade without any doubt.
    Anyway I have one setup with 6 pips risk and flexible target of 50-150 pips which doesn't happen very often...This is almost your 1:infinity trade :)
     
    #122     Nov 8, 2012
  3. do you enter your stop with the broker, or do you just take it when it the price gets hit?
     
    #123     Nov 8, 2012
  4. I use OCO orders placed with the broker most of the time
     
    #124     Nov 8, 2012
  5. I trade with interactive who most consider to be pretty reputable. Back when I was trading with stops, many times it got to within half a pip and I still didn't get hit.

    But there was one time during the afternoon when I had a stop in to enter on some USD/CHF and apparently I was the only bid. The market hadn't done anything all day long. The chart was quite comical. Nothing, and then a big spike up to hit my stop.
     
    #125     Nov 8, 2012
  6. today P/L: -84$
     
    #126     Nov 8, 2012
  7. SELL 169K 65 STOP 74 LMT 26
     
    #127     Nov 9, 2012
  8. That was a good one. I should just be doing what you're doing. You're making out better than me right now. I'm actually long, but I'm rooting for 26, because I want to see you hit one.
     
    #128     Nov 9, 2012
  9. all right man very nice

    I probably would have bailed the first time it bounced off 27 and gotten filled at 30
     
    #129     Nov 9, 2012
  10. Thanks, target hit at 10:10 GMT
     
    #130     Nov 9, 2012