Tradingjournals Quest... Turn $100 To $100K or To Ash

Discussion in 'Journals' started by tradingjournals, May 27, 2011.

  1. Now E/U at 1.4607. Could the thinking of the bulls who entered at 1.4596 be something like: if we take 11 pips profit on half the position and keep stops on rest as initially planned, is there a risk to the overall trade?

    Update: by the time the post was finished being typed, E/U is at 1.4615. Could the thinking of the bulls be something like: would it be too late if we do not raise the cost of stops, and secure some profits at this stage?
     
    #71     Jun 6, 2011
  2. E/U: could now the thinking of the earlier bulls be something like: "now that it has risen, it may be sensible to move the stops higher such that to secure profits and give it some little room to mvoe around?
     
    #72     Jun 6, 2011
  3. e/u at 1.4619: could the earlier bulls thinking now be: the area of 1.4620 to 1.4625 was a resistance a couple hours go, so could they be asking something like whether it would be sensible to take their profits and wait to see whether Mr. price would clear the hurdle?
     
    #73     Jun 6, 2011
  4. Hi SM. Let me try it again. Let me assume that a hypothetical trader expects a pair to make a move of a certain number of pips in 4 days. So s/he may ask: what is the maximum s/he can expect to make (in comparision to trading the 4 days) if s/he tries to capture the move of the first 2 days, the move of the last 2 days, and the eventual retreat that may take place sometime between the pair of 2-days?
     
    #74     Jun 6, 2011
  5. The 1-minute bar at 11:35AM is 10 pips tall (low is 1.4615 and high 1.4625): could the traders be asking something like: is the bar a fingerlike sign to those who may have bought at the top of it, or is it a bullish sign?:)
     
    #75     Jun 6, 2011
  6. Could one ask if there is a way to charge advertisers who post on this thread?
     
    #76     Jun 6, 2011
  7. Is (2*SQRT(2)-1) the correct answer?
     
    #77     Jun 6, 2011
  8. it was a good upmove overnight. I am out of long. e/u now at 1.4680. I was to try the short side, but I want it to go higher if i does and I do not have the appetite yet to take risk. Maybe I need an appetizer.
     
    #78     Jun 7, 2011
  9. I am tired of waiting for these buyers to go away or to make their move. I wanted to sell at 1.4699, but the idiots stopped pushing it up as soon it was 6 pips away from 1.4699-- the top so far is 1.4693. It is now at 1.4677. I wonder whether I should just starting playing the short side, and tough it out if it goes against me. I believe a potential problem is that the longer it takes for them to move it, their chances to make another upleg might not be decreased if they hit stops order/etc.
     
    #79     Jun 7, 2011
  10. Net: +546pips
    Cumulative gains: 569pips.
    Cumulative losses: 23pips
    Number of trades:19
    Number of trades with gain:18
    Number of trades with loss: 1
     
    #80     Jun 7, 2011