Archive | August, 2010

The opportunity cost of indisciplined trading – EU & EJ – +126 points

August 26, 2010

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Hey traders, Still no intra-day trading but I did manage to take a couple of end of day swings which I closed out for +126 pips profit.  You might be saying that’s a great result however you’d be wrong.  I closed both trades early due to boredom / changing  view.   This is a great story […]

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12th August: Overnight work on the NZDUSD – +75 pips

August 20, 2010

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Just a quick note to show you I’m still alive and kicking during the August holidays.  Still no intra-day trading for myself but last week I took one end of day trade here on the NZDUSD. 1.  On a daily chart my indicators are telling me that NZDUSD is approaching an area of being oversold.  I […]

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We now have Video Blogs on FXTrader Adventures! Plus 2 trades from July.

August 4, 2010

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  Fellow traders, Based on feedback from clients and discussions between FXTrader Sandy and myself we decided to upgrade the blog to be able to display video.  I’ve added our first video blog to the site for your approval / derision! (delete as applicable) Please watch and feel free to provide us with feedback.  All […]

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A good post on going “Tilt” in trading

August 2, 2010

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Here’s a quick post that has a useful link to another traders post regarding going “tilt” when trading.  For those who’ve not heard the term a wikipedia definition:  “Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player […]

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