Archive | November, 2010

A great piece on how to understand the predicament of Ireland and the economic system in general.

November 26, 2010

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I can claim no credit for this piece but it’s a great way for traders and non-finance types to understand the predicament of Ireland and the economic system in general.  This was attached to the comments on Robert Peston’s latest post on his BBC blog. The piece itself was shamelessly lifted from ZeroHedge. Enjoy. Mary is the […]

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I’m so ronery! Kim Jong Il and the role of future predictions market

November 23, 2010

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I woke up this morning to reports of North Korean artillery fire against South Korean islands.  These two nations are always taking pot-shots against each other across the DMZ however it’s fair to say that firing 200 artillery shells is more than a pot-shot.   “Old Kim Jong Il’s upto his old tricks” I thought.  You see […]

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Trading thought of the day Tuesday 16th November

November 16, 2010

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Once we realise that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong.  Only in failing to correct our mistakes. George Soros

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Thursday 10th Nov -Some cheeky pips on the EURJPY – +85

November 11, 2010

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I had a really good learning experience yesterday on GBPCHF which I will cover in a separate blog post.  It’s taking some time to put it all together so in the meantime here’s some details on trades this week from the EURJPY. Nothing really exciting, trades triggering hitting first & second  targets before falling back.  […]

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Thought of the day – Friday 5th November

November 5, 2010

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“Winners make mistakes; they just don’t repeat them.” Yehuda Shinar – Think Like A Winner

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October Trading Update

November 4, 2010

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Having been away I managed to miss the early few days of trading in November and what an interesting week it’s been.  I hope readers have been harvesting a few cheeky pips this week. I on the other hand have been reviewing my trading for October after I moved to focussing on 4 hour charts.  […]

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A slightly different thought of the day – the movie Invictus

November 4, 2010

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Ok, indulge me here.  It’s a little bit of a different tack for the normal thought of the day post however I hope you still find it inspiring and relevant to trading. I’ve been away for a long weekend and during my time away I managed to re-watch the movie Invictus.  If you haven’t seen it […]

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