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Managing Risk & Moving Average Crossovers

July 30, 2010

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I read a few Trading Newsletters, not many, but a few that have relevant and interesting pieces in them.  I recently read one of the articles in Van Tharp’s newsletters written about Chuck Le Beau and his trading story.  He’s talking about his experiences working for a broker and working with one of their best Traders, […]

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Don’t Be Afraid to re-enter a Trade……

July 12, 2010

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if the setup is valid – even if you’ve just been stopped out. This morning’s trade was the G-Force set play with a short entry on cable at 1.5908 with a 20 pip stop and 60 pip target. I was a little concerned about entering the trade above the massive one and a half but […]

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Feedback on our recent Advanced FX Trading Day

June 21, 2010

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We recently ran another one of our Advanced FX Trading Days in Central London.  We had a good knowledgable interactive crowd who were able to provide their own views on both trading and the markets in general.  Throw in some good food, banter and a well-earned pint in the pub afterwards and it all made for a […]

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Thursday 17th June 2010 – +63

June 18, 2010

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It’s been a strange week. I wasn’t too well on Monday and decided not to trade. And lo and behold that was the nicest day of the week trading wise. C’est la vie.  Tuesday and Wednesday were scratchy days but I was lucky enough to finish in profit.  I wonder whether the Chinese Public Holidays […]

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A word to the wise….

June 10, 2010

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It’s been a stop-start week for me as I prepare for our Live Trading Day tomorrow.  So in the meantime I thought I would bring up a recent conversation I had with someone regarding myself and this blog. To set the scene, this chap manages to find my telephone number through his network and then […]

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Last 2 slots for Fridays FX Trading Day….before price doubles!

June 7, 2010

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We’re running a Trading Day in Central London this Friday 11th June. We have 2 slots left for this event. Our next event will not be till September 2010. Furthermore we have decided to increase our price to £997 from September onwards.  This is a great chance to attend our course at the price of […]

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Ohh the joy of brokers on NFP day! +34

June 7, 2010

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Ahhh NFP day, either a glorious day of profits or a painful lesson in trading around major news announcements. Today for me was a strange mixture of both, though mostly due to luck did I manage to come away with profit in my pocket. The scores on the doors where: EURUSD -15 GBPUSD 0 EURUSD +11 […]

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The Picture Can Change Quickly

May 28, 2010

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Some days, on the first look at the charts, I am completely bewildered and the voice in my head says ‘ I See NOTHING!’ Today was one of those days. When I got to the charts this morning nothing was jumping out at me. My bias on pretty much everything has been short of late. […]

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Is Anyone Going to Intervene?

May 25, 2010

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Is it going to be today? Are they causing this rally up? Is it going to be now? When are they going to do it? They normally do it, why haven’t they? Maybe I shouldn’t trade them short? What do you think I’m referring to? Yep those Japanese Yen pairs. Over the last few weeks […]

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Thursday 20/5/10 Jobbing the EURJPY – +51

May 20, 2010

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It’s been a busy, busy day, especially trialling some new ideas on Demo as well as trialling some traders work on EURJPY.  And what a day to be trialling ideas eh? The markets were up and down like a brides nightie!  I really did just end up jobbing the EURJPY. Overall for the day my live trading […]

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