Hi all, good morning,
18 pips on GU this morning.
I was not sure about the setup, it was not sleeping, but we had two retraces to 34SMA, and m5/M15 finally convinced me.
My TP was 12, but since the trade manager can hide SL/TP from the broker, it resulted in 17.9 during the jump.
On the whole I'm doing little better now. The extensive discussion about "sleeping" helped me, because it drew my attention to it. Formerly I very often mixed up "sleeping" with simple crosses.
Bettina
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Fantastic Trade Bettina! wish you had let it run a bit longer... nice very nice
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I understand that I can't catch all the moves or all the signals but my objective is to catch THE VALID SIGNALS & ONLY the Valid Signals.
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The Consistent Pursuit of DS1
The thing that makes me money in trading is when I "Objectively Follow my Trading Plan".
I understand that I can't catch all the moves or all the signals but my objective is to catch THE VALID SIGNALS & ONLY the Valid Signals.
My Deathbed Advice "5:1 Reward to Risk Ratio".
Yo, banana boy!
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Hi Immy,
Thank you ! Stying longer is not my goal at the moment.
I must and will learn to see good setups and improve the percentge of winners, which was about 20%.
And generally I hate it to go through retracement. It's much more fun for me to book 10 and perhaps another 10.
Bettina
Thank you ! Stying longer is not my goal at the moment.
I must and will learn to see good setups and improve the percentge of winners, which was about 20%.
And generally I hate it to go through retracement. It's much more fun for me to book 10 and perhaps another 10.
Bettina
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Another +12 on GU.
My TP was a little below 38 retracement, right at M5 purple and daily pivot. Without the news, which I had forgotten, the jump probably wouldn't have been that much.
My TP was a little below 38 retracement, right at M5 purple and daily pivot. Without the news, which I had forgotten, the jump probably wouldn't have been that much.
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Good morning all,
good start : +14,5 on GU.
It's funny. Though Immy always says, that GU is difficult and too choppy, I have the feeling that it fits me much more than EU. I feel the setups to be clearer and more predictable - if ever that can be.
On EU yesterday I didn't get a single trade and made 28 on GU ( 3 trades including a small rent ).
So for that next time : I will be trading GU !
good start : +14,5 on GU.
It's funny. Though Immy always says, that GU is difficult and too choppy, I have the feeling that it fits me much more than EU. I feel the setups to be clearer and more predictable - if ever that can be.
On EU yesterday I didn't get a single trade and made 28 on GU ( 3 trades including a small rent ).
So for that next time : I will be trading GU !
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Next one : +13,5.
I knew there was orange news, but I had my stop very tight right below M5 high.
I knew there was orange news, but I had my stop very tight right below M5 high.
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Well done Bettina... I'm enjoying it! it now gives me more pleasure to see others make pips than my own pips... Love it. Honestly I kept refreshing this page to see if you caught another one.... happy for youBettina wrote:Next one : +13,5.
I knew there was orange news, but I had my stop very tight right below M5 high.
What is the Secret of Successful Trading?
The Consistent Pursuit of DS1
The thing that makes me money in trading is when I "Objectively Follow my Trading Plan".
I understand that I can't catch all the moves or all the signals but my objective is to catch THE VALID SIGNALS & ONLY the Valid Signals.
My Deathbed Advice "5:1 Reward to Risk Ratio".
Yo, banana boy!
The Consistent Pursuit of DS1
The thing that makes me money in trading is when I "Objectively Follow my Trading Plan".
I understand that I can't catch all the moves or all the signals but my objective is to catch THE VALID SIGNALS & ONLY the Valid Signals.
My Deathbed Advice "5:1 Reward to Risk Ratio".
Yo, banana boy!
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Thaaaaaaanks, Immy!
Didn't catch any trades in the pm, since I was away at 2pm and 3pm, where GU had nice setups, but no rents as well!
So it stay with +28 pips or 3.66 %
See what tomorrow will have for me!
Bettina
Didn't catch any trades in the pm, since I was away at 2pm and 3pm, where GU had nice setups, but no rents as well!
So it stay with +28 pips or 3.66 %
See what tomorrow will have for me!
Bettina
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Was somehow on the wrong boat this morning : -7.4 pips.
There was a small w3 up, which I ignored, because M5 looked like a setup down
There was a small w3 up, which I ignored, because M5 looked like a setup down
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-8.4 and + 16.2 ...
Hiding SL and TP from the broker has it's surprises.
The -8.4 should have been only -6.4, the + 16.2 was TP12. So I probably won't hide the SL in future.
My week was much, much better than almost all before : + 6%, which is 48.5 pips. I achieved a 50 % win rate, which I never did before. So I'm really looking forward to next week, which might be quiet because of easter
Have a nice weekend !
Bettina
Hiding SL and TP from the broker has it's surprises.
The -8.4 should have been only -6.4, the + 16.2 was TP12. So I probably won't hide the SL in future.
My week was much, much better than almost all before : + 6%, which is 48.5 pips. I achieved a 50 % win rate, which I never did before. So I'm really looking forward to next week, which might be quiet because of easter
Have a nice weekend !
Bettina
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