Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-02-14

Posted on 14 Feb, 2010 in Journal | 0 comments

  • stopped out of $USDCAD short @ 1.0540 for +131 pips. flat now and done for week. #
  • slipped in a lim order to short more $USDCAD @ 1.0630, SL 1.0690 #
  • RT @Ancient_Warrior Got followed by @HornyBabe4Sex… Is that a good thing or a bad thing? lol < depends, do you like a HornyBabe4Sex? #
  • liking this slow drift downward in $USDCAD #
  • back in $USDCAD short @ 1.0671, SL 1.0756, re-try after last's week fail http://ow.ly/15GyE #
  • buy the rumor, sell the news, let the 1 wk countdown til Germ -> Grce news begins $$ #
  • RT @alaidi: GERM considering Loan Grntees for Greece & Other Ezone nations–WSJ $$ < is this what they cooked up in G7 ths wkn? #
  • still flat since missing the big move from last week. waiting markets for new direction. just taking it easy this week $$ #
  • Bubble naysayers, then (U.S.) and now (Canada) http://tgam.ca/HzO (via @globeandmail) #
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Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-02-06

Posted on 6 Feb, 2010 in Journal | 0 comments

  • looks like I'm stopped out of $USDCAD short @ 1.0750, another -70 pips down the drain. flat now, will prob stay that way until close #
  • #FF #forex @faithmight @RemixTrades @Ancient_Warrior @fxseekin @CrazyCanuck80 @SergeHanuma @FXJAY @4xguy #
  • sorry, that USDCAD was a short #
  • New post at @Quantisan: Paper trade: Stopped out of USDCAD long @ 1.0640 for -67 pips, re-entering @ 1.0680 http://bit.ly/b21xt6 #
  • stopped out of $USDCAD short at 1.0640 for abt -70pips, 0.1% of acct. flat atm #
  • New post at @Quantisan: What to do when life gets in your way of trading? http://bit.ly/c1TFBq #
  • correction: that was abv 127 and abv 125 for $EURJPY long #
  • limit order on long $EURJPY above 127 res. and abv 126 sup. #
  • New post at @Quantisan: Paper trade: Short USD/CAD @ 1.0573, Stop 1.0640, Target 1.0415 http://bit.ly/dxcExM #
  • RT @InEgoVeritas: Canadians seen as "crazy" for choice of G7 venue. http://bit.ly/bKNQgL < so that's where Superman's base in the Arctic is #
  • would like short $USDCAD, $EURCHF, and long $NZDJPY later today… but can't trade during the day, so can only watch #
  • low ball bid on $AUDUSD @ 8718, SL 8640 #
  • closed $AUDCAD short @ .9381 for +155 pips #
  • New post at @Quantisan: January 2010 Trading Performance Review http://bit.ly/9EWutT #
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Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-01-29

Posted on 29 Jan, 2010 in Journal | 0 comments

  • thx for #FF @SergeHanuma in reply to SergeHanuma #
  • would like 2 get some $AUDUSD long, but i have no access to mkt… will just wait until Monday #
  • moved stops on $USDJPY and $GBPJPY longs to b/e #
  • took a $EURJPY long to replace $GBPJPY long, moved stop on $GBPJPY right up to 144.90, should get taken out soon #
  • long $GBPJPY @ 145.24, SL 144.70 #
  • nice, $EURCHF finally cracked 1.4680 support, just when I thought my short pos was getting stale #
  • RT @InEgoVeritas: @FuturesTrader71: 53,000 contracts bought in last 10 min bar after low was put in $$ – open interest or short covering? #
  • closed my $GBPJPY long @ 146.42 for abt +140 pips, still bullish, but not expecting a 1 way street, will re-enter later #
  • very slowly adding to $GBPJPY long as long as it's 144.50 – 146, target 148, avg price 144.84 now #
  • long $AUDUSD @ 8959, SL 8910 #
  • imo, Apple #iPad = bigger iScratchPhone, how long will this $500 last? $AAPL #
  • RT @SellPuts $goog going below 500 $aapl going below 200 $X going below 40 $uso going below 60 — aka screw them all! #
  • RT @MacRumorsRSS McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet, iPhone OS Based, Going to Be "Terrific" – Mac Rumors http://bit.ly/aTMdod $AAPL #
  • closed $CADJPY long and switching to short $USDCAD @ 1.0630, SL 1.07 to diversify from $GBPJPY shrt #
  • long $CADJPY @ 84.05, SL 83.50, TP 87.20 #
  • long $GBPJPY @ 144.21, SL 143.6, TP 148/153 #
  • sorry, no it's not alive. #forex mkt still on hold for euro, gbp news tmrw #
  • long $AUDUSD @ .9058, SL 9010, TP 9170 #
  • it's alive! #forex #
  • long $CADJPY @ 85.64, SL 85, TP 87 and added to $EURGBP short, avg 8739, SL 8750-8780, TP 8600 #
  • can't login to my demo platform again, but planned to lay low anyway on counter-trend moves, will be patient #
  • lim order to short $AUDUSD @ 8980, SL 9050 #
  • will prob lay low this week with so many expected news and charts on pivots, it's anybody's game $$ #
  • Roseman: Get your needs met before investment adviser's – thestar.com: http://bit.ly/89IRFs via @addthis #
  • RT @steenbab: 5:33 PM CT – Some of the best advice I could offer someone starting out as a trader: http://rurl.org/2afm $$ #
  • spent all morning designing a new theme for my blog, let me know what you think if you get a chance pls #
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Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-01-23

Posted on 23 Jan, 2010 in Journal | 0 comments

  • RT @InEgoVeritas:down on the week overall but proud of myself, fought like a lion in last 48 hours. Kept those losses to a minimal < respect #
  • RT @IsItCoffeeYet: RT @forex4noobs: New blog post on Casey's Blog: : Preparing a Forex Trading Plan: Broker Platforms http://bit.ly/5oesbm #
  • also $EURGBP shrt's stop to b/e #
  • moved stop on $EURCHF short to b/e #
  • stopped out of $EURCHF shorts earlier w/ good profit, reentered just now @ 1.4739, SL 4750 #
  • losing confidence in dollar shorts w/ lack of ret, tightening stops #
  • thx for the #FF @SergeHanuma @4xguy @Ancient_Warrior #forex #
  • RT @fx_13: RT @DailyFXTeam: SNB President Hildebrand says … he keeps saying that but $EURCHF chart says otherwise #
  • RT @TechCrunch: Bing, Google, And The Enigmatic T2: The Race For A Complete Semantic Search Engine http://bit.ly/737nh4 <- social trading AI #
  • Kokusai, Pimco Shun U.S. Bonds After Forecasting Dollar Losses http://ow.ly/ZqGI #
  • RT @hotcha3: Very funny…now even the Status site doesen't work…it says "too many connections". http://bit.ly/5DlkHR #
  • short $EURGBP @ 8781, SL 8800 #
  • short $USDCHF @ 1.0400, SL 470, also shorting $USDCAD and $AUDCAD #
  • closed $CADJPY short at – 2 pips, not liking $USDJPY sitting on 90 at London close #
  • alright, it seems fxgame is down for now, glad I adjusted pos early this morning, will prob be away for rest of day, hv a great wkn! #
  • can't connect to my fxgame oanda platform, it was fine earlier… anyone else using it? #
  • long $CADJPY abv 85.20, SL 85.10, 84.80, small pos. for the bounce, $CL_F divergence vs. loonie across the board #
  • took profit on $GBPCHF short, can't deny myself quick profit bf wkn #
  • am looking into using R to replace Matlab for my quant work #
  • long $USDJPY @ 90.40, SL 90.10, small size. and TP on some other shorts, too many to list #
  • closed $AUDUSD all @ 9057 for some nice gain #
  • closed $CADJPY short @ 86.07, reversing to go long @ 86.19, small pos, easing in, SL 85.80 #
  • long $USDJPY @ 91.30, SL 91.10 #
  • stopped out of that new $GBPUSD short for -5 pips, prob won't be adding anything today #
  • stopped out of 1/2 $GBPCHF short at b/e, but switched that to $GBPUSD short #
  • short $GBPUSD @ 6208, SL 6215 #
  • just babysitting my biggest pos ever $EURCHF short (also shrt $GBPCHF), 90% of stops locked in profit alrdy, not much else to do #
  • Chinese GDP 10.7%, same as forecasat, BUT industrial production "only" 18.5%! forecast was 19.8% #
  • RT @caseystubbs: Looking at shorting $EURUSD here. :) #
  • RT @InEgoVeritas: Check this unconfirmed upchannel. I'm workning on it… 50 channel fib often helps nail support ahead of everyone… #
  • Aussie shorts $AUDUSD $AUDJPY waiting for Chinese data tonight at 9pm EST #
  • shorted some $GBPCHF, at top of channel, small play, good R/R #
  • RT @piptee: Ok, EA is ready for those that want it. I blogged about it . let me know if you are interested. http://bit.ly/7e3I32 #
  • most stops at b/e on my massive $EURCHF short position…still holding… #
  • $GBPJPY in a clear wedge since Dec 31… waiting for it to break to upside abv 149.50/150.8 to target 154.00, stop 147.00 #
  • borrowing a phrase from @BladeTrading …. DIE EURO DIE! $EURCHF #
  • $EURCHF testing 1.4730 support! #
  • closed $GBPUSD short @ b/e #
  • the pound is amazingly resilient… may go long $GBPUSD or $GBPJPY #
  • RT @EliForex: DO NOT try to catch this EUR its just in the BEGINNING of its decline #
  • moved stop on big chunk of $EURCHF short to b/e, not risking this massive pos. #
  • $EURCHF long/short ratio dropped a bit, but still abv 75%, hv massive short in this pair w/ tight stops.. losing my patience in this though #
  • RT @fx_13: Closed 147.92long $gbpjpy + 80 PIPS still holding 147.80 << better than a pip per minute of holding? #
  • out a chunk more of $CADJPY short @ 87.10, +96 pips, only 1/4 left to run now #
  • added to $EURCHF @ 1.4764, SL 4777, TP 4740, liking 4770 res. and this trading range #
  • waiting to re-enter $AUDUSD short #
  • short $AUDCAD @ 0.9561, SL 9610 #
  • closed half of $CADJPY short for +121 to +178 pips, closed 2/3 of $AUDUSD short for +21 to +62 pips #
  • added to $CADJPY short, avg price 88.27, SL 88.50 #
  • added to $AUDUSD short, av price 0.9191, SL 9240-9270 #
  • short $GBPUSD @ 1.6325, SL 6400, it's prob closing blw 6350 on hourly chrt #
  • interesting 40 pips up spike on $USDCHF to test 1.0400 res #
  • looking for a fx broker w/ MT4, web platform, API, CAD$ home currency, micro-lot, no maintenance fee, any suggestion pls? #
  • RT @BabyPips Two Most Dangerous Mistakes Made by Forex Noobs | Forex Blog: Pipsychology http://ow.ly/1n9AQ4 #
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Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-01-16

Posted on 16 Jan, 2010 in Journal | 0 comments

  • covered 1/2 of my worst pair for the weekend, $USDCHF short covered 1/2 for -16 pips #
  • will look to enter $AUDCAD short next week blw 9500, my LT short setup as explained is playing out rather nicely http://ow.ly/WU6F #
  • RT @InEgoVeritas: Little birdies this AM => http://twitpic.com/y7cpi << wow chubby birdies! you've been feeding them well! #
  • RT @fx_13: @BladeTrading Put at least charts on blog with 2 lines ;-) We will do the math < I second that idea #
  • short $USDCHF @ 1.0258, SL 1.03, tested 50% retrace @ 1.029 and failing, taking 1 step bk in, hv been very patient on this gem #
  • #FF @laurenandjustin -> @CrazyCanuck80 new persona #
  • can't discount the case of a Friday afternoon/weekend squeeze on the shorts, watch your risks as usual $$ #
  • $GBPJPY nearing breakout as a symmetric triangle is nearing its tip on its daily, which way will it go? #
  • correction, that should have been … instead of "long" USD/CAD in my post title #
  • not considering $USDCAD long as LT trend is down, but shorted $CADJPY as LT trend is down on that one #
  • short $CADJPY @ 88.54, SL 89.2, will add more on way down as long as we stay below 89 #
  • #FF @MVooglebee @GPhatter @ppearlman @4xguy @brysown1 @alaidi @choongleo #
  • #FF @fx_13 @RemixTrades @KevinMHughes @Wazzy @piptee @laurenandjustin @BladeTrading @faithmight @forexmajors @InEgoVeritas @Ancient_Warrior #
  • still waiting on Aussie short, flat in this currency still, would rather be late in this one #
  • short $GBPUSD @ 1.6294, SL 6360, 1/2 size, it failed the 50% retrace on 30 min since last night test of 6350 #
  • still just babysitting my one and only position in $EURCHF short… don't see anything else out there yet #
  • RT @KevinMHughes: I want to get an intern… if you know of anyone that wants to work for free and learn fx trading, please send them my way #
  • RT @EliForex: GBPUSD 50% is at 1.6355. rite about now everyone is getting bullish on the it TIME TO SELL around this level 100 pip stop #
  • $EURCHF taking a beating #
  • a day before options expiry and nothing's happening…yet, at least $$ #
  • RT @fx_13: @BladeTrading moving to tick charts to see some action :D << a chart addict #
  • short $CADJPY, avg price 88.75, SL 89 #
  • short $CADJPY @ 88.99, SL 89.70, 50% Fib and round #, seems overdone, merely dragged by AUD str #
  • RT @TechCrunch: Google v. Baidu: It’s Not Just about China http://bit.ly/6qb8OP $GOOG $BIDU #
  • closed $CADJPY long @ 88.66 for abt +70 pips, at 50% ret now #
  • closed $EURCAD short @ 1.4964 for +83 pips #
  • moved stop on $CADJPY long to b/e, might be premature #
  • liking my $EURCAD short (stop @ b/e), just broke uptrend line on 30m, will add later if $EURUSD stays below 1.45 #
  • short $EURCHF @ 1.4776, SL 1.4805 #
  • stop on $AUDCAD short moved to b/e, this is my LT pos, will keep adding #
  • covered $EURGBP for -5 pips, forgot that Europe mkt is closing soon, flat in this pair #
  • $EURGBP short stopped for -15 pips, re-entered at stopped level @ 8909, SL 8900 #
  • mved stop to b/e on $EURCAD short #
  • chose to long loonie instead of short aussie for now, aussie may just sidetrack #
  • long $CADJPY @ 87.93, SL 87.50, short $EURCAD @ 1.5047, SL 5080 #
  • long $EURGBP @ 8925, SL 8910, the megaphone pattern #
  • waiting $AUDJPY and $AUDUSD to close blw ST trndln sup on 30M then I enter short pos in Aussie #
  • I am still watching $USDCHF for dollar direction, in range 1.014 – 1.021 #
  • RT @BladeTrading: @InEgoVeritas @Quantisan Closing AUDJPY here < well played counter trnd! LT sup + tp @ 50% ST retracement? #
  • RT @piptee: inc. acct lil >21% for wk just on the $EURJPY and $AUDJPY. hope to do the same on the up swing we are about to see < am drooling #
  • lim order long $AUDUSD @ 9240, SL 9170, break of ST downtrend, will let this order open for the night and see tmr #
  • stoppd out of $AUDUSD short with -31 pips #
  • long $GBPJPY @ 147.03, SL 146.80 #
  • out of $GBPJPY earlier at b/e, $USDJPY in red now but still keeping it #
  • watching $USDCHF testing 1.0200 again #
  • RT @faithmight: $GBP longs did very well this session. Recall, I've called $GBP strength since Wed. #
  • long $USDJPY @ 147.12, SL 146.80 #
  • all $GBPJPY long's stops at b/e now #
  • moved 1/2 stop on $GBPJPY long to b/e on test of 147.20 res. agian #
  • added half to $GBPJPY long @ 147.12, SL 147.00 #
  • long $GBPJPY @ 147.17, SL 147.90 #
  • short $AUDUSD @ 9199, SL 9260, 1/2 size, hoping on the gold train #
  • trying MT4 on dukascopy #
  • planning to short yen tonight #
  • RT @MatthewsMgmtGrp: Still flat. I need either the bulls or the bears to take charge. #
  • RT @BladeTrading: @InEgoVeritas Why would you guys have an election now? << imo, Harper is Dubya without his daddy or his guts #
  • missed my short entries (too early, again) on Aussie shorts for ST mv last night (got stopped out), so I won't chase #
  • $USDCHF still weak, not yet conv. of $AUDUSD shrt yet, need both sides to conf. for a sustainable shrt to rev. ths LT uptrnd, 1 sided so far #
  • what a mess in mkt, will wait until 2pm est #
  • RT @Ancient_Warrior: That @Quantisan guy is one of those darned quants… They're tough << and you're an ancient warrior, who can beat that? #
  • RT @laurenandjustin: @Ancient_Warrior @Quantisan head to head < not really, he's WAY ahead on $AUDUSD shrt already, I'm just picking bottom #
  • too early in my entries again, when will I learn #
  • long $AUDUSD @ 9244, SL 9210, long $GBPJPY @ 147.01, SL 146.80, both 1/2 size #
  • RT @BladeTrading: @Quantisan ops, 168 extension, 127 is just right here. < thx 4 correction, btw can't wait to hear of your big news ths wk #
  • RT @InEgoVeritas: @BladeTrading Yes me too. I scale into my positions < u looking at the wkly trendline from Sept '08 too? #
  • long $CADJPY @ 87.72, SL 87.30, bc of candlestick sup, 20 day ema, Fib level, and $CL_F bouncing on 80.70 sup #
  • I meant specifically gold weakness and dollar strength, i.e. short $AUDUSD #
  • not chasing dollar strength just yet as $USDCHF and $USDJPY still depressed $DX_F #
  • stopped out of good shorts in $AUDUSD and $GBPJPY by volatility, what a shame #
  • trying Dukascopy's Jforex platform now…gee, I've forgotten what a real platform should look like after being with Oanda #
  • Pawn Stars video : How to Spot a Fake Rolex? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU76nhgpQCk – in case any1 going to Thailand #
  • RT @betterphotojim Feel Overwhelmed? Try Sacrificing the Good for the Great http://bit.ly/66I5oX #
  • RT @alaidi: Come on guys ! Suze's media machine is quickly closing in #shortyawards Get out ur vote on here http://bit.ly/8mPT2I $$ #
  • reasons for adding to $GBPJPY short, $EURGBP breaking 9020 res, $GBPJPY 20MA about to cross 100MA on 30 min #
  • closed all $EURCAD short at b/e, short $AUDUSD @ 9305, SL 9350, doubled $GBPJPY short @ 148.14, SL 148.60 #
  • closed out 1/2 of $EURCAD at b/e to reduce risk #
  • lowered stop on $EURCAD to 1.5030 bc I'm losing conf in this trade after further review #
  • short $EURCAD @ 1.5002, SL 5050, 1/2 size, testing 3H 100 ema & round # res., strong LT downtrend #
  • RT @BabyPips Face It: Everything Looks Hunky Dory | Forex Blog: Currency Currents http://tinyurl.com/yapyknm #
  • RT @BabyPips Buying Dips on the Aussie | Forex Blog: Playing with ComDolls http://ow.ly/1mSUe1 #
  • short $GBPJPY @ 149.19, SL 149.65, 1/2 size, is it making another double top like last Monday? #
  • drawdown broke blw -3% with Aussie break (was shrt), ths cld take a while to climb back up, only trading 1/2 size too, may go smaller still #
  • moved $GBPJPY short's stop to b/e #
  • my $GBPJPY short setup chart, http://ow.ly/i/j0X #
  • forgot these: $GBPJPY short @ 148.59, SL 149, TP 147.50, 1/2 size as I said prev. #
  • taking a ST stab at $GBPJPY short, 1/2 usual size #
  • will focus on $AUDCAD, $USDCHF, and $EURGBP this week #
  • Oanda's lack of updates since Apr08 is big contrast to Dukascopy's just recent news of $5k deposit, micro-lot, and MT4 betas in work #
  • RT @jay_visaya: Weekly best forex n ytd performance, $audusd 3.01%, $nzdusd 1.45%, $eurgbp 1.32%, $eurusd 0.55%. — congrats! #
  • RT @alaidi: no one mentioned the rise in chinese yields rise in latest auction this week. that would not help commodities or stocks. $$ #
  • Video- How combination locks work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ8WRDVgKrk #
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