Twitter Weekly Summary for 2010-01-09
- back for 2010, catching up w/ reviewing my Dec's and 2009 performance, and the mkts so far #
- also long $EURGBP @ 0.8877 last night, SL locked in some profit #
- closed 1/2 of $EURGBP lng for +51 pips b/c $EURUSD testing 1.4450 res #
- short $GBPUSD @ 1.6174, SL 6240, $DX_F at 77.70 sup and $EURGBP showing intermediate term strength #
- moved stop on $GBPUSD shrt to b/e #
- waiting to see how $EURGBP test 8935 bf adding to long #
- long $GBPJPY @ 149.12, SL 148.70, on $EURGBP @ .8940 to hedge my $GBPUSD shrt and $EURGBP long #
- closed last 1/2 of $EURGBP long @ 8950 for +73 pips #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY shrt for -42 pips #
- long $USDCHF @ 1.0282, SL 1.0260, betting on the channel #
- $USDCAD long looks tempting, but I have enough dollar longs already, will wait a bit on it #
- short $AUDJPY @ 84.53, SL 85, intending to hold this for long term #
- $USDCHF still not breaking 1.03 after a few hours, moving my long stop to b/e @ 1.0282 #
- my $GBPUSD short from the morning doing well, but not adding yet as $EURGBP still blw .8960 res #
- a straddle on $BA looks good now at just abv $56, would mark a double top #
- shorted $EURJPY @ 133.46, SL 133.70-80, $EURGBP lack of momo, $EURJPY on wkly trendline res, $EURUSD bounced bk at top of channel #
- I'm long yen overall for various reasons, Nikkei is trying LT res @ 10600, will see if it holds abv #
- added to $AUDJPY short, avg price 84.40 #
- moving 1/3 of stops for both $EURJPY and $AUDJPY shorts to b/e, done for the night #
- my trailing stops got filled for 2/3 of both $EURJPY and $AUDJPY shorts last night, small gain only, got taken out on consolidation bf dive #
- added some back just now to both $EURJPY and $AUDJPY, avg price 132.54 and 83.96 #
- also shorted $CADJPY, avg price 88.28, SL @ b/e 88.40 and 88.60 #
- Nikkei 225 still holding abv 10600, this is against my yen longs view, so still being conservative #
- all stops on $EURJPY short at b/e or better #
- $EURJPY lots of sup btw 132 – 131.50, so playing it safe #
- stops for $AUDJPY at b/e and better too, it's not moving as well so far (although it does seem to be a late mover from memory) #
- WSJ.com – The Hidden Benefits of Exercise http://bit.ly/7nTnjx #
- closed 1/2 of $AUDJPY for +59 pips, winding down my yen longs #
- short $EURGBP @ 0.8981, SL 9010 #
- stopped out 1/2 of $EURJPY short @ b/e #
- long $USDCAD @ 1.0375, SL 1.0340, have been waiting on this since bf holiday #
- $AUDUSD shrt looks good too on hourly, but I have $AUDJPY shrt already, so just added on $AUDJPY, avg price 83.61 #
- #equities intraday sentiment looking ugly, not good for $EURUSD long #
- closed $CADJPY shrt at b/e to reduce risk #
- short $GBPJPY @ 146.66, SL 147.00, small size #
- short $AUDUSD @ 0.9119, SL 9180, back to bottom of prev congestion #
- unloaded some yen longs at a loss, added to $AUDUSD short @ 9127, SL 9165 #
- stopped out of all yen longs in $AUDJPY, $EURJPY shorts overnight and $EURGBP shrt, down about 0.6% in acct in total #
- time for patience by stepping back to observe the bigger picture, going over charts now #
- short $GBPJPY @ 147.44, SL 147.90 #
- short $EURGBP @ 1.4814, SL 4850, it cracked below Dec 31 low of 4820 #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY shrt for -46 pips #
- stopped out of $AUDJPY for some loss again, switching to conservative mode on yen and aussies crosses #
- stopped out of $AUDUSD too @ 9170, -51 pips, damn #
- and $USDCAD long for -31 pips #
- my goal from last mth is to not trade when thgs are unclear, I thk this is good time to start learning that lesson, am hands off til Asia #
- $EURCHF shrt still doing ok despite $EURUSD and $EURJPY strength, sweet #
- added to $EURCHF short bc it broke recent low, avg price 1.4811 #
- I nominate @alaidi for a Shorty Award in #finance because of his amazing insights in the #forex market http://bit.ly/shorty #
- I nominate @steenbab for a Shorty Award in #finance because of his teachings in trading psychology http://bit.ly/shorty #
- Klipsch LightSpeaker – wireless & hidden speakers in your ceiling light sockets http://shar.es/aQtqz (not an ad, just thought it's cool) #
- short $EURJPY @ 133.16, SL 133.60 #
- shorted @ 9230, SL 9280, it's at top of channel in 3H, gold still holding 1135 #
- shorted $AUDUSD @ 9230, SL 9280, it's at top of channel in 3H, gold still holding 1135 #
- got butchered in $EURJPY short overnight, down total of -200 pips, 1.2% acct drawdown since Jan 1st. #
- my Aussie shorts in $AUDCAD and $AUDUSD still barely in green, will concentrate on these #
- moved 1/2 of stops on $AUDUSD shorts to b/e, limiting risk, got a big position in this. #
- short $USDCHF @ 1.0350, SL 1.0390, can't ignore dollar weakness, using this to hedge against other positions #
- moved most of stops to at least b/e #
- very tempting take profit on $AUDUSD short and recover all my acct drawdown in 1 go… but setting TS and letting it run #
- in a 3% acct drawdown now, time to suck it up and go on handicapped mode, playing with half position size from now on #
- #FF @4xguy @Ancient_Warrior @alaidi @brysown1 @fx_13 @RemixTrades #forex #
- out 1/3 in $USDCHF short from 1.0340 @ 1.0269 for +71 pips #
- mvoed stop in $USDCHF short to lock in +60 pips #
- covered another 1/3 in $USDCHF short, +84 pips, leaving last 1/3 to do its thing, stop locked in +60 pips, will reverse and long @ 1.206 #
- seems the way for me to climb out of my drawdown is to grind in the hourly charts in this mkt.. sign #
- am probably done for the week anyway #
- stopped out of last 1/3 in $USDCHF short for +98 pips #
- placing lim orders to sell $USDCHF again at 1.027 and 029, around prev congestion #
- RT @StockTwits Shoutout to @Quantisan … http://stk.ly/8QZKNU can I get that on a plaque pls? :) thank you! #
- jst read Improving technical trading systems by using a new MATLAB-based genetic algorithm procedure by Papadamou et al http://bit.ly/7kqKPv #
Twitter Weekly Summary for 2009-12-26
- considering shorting $AUDJPY, $CADJPY, or $GBPJPY… but will wait for a bit later #
- short $GBPJPY @ 146.09 from a bit earlier, SL 146.45 #
- order just filled on short $AUDJPY @ 80.19 from Friday, SL 80.80 #
- $USDCAD at uptrend sup, $CADJPY at prev high #
- $GC_F testing res @ 1120, $CL_F testing 75, currently shrt $AUDJPY as gold looks weaker #
- i expect $USDCAD to briefly break current sup @ 1.0550 bf moving up based on recent action (frm Dec 1 to now) on this trendline #
- got stopped out of 1/2 $USDJPY shrt at b/e #
- added to $AUDJPY shrt, avg price 80.22 #
- minimal position sizes and trades throughout this holiday wk #
- back into $USDJPY shrt @ 90.91, SL 91.05, small size in at prev high #
- tightening stops on all positions, brain is not in for trading, will close for the yr once these are off unless anything exciting happens #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY for -16 pips, its brking out of wedge #
- short $EURCHF @ 1.4952, SL 4980, bc of ridiculously high long/shrt ratio and 4950 res looks as good as any #
- $EURCHF Oanda long/shrt ratio just below 75%, highest of all majors, too good to pass up, currently in shrt ~1.4950 #
- mv 1/2 stop on $EURCHF shrt to b/e, testing ST sup + up trendline #
- added to $EURCHF shrt #
- $GBPUSD brk blw daily channel, 1H closed below channel, shrt $GBPUSD @ 1.6012, SL 6060 #
- added to $GBPUSD @ 1.5973, moved first 1/2 stop to b/e at 1.6012 #
- moved all stops to b/e, $EURCHF shrt and $GBPUSD shrt #
- $DX_F bumping on 200 ema @ 78.7 #
- loonie on the move #
- shrt $USDCAD @ 1.0560, SL 1.0585, broke up trendline on 1H then ret. bk to res, stop abv congestion #
- added to $EURCHF shrt @ 1.4935, avg price 1.4952 #
- New Zealand GDP in 3 hours, $NZDUSD #
- stopped out $USDCAD shrt at b/e #
- got stopped out of $EURCHF short at b/e ovnght right before the dive #
- shrt $EURUSD @ 1.4277, SL 1.43, at top of channel #
- shrt $EURCHF @ 1.4899, SL 1.4920, nice round number res #
- added to $EURUSD shrt @ 1.4290, SL 1.4302 #
- building up $EURUSD shrt around 1.4295, SL 1.4300-4302 #
- and i'm out $EURUSD for -9 pips #
- Euro hitting res. across the board, $EURUSD, $EURJPY, $EURCHF, $EURGBP, it will be in play today? #
- #equities market sentiment looking strong, $TICK staying positive all first 1/2 hr, NOT a time to short @ 1120 on S&P yet #
- $DX_F back down to test 20 sma on 4H, it has worked all the way up since Dec 4th #
- shrt $EURUSD @ 1.4317, SL 1.4335, last try, $DX_F on 4H 20 sma sup #
- shrt $EURCAD @ 1.5064, SL 1.5090 #
- added to $EURCHF shrt at 1.4878, SL 4900 #
- added to $EURCAD @ 1.5048, SL 5080 #
- shrt $EURJPY @ 131.02, SL 131.20 #
- added to $EURCAD shrt @ 1.5043, SL 5060 #
- long $AUDUSD from a bit earlier just abv .8800, it's at LT sup #
- stopped out of my last position in $EURCAD shrt at b/e. I'm all flat now and done for the year. Happy holiday everyone! Be back in 2010! #
Twitter Weekly Summary for 2009-12-20
- time to review data and prep for next week's trading #
- interesting to see Aussie have tested LT R/S and turning on wkly charts on all major pairs, inclu. $AUDCAD and $AUDNZD crosses #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY short for -60 pips #
- planning to focus on Aussie and Yen for this week #
- limit order on $AUDJPY short below sup, it's tracing my LT sup line ATM #
- eyeing $USDJPY short after dinner #
- ha, how's that for "timing"? #
- lim order long $USDCAD above Dec 11 top. if they want it up, so be it. #
- lim order on $AUDUSD short @ .9068, SL 9130 #
- filled $AUDJPY @ 80.68, SL 81.40. also shorted $USDJPY @ 88.81, SL 89.40 #
- shorted $EURJPY @ 130.03, SL 130.90 #
- will close 1 of 3 yen longs in a few hrs as I've got filled too many #
- moved stop for $USDJPY to b/e since it's weakest of my 3 yen longs #
- filled order short $AUDUSD @ 9068, SL 9130 #
- moved $AUDJPY shrt stop to b/e bc $AUDUSD testing LT sup #
- added more to $EURJPY shrt, avg price 129.70 bc it breached ST sup, but LT sup @ 128.50, so not too much pos size #
- about half of pos have stops at b/e, updated stops just now, placed TS on all pos, that's it for the night, got a load of yen lgs bf the mov #
- closed $AUDJPY for +50 pips, and $AUDUSD for +5 pips, lightening up bf leaving, hv lim order blw sup for $AUDJPY to re-ent #
- filled long $USDCAD 1.0630 ovnght, SL 1.0570 #
- long $USDJPY @ 88.55, SL 88.0, testing sup trendline on 3H #
- lim order short $EURUSD and $AUDUSD below sup, good R/R on both as far as I can tell #
- $C is repaying TARP, shares issuing coming to an end, time to switch from #forex to shrt #equities? #
- shorted $EURUSD @ 1.4652, SL 4690, $AUDUSD @ .9145, SL 9200, equities showing divergence, still range bound #
- re-entered my fav $AUDJPY shrt @ 80.86, SL 81.40, yen strength is still intact #
- moved stop right up to 1.06 on $USDCAD shrt, losing pos, reducing risk, I want out this #
- will dump either $AUDJPY shrt or $USDJPY long, will check bk later #
- $C still under water this am w/ 2x pre-11am volume, this one is good to watch today #
- stopped out $USDCAD @ 1.06 as expected, -30 pips #
- RT @BladeTrading Didnt put any trade today, and thats it for me. I cant see an edge in this mkt. << I need to learn to do that #
- moved stop $AUDUSD a bit closer, pos in red #
- correct me if I'm wrong, but recent big moves in #forex #markets have all happened during Asia open… $$ #
- errr. anyone made more than 10 pips today? #
- strong finish in #equities today, last 2 hrs tight uptrend w/ Adv-Decl line jump in final hour, $RUT broke to 600 to new high too #
- inet was down last nght, but looks like my lim orders worked extremely well… deep in green in $AUDUSD and $EURUSD shrt and $USDJPY lg #
- will review mkts bf taking profit… moving up stops for now #
- covered 2/3 of $AUDUSD short, +74 pips #
- moved stops on $EURUSD shrt and $USDJPY lg closer but not too tight still, holding until $DX_F breaks blw 77.20 or $ES_F abv 1105 #
- low volume at sup w/ $DX_F and $ES_F, good for a brk but not holding my breath 4 it, lim risk first by locking in profits and being patient #
- lg $USDCAD @ 1.0594, SL 570, liking pattern on 3H chrt, and $CL_F just had brief test 70 on weak vol, didn't last long then bounced #
- same with $GC_F, still holding $AUDJPY and $AUDUSD shrt, in the red for those, was in too early at yday am #
- closed $EURUSD @ 1.4562 for +62 pips, $ES_F hlding 1105 for a bit too long for comfort #
- shrt $GBPJPY @ 145.38, SL .70, forming d-top, test Fib res, and res trend line, scaling in until it brks form #
- added to $USDJPY lg @ 89.52, SL .30, just adding to strength #
- stopped out of $AUDJPY and $GBPJPY shrts for -65 and -42 pips… ouch #
- very bearish move on $BA today, 787 is suppose to fly today too… and now it's cracking! #
- $USDCAD lg stop mved to b/e, $USDJPY lg stop to 89.50, not giving it much breathing room as it's looking toppy #
- took profit on 2/3 of $USDJPY long for about +120 pips #
- yen crosses testing R/S across the board… #
- closed $USDCAD lg for +14 pips, reversing pos, shorted $USDCAD @ 1.0608, SL 0640 #
- Boeing $BA 787 first flight in 30 minutes, I'll be watching the live webcast #
- long $GBPUSD @ 1.6219, SL 6200 #
- bk from meeting, moved $GBPUSD lg stop to b/e #
- out of last $USDJPY long at b/e, all out this pair now. had a good run last night #
- hm.. that AUD GDP rel gap filled my $NZDUSD shrt @ 7189, then shot bk up, near stop now #
- riding the cable train since last night… lg $GBPUSD @ 1.6219. seems good trades these days are to enter at NY close for overnight #
- shrt $AUDUSD @ 8993, SL 9030, reduced pos size #
- moved stop on $USDCAD shrt to b/e #
- too early on the $AUDUSD short, yet again #
- cable $GBPUSD building a flag here? still holding long w/ loose stop #
- moving $GBPUSD stop up to 1.6375, it broke res but $EURGBP still holding #
- closed $USDCAD shrt, oil hitting 73 and $DX_F retraced, but it' barely down, will look for long later #
- long $USDCHF @ 1.0360, SL 0330, just playing the pattern of last few days on 3H #
- stopped out of $GBPUSD @ 1.6375, +155 pips from yesterday #
- moved stop for $USDCHF long to b/e #
- stopped out of $USDCHF lg at b/e on FOMC swing #
- re-entered $USDCHF lg @ 1.0404, SL 1.0380 #
- 4 light positions, long dollar, won't be adding until after 3pm, not too enthused about dollar long yet #
- moved $USDJPY long stop to b/e, trendline res at 90.12 #
- half way into the month, compiling my trading performance for Dec so far for analysis #
- out $USDJPY long at b/e #
- just realized it's faster to play w/ mkt data on Matlab and then implement it on Google Doc (if possible), rather than wk on GDoc from begin #
- closed $NZDUSD at just better than b/e, don't like the lack of momo in this #
- back in $NZDUSD shrt @ .7183, SL 7210, reduced position, 1/3 size of prev covered pos #
- shrt $NZDJPY @ 64.64, SL 65.10, $CADJPY @ 84.57, SL 85.12 #
- $EURUSD dive looks overdone, latest breakdown not confirmed on other EUR and USD crosses that I'm watching #
- but not going long in that pair since I don't like to get crushed #
- long $EURCHF @ 1.5091, SL 5080 #
- shorted $AUDJPY @ 80.62, SL 80.90-81 #
- moved stops to b/e for $AUDUSD and $NZDUSD shrts #
- got myself a load of yen longs and comdolls shorts, about half of pos have stops at b/e now, all in green #
- $USDJPY testing my res @ 90.10 called earlier, watching it for my yen longs #
- updating all stops to as close to b/e as possible, I'm stretched out on yen longs #
- $EURCHF broke #
- stopped out of $AUDJPY shrt at b/e then back in again at 50% ret level #
- this is a wild horse to ride, I doubt I'll be able to hold much yen even if it does go up bc of tight stops #
- liking $EURCHF strong bounce @ 1.5070, 50% ret of Nov 24/25 move #
- my comdolls shorts, dollar longs, and yen longs worked out nicely, about 1.5% gain in acct, pretty good for b/e stops before going to bed #
- closed $NZDJPY, $NZDUSD, $CADJPY, $AUDJPY, $AUDUSD shorts from last night for some gain, all hitting sup, will re-enter later #
- still holding 1 pos in $AUDUSD shrt #
- now, let's see if I can keep it up until end of month and not screw up my pretty performance stats in Dec (Sharpe ratio = 17.98 this month) #
- options expiration tomorrow, will be choppy #
- out of last $AUDJPY for abt +50 pips. all flat like a runway now. #
- long $EURCHF @ 1.5026, SL 5019, SNB make me rich! not! just a tiny position #
- long $EURGBP @ 0.8885, SL 8870, inverse h&S, 30 min #
- shrt $USDJPY @ 90.18, SL 90.30, extra careful #
- RT @fx_13 One tip: on thin market and ranging market RSI works fine with basic indicators we can make PIPS ;-) #
- long $EURUSD @ 1.4317, SL 1.4300, from observing $EURCHF and $USDCHF in ST #
- limited size in all these catching falling knives pos #
- pos div on market sentiment in #equities #
- How London risks losing its global appeal http://bit.ly/5NIfaR via @addthis this is opposite of what US did bf its last big rally in 2005 $$ #
- short $CADJPY @ 84.14, SL .70 #
- stop on last $AUDJPY short moved to 80.00 #
- added to $EURUSD from earlier, avg price 1.4316, SL 1.4300, $DX_F testing LT res, $EURGBP higher low in ST #
- $EURUSD right on 40 ema on weekly, btw #
- added to $USDJPY short, first SL 90.27 #
- I'm in Euros long, dollar shrt, yen longs with sufficient size now… watch me get stopped out then mkt can reverse #
- RT @fx_13 @InEgoVeritas 1.50 resisted well in 2008 and took much longer to go higher << and 1.4300 was the btm of that consolidation in 2008 #
- added more to $EURUSD on slow and steady climb, SL 1.4320, note to self: don't get too carried away yet #
- moved 1/2 of stops for $USDJPY shrt and $EURUSD lng to b/e #
- $EURCHF not lifting, don't like that for my $EURUSD lng, only dollar retracement so far #
- looks like it might be a grind until Tokyo mkt #
- $AUDJPY testing 1H sup @ 79.65, still holding shrt #
- $CADJPY shrt's stop mv to b/e @ 84.14 #
- might get doji on 1H $EURUSD, bad for lngs, every doji for past 24 hrs hv followed by price drops #
- stopped out of $EURCHF lngs for -7 pips #
- lim order on $USDJPY filled @ 89.89, SL 90.30, 3rd position in this, 1st two stops at b/e way abv #
- shrt $GBPUSD @ 1.6179, SL 6205 to hedge my dollar shrts #
- added to cable shrt, SL 6185 on 2nd pos, just a lim risk chunk #
- got a boatload of $EURUSD long and $USDJPY shorts, both in green, all stops now at b/e, I'm done until Asia mkts #
- better to let myself be swung out on stop hunt than even allow a risk to turn profits into loss #
- out all $EURUSD long at b/e #
- a small step back into $EURUSD long @ 1.4315, prev entry level, SL 1.4300, betting this is a pre-tokyo stop hunt #
- moved $EURUSD long stop to b/e #
- added to $USDJPY short, avg price 90.06 #
- out all $USDJPY shorts @ 89.09, +108 pips, max pos size…sweet! it's hitting up trendline #
- out $AUDJPY shrt for +39 pips #
- back in $AUDJPY @ 79.26, SL 79.60, and shorted $GBPJPY @ 144.35, SL 144.70 to replace my $USDJPY shrt #
- back in $USDJPY 89.44, SL 89.60, it actually looks weakest of yen pairs atm #
- my current ranking on yen longs from top favourite, 1. $USDJPY, 2. $GBPJPY, 3. AUDJPY #
- not picking any $EURCHF long yet until next week, I noticed SNB likes to intervene on last wk of mth so far $$ #
- I should brush up on my katagana so at least I can read some japanese news on twitter for trading yen crosses #
- covered 1/2 of $USDJPY shrt at b/e #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY shrt for -36 pips #
- shorted $GBPJPY @ 145.53, SL 145.65-80 #
- all stops on $GBPJPY short at b/e, and still holding $EURUSD long and 1.4335, locked in some profit on that w/ stops #
- shorted $AUDJPY again @ 79.81, SL 80.10 #
- stopped out of $GBPJPY shrt for -43 pips and $EURUSD long for -13 pips #
- and out $AUDJPY at b/e #
- dabbing into $EURUSD long again at 1.4320, $CADJPY shrt @ 84.77, and $USDJPY shrt @ 90.46 #
- stops on $EURUSD long at b/e, and 1/2 of $USDJPY shrt at b/e too, I like these pos a lot, but limiting risk on this pre-holiday Friday #
- loaded up on $EURUSD long @ 1.4318 and $USDJPY shrt @ 90.54, tight stops #
- last try $EURUSD long @ 1.4279, short $USDJPY @ 90.80 #
- lim order filled on $GBPJPY shrt @ 145.80, SL 146.45 #
- thank you for the #FF @ancient_warrior @jlcnuke @fx_13 #forex #
- out of most $EURUSD long and $USDJPY short for +20 to 50 pips, holding small pieces for the wkn #
- stops at b/e #
- what trading performance measurement do you use? Im switching from Sharpe to Sterling ratio.. reading some papers now to catchup on this #
- FYI, I used to use Sharpe + skewness + kurtosis on a monthly basis #
- long/short ratio on $EURCHF is highest of all the majors according to Oanda's client data, $EURUSD is close behind #
- abnormally high vol on $C today w/ steady and controlled climb on a quiet Friday, big money loading up? #
- RT @timothysykes Just A Damn Great Blog Post: How To React To Trading Losses http://bit.ly/8co3nx #
- RT @tradergav @tweetmeme Some lessons learned in 2009 http://bit.ly/7NJAlP #
Twitter Weekly Summary for 2009-12-12
- good that I closed all positions except $CADJPY short on Friday… shorted $GBPJPY @ 148.36 just now, SL 149 #
- lim order filled for long $EURUSD @ 1.4835, SL 4780 #
- lim order filled for short $USDJPY @ 89.70, SL 90.20 #
- added to $GBPJPY short @ 147.23, SL 147.70, avg price 147.86 for pos #
- lim order filled for $EURCAD short @ 1.5589, SL 1.5650 #
- moved stops to b/e for long $EURUSD and short $USDJPY #
- shorted $NZDUSD @ .7159, SL 7200, nice long tail tested 7181 res., long candle test of res. been showing up bf every big fall lately #
- $GBPJPY looks to be cracking #
- lim order $GBPJPY short @ 146.29, SL 146.80, adding 50% more to position #
- moved 1/2 stop for $GBPJPY short to 146.70, have lim order sitting below sup to re-enter on break below #
- Can Bush be Prosecuted? on #indiegogo http://www.indiegogo.com/bush?iggref=twtr #
- still holding a load of long yen crosses, kept adding all day bit by bit, let's see if it breaks tonight #
- $USDJPY teasing 1-hr 100 ema @ 88.85, tested in prev hr w/ lng tail cand, doubt break so easily but still holdin yen longs w/ tight stops #
- my $GBPJPY is green 450 pips! too bad I got most of my tripled position stopped out on the way down by the TS, but still good for no work #
- $market Hang Seng closed right on 50% Fib support, this isn't a good sign $$ #
- checking the dailies for exit pt on my positions #
- everything stalling right on sup, will just keep stops tight and let market decide #
- out $GBPJPY short @ 144.40 +396 pips, $USDJPY shrt @ 88.51 +118, $EURCAD shrt @ 1.564 -54 pips, only $CADJPY and $NZDUSD shrts left holding #
- waiting and watching for 1080 on the S&P before doing anything drastic #
- $GBPJPY 50% Fib is at 144 from the post-Dubai news rally #
- many yen crosses on daily sup, I will wait this out.. watching dollar crosses $$ #
- waiting for $USDJPY to break above 88.60 to consider going long, it's my favourite pair on watch #
- stopped out of 1/2 $NZDUSD short for +55 pips #
- re-entered second 1/2 of $NZDUSD short #
- added to $CADJPY short @ 83.09, SL 83.50, just stacking on #
- re-test of day low not confirmed with financials, doubting that we will go lower today, considering taking some chips off table #market $$ #
- moved stops closer on $CADJPY and $NZDUSD shorts, at least b/e for all portions #
- just finished @edponsi book Forex Patterns and Probabilities #
- stopped out of 1/2 of $CADJPY short @ 83.2 +238 pips, 1/3 of NZD/USD @ .7115 for +55 pips #
- Nikkei testing 10000 while $USDJPY testing 88.50 #
- long $USDJPY @ 88.50, SL 88.0, just following the plan as I said this am that I'll long $USDJPY if it goes above 88.60 #
- covered 2/3 of $NZDUSD short position, tightened stops on remaining and $USDJPY long too… wanting to go flat #
- long $AUDUSD @ 0.9065, SL 9010 #
- stopped out of $NZDUSD short for -22 pips, all out in this pair #
- stopped out of $USDJPY long for -40 pips overnight, still have $AUDUSD long above b/e #
- moved $AUDUSD long's stop to b/e #
- shorted $GBPUSD @ 1.6275, SL 6380, the down then up tail ovnght looking good to con't trend, only thing is I'm not so sure about dollar yet #
- added to $GBPUSD short @ 1.6258, SL 6350 #
- long $USDCAD @ 1.0626, SL 580, breaking away from 30M EMA to con't trend? #
- stopped out of $AUDUSD long at b/e, held a whole night for nothing, this gives me a hint of confidence for my dollar longs #
- this Dubai thing isn't yet over, $RBS might be screwed, and so are their owners (British taxpayers), shorted $GBPUSD this am #
- $RBS making new low #
- moved stops for $GBPUSD short to b/e #
- covered first half of $GBPUSD @ 1.6221 for +54 pips #
- shorted $CADJPY @ 83.30, SL 60 #
- long $USDJPY @ 87.86, SL .20, 50% Fib from up move is @ 87.80 #
- lim order filled for short $NZDUSD @ 7090, SL 7130, this order is from yesterday #
- out $NZDUSD short -3 pips bc I want go long AUD #
- long $AUDJPY @ 79.34, SL 79, Gold-AUD divergence, and $AUDJPY testing 61% Fib level #
- stopped out of $CADJPY short @ b/e #
- stopped out of last half of $GBPUSD short @ 1.6258 at b/e #
- moved stops for $AUDJPY long to b/e #
- hesitated to lng $NZDUSD ~7120 before RBNZ rate, missed the train on this one but not chasing, lots of res abv. still holdin $AUDJPY lg tho #
- $NZDUSD testing my trendline @ 7190 now, 1 shot up from btm of chan to top, incredible #
- out 1/2 of $AUDJPY long @ 79.85 for +49 pips as both it and $AUDUSD hitting res., other half stop at b/e #
- RT @InEgoVeritas @zenig: Bad to Worse: Dubai's Palm Island May Be Sinking http://bit.ly/7UygSF << Hehe… <- priceless comment #
- shoveled snow for first time this year, ridiculously tired now bc I went to gym too (bad idea), don't think I can do much on the mkt tonight #
- lim order filled for long $USDJPY @ 88.10, SL 87.50, breaking out of consolidation #
- added to $AUDJPY @ 80.76, SL .50, breaking through a Fib level @ 80.60 #
- shorted $EURAUD @ 1.6116, SL 6180, late on this one, but it did broke major sup @ 1.6200 #
- moved stop for $EURAUD short to b/e, bc it's my first time trading this pair, so being conservative, just broke 1.61 #
- moved stop on 2nd long $AUDJPY up to 80.60 on testing 81 #
- $USDJPY breaking above 100 EMA on 30M chart @ 88.33 #
- adding 3rd pos to long $USDJPY @ 88.35, SL .25 #
- shorted $GBPUSD @ 1.6298, SL 1.6350 and $GBPJPY @ 143.82, SL 144.10 #
- all $AUDJPY stops @ 80.75, very tight #
- gold testing 1135 res #
- stopped out of all $AUDJPY for a good >80 pips #
- short $NZDUSD @ .7238, SL 7290, let's see if this rally was a bear shakeout #
- stopped out of all pos last night except $GBPUSD short #
- re-entered $NZDUSD short @ .7279, SL 7310 #
- back in my fav $AUDJPY short @ 80.85, SL 81.20 #
- re-entered $USDJPY @ 88.16, SL 87.70, nice stops swing last night #
- and long $USDCAD @ 1.0493, SL 1.0450, abv major sup 1.0480 #
- will watch carefully and move stops frequently on these until b/e #
- moved stops for $GBPUSD short and $USDCAD long to b/e #
- $RBS ticked an intraday low @ 10.18 #
- $RBS still edging lower without much sup, keeping an eye on it for my $GBPUSD short #
- $RBS hitting sup above 10.10, let's see how much it pulls back #
- added to $NZDUSD short @ 7297, SL 7320, nice neg div on round # res… nice… #
- added to $USDCAD @ 1.0512, SL .0500 #
- tightening stop on $NZDUSD short on break of prev high, all stops now at 7330 #
- $RBS testing 10.25 res 2nd time this hr now, FD: $GBPUSD short #
- moved 2nd $USDCAD long stop to b/e @ 1.0512 #
- loonie weakness across the board but oil holding crit sup… tightened up $USDCAD stops to lock in some profit, lim order abv res to reload #
- NYSE tick getting squeezed, this afternoon could be some fireworks #market $$ #
- lim order $EURUSD long @ 1.4761, SL 4680, I'm holding too many dollar longs, just covering the scenarios #
- moved stops for $USDCAD up to 520 and 508 #
- $AUDJPY and $NZDUSD short pos turning green, nice uniform comdolls move w/ $USDCAD, I like a lot #
- added $USDCAD @ 1.0537, SL 1.0530, nice fight on 1M #
- moved last add on $USDCAD stop to b/e #
- moving stops up on $USDCAD long for 0550 showdown #
- $EURCAD testing res @ 1.5510 #
- bid not lifting on $USDCAD… #
- stopped out of 2/3 of $USDCAD long @ 1.0538-1.0540 for some gain, still a standard unit left #
- will wait for a few more 30m bars before adding anything #
- oil retraced back to 70.33 but $USDCAD still up high, a good sign #
- lim order filld on $AUDJPY shrt @ 80.69, double pos in this now #
- moved stop on 1st half of $AUDJPY shrt to b/e #
- $GS broke above today's high #
- long $EURUSD @ 1.4714, SL 4700, $GS is pushing higher on strength #
- mostly net neutral now with tight stops, let the mkt decide which way we go #
- stopped out of $EURUSD long for -14 pips #
- stopped out of 1/2 $AUDJPY shrt at b/e #
- losing my accumulated dollar longs, yen shorts from past couple days slowly at b/e, pretty light now… time for mkt to move w/o me? #
- watching S&P to close open gap blw 1100 #
- shorted $AUDUSD @ 9150, SL 9200, nice 1H candles #
- long $EURUSD @ 1.4722, SL 4670, $tick consolidating upward for 2pm turn #
- stopped out of $AUDJPY shrt, $USDCAD lg, $NZDUSD shrt, net small gain #
- out $EURUSD at b/e bc it fails to deliver #
- perfect looking ascending triangle on $GBPJPY and $EURJPY on 3H charts #
- also perfect triangle on $EURGBP 3H chart #
- long $EURJPY @ 130.25 instead of $GBPJPY bc $EURGBP looks safer to upside, SL 129.70 #
- lim order filled for $USDJPY long @ 88.51. moved all stops up to 87.90 #
- current res on $USDJPY @ 88.60 #
- lim order filled for $GBPJPY long @ 144.45, broke out of asc triangle on 1H #
- $USDJPY, $EURJPY, $GBPJPY longs stops at b/e #
- stopped out of $AUDUSD last night, re-entered @ .9158 just now, SL 9200 #
- shorted $AUDJPY @ 81.89, SL 82, at 61% Fib and previous res #
- long $USDCAD @ 1.0503, SL 1.0480, low risk pos, abv prev res 480 and breaking round # 500 again #
- stopped out of $EURJPY and most of $USDJPY longs last hour for some gain, still holding some $USDJPY from 88.16 #
- closed $USDJPY long @ 89.30, +112 pips, too much res from 89.30-89.50 #
- still holding $GBPJPY long from 144.45 (asc triangle breakout last night) w/ stop @ b/e #
- doubled up on $AUDJPY short @ 81.72, SL 82 #
- tempting to short $GBPJPY too, but $EURGBP on the rise and I already hv $AUDJPY shrt in #
- good dollar strength from observing yen crosses #
- $GBPJPY cracked lower on asc triangle, shorted @ 1.6247, SL 6300 #
- upped $GBPJPY long stop to 145.20 #
- out of $GBPJPY long for ~80 pips gain #
- liking $GBPUSD short a lot for intermediate term #
- $DX_F picking up good volume on breakout #
- $USDCAD on fire! added 1.0538 on break of ST res #
- moving stops up on $USDCAD, 1/e @ b/e #
- $AUDCAD on verge of breaking .9600 sup, that's why I'm leaning towards shorting $AUDUSD and $AUDJPY #
- $SPX high not conf by $RUT, $TICK is not over 500 too, will wait for 10am #
- #FF #forex @SergeHanuma @fx_13 @pipmaestro @Ancient_Warrior @JS_Trader @jlcnuke @EliForex @mohsinishtiaq @caseystubbs @BladeTrading #
- closed $AUDUSD @ 9132 with gain bc gold not breaking 1120 evn when $DX_F making new high #
- doubled $GBPUSD shrt, avg price 1.6230 #
- hectic day, just focusing on trading 2-3 pairs today #
- still not convinced of dollar strength bc $USDJPY can't seem to break 89.80 res. deep ST retracement not out of pic yet #
- $USDCAD long stops abv b/e, worry free on this pos #
- long $EURGBP @ .9014, SL .9000 bc it's so obvious… #
- out quad pos in $USDCAD long for ~30 pips gain #
- out of $GBPUSD double size too for some small gain #
- stopped out of $EURGBP for -10pips #
- flat now, I won't be chasing this market, at least until we see some uniformity across the board #
- long $EURGBP @ .9003, pos div on 5M, double dip, and vs. $EURUSD and $USDJPY pos div #
- stoppd out @ 8997 #
- 1 more try long $EURGBP @ 8992, 8991 was sup from a while back #
- long $EURGBP @ 8988, re-entering prev pos #
- $SPX didn't even touch 1110 even as $DX_F broke 77 #
- let's see a higher low on $EURGBP 1M #
- added to $EURGBP @ 8986, SL 8982 #
- $USDJPY sweet turn @ 89.80, saw it coming and didn't enter pos, oh well #
- addd 3rd piece to $EURGBP long @ 8987, nice asc triangle forming #
- #FF @SentiMenFX thx a lot for the high appraisal #forex #
- $EURGBP trying to break out of .8993 #
- asc triangle for $EURUSD at an end on 1M #
- mkts waiting for Europe close $$ #
- scaling out $EURGBP #
- this is one ugly flag on $EURGBP 1M, prepare for a dive… #
- all out $EURGBP longs with some gain #
- wow been away 2 hrs for lunch and mkts barely budged.. sweet #
- $USDCAD reached my tgt from yday @ 1.0620 (should be 630 today)… waiting #
- long $GBPJPY @ 144.92, SL 144.29, on that cup & handle on 1H #
- and bc $EURGBP on verge of breaking blw sup #
- tasks for this wknd is to watch some #MatLab webinars on computational finance #
- Tiger puts golf on hold – thestar.com: http://bit.ly/7mJcx7 via @addthis #
- kudos to Tiger #
Twitter Weekly Summary for 2009-12-05
- Dubai is saved as expected. Now the important tell is to see how much the news can push it up on Asia Monday $$ #
- closed $AUDUSD at a huge spread but still in some profit for Dubai and RBA #
- reload at higher prices, this could be the exhaustion gap I said lst wk (good news Dubai Sun, RBA Mon, etc) wtch price REACTIONS #
- but will not short unless setup says so, who knows how crazy mkt would get. note to self: must be patient and only trade what I see #
- marking important supports and resists on charts for next week so I don't get carried away in volatility, keeping eye on bigger picture #
- Monsanto’s dominance draws antitrust inquiry http://bit.ly/7bmsDu — Finally!!! #
- from @time The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1934027_1934003_1933946,00.html #
- long $EURJPY @ 130.31, SL 129.70, just going with the flow #
- what's with this limpy mkt rally? $$ #
- will enter some shorts later if this rally doesn't kick up some dust. it's pathetic so far, but still early though #
- stopped out of $EURJPY for -61 pips #
- my $USDCAD short holding surprisingly well, still not stopped out yet #
- moved stop up for $USDCAD to 1.0570 to reduce loss #
- long $EURJPY @ 130.06, SL 129.69, <1/4 size, I like 130… but note tiny size #
- none of JPY crosses I'm watching held their gap, but USD crosses are holding gap… will switch to USD shorts today #
- moved $EURJPY long's stop to b/e, will prob get taken out #
- out $EURJPY at b/e, btw. prob done for tonight #
- long $USDCAD @ 1.0580, SL 0530. Oil looks to be inching lower. #
- moved $USDCAD long's stop to b/e. my equities platform is down, don't want to be running blind today #
- shorted $NZDJPY @ 61.94, SL 62.50, #
- huge spread in $EURUSD, some news came out? #
- closed both dollar longs for about -10 pips, looks like will be positive today #
- alright, my plan is to sit on my hands until other smarter people figure out which way this will go #
- shorted $AUDUSD @ 9156, SL 9250, $RUT and $SPX divergence + weak TICK, small pos, just a toe in the water to scale in for daily #
- shorted $NZDJPY @ 61.54, SL 62.2, 2nd scaling in #
- let see if $EURUSD can break the 5020-5030 res before NYSE close #
- I'm too heavy on the AUD, NZD shorts, so shorted $CADJPY @ 81.82 to replace $NZDJPY #
- I'm liking $GBPUSD short, lots of res above and nothing below into the abyss, but this pair I'm not familiar with, so will just wait & watch #
- moved losing pos in $AUDUSD short's stop closer to 9200 #
- moved another losing pos in $CADJPY short's stop closer to 82.2 #
- stopped out of $CADJPY and $NZDJPY shorts on BoJ announcement, about -50 pips each #
- shorted a bit of $GBPJPY @ 143, SL 143.70, never had any luck with GBP crosses, will see how this goes #
- down -50 pips in $GBPJPY short already… yep, definitely not for me #
- GBP still looking weak #
- Hang Seng tested 21900 and backed down now #
- my Oanda platform is lagging bad #
- re-entered $CADJPY @ 82.90, SL 83.3 #
- can't even log on to my Oanda platform now. giving up. will just let my limit orders and stops do their work. #
- stopped out of all dollar and yen longs (like 2-3 small pos), but small losses add up, now 0.8% drawdown in acct since last week #
- limit orders to short $AUDUSD and $CADJPY below mkt to re-take where I got stopped out #
- limit order $GBPUSD short @ 1.6630, bottom of two gaps in Sept 14 and Nov 5 #
- pulled $GBPUSD order, couldn't figure out the daily chart, don't want to trade on candle stick and gaps alone #
- checking weekly charts to regain my bearing, $GBPUSD actually looks like a good buy on wkly, contrary to what I thought from daily cht #
- $CADJPY still looks good to shrt to me until breaking abv 84.00, $USDCAD testing wkly support now at 1.0430 #
- limit order long $USDCAD @ 1.0480, SL 1.0483, time limit 24 hours #
- equities looking very strong, no sub -500 TICK for first 1/2 hour, will look for long #
- long $EURUSD @ 1.5083, SL 5070, long $GBPUSD @ 1.6616, SL 6590 #
- closed $GBPUSD at b/e, moved $EURUSD long's stop to b/e #
- couldn't keep my eyes on 2 pairs on ST trade, so closed the wild horse $GBPUSD #
- bonds not following the rally… hmmm #
- yen headed up #
- holding $CADJPY and $NZDJPY shorts from filled orders recently, and long $EURUSD still w/ stop at b/e #
- junk bonds heading down #
- shorted $GBPUSD @ 1.6630, SL 6650 #
- financial section off opening high and can't seem to stay green despite mkt push #
- $RTH retail ETF testing 95 res. #
- $IYR real estate ETF below intraday double top while mkt pushing higher #
- this mkt looks as toppy as it can be, BUT miracles have happened repeatedly for the past few months, let's see the magic again $$ #
- closed $GBPUSD shrt for -17 pips@1.6648, the ST trend is up and lack of retracemnt from 6640 isn't comforting, will wait a few more hrs #
- perfect timing, right after I covered it moved lower to break the 5m line, so I took the loss for nothing #
- went long $EURUSD @ 1.5083, the 1st Fib. level, moved stop to b/e now, following 5m #
- limit order short $GBPUSD @ 1.6580, SL 6650, entering below my channel on 3h #
- http://chart.ly/kwc3sh $GBP/USD – topping process for $GBPUSD seem to be in play as shown, sell-offs seem to occur on Wed (Nov 18&25) #
- not too eager to long dollar and yen at the moment, placing limit orders far away to catch breakout #
- Hang Seng managed to hold the 50% Fib level… so mkts sentiment still fuzzy #
- lim order shrt $USDCAD @ 1.0415, SL 470, ST trend dwn, long tail candle before consolid. pointing downward, lots of res above, no sup below #
- shorted $USDCAD @ 1.0468, SL 520, at top of range #
- will be shorting $USDCAD until 1.0490 #
- added 1/2 more short $USDCAD @ 1.0477, SL 520, TP 430 #
- stopped out of last add in short $USDCAD @ b/e #
- doubled $USDCAD short @ 1.0459, SL 490, $DX_F tested 74.50 and back down #
- added 1 unit more $USDCAD short @ 1.0452, SL 480, 150% pos size now #
- added more to $USDCAD short @ 1.0462, SL 475, 200% position size now #
- watching the equities, TICK is very bullish so far #
- I'll wind down my $USDCAD short if S&P don't stay above 1110 by 10am #
- moved all $USDCAD short stop lower #
- $VIX testing 21, Dubai panic gap started at 20.50 #
- moved 3 of 4 stops in short $USDCAD to b/e, latest one just a few pips risked #
- stopped out 1/2 of $USDCAD short @ b/e #
- getting frustrated with my Oanda demo platform, I can't even move my stop b/c now of "connection difficulty"! #
- shrt $USDJPY @ 87.29, shrt $USDCAD @ 1.0475, SL 490, long $EURUSD @ 1.5050, SL 5027-35 #
- $EURUSD @ 50% Fib., equities pos. div, $USDJPY double top @ my channel, strong down trend, $USDCAD at top of range, oil capitulating to sup #
- earlier $USDCAD shorts were stopped out at b/e or small loss #
- so is this it? the buying drying up? we printed a new 52-wk high on S&P but no follow through? $$ #
- closed all dollar short positions for about -20 pips each, 0.2% of acct loss #
- shorted $USDJPY, $CADJPY, $AUDJPY, all hitting the same downward res. trendline, staying away from dollar for now #
- scratch that $CADJPY short (out at b/e), limiting my pos size since I'm in a 1% drawdown #
- shorted $AUDJPY @ 81.75, SL 82.50, wkly res @ 81.90 #
- I'm trading on safe mode bc of 1% drawdown #
- my wkly trendline says 1.5090 is this wk's res for $EURUSD, but not shrtin since have $AUDJPY shrt alrdy, 1 pos only since I'm on probation #
- not yet at least, will wait for lower high on $EURUSD on 3H chrt #
- watching $CADJPY res. @ 83.80 for this wk, will enter on lower high after if this test of res. fail #
- $DX_F been in tight range for past 2 days btw 74.3 – 74.7 #
- $GBPUSD taking a dive below 1.6600 now #
- limit order from Tues filled to short $GBPUSD @ 1.6580, SL 6630 #
- shorted $GBPJPY @ 146.49, SL 147, stalling below 10 wks MA at 147, betting to con't w/ current down trend #
- shorted $USDJPY @ 88.23, SL 88.50, wkly res @ 88.20-88.35 from Jan and Sept 2009 #
- $DX_F testing top of range for past 2 days @ 74.715 w/ ~40% higher volume, go dollar! #
- liking loonie short a lot, $CL_F high volume drops in past 2 days then tiny volume retrc, rinse and repeat $USDCAD, $CADJPY #
- closed $GBPUSD short -4 pips to replace by long $USDCAD @ 1.0522, SL 450, at 50% Fib and $CL_F spiked to 77 briefly with no mo #
- covered $USDJPY short @ b/e to reduce exp to yen, will wait for NFP #
- added 50% to $USDCAD long @ 1.0556 earlier, moved stops up in this pos to almost b/e #
- moved stop for $GBPJPY short to b/e at 149.49, testing bottom range @ 149 now #
- added 50% more to $GBPJPY short @ 145.96, SL 146.50 #
- those adds just now in $GBPJPY short and $USDCAD long seem to be premature #
- Video: "Why Bank Of America Fired Me", disgraceful policies by BoA from an ex-employee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5E0WNO7e_Q #
- Video: "Why $BAC Fired Me", disgraceful policies by BoA from an ex-employee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5E0WNO7e_Q #
- moved all stops to net b/e level #
- stopped out of all long yen positions at b/e earlier, long $USDJPY now from limit order @ 88.62, stop moved to b/e on this #
- also re-entering long $USDCAD @ 1.0478, SL 430 nice hammer to test prev sup on 1H #
- $GC_F tanked 27 pts and $AUDUSD, $AUDJPY barely moved? interesting #
- added 50% more to $USDJPY long @ 89.55, SL 89 #
- $USDJPY broke through 40 day ema @ 89.2 like it's nothing #
- $EURUSD daily res at 1.4930, let's see how it plays out around that level, will wait to add to $USDJPY long #
- closed all dollar long for now for some profits #
- $ES_F testing 1110 #
- long $EURUSD @ 1.4960, SL 4930, 4930 is daily sup, bounce above 4950-60 signaled long entry to con't with major up trend #
- limit order long $USDJPY @ 90.30, SL 89.50, will try to catch it if it breaks up more #
- Oil $CL_F testing 77.50 w/ good volume #
- short $USDJPY @ 89.53, SL 90, daily res is at 89.50, nice long tail spike on 1H, going with daily trend #
- short $CADJPY @ 85.74, $AUDJPY @ 82.80, hitting my wkly res. #
- moved stop for 1/2 of $AUDJPY short to b/e #
- moved stops for $AUDJPY and $CADJPY shorts to b/e, added short $AUDUSD @ 81.83 and long $USDCAD @ 1.0511 #
- Aussie weakness + dollar strength = booya! #
- moved stop on short $AUDJPY lower to lock in some profit, all positions' stops should net to around b/e now, limiting risks #
- not adding any position even if we get dollar up breakout bc no consolidation and pretty loaded, all pos now have stops around b/e #
- will stack on best position, short $AUDUSD, lim order adding @ 0.9129 and more at 9080 #
- move stops faster on least profitable pos, $USDCAD long. and slower on best pos, $AUDUSD #
- closed 1/2 of $AUDUSD, $AUDJPY shorts, and $USDCAD long for the weekend #
- thanks for the #FF @SergeHanuma @AskPips @Ancient_Warrior #forex #
- closed all dollar long crosses, only holding some $CADJPY short @ 85.59 for wkn #
- long $GBPUSD @ 1.6452, SL 6420 #

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