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 #

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