oops... sorry, i mean 1.9130. My trade is : Long from 1.9050 TP 1.9130 Now, short at 1.9125 and holding, hopefully until 1.9000 all depend on Bernanke. If it doesn't will TP at 1.9100

$ For The week of 10/30-With Trade Ideas

GBP/USD is falling sharp after the ISM spike. Guess everyone is rushing to quit before Bernanks and NFP. After all, short GBP/USD at 1.91 level offer a very good risk/reward. Make almost 80 pips from 1.8950 to 1.9330 this moring and is now selling ...

$ For The week of 10/30-With Trade Ideas

Lucky to get 38 pips out of the retrace in GBP/USD. It's one massive whipsaw I've ever seen. Enough for the day.....

NFP 10/6

Yup. This is a good news to trade retrace. The resistance of GBP/USD is 1.8930 so I short it just after the first spike and get 30 pips. Not bad to start the day !!!

Trading the US Durable's and New Home Sales

Seems like your strategy work very well. USD is now retrace back to pre-housing data level. I shorted GBP/USD and gain +8 pips. Not too bad. A bit cautious about the resistance at 1.9060. So, I'll short GBP/USD if it touch 1.9060.

US Existing Home Sales

It seems like GBP/USd is now retraceing back to pre-housing sales data. Insteresting

US Existing Home Sales

The data wasn't too bad after all. instead of the expectation of less than -1%, the figure coame out just about -0.5%. Hence both EUR/USD and GBP/USD drop about 20 pips when the data came out

US Existing Home Sales

Lost 20. 10 each side Alright. not that bad. Head for the US retail sale.

Heads Up: CHF Rate Hike (Sep 14)

Jump 59 pips. +24 pips for myself Happy

RBNZ Interest Rate Statement

Hedging this trade. Can't straddle with FXCM for this one. - 8 pips in EUR/USD (Short). + 25 pips in GBP/USD (long). Bigggg whipsaw

US Trade balance 12:30 Gmt

Haha... same here. Pick up just 4 pips. Quit early since the price is spiking so slow. Well, may be there isn't much surprise on the data. Go back to bed now. Zzzzzzzzzz

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Successfully stradle this one. + 25 pips

Canada Employment Report

Good for you. I traded it as well but 0 pip. It trigger my entry order at 10:00a.m. Nothing happen for quite a while so I sold it off when it level the spread. No profit. Will try again next time

Cad Pmi

Not sure the drop is because of the BoE or other factor. Anyway, did get +10 pips from that since there is a bearish trend line for GBP at this moment. Will watch out for the Blair's statement later today

Sep 7 : BoE Rate Decision

No change in rate. No trade. Look out for Tony Blair statement later today

Sep 7 : BoE Rate Decision

Well, the consensus is no hike this round. Everyone kind of expecting that based on the current data. Not sure if it will create any ripple though. Can anyone recall what happened to the market previously when no hike was announce ? I haven't traded ...

Sep 7 : BoE Rate Decision

It jump up +18 pips. Take in merely a 4 pips. 7 pips if it's not because of the slippage in FXCM

AUD Employment Numbers SEP 7, 1:30GMT

- 10 pips. It trigger my entry order to long the trade but then it fell more than 30 pips

BOC Interest Rate Statement

I traded this as well. +14 pips : Close at 0.7678

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