was aiming for 3930-ish (prior support), but this is not going well. about to get stopped out. second-guessed myself out of simply reversing at the new signal (not wanting to play the whip-saw game) ... oh well.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

got up early and decided to play in traffic (NY session) ... we'll see how that goes ... so far im short from 3949 ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

spent the day doing some pre-spring cleaning & got to trading later than desired, but missed nothing. very poor range tonite & therefore, poor RR.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

as an aside, i think the reason the above trade went so well for me was that i didn't follow this logic last nite & suffered a loss (after i said i was shutting down ...) ... and saw the same thing this morning except in reverse; i.e., was able to ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

plan the trade, trade the plan — hooray ... i did it! simple outside bar pushing against resistance. decent RR (entry 3910, aiming for 3920) ... 1st chart things got a bit sticky during the trade (2nd chart), but there was no resistance so i ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

best i can do tonite ... gonna pack it in. will be trading more regularly since business venture never took off (was dealing with a "CEO" that was a bit "off" and was incapable of making a decision ... ahh the joys of corporate life).

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

another 3 pips ... entered at 60 aiming for 50 ... nearly got there when it hit 52, but i decided to say with it. once again it farted around and i lost a bit of ground so i just shut it down. net 0.2% gain only, but it is a gain nevertheless.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

famous last words ... dropped another 10 pips and is still rolling. c'est la vie.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

small trade taken for 5 pips/0.5% net gain. not worth posting a pick. skiddish market in a tight 30-pip range. simply a pin off resistance that made a lower/low. didn't feel like watching it go up and down in a 5 pip range and possibly head into the ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

distraction prevented me from being in the game for this trade. trailing stop via 10's, 20's, 30's at this point = 20 pips = 1.6% gain.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

sideways market ... was distracted by the favre game. :-( gonna pack it in.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

again ... had i just followed my plan, i would be in okay shape at this point. trading scared. fail.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

oops ... short trade got caught in some skiddish market action. loss.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

took a very quick little trade (in between my online course work) ... quick 4 pips or 0.3% gain. got in a bit late (due to oanda sign-in glitch) and based on the old go-by, decided best to simply take the pips and wait for a better spot (spread -- ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

decided to sit down and watch The Living Matrix Movie ... returned only to see there was another trading opportunity during the HK open. we'll see what i can pull off tomorrow. today is a bust.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

tokyo closed today so not sure how much mileage i can get from here on. probably pack it in early and head to the shop for a bit.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

usual sunday stuff — ... distraction!! LOL was looking for a short and got stuck in that mindset and when it failed to "do what i thought it was going to do" ... i looked away & completely missed an obvious set-up long ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

thank you for your kind words ...

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

my buy reached 1:1 ... subtract spread 1.4 in and out and that's 7.2 pips.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe

apparently im too tired to trade. just made an execution error ... hit sell instead of buy ... gonna shut'er down. sigh. hard to juggle work and trading.

go live or bust ... diary of an fx live-trader-wannabe