this trade was a 1.6% gain. good stuff.

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

just as i suspected ... got distracted and missed out on an opportunity ... pin bouncing through support, closing above it ... just really obvious. oh well. at least i still recognize what's happening and there are opps in the asian session. this ...

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

waiting for HK open ... have some work left to do from earlier today so i could be distracted, but will see what i find ... price is still hovering b/w 5000-5100 it seems ...

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

NY SESSION: (couldn't fix my charts before i left for the shop) ... sat down, saw this as a potential and figured price would re-test 5100 (it was beyond there last week or so anyway) ... price supported where indicated and price action ... took all ...

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

sideways market. im outa here. try again tomorrow NY session.

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

HA! well, i re-entered at a different spot ... just got stopped out for the full loss. market is lousy/sideways. market just rebounded on my trade ... rats. (i only entered a hard stop b/c a telephone call came in & other distractions) ... well, the ...

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

ya, hit the 1:1 mark ... half my money should be off the table at this point & trying for 3:1 ... standby

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

poop. i got into this one fine ... pulled the trigger and all that, but then when i was adjusting my S/L, i accidentally closed my trade. price shot out & i didn't feel comfortable re-entering ... just chalk this up to me trying to do too many ...

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

that's it for me this morning. staying disciplined & turning the charts off. try to make it home in time for tokyo open, otherwise play in the HK open/aussie close.

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

being schooled here this morning. NY session feels like the fast lane ... i've been in the slow lane (and used to it i might add) ... will have to grow some stones if im going to compete in this market ...

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

alright, im asleep ... this was fairly obvious, but was stuck in thinking about the bullish movement (apparently pullback from higher timeframes) ... DOH! oh well, im no master of the NY session by any means ... giving up at the euro close at 830am ...

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

on the sidelines ... 1st sign of action was at the spinning top formation bouncing off 5000 ... was definitely not up in time for that ... then, following the news, a pin bar, but out of place sandwiched there ... i sat down & was set-up in time for ...

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

managed to get up in time for close of euro/uk session ... price action began before i was up and running following some news event. presently have a fairly serious wind storm here and might lose power so that will be the end of my NY session. ...

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

HK open was indeed lackluster ... was a small little trade that i could have taken, but there's a poker game calling my name & i think im going to quit while im ahead for a change. planning on braving the NY seas menana ... if i can drag myself out ...

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

yup ... reversal pattern (developed for my trade & i jumped out w/ a few pips profit) ... not going to take the continuation long b/c HK doesn't have as much oomph to it as i'd hoped.

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

prolly pressing my luck, but im in the mood for getting back into trading so i saw this one & traded it on my demo account ... have a set TP at the 1:1 RR as i feel like this might end up being a pullback ... i am going to jump out if a continuation ...

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

my short wasn't going so great and i saw price action indicating a resumption of the long from friday ... the pin bar that i missed formed a nice level of support, my RP trade turned out to be a pullback following the move at the pin ... another ...

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

my first papertrades in a while ... missed the pin (occurred earlier than i planned to trade) but saw an opportunity to resume what appeared to be a bearish start to the session ... 3 pip loss there b/c i ditched that trade in favor of the long ...

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

... hit and miss on when i look at the charts ... playing more poker in my free time than studying the forex (im a much better poker player than i am forex trader) ... still plugging along w/ new business venture. sending my best to all of you still ...

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

been busy w/ traveling & a new business venture. hoping to get back to the charts this month.

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