disasterous finish to the morning session. i know better than to take trades during news releases in NFP weeks, but i am a victim of the "never learn" mentality at times. i also feel really tired following vacation and should have packed it in the ...

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

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

wild ride during news release. stuck to the plan 100%. could have jumped out at the spike, but that would be a scarcity-minded approach that i am trying to avoid.

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

Could dollar be in danger as the world currency? url

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

technically, we're on vacation, so i missed the first arrow (cuz slept in). jumped into market on the 2nd arrow, but jumped out for b/e because i felt that i was distracted. oh well. VEGAS here we come!! :-)

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

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

World War 3 has already begun? video

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

after a large run-up during the london, without any news releases, the market during NY was mostly sideways -- and I made a whopping 1.5 pips. followed rules to a tee. was going to take another trade long shortly before 8pm, but i missed it due to ...

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

Two Million March Against Monsanto in Worldwide Protest of GM Foods: url

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

2 trades today ... both, did not follow the rules to a tee, but finish the day with 30 pips to the good. slept through alarm and missed a nice entry; jumped in against the rules (instead of waiting for another entry); jumped back out at nearly b/e ...

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

compelling. video

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

this one was one of my best. stuck to the plan. didn't panic through a downswing. saw it through using all my rules. hope i can follow through next week and follow the game plan 100%

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

adventure with the aussie close/late asian session is just not worth the effort

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

tried a few during the asian sessions ... another aspect of trading common sense i resist, but there you have it. jumped out i think because trading the asian market is like watching paint dry. rules have me out at 2917.7 (for 6 pips versus nearly ...

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

today's trade ... did feel a twinge of tilt during downswing, but i re-grouped and stuck to my rules. one of the smallest ones, but one of the most important for finding out that i can actually follow my game plan. 1a. just turned on chart and ...

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

entered per rules; exit on fear (rules have me exiting at 2860)

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

entered per rules; exit on fear; fail to re-enter per rules (arrow)

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

after 7 years of plugging away, i had a serious turning point this week ... based on this, i had a fantastic week of trading. not because i made millions (only netted 0.8%), but i actually have clarity about the reason for following a game plan and ...

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

H4: possible RP H1: (1) diversion - has about 50/50 reliability in my books or less, but it's here and the market is showing signs of exhaustion and (2) the RP from earlier (blue marks are open and close) M15: could give me a clue as to what the ...

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

DAILY: lots going on market (e.g., governments, etc.), like to maintain stability; here, the market gravitates toward the median price (200 daily MA for reference); price bounced off the 200MA (bullish RP) (note also the market made another higher ...

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