well, the market turned & i bailed on the G/J at 1% net gain & let the market take me out of the E/J at free trade status ... while that all transpired, i spotted N/U short ... came very close to free trade, but missed it by a hair ... still open ...

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

this is proving to both a frustrating & costly error ... watching these trades turn the corner & head to the planned target point is a real drag. as my bf would be quick to point out ... i am sitting here wanting to tinker w/ these ones now too ... ...

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

very disappointing trading session yesterday. i watched set-up after set-up pass me by doing what i usually do ... making assumptions, thinking "it can't possibly go higher/lower," fearing losing what i already made this week ... essentially, ...

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

1st chart ... SET-UP 2nd chart ... CONFIRM 3rd chart ... ENTRY (could be considered aggressive, but i have such good signals overall, i felt confident in jumping in where i did and the market moved away from this resistance area fairly abrubty ...

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

here are the trades ... "in the flesh" ... so to speak ... (set-up to follow)

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

somewhere along the line i got off track on my journaling ... even my written journal shows signs of neglect ... however, i had one of those ... one discovery led to another discovery led to another ah-HA moment ... presently (this week ... haha) ...

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

market shook me out of E/J now too.

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

last nite was one of those nites where the fish kept taking my bait, and i only landed a few small fish ... 3 attempts at E/U, 3 attempts at the U/CHF, and 3 attempts at the E/J ... 6 losses later ... and they finally took, but the market recently ...

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

moved stops on both to break even last nite ... just locked in 20 pips on the E/J ... nothing else to do now, but wait on set-ups.

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

ya, the TSL would be moved to right around where i got out & given me a chance to run for more.

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

i was a bit early to this party. not even worth a free trade. just needed one more dip & i'd have a better trade. oh well, this was goes in the lose column.

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

'bout to shut things off when i saw a set-up on the G/U ... free trade order set, but not hit yet. not gonna wait up for it.

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

TSL hit ... 11.4% gain since last week.

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

both free trades now (messed up the order entry on the G/J & took off a little bit more than 1/2 when it got there). presently, these are up 200 pips net ...

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

indeed it has ... locking in 136.4 pips; technically not w/in the plan to TSL here, but seems absurd to have only 7 pips locked when i was up 225 pips ... i will eat these words tomorrow i presume ... found 2 set-ups for E/J & G/J ... presently ...

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

presently in the black at 160-180 pips, but looks like it might start correcting ... nothing else going on until later ... so a hike might be in store.

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

uh ... nothin' ... not-a-one ... oh well, my USDJPY is still open.

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

too bad on the E/J & G/J ... i was just a session too early on those ... however, not only is the U/J in a free trade, i now have 7 pips locked in & it's wavering around 60-80 pips up ... good luck to me ... 1/2 an hour until the party gets started ...

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

well, USDCHF was another loser & the E/J was a loser, market shook me out of the G/J free trade, but got another free trade out of the U/J & it's still holding so we'll see on that one.

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

thought it would be a crappy market tonite due to extended holiday ... opted to trade gently w/ that in mind ... surprisingly, the market was moving, but then again, mostly like trying to get somewhere in a hurry, but driving thru area marked school ...

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