I have been using IB for a while, yet mainly trading equity stock, options, etc. The real time data (real time chart in IB) is good for 1 year. I am not sure about the historical data time span.

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Oct 16th update — long AUD/USD 19176 units @ 0.90216, S/L @ 0.87712. -162pip/-$312 If got s/l, will wait for the reenter opportunity at 0.8900

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Oct 1st UPdate — Long EUR/JPY 6051 units @ 164.731 Long AUD/USD 9618 units @ 0.89471

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Sep 28th Update — long AUD/USD 9739 units at 0.88195, +36pip/+$35 long GBP/USD 4216 units at 2.039, -8pip/-$3.3 Trading size remains at 0.5% of total remain margin and slightly adjusted based on the SL size (which is determined by both ATR and ...

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Thank you Plutonite.

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Latest Update — I have a new addition to my family - a baby girl a month ago. That gives me perfect reason not to trade for while. Account value: 34,197.00, up 2.8% versus initial capital. current trade: long EUR/USD 6093 unit, +100pip/+$61 ...

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I have losses, but is it mistake or nature of trading? — I have quite some losses recently on the pairs I trade: AUD/USD, GBP/USD and EUR/JPY. When I developed the trading strategy and plan I knew there will be days I would have losses. What ...

The Mistake Journal: Lost some Pips? wanna talk about it?

Review and Reflection — First of all, my actual trading by now is deviated from the original plan. Pairs to trade: GBP/USD EUR/JPY AUD/USD and occasionally, I look at EUR/USD and NZD/USD. Entry: orignal rules: long and short at 5 days ...

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review and reflection — after 3 months, the account is almost back to its original point. Is time to do a check and review what works and what doesn't.

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July 27th update - what a week — THere are many stopped out this week and give back most of the profit. GBP/USD long 4,154 units at 2.0350, -112pip/-$47 AUD/USD stopped out and re-enter long 9,738 units @ 0.8700, -186pip/-$181 AUD/USD is ...

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July 26th update GBP/USD stopped out. Re-entry long 4,154 units @ 2.050, +30pip/+$12 EUR/JPY stopped out 3 times after re-entry. No position AUD/USD long 19,423 units, -80pip/-$155 EUR/USD long 6,215 units (entry at 1.3700), +55pip/+$34 NAV 33,933, ...

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July 24th update - no many actions — EUR/JPY was stopped out twice and re-enter at 166.000 GBP/USD long 19,981 units, +195pip/+$390 AUD/USD long 9,712 units, -19pip/-$18 EUR/JPY long 6,220 units, +21pip/+$11 NAV 34,318.xx, up +3.2% vs initial ...

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July 23rd update — EUR/JPY and AUD/USD are both stopped out with some profit. GBP/USD is still on with one more added buy. GBP/USD long 15,816 units, +209pip/+$331 Open new AUD/USD long position as it breaks new high. 9,712 units, ...

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July 17th update — AUD/USD and GBP/USD continue moving up a bit. EUR/JPY seems taking a break. Over the past few days, I added a few longs to the winners. AUD/USD long 33268 units, +178pip/+$594 GBP/USD long 11650 units, +184pip/+$254 EUR/JPY ...

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July 16th update — AUD/USD long 33268 units, +123pip/+$412 GBP/USD long 7487 units, +140pip/+$105 EUR/JPY long 11,015 units, -5pip/-$5 I move the S/L tighter to the recent lows. NAV 33,888.xx, +1.9% vs initial capital

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July 12th Update - Profitable — Just return back from a week's vacation. There are 3 longs position so far: AUD/USD 23,549 unit. +133pip/+$313 GBP/USD 7487 units, +75pip/+$56 EUR/JPY 11,015 units, +85pip/+$76 Account NAV 33,786.00, +1.6% vs ...

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June 25th update — EUR/JPY stopped out and re-enter long. EUR/JPY long 3722 unit, -5.5pip, -$1,65 GBP/USD long 13,512, +141pip, +$191 AUD/USD long 11,820 units, +15pip, +$18 NAV 33,382.xx, vs initial 33,256.xx

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June 22nd Update — all 3 pairs are moving up for the past few days. So I continue accumulate a more buys along the rise. EUR/JPY long 22,274 units (via 6 buys up), +185pip, +$331 GPB/USD long 13,512 units (via 5 buys up), +168pip, +$227 ...

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June 20th Update - breaking even — EUR/JPY long 18538 units, +125pip, +$188 GBP/USD long 13516 units, +106pip, +$143 AUD/USD long 5894 units, +10pip, +6 Moving s/l to recent 5 days low. NAV 33,278.xx vs initial captal 33,256.xx, breaking even. ...

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June 19th update — Add 1 long to EUR/JPY EUR/JPY long 18538 unit, +78 pip, +$118 GBP/USD long 11006 units, +77pip, +$85 AUD/USD long 5894 units, +0.0, +$0.0 S/L continue at current 5 days low. NAV 33,141.xx

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