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Forum: Brokers May 15th, 2012, 08:41 PM
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Posted By Stocktastic
FXCM and Ninjatrader

Hi,

Any news on fxcm working with Ninjatrader ?

rgds
Forum: Traders Hideout December 9th, 2011, 09:41 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 55,646
Posted By Stocktastic
Minimum funds

My opinion is much more relevant to Forex than anything else. For futures, the short answer is don't touch them until you can trade profitably with micro/mini forex or CFD Indices if available. If...
Forum: Trading Journals December 5th, 2011, 09:40 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
EURJPY

Ok. Liked the look of the EURJPY for a long. Was above daily PP, above 15 min, 30 min and 60 min futures.io (formerly BMT) line.
A little far from the 60 min line which I didnt like while I was in...
Forum: Trading Journals December 5th, 2011, 07:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Nice Work if you can get it

Notice this pattern on the GBPUSD on the 8 Range bars. This is around 4:20 NY time I think (5:20 AM WAST) on Fridays session. You would think some nice Algo programs just drove this up and down for...
Forum: Trading Journals December 5th, 2011, 06:53 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Monday

Finding keeping up with journaling live via the website a bit cumbersome, so I am going to go back to use OneNote through the day and will try to upload the results daily. This is what I wrote in my...
Forum: Trading Journals December 5th, 2011, 06:44 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Follow the Plan

Just quick recap on the EURUSD trade. Didn't get triggered either way on the trade during nfp which was the plan.
I note that when I decided to leave the market for the evening, I wrote I would...
Forum: Trading Journals December 2nd, 2011, 09:15 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Not interested

Ok,

Well happy with my limit orders at the moment, market is probably done for this week. Stuck around the 1.3500 level.

Long to 1.3560 looks like a good play, but i'm gonna leave the screens...
Forum: Trading Journals December 2nd, 2011, 08:29 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Friday Night Fun - NFP

Ok, 3 mins to nfp.

Watching hourly charts, straddle trade short at 1.3599 or long at 1.426.

Lets see which way it goes.
Forum: Trading Journals November 24th, 2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
That damn fool market

Well, I held on to the trade after the retrace and then felt it was finding support at 1.3360 again.
Moved stop to 1.1394 above swing high in 8 range.

Then was ready to go and play xbox live with...
Forum: Trading Journals November 24th, 2011, 07:32 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Doesn't get any closer than that

So, still in the EURUSD trade, missed stopping me out on 2nd lot by fraction of a pip see attached chart.

Looks like market is going to rest on the center line BMA to await full US open. Slight...
Forum: Trading Journals November 24th, 2011, 06:54 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Good Trade

Ok, today I had a decent trade with the EURUSD.

Put a limit order in at 1.3401 in asia session, usual 2 mini lots.

Also using ATM strategy again :-

ATM is 2 Mini-Lots...
Forum: Feedback and Announcements November 23rd, 2011, 09:20 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 42,305
Posted By Stocktastic
All I could vote on

futures.io (formerly BMT) Member Of The Year - Big Mike
futures.io (formerly BMT) Thread Of The Year - Unknown
futures.io (formerly BMT) Programmer Of The Year - Fat Tails
futures.io (formerly...
Forum: Trading Journals November 23rd, 2011, 08:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
A little bit more and then focus

To be honest I feel quite bewildered by my failure to make any profit in the market so far this week.

Is it the EURUSD just killing me, well yes and no, as keeps happening my entries end up being...
Forum: Trading Journals November 23rd, 2011, 07:52 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Sigh....

Well here I am back again for another update. Probably tell by the title that I am not too happy with my trading.

Anyway, so as I mentioned I had gone short on EURUSD yesterday at 1.3496.
So 2nd...
Forum: Trading Journals November 21st, 2011, 06:44 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
The Fat Lady Sang

Well, the fat lady did sing and unfortunately not to my tune... lol

I got stopped out of both parts. What I am enjoying here is that I am seeing good levels in the market and I am either (1) Just...
Forum: Trading Journals November 18th, 2011, 10:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Status

Cancelled the AUDUSD short and the EURUSD short, but EURUSD long triggered, hence reason to cancel the others to reduce risk.

Immediately broke through my by level and bounced off 1.3520, which...
Forum: Trading Journals November 18th, 2011, 09:29 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Tease

So, none of my trades triggered, but missed by EURUSD long so far by 4 pips.
Missed the AUDUSD by 3 pips.

Time to call it a day and cancel all 3 orders ?
Forum: Trading Journals November 18th, 2011, 07:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Have I missed it ?

AUDUSD take a look at the chart.

Emotions: Think I have missed the AUDUSD, short if drops far and returns, maybe cancel order. I don't have a criteria in my trade plan to cancel a limit order when...
Forum: Trading Journals November 18th, 2011, 07:37 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Friday Countertrend

Evening,

Well I seem to keep going for countertrend reversals.

I have got 3 2 mini lot orders in the market at the moment. Bit of a trading experiement, if they all went against me it would be...
Forum: Trading Journals November 16th, 2011, 09:57 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Trades so far

Phew that took too long to write up.

Trade 1 Long EURUSD at 1.3650. On the 30 Min chart the EURUSD was in a strong downtrend, so why did I take the trade ? Well there was an hour or 2 pause around...
Forum: Trading Journals November 16th, 2011, 09:37 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Chart Setups

Trading Style

1. I prefer short term trades, ideally 1-5 hours.
2. Happy to hold longer if trade is going my way, but so far never been able to hold for longer than a day or two.
3. I have a...
Forum: Trading Journals November 16th, 2011, 09:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
More Words

Hey.

Thanks Mike for the prompt :) I have been following markets, but mainly trying to finalize my chart setups in Ninjatrader. These will be the setups I will use to start trying to form a...
Forum: Trading Journals November 11th, 2011, 09:30 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Week Recap

Ok,

EURUSD trade played out reasonably well. Got chopped out of one mini-lot for 11 pips and hit my +50 pip target on the other half.

A lot of unecessary emotion and watching trade was had to...
Forum: Trading Journals November 11th, 2011, 08:15 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Screenwatching

Quick update. Watching the trade too much as I always do. Moved one part of stop loss up to lock in 10 pips or so. Counting on 1.3650 holding as support for a test of 1.3680.

See 1.3650 is...
Forum: Trading Journals November 11th, 2011, 07:57 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,287
Posted By Stocktastic
Friday Night

Watched the markets on and off today. In morning had a quick play with ATM Strategies. Main reason was I had a trade in last night short EURUSD at 1.36010 or something. 2 contracts 30 stoploss each...
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