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May 18th, 2011, 04:58 AM

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Captains Log Star date Tuesday May 17th ...

Captains Log Star date Tuesday May 17th

Well, another day and another loss. Only 1 R but I�m quickly coming to the conclusion that trading 5-minute charts is a random exercise for me. ...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 16th, 2011, 08:21 PM

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Close - but no Cigar!

Captains Log Star date Monday May 16th

It was a case of nearly there but not quite. I had set my target at slightly wider than my R as I�m trying to improve my win/loss ratio. In...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 13th, 2011, 09:10 PM

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Captains Log Star date May 14th ...

Captains Log Star date May 14th

Yesterday was one of those days where news clogs my normal trading time. I aim to start around 3pm and finish before 8pm. There were news releases at...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 12th, 2011, 06:38 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date May 12th ...

Captains Log Star date May 12th

That was a little better. In hindsight there was a fake out move on the EUR but I didn�t see it at the time and it�s not blindingly obvious even now (to...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 11th, 2011, 04:33 PM

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Captains Log Star date May 11th I...

Captains Log Star date May 11th

I seem to be going from bad to worse this week. Over the weekend I decided I would look for the morning fake-out on the EUR/USD as well as my normal...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 9th, 2011, 08:10 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

You're welcome MMaker Captains Log Star...

You're welcome MMaker

Captains Log Star date May 9th

Once again I wasn�t really on song today. I let signals go by that worked then finally became a little impatient and finally...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 6th, 2011, 08:31 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date May 7th ...

Captains Log Star date May 7th

That seemed to be a very slow week. Only three trading days available and then only one trade (which was a loser but that�s not the issue). I am...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 6th, 2011, 05:49 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Thanks mmaker, that looks like a very interesting...

Thanks mmaker, that looks like a very interesting group of articles.

Forum: Trading Journals

May 5th, 2011, 07:14 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date May 5th It...

Captains Log Star date May 5th

It seems that trading is a bit like having a few types of Groundhog Day. There seems to be the nice trending day, the nice ranging day and the choppy day...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 4th, 2011, 08:21 PM

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Captains Log Star date May 4th ...

Captains Log Star date May 4th

Well, that was a slightly harder session for me. Here was some trend activity but also some horizontal support and resistance there from the a wide (ish)...

Forum: Trading Journals

May 3rd, 2011, 05:25 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date May 3rd ...

Captains Log Star date May 3rd

With Monday being a Holiday in the UK and therefore no trading for me I was hoping that I could get of the month with a nice trade or two.

...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 30th, 2011, 06:37 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 30th ...

Captains Log Star date April 30th

That was a very quiet week and next week will be a little bit the same. Monday is May Day in Europe and Friday is Non farms Payroll so I�ll be trading...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 27th, 2011, 05:59 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 27th ...

Captains Log Star date April 27th

It wasn�t such a good session last night. The days range was wide and a little messy when I started but, worse than that, I didn�t have my trading...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 26th, 2011, 08:42 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 26th ...

Captains Log Star date April 26th

Back in the seat after the Easter break. I was only half inclined to bother this week because Monday was a public holiday, Friday and the following...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 23rd, 2011, 05:47 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 24th ...

Captains Log Star date April 24th

It�s time to increase my average win amount.

I will do this by keeping a small portion of each contract open whenever a trade hit�s my target...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 23rd, 2011, 05:31 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 23rd ...

Captains Log Star date April 23rd

Well that was a much better week. Mostly driven by the two winners on Thursday but still quite pleasing. 5 winners, 1 loser and up 2.6R for the week. ...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 21st, 2011, 06:23 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 21st ...

Captains Log Star date April 21st

Wow � one of those days where trading seems easy!

I hit the screens to find EUR and GBP in a rising trend and no news for a couple of hours. GBP...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 20th, 2011, 07:11 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 20th ...

Captains Log Star date April 20th

This was a strange session for me. The EUR broke out of narrow consolidation and just kept going. I just couldn�t seem to find the right spot for an...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 19th, 2011, 07:45 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 19th ...

Captains Log Star date April 19th

Today was a little better but three news evens within half an hour of each other means you have to be a little careful.

Both the EUR and GBP had...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 18th, 2011, 08:04 PM

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I might Win a Tablet but I might just get rich trying

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 18th I...

Captains Log Star date April 18th

I wasn�t on song for this session. I felt tired and indecisive, not a great state to be trading in. I did one trade and closed it for a 0.1R profit for...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 15th, 2011, 06:34 PM

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 16th ...

Captains Log Star date April 16th

Well It�s Saturday and sunny in Tasmania. Autumn is about but the weather remains remarkably balmy.

I was out all day yesterday being lectured...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 14th, 2011, 05:42 PM

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I might Win a Tablet but I might just get rich trying

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 14th I...

Captains Log Star date April 14th

I see that Mwinfrey has won the iPad and all credit to him. It was a good comp with prizes that far outstrip the immediate material one. All the...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 12th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Replies: 76

I might Win a Tablet but I might just get rich trying

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 12th ...

Captains Log Star date April 12th

Well adding GBP to my trading has yielded results. I have traded GBP before and I quite like it but I was originally going to stick to EUR attracted by...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 11th, 2011, 08:29 PM

Replies: 76

I might Win a Tablet but I might just get rich trying

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Posted By Nickemp

Captains Log Star date April 11th It...

Captains Log Star date April 11th

It was another Ho Hum evening on the EUR. At the moment there seems to be a lot of these. I will add GBP/USD to my screens from now on and trade the...

Forum: Trading Journals

April 9th, 2011, 09:28 PM

Replies: 76

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Posted By Nickemp

Thanks Mike I hadn't noticed that smilie...

Thanks Mike

I hadn't noticed that smilie before. very appropriate

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