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Forum: Trading Journals October 31st, 2012, 01:44 AM
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Posted By Placebo
Today one of my setups has triggered which i had...

Today one of my setups has triggered which i had designed recently. Since it has not been tested i will just track it this time without putting money on the line. If the test goes as planned then...
Forum: Trading Journals October 18th, 2012, 04:18 AM
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Posted By Placebo
LOL yeah i get the point. What i mean is i will...

LOL yeah i get the point. What i mean is i will update this journal frequently.

Cheers
Forum: Trading Journals October 18th, 2012, 03:45 AM
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Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Hello. Its been a while since i have been active...

Hello. Its been a while since i have been active here. I am still trading commodities and for a while had kept off trading and back to the drawing board to make some minor adjustments. What i...
Forum: Trading Journals April 24th, 2012, 08:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Thanks Mike I don't think of risk in terms...

Thanks Mike

I don't think of risk in terms of % of my account capital although i should since its the smart way of doing things. My last trade i had risked 1.7% of my account and the one prior to...
Forum: Trading Journals April 24th, 2012, 05:47 AM
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Posted By Placebo
Within the last 11 trading sessions i have lost...

Within the last 11 trading sessions i have lost 5k. Out of which 2.1k was lost yesterday on Crude Oil. I went long at 5437 and stop was placed at 5420 but price moved quickly and my SL got triggered...
Forum: Trading Journals April 16th, 2012, 02:33 AM
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Posted By Placebo
Assets In Play : Copper looks very bearish...

Assets In Play :

Copper looks very bearish to me as of now. Waiting for my criteria's to meet so that i can take a short position.

On a separate note : I have increased my position size in...
Forum: Trading Journals April 9th, 2012, 09:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Took a long position in Silver at 56239. For a...

Took a long position in Silver at 56239. For a while the trade was in profit of around 50 pips . My stop was placed at 56170 and didn't get a fill so i closed the position at the next best place at...
Forum: Trading Journals April 9th, 2012, 02:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Assets in Play Silver - I am quite bullish...

Assets in Play

Silver - I am quite bullish and expect price to move high in this week

Crude Oil - This is one of the assets which has lately been making a lot of noise on TV and financial...
Forum: Trading Journals March 27th, 2012, 09:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Hi. Its been a while since i have updated the...

Hi. Its been a while since i have updated the journal. In the last 30-40 days i have made some changes to my trading. I still take aggressive trades with wide initial stops and still do not calculate...
Forum: Trading Journals February 16th, 2012, 03:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Stop triggered in Natural Gas @ 121.7 and the...

Stop triggered in Natural Gas @ 121.7 and the price immediately moved down to 121.5 which became my exit point.

My stop should have been placed at 122.7 but in a hurry to open a position and...
Forum: Trading Journals February 16th, 2012, 01:29 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Assets in play today Silver - Sell Crude...

Assets in play today

Silver - Sell
Crude Oil - Buy
Copper - Buy
Nickel - Sell
Natural Gas - Sell

Already opened a short position in Natural Gas @ 120.8 Ideally this should have been opened...
Forum: Trading Journals February 15th, 2012, 07:16 AM
Replies: 23
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Posted By Placebo
Been waiting 6-7 hours for a setup to develop....

Been waiting 6-7 hours for a setup to develop. Was out till 2am last night and lack of sleep is taking a toll. Price is moving laterally without any entry points which fit into my criteria list. I...
Forum: Trading Journals February 15th, 2012, 01:00 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Assets In Play Silver - Sell Crude Oil -...

Assets In Play

Silver - Sell
Crude Oil - Buy
Copper - Buy
Nickel - Sell
Natural Gas - Sell

Except for copper most of the assets are losing steam and if price moves directionally the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 14th, 2012, 04:28 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Silver position closed at a profit of 197 pips....

Silver position closed at a profit of 197 pips. Now waiting for Nickel to re-test the resistance area and enter a short position either on a No Demand Bar or UpThrust .
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Forum: Trading Journals February 14th, 2012, 12:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Without getting into specifics or details the...

Without getting into specifics or details the following assets are in play today.

Silver - Sell
Crude Oil - Buy
Copper - Sell
Nickel - Sell
Natural Gas - Sell

Now all i need to do is wait...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2012, 10:36 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Update I was looking to sell Silver and...

Update

I was looking to sell Silver and Nickel today since the bigger waves were pointing towards the downside. Price did eventually move down but my criteria's were not satisfied so kept out the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2012, 07:02 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Thanks for the advice David. What you say makes a...

Thanks for the advice David. What you say makes a lot of sense.I do have an exit strategy in place but i just don't know at what price or price area it will occur. What i do know is that it will...
Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2012, 06:14 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,406
Posted By Placebo
Trading Momentum Waves

More than 3 years back i started trading. It wasn't based on any quantitative analysis rather it was just some stupid random things which my broker would suggest or i would read online. With this...
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