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Forum: Trading Journals October 8th, 2010, 07:04 PM
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Posted By jagui
I re-entered a long silver position after the NFP...

I re-entered a long silver position after the NFP today. I think it will resume the uptrend.
Forum: Trading Journals October 7th, 2010, 12:18 PM
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Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Recent swing trades

I'm sharing the recent swing trades I made on dbFX and Oanda. dbFX doesn't keep the arrows on the chart, so I edited the pics to mark the entry and exit points. I'm not liking dbFX, low liquidity...
Forum: Trading Journals October 6th, 2010, 12:21 PM
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Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Thank you for sharing your condition, I feel less...

Thank you for sharing your condition, I feel less lonely now :).

Currently I'm trying to scalp the market at supposed high volatility times. Got some success and some loss. There are days I'm...
Forum: Trading Journals October 6th, 2010, 12:07 PM
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Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
This is great news. Thanks for sharing. I'll look...

This is great news. Thanks for sharing. I'll look at them.
Forum: Trading Journals October 6th, 2010, 12:06 PM
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Posted By jagui
The VMA is the standard VMA included with Ninja....

The VMA is the standard VMA included with Ninja. I modified it to do the coloring.
I'm attaching to this post both the VMA and the MGD. Later I'll share them in the download section.

I'm also...
Forum: Trading Journals October 5th, 2010, 07:28 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
If I remember well, XTrader somewhere has the...

If I remember well, XTrader somewhere has the function of enforcing some risk parameters to the trader. This should be a sort of a "Manager Module" or the like...
Forum: Trading Journals October 5th, 2010, 05:29 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-10-05

Average good day. That's how all trading days should be. I was nimble, traded with humilty, and thanked the market for the few pips it gave me today. News trading as always. This is me. Result:...
Forum: Trading Journals October 5th, 2010, 05:14 PM
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Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Not exactly. Today I was another person. Greed...

Not exactly. Today I was another person. Greed changed me and how I traded. From today I must learn to never be greedy anymore, so I can be myself at trading. Sure, I have to improve execution.


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Forum: Trading Journals October 4th, 2010, 05:53 PM
Replies: 71
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Posted By jagui
2010-10-04

My worst day ever. It's my fault. I deserve this for not being humble and for thinking I could easily beat the market.
After the first good news trade I started thinking "hey, news trading is...
Forum: Trading Journals October 2nd, 2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-10-01

As usual, I news traded today. Nothing special to say, except it was a net positive day, which is always good.
Result: +$262.5
Forum: Trading Journals September 30th, 2010, 11:59 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Semptember

The month is ended and it is time to evaluate the results.

The first chart shows the month over month % return on account for the last 10 months, and the % equity line.
Until 06/2010 it was only...
Forum: Trading Journals September 30th, 2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-30

Another day of news trading. Today I had some distraction but managed to close net positive anyway. Result: +$167.50.
So far, I'm loving this approach. I schedule the trading time the night before,...
Forum: Trading Journals September 29th, 2010, 11:13 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-29

Some other good news trades today.
This morning I had a meeting with a client, which took all the morning. In the afternoon there were two news releases that I followed, scalping some ticks on 6C...
Forum: Trading Journals September 28th, 2010, 10:29 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-28

Ok, as I said before, today I did some news trading. I followed just two news releases and traded for a total of 20 minutes. No problem with my job as I can see a news trading just like a...
Forum: Trading Journals September 28th, 2010, 04:51 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
In my mind I saw forex as temporary, as I...

In my mind I saw forex as temporary, as I belonged to futures. In july there was a fiscal mess here in Italy that pushed many traders out of forex. I took the chance and went back to futures...
Forum: Trading Journals September 28th, 2010, 04:07 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Thank you guys, I appreciate your suggestions. ...

Thank you guys, I appreciate your suggestions.

"Do I have time to daytrade?" The answers is a simple "no". I believed I could mix it with my job, but I don't believe it anymore. I'm not...
Forum: Trading Journals September 27th, 2010, 07:01 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-27

Another mess.
Today I made several random trades and lost about $400.
Again, I was feeling the pressure of time. During the last days I had no time to trade. Today I had some little time but then I...
Forum: Trading Journals September 24th, 2010, 07:30 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
I tried, but never succeded. What seems easy for...

I tried, but never succeded. What seems easy for the eyes to catch could be very difficult to program. However it is possible that it was just my fault.
Forum: Trading Journals September 23rd, 2010, 03:51 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Slingshots!

See how this downmove is contained between the falling VMA and the lower Keltner band. Many touches of the VMA where good slingshots to short the market.
Forum: Trading Journals September 23rd, 2010, 03:42 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-23

Another day without mistakes... wow two days in a row, kinda record for me :becky:

I made just one trade, a mof/slingshot hybrid on the BUND. Perfect entry timing, first target 6 ticks, second...
Forum: Trading Journals September 22nd, 2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-22

Today was a good day, at least I broke no rules, so I'm satisfied.
I took four trades, all winners:

1) This was a slingshot long on the BUND. For some reasons I didn't like the trade flow on...
Forum: Trading Journals September 21st, 2010, 05:05 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-21

What a mess!

Today I should not have traded. I felt tired and unfocused. Even if I was net positive for the day, I did several mistakes.

1) A non-setup trade on FGBL, which was stopped out.
2)...
Forum: Trading Journals September 18th, 2010, 03:50 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
In the bottom panel I have 3 Stochastics and 1...

In the bottom panel I have 3 Stochastics and 1 Williams%R.
The white bold line, which is dubbed as the B-Line, is a Stochastic(35,10,1).
In Ninja you have to enter the parameters in this order: 1,...
Forum: Trading Journals September 18th, 2010, 10:24 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
Hi Andrew, my template is showed in post #5. In...

Hi Andrew, my template is showed in post #5. In other posts I explained also my setups. If you need further informations, feel free to ask specific questions.
Forum: Trading Journals September 17th, 2010, 06:59 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 18,695
Posted By jagui
2010-09-17

No trades for today. I was busy with my job, I got a very good project from a bank, nice profit but they wanted me all day for the briefings and I couldn't say no. While this is good news, I had to...
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