Recent content by tradergarfield

Yes, I usually have upto a 100k swing once or twice a year, which is not very terrible for my acocunt size. In currencies it has become USD vs all the other currencies. The way I try to trade - going with the trend even positions in different currencies these days just end up being one big...

Stopped out of euro long loss this trade = -$11,800 Stopped out of aud/jpy loss this trade = -$6250 stopped out of nzd long loss this trade = -$4680 total p&l so far = -$31,883 no open orders

bought 8 contracts of dec euro at 1.3938, stop at 1.382

got stopped out of crude long loss this trade = -$4000 got stopped out of cad long loss this trade = -$2400 total p&l so far = -$9,153

got stopped out of the gbp long loss this trade = -$5850 total p&l so far = -$2,753

Bought 500k of aud/jpy at 80, bracket order -take profits at 81 or loss at 79

bought 4 dec cad at .9840 with a stop at .9780

stopped out of the silver long loss this trade = -$4,850 total p&l so far = $3,097

Limit order to buy 500k of AUD/CAD at .995 with a stop at .985

Bought 600K of NZD at .7548, stop at .747

Bought 2 dec silver at 24285, stop at 23800

Current Positions - 1. Long 2 nov crude at 81.7, 2 nov crude at 81.5 2. Long 8 dec gbp at 1.6007 Current Orders 1. Stop sell 2 nov crude at 80.7 and 2 at 80.5 or take profit on all 4 at 83 2. Stop sell 8 dec gbp at 1.5890 All other orders canceled Profit on all closed positions so...

Bernard1111- Thanks for being the first person to reply. I knew about the Bernanke speech, but I have found I trade better if I just ignore all the fundamental news, reports and speeches. I thought 1.40 was an important enough level which they would defend. Also, my order to buy at...

stopped out of long euro loss this trade = -3037.5 total p&l so far = $7947.5

Long triggered on nov crude, bought 2 at 81.7 and 2 at 81.5, stops at 80.7 and 80.5, or taking profits at 83