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Huh, 138 on EURJPY ... those model funds Thomson tout sure are some tough swashbuckling pirates :) edit: It's truly amazing to watch them sending the USDJPY and EURUSD in opposites on the EURJPY ... :) I guess the opposition sucks. It is obviously some expiry that we have not been able to...

I think the spreads on the H5 CME fx contracts are very prohibitive right now. The marketmakers are playing dealer shops. Will this mean a further slide for the USD then ? It did get below 102, and EURJPY gapped up like it was not a 30-stories building leap it first seemed like. [16:56...

Phew, a signal-less market it is. We can see market-makers or similar activity push prices when they get some counter-trades, but other than that it's not even looking much like running stops. Well, except for now that I started typing .. :) (USDJPY new high - low on JPYUSD 6JZ4) Just...

I got a not-so-quick 11 ticks off of that tip on the 15:00 GMT expiries , but got in a little early, so it was a little unnerving at times. I don't particularly enjoy this choppy market - and it's very erratic. At least it was somewhat clear that there really was a try for 1.3450 towards...

Several 1.3450 expiries 15:00 GMT according to Thomson/Jamie Coleman - that's in 35 mins. Very choppy action so far, and little inspiration for the day. I think the EURJPY is quite high right now - 137.66 - but which of the EURUSD or USJPY will move , or if at all - I have no clue about right...

Deutsche Bank today: Long-term buyers finally have a name EUR USD (1.3450) The euro fell back relatively quickly from it's post non-farm payroll peak as day-traders bet that the week’s earlier 1.3385 summit would remain the high. However, later in the session news of a prereleased article...

Well, I am getting totally baffled by the 60 tick difference between 6JZ4 and the 6JH5 ... That's sick. I tried shorting 6JZ4 above 0.009800 - i.e going long USDJPY just below 102.00 - but couldn't stay up, so I folded early. Looking at the march contract on CME E-quivalents I was dismayed of...

I just went over my trades for the day. It's truly mind-boggling. How come I shorted EURUSD almost every time, as well as longed the USDJPY, and still got those 63 ticks .. ? What WAS I thinking ? :) Goes to show how being in the middle of it all sends you all kind of signals - but stepping...

Yes, I can remember the "flip-flopping" sometime back. :) It seems there are still days when this syndrome could return, but today was a good day overall - even though I only got a small part of the day right - it was the important part for me. Otherwise, I think the rise today was a...

Well, if you go to http://www.dailyfx.com/FinanceChart.html you can see the EURUSD back to 1980.

I have been looking for automated strategies for some time now, and allthough I still think it's possible, I have since taken the signals I used as early input and started using them myself. There is this little variable called x which seems to put all my automated systems into a loss for now...

After a dip in the pool and a quick lunch, it seems to be surprising if we don't see 1.3400 soon. Some of you who held those thoughts earlier - still there or stopped out on the rollercoaster earlier whipsawing mental stability somewhat ? I know I couldn't stomach a ride like that for the...

Yes, I mostly refer to this as "the popular talk" etc. and trying to figure out how it affects conditions. Just now we did another ATH running stops. Thomson notes that 1.3400 barriers are close and interesting. Sure, the closest magnet is the most interesting one. The go on saying that the...

You guys probably also noted the similar capping of mid and lower 1.3370s when remembering the 1.3350 capping earlier. That made it seem very likely they would do a reverse to try and get it down to below the 50s again. Some running of stops helped them - who knows if they made a killing on it...

Yes, that's what I've been trying to do for my positional trading. I think there are some tweaking possible - like I stated in the "pausing strategy" I applied earlier. However, the positions for that kind of trading happens rarely - at least for me to commit to it. I do see it as the best...

I'm starting to feel dizzy and in need of reality-oxygen here on Mt. Olympia again, I was just a little beaten down when I lost on that first real game on www.tradergames.com where roberk plays. Especially when beaten by someone who normally seems to be an waful trader. I was scalping like a...

Yihaaa! Of course I change my size ... I almost pissed my pants on this one! I normally do incremental averaging on trades - but like now I went half my normal max-size immediately - then tripled that into big-size. Therefore I don't reduce size on scalps - since I increment the trades...

Writing these comments actually makes me think a little better about the validity of the trades - makes it a little more "certain" in my mind. Just got another +6 on that. For someone with better position sense - they will probably see better trade opportunities. edit: trading is still brisk...

With my last comment, it broke - of course. Almost makes one believe some of the market forces read this board ... *shrug* Perhaps very good shorts mid 60s - to mid 70s ... edit: a +8 scalp from highs there. If we don't go 1.3380 again I will look for more of this - right at my previous...

Seen tries to go for 1.3350 six times now - and they were all turned away. It will be interesting to see if they will let go - or if there is some more permanent to this capping.