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Trading Results: AUDJPY
For the week ending Fri 05-Dec-2008 I managed scrape out an 8% increase in net asset value.This week was more challenging, for me, than last...
AUD/JPY Trading Review
Guess what. Some of the books that I bought have had an impact on my trading. I know, I hear the phrase "No shit, Sherlock" echo...
Posted by andeakeaw | 18.55
Betting Against The AUDJPY
Well, with commodity prices spiraling down the toilet, it's a good time to be short of the AUDJPY.Look, put an SMA 20 on your AUDJPY cha...
Posted by andeakeaw | 20.00
Europe Gets Crushed
Well, it's been an interesting 24 hours on the Forex markets.I'd like to say I was on top of everything and made a boatload, but ins...
Posted by andeakeaw | 13.05
Best Forex Trader Return
I see people in various forums asking what the best rate of return is for professional forex traders.What kind of question is that?Do you wa...
Posted by andeakeaw | 09.19
Forex Trading Review
So, I've been practicing my strategy using a micro-account for months, and it's time to up my game and start trading for real.I capi...
Posted by andeakeaw | 17.52
AUDJPY Stop Losses Hit
Well, positions entered overnight and this morning have now been stopped out. We are approaching the SMA-50 (simple moving average over fif...
Posted by andeakeaw | 08.20
Margin Call Today
Well, it had to happen. After I was forced to make a withdrawal from my account due to the fact I was surprised that someone had given me a...
Posted by andeakeaw | 11.01
Unplanned Forex Setback
Well, things have gone poorly just lately. Not because of anything that I've been responsible for, but because I was the recipient of a...
Posted by andeakeaw | 09.21
Recent Non-Success
Today's fed announcement caught me with an unprotected position. Needless to say, as the floor dropped out of the AUDJPY market, I was ...
Posted by andeakeaw | 12.10
Recent Success
Well, it has been a few days since then, so I can't remember the full details, but I was able to catch an up-trend with a significant am...
Posted by andeakeaw | 11.49
Success With AUDJPY
Finally, I seem to be able to make a few dollars. This is significant as it represents a ray of sunshine in my quest to become a Forex trad...
Posted by andeakeaw | 06.52
AUDJPY Thoughts
I'm still trading the AUDJPY.I've learned that the Dow Jones and the AUDJPY have a correlation based on the fact that people borrow ...
Posted by andeakeaw | 23.02
Trending the 5 min AUDJPY
I've been having a great time spotting trends on the AUDJPY today. Well, of course, I have to point out that trends are good until they...
Posted by andeakeaw | 02.13
Missing the USDCAD Bottom
Well, I'm not sure if the USDCAD has finally hit bottom or not. It's around parity today which is pretty much what people were talk...
Posted by andeakeaw | 15.34
Minimal Participation
Sure, you want to have as much capital as possible involved in an upswing, but it's painful having a stake while the market slides.Unfor...
Posted by andeakeaw | 18.29
You Have to Play to Win
Well, now that I've exited most of my positions profitably, I'm paranoid. What if I put in some more cash and the market takes anot...
Posted by andeakeaw | 11.45
This Business Is Tricky
I'm learning. Every day I'm learning.Some fundamental news came out this morning. That was great, and I got some profits because o...
Posted by andeakeaw | 08.04
Exchange Rates Differ From Stocks
There is an important difference between Forex instruments and stocks or bonds. The nature of this difference requires that you adjust your...
Posted by andeakeaw | 22.04