Market Energy: 2012 Trading Journal

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Same chart time as Strategy 2.

 

Indicators:

 

1. Channels 360 with the midline displayed

2. Channels 18 with the midline displayed

3. 275 EMA with specific levels (they are still being tested, so I'm holding this info for now)

4. Average True Range 5

5. Heiken Ashi Oscillator

6. Stochastics 8,3,3

7, For visual aid I overlay lightly ZUP indicator, but will not take trade off a pattern alone.

 

Setups:

 

1. When the channel 18 is in descending mode trade retracements off the top of the channel, red line. When the channel 18 is in an ascending mode, trade retracements off the lower line (blue)

 

2. Trade retracements off the 275 EMA

 

3. Trade against 360 low or high.

 

4. Setups near 360 midline.

 

Triggers:

 

1. Price action bars (PB, PBNR, I4) breakouts

2. If none occured, Heiken Ashi color change or Stochastics coming off high or low.

 

Trade management:

 

1. TPO1 - the other side of the channel 18

2. TPO 2 - open, trail with ATR stop, or channel 18 midline.

 

This is a supplementary strategy to Strategy 1

 

Rules

 

If the setup occurs in Strategy 1 and 2 at the same time - take only 1

If the setup occurs in strategy 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 - take both, but Strategy 3 is traded on breakouts of the bar's high/low (except 275 ema area), while Strategy 1 and 2 is traded on close preferably or open the next day.

Edited May 28, 2012 by SpecTrade

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Long 124.67 SL@ 123.95. Setup: 200sma, abcd. Trigger: Pin Bar Narrow Range (PBNR).

 

long closed loss -72pips

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short @124.56

SL@125.10.

Not a hedge of previous trade, but a signal in my book:

Setup: 200sma, Trigger: PBNR (PinBarNarrowRange) - actually trading bar formed on Sunday on Oanda charts. I do this because on my backtests I've never looked of the triggers were Sunday bars or not.

 

half closed for 2xSL, rest B/E, tomorrow start trailing.

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short @124.56

SL@125.10.

Not a hedge of previous trade, but a signal in my book:

Setup: 200sma, Trigger: PBNR (PinBarNarrowRange) - actually trading bar formed on Sunday on Oanda charts. I do this because on my backtests I've never looked of the triggers were Sunday bars or not.

 

Now trailing half at 122.40

Edited June 5, 2012 by SpecTrade

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Now trailing half at 122.40

 

Closed +162pips (average of 108+216 /2)

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Today, 6 June,

GBPPY short@122.82 SL@124.45

Strategy 1 (PB near 200sma)

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Today, 6 June,

GBPPY short@122.82 SL@124.45

Strategy 1 (PB near 200sma)

 

Should be "Today, 8 June,", not 6 June.

 

This trade was closed at +4pips. PB didn't continue and it looked like an opposite PB developed on Friday.

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GBPJPY short@122.96 SL@124.40/124.15 TPO (half)@120.33

PBIB at 20ema

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Straddle order on NB (Neutral Bar) sitting on 8ema.

This one is long@1.2533 SL:1.2431

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Straddle order on NB (Neutral Bar) sitting on 8ema.

This one is short@1.2431 SL:1.2533

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GBPJPY short@122.96 SL@124.40/124.15 TPO (half)@120.33

PBIB at 20ema

 

half closed at SL 124.15

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Straddle order on NB (Neutral Bar) sitting on 8ema.

This one is short@1.2431 SL:1.2533

 

Order cancelled. Long was triggered.

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tried long@123.50, quickly stopped out@122.60.

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Straddle order on NB (Neutral Bar) sitting on 8ema.

This one is long@1.2533 SL:1.2431

 

SL=half @1.2503, half@B/E

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Straddle order on NB (Neutral Bar) sitting on 8ema.

This one is long@1.2533 SL:1.2431

 

Half TP@1.2650, half @b/e

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another long just before weekend

 

GBPJPY long@123.32 SL@121.90 halfTPO@126.00

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half closed at SL 124.15

 

other half closed @124.31, result= -127pips

Edited June 18, 2012 by SpecTrade

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Half TP@1.2650, half @b/e

 

other half SL:1.2550

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This one I couldn't update on time, but anyway, it goes against me as I write.

 

Short GBPJPY 123.91 SL@124.96. Strategy 2.

 

If today finishes with PB or separation bar, I will think of going long.

Still have half position opened from previous long.

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another long just before weekend

 

GBPJPY long@123.32 SL@121.90 halfTPO@126.00

 

I title it "weekend long" since it was a rare event when Oanda paused all trading during that weekend (Greece elections).

 

Half closed @123.93 for small profit - reason was PB signal for short (as previous post).

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will go long on gbpjpy - depends how the bar closes, but won't post on time, since i basically have to get up at 5am my time, have a quick look at my chart and if good, then put the trade on, close part of short, etc.

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This one I couldn't update on time, but anyway, it goes against me as I write.

 

Short GBPJPY 123.91 SL@124.96. Strategy 2.

 

If today finishes with PB or separation bar, I will think of going long.

Still have half position opened from previous long.

 

closed half@124.18 for a loss, as opposite signal dictates closing half of the trade.

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GBPJPY long @124.17 SL@123.00 ITPO@126.50

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This one I couldn't update on time, but anyway, it goes against me as I write.

 

Short GBPJPY 123.91 SL@124.96. Strategy 2.

 

If today finishes with PB or separation bar, I will think of going long.

Still have half position opened from previous long.

 

Closed @loss total= -67pips

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another long just before weekend

 

GBPJPY long@123.32 SL@121.90 halfTPO@126.00

 

2nd half SL=b/e

1st half was closed@ITPO (Initial Target Profit Objective)