Hello Everyone, hope you're all doing good.
From now on, I will be holding monthly threads instead of weeklies; I posted about it last week, but still. There will be less comments, less reco's, but I hope its ok with you all.
Last month was a bad month for me and I am sorry to make this change after loosing month, but that will not change a thing. This is market, and losses are losses - just something we all should be ready to take as part of what we do.
I wish we all to have a great trading week, month and times to come!
Best Regards,
Rezo Shmertz.
BTW, I will not make "writing on charts" a standard, it was just easier for me at the moment.
From now on, I will be holding monthly threads instead of weeklies; I posted about it last week, but still. There will be less comments, less reco's, but I hope its ok with you all.
Last month was a bad month for me and I am sorry to make this change after loosing month, but that will not change a thing. This is market, and losses are losses - just something we all should be ready to take as part of what we do.
I wish we all to have a great trading week, month and times to come!
Best Regards,
Rezo Shmertz.
BTW, I will not make "writing on charts" a standard, it was just easier for me at the moment.
Rezo, thanks for your commentary, it's all useful. I just don't know where EUR/USD is going, and for the time being am staying out. Every time it has hit a new level (1.16, 1.15) I have expected $ weakening again, but for now at least it is confounding my expectations. Maybe you are right and $ will strenghten even further now it has broken 1.16, but I guess there is also the danger we are seeing a "dead cat bounce"
Hi GT, I dont know if dead cat can bounce that well, but time will show... I would like to share post on euro of my fellow analyst and my reply to him on other forum:
eternalfuture said:
rezo_s said:E.Future, I will attach the chart for you my friend. But I have to dissagree. If we look at the chart, you are suggestinh we are at similar pattern as marked with 1 and 2 on chart. But take a look at the red lined - and we see we are not exactly in that 1, 2 points anymore, but more likely moving lower.
Another thing to pay attention to is that the low was exactly the 61 point. This may trigger attempt to retest the 1.18 for a break upside, but unfortunatly technical picture doesnt support that scenario. At least not yet. Things may change, but for now this is the situation.
Current situation is very much similar with the previous push to 1.19. Same situation with the gaps... I remember this gap at 1.1380 - 1.1440 area (market with cycles on chart). I was holding a long position over the weekend at that moment from 1.1173 with tp order at 1.1405, and even though first ticks were around 1.1440, I was closed at my order...
Anyways, you are right about the gap area - it should be filled in order to proceed to your procpected 1.1020 area. I prefer setting tp order aomewhere around 1.11 - 1.12 - the 38 fibo area... to tell the exact level : 1.1185 that is where I will set up my t.p once/if I enter short...
Ok, good Luck everyone, will update a bit later.
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Hi Rezo,
I have enjoyed reviewing your fx analysis, trading activity & views and can imagine that the posting of comments was perhaps interfering with trade decisions. We all know how it feels to lose. It requires renewed focus and dedication.
Nevertheless, I was thinking about sending you some funds your way but need to see at least another 1 or 2 month of real time trade activity before doing so.
As full time traders one needs to focus, and my focus is not FX so "outsourcing" to somebody with similar risk appetite as myself would be a neat solution.
What I liked about your posts is transparancy! Being able to follow your progress is key to me. Great performance on its own is not enough as increased risk will undoubtedly result in higher volatility of returns. Basing myself on some of your trading decisions, it appears to me that you are very talented but also, I hope you don't mind making this observation, still young and perhaps not yet seasoned with many years trading/money mngt experience. (You will agree that a month like Oct does steepen the learning curve).
Please do keep posting your reco's + charts + brief earguments for a trade. I don't need long explanations or considerations/evaluations about possible trade set-ups. Just sick to Set-up, Entry, Stop and Target. (+ real-time adjustment of stops).
This would be great advertisement for your business and will no doubt grow the number of mandates.
Good luck
I have enjoyed reviewing your fx analysis, trading activity & views and can imagine that the posting of comments was perhaps interfering with trade decisions. We all know how it feels to lose. It requires renewed focus and dedication.
Nevertheless, I was thinking about sending you some funds your way but need to see at least another 1 or 2 month of real time trade activity before doing so.
As full time traders one needs to focus, and my focus is not FX so "outsourcing" to somebody with similar risk appetite as myself would be a neat solution.
What I liked about your posts is transparancy! Being able to follow your progress is key to me. Great performance on its own is not enough as increased risk will undoubtedly result in higher volatility of returns. Basing myself on some of your trading decisions, it appears to me that you are very talented but also, I hope you don't mind making this observation, still young and perhaps not yet seasoned with many years trading/money mngt experience. (You will agree that a month like Oct does steepen the learning curve).
Please do keep posting your reco's + charts + brief earguments for a trade. I don't need long explanations or considerations/evaluations about possible trade set-ups. Just sick to Set-up, Entry, Stop and Target. (+ real-time adjustment of stops).
This would be great advertisement for your business and will no doubt grow the number of mandates.
Good luck
Hello Bgold,
Unfortunately I cannot keep posting all my recommendations anymore, bcos I got at least the question "how long are you going to keep the reco's open to follow for everyone" from almost every client who I negotiated with and/or invested with me.
The question I often got was "why invest when one can simply follow". MY answer always was: " first, no one knows when I stop posting, and secondly, I am seeking for investors and not traders. Those 2 are different. Investor for some reason doesn't want / cannot trade himself, and that is why wishes his funds to be managed."
Fortunately all my clients are very decent, understanding and serious people, our relationship is based on mutual respect and I am always ready to give up good investor if I see lack of respect and/or we cannot reach understanding. As young and beginning in this business, I have used this king of posting to "see the light", and I kept this activity for a while. But this is still not 100% fair for my clients who pay 25% of profits to me.
I post my analysis here same as usual, and will make recommendations here and there, but not 100% of my trades. So if you want to follow my trades, I can send you trades log once you decide you want to invest. I created online clients section where they can view all the trading activity, and reasoning. That page is updated in the end of each day for clients who are interested in trading activity to be able to follow.
As for my experience, yes, I am not managing others money that long, but I have been trading this market for 6 years now. I grew up in financial services environment. My father managed several small - medium size private banks back in late 80s - late 90s, and I was spending much time there with him. Each day driver was taking me from school to his work where I was spending most of my day time. I was obsessed with financial sector, thought I would always be in same sector, and there I was one day back in 1997 when someone introduced me to retail forex market... from there on I knew this is my way to financial world. I tried stocks and futures, but I always came back to forex. This is my way, and this is the way I believe in.
October was a bad month, of course. But we are living, learning, evolving...so of course we learn, that's the only way. There is no way to trade without losses. I will not start giving the reasons on why it was the way it was, bcos its no use now - I can be smarter afterwards, but its too late now. But in brief it was several bad luck with good trades which were not as they could be. For ex. the long USDCHF trade last week at 1.3239 with target at 1.3520 (now its even much higher - 1.36). this trade was stopped at b/e without followed consolidation and chance to reenter and continued the way up. Only this should have been a +8.3% trade; the eurgbp was stopped with 60 pip profit instead of more...well, in brief market was volatile last month, there is nothing we can do... but still - these are talks about past which cannot fix a thing now and are useless. We should still learn and always try to improve. There is no end to learning and improving...
If you are interested to invest but still need some time, I fully understand you, especially after Oct. But I think if we are willing to do this, we will find some way to get to mutual understanding and find way to solve this problem.
Please feel free to contact me if you will.
Regards,
Rezo Shmertz
Unfortunately I cannot keep posting all my recommendations anymore, bcos I got at least the question "how long are you going to keep the reco's open to follow for everyone" from almost every client who I negotiated with and/or invested with me.
The question I often got was "why invest when one can simply follow". MY answer always was: " first, no one knows when I stop posting, and secondly, I am seeking for investors and not traders. Those 2 are different. Investor for some reason doesn't want / cannot trade himself, and that is why wishes his funds to be managed."
Fortunately all my clients are very decent, understanding and serious people, our relationship is based on mutual respect and I am always ready to give up good investor if I see lack of respect and/or we cannot reach understanding. As young and beginning in this business, I have used this king of posting to "see the light", and I kept this activity for a while. But this is still not 100% fair for my clients who pay 25% of profits to me.
I post my analysis here same as usual, and will make recommendations here and there, but not 100% of my trades. So if you want to follow my trades, I can send you trades log once you decide you want to invest. I created online clients section where they can view all the trading activity, and reasoning. That page is updated in the end of each day for clients who are interested in trading activity to be able to follow.
As for my experience, yes, I am not managing others money that long, but I have been trading this market for 6 years now. I grew up in financial services environment. My father managed several small - medium size private banks back in late 80s - late 90s, and I was spending much time there with him. Each day driver was taking me from school to his work where I was spending most of my day time. I was obsessed with financial sector, thought I would always be in same sector, and there I was one day back in 1997 when someone introduced me to retail forex market... from there on I knew this is my way to financial world. I tried stocks and futures, but I always came back to forex. This is my way, and this is the way I believe in.
October was a bad month, of course. But we are living, learning, evolving...so of course we learn, that's the only way. There is no way to trade without losses. I will not start giving the reasons on why it was the way it was, bcos its no use now - I can be smarter afterwards, but its too late now. But in brief it was several bad luck with good trades which were not as they could be. For ex. the long USDCHF trade last week at 1.3239 with target at 1.3520 (now its even much higher - 1.36). this trade was stopped at b/e without followed consolidation and chance to reenter and continued the way up. Only this should have been a +8.3% trade; the eurgbp was stopped with 60 pip profit instead of more...well, in brief market was volatile last month, there is nothing we can do... but still - these are talks about past which cannot fix a thing now and are useless. We should still learn and always try to improve. There is no end to learning and improving...
If you are interested to invest but still need some time, I fully understand you, especially after Oct. But I think if we are willing to do this, we will find some way to get to mutual understanding and find way to solve this problem.
Please feel free to contact me if you will.
Regards,
Rezo Shmertz
Hi Everybody,
Been away from here for a while.
Here is my reco: sell GBPUSD - look at the trend line and try to short if it gets near it with 50 pips stop. I already shorted, but you may get even better level. The target is 1.6385. Very nice r:r ratio there. Early next week week we may get that target. If this trade gets stopped, it may still be a good trade to reenter later. Canadian is also looking good - I took long couple days ago and am still keeping it, but this is not a reco, just sharing; but if you are in simiolar trade or looking to enter, my initial target for USDCAD is 1.3620. Reco is to try long one of the best performing out there - USDCHF. If I get to take a good position, I will make a reco for this one.
Good Luck Everyone,
Rezo
Been away from here for a while.
Here is my reco: sell GBPUSD - look at the trend line and try to short if it gets near it with 50 pips stop. I already shorted, but you may get even better level. The target is 1.6385. Very nice r:r ratio there. Early next week week we may get that target. If this trade gets stopped, it may still be a good trade to reenter later. Canadian is also looking good - I took long couple days ago and am still keeping it, but this is not a reco, just sharing; but if you are in simiolar trade or looking to enter, my initial target for USDCAD is 1.3620. Reco is to try long one of the best performing out there - USDCHF. If I get to take a good position, I will make a reco for this one.
Good Luck Everyone,
Rezo
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Hi Twiglet,
You can write on Metastok. I also use Metatrader - you can write on those charts as well, but mainly I use image editing software - when I copy screenshot, I can write on the image as much as I want regardless the charting software.
cheers
You can write on Metastok. I also use Metatrader - you can write on those charts as well, but mainly I use image editing software - when I copy screenshot, I can write on the image as much as I want regardless the charting software.
cheers
Coming Week:
Sunday, November 09, 2003
Hi Everyone,
EURUSD:
I don't think there is something to worry about because of the Friday push back higher above 1.15. Market was vary oversold and needed this correction very much. This is very healthy for further move down, and therefore for now I am still on the sell side. This view may change if the upside move resumes, but for now this is a Friday position closing result.
USDJPY:
Flat for now.
GBPUSD:
Same here: flat as of week closing. Will need to see how things go in order to decide.
USDCHF:
We bounced back for 1.3780 area - the 61 retracement from the recent move down, but just as on euro, it doesn't look like anything more than a result of position closing after a very overbought situation. Long position still considered here in the beginning of market opening. Unless we see continuing USD weakening of course.
EURGBP : I think this week may be a good time to reenter the shorts form couple weeks ago. We saw a retracement up to 6900 level and a good bounce back. Will be looking to short with same initial target as back then : 6770
EURJPY:
Long time am waiting for a break here. In my opinion it will be break south. I will be entering on a break of this current serious support we are now at. There is never a definite level, and that is why we talk about areas, but this time this is a wide area. Its starting at spike to 125.00 and ending with current 126.00 level. I am going to put a sell order at 124.80 with 60 pip stop and initial target of 121.50.
AUDUSD:
Flat for now.
USDCAD:
Bearish candle on weekly charts, but little mixed picture. After correction, move north may resume. For now I am flat.
This is it for now.
I wish you all to have a great trading week,
Kindest Regards,
Rezo Shmertz
Sunday, November 09, 2003
Hi Everyone,
EURUSD:
I don't think there is something to worry about because of the Friday push back higher above 1.15. Market was vary oversold and needed this correction very much. This is very healthy for further move down, and therefore for now I am still on the sell side. This view may change if the upside move resumes, but for now this is a Friday position closing result.
USDJPY:
Flat for now.
GBPUSD:
Same here: flat as of week closing. Will need to see how things go in order to decide.
USDCHF:
We bounced back for 1.3780 area - the 61 retracement from the recent move down, but just as on euro, it doesn't look like anything more than a result of position closing after a very overbought situation. Long position still considered here in the beginning of market opening. Unless we see continuing USD weakening of course.
EURGBP : I think this week may be a good time to reenter the shorts form couple weeks ago. We saw a retracement up to 6900 level and a good bounce back. Will be looking to short with same initial target as back then : 6770
EURJPY:
Long time am waiting for a break here. In my opinion it will be break south. I will be entering on a break of this current serious support we are now at. There is never a definite level, and that is why we talk about areas, but this time this is a wide area. Its starting at spike to 125.00 and ending with current 126.00 level. I am going to put a sell order at 124.80 with 60 pip stop and initial target of 121.50.
AUDUSD:
Flat for now.
USDCAD:
Bearish candle on weekly charts, but little mixed picture. After correction, move north may resume. For now I am flat.
This is it for now.
I wish you all to have a great trading week,
Kindest Regards,
Rezo Shmertz
