Seeking consistency

Re: EUR USD short (counter trend)

T2 hit (+190 pips) R=4

T3 (trailing stop) taken out @ 1.29 75 (+115 pips: R=3)

net risk 40*3 = -120pips
net reward +40, + 190 + 115 = +345pips. final R = 2.8
 

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GBP CHF short

daily trend is down (4H is up!)
price has however indicated on the 4H chart (price action candle formation is 'shooting star-esque') a rejection of higher prices at this time
the level co-insides with the last daily high, and may represent the beginning of a daily channel between 1.48 20 to 1.50 50

I have placed an order to short @ 1.49 85, stop 1.50 65 (risk -85pips), split into two parts
T1 @ R1 = 1.49 00
T2 = recent daily (channel) low 1.48 25 (R=1.7)
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

I have placed an order to short @ 1.49 85, stop 1.50 65 (risk -85pips), split into two parts
T1 @ R1 = 1.49 00
T2 = recent daily (channel) low 1.48 25 (R=1.7)

Order has opened and price has seen 1. 49 45 (+40)
The 4hour time-frame has a clear resistance level @ 1. 50 35, which I am moving my stop to, reducing my level of risk by 30 pips
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

Order has opened and price has seen 1. 49 45 (+40)
The 4hour time-frame has a clear resistance level @ 1. 50 35, which I am moving my stop to, reducing my level of risk by 30 pips
Price has moved to within 10pips of my initial target (1.49 10 +75pips) and then moved higher
To protect my capital I have moved my stop to breakeven @ 1.49 85, despite not quite achieving R1
 

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EUR AUD short

daily and 4H indicators are short
price has retraced 50% of last weeks (4H) down move and the last two 4H candles indicate rejection of higher prices at this time (stuck between 20 an d50 ma's dynamic resistance, 50sma is acting as resistance)

I have therefore placed a sell order if price goes to 1.23 70, with a stop above these highs at 1.24 10 (risk 40pips)
My three targets are
T1 = R1 =+40pips @ 1.23 30
T2 = recent lows @ 1.22 85 (+85pips or R2, if seen)
T3 = trailing stop or 1.21 60 (first of these to be hit)
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

Price has moved to within 10pips of my initial target (1.49 10 +75pips) and then moved higher
To protect my capital I have moved my stop to breakeven @ 1.49 85, despite not quite achieving R1
Target 1 achieved (stop on second part already at breakeven)
 

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Re: EUR AUD short

I have therefore placed a sell order if price goes to 1.23 70, with a stop above these highs at 1.24 10 (risk 40pips)
My three targets are
T1 = R1 =+40pips @ 1.23 30
T2 = recent lows @ 1.22 85 (+85pips or R2, if seen)
T3 = trailing stop or 1.21 60 (first of these to be hit)
order tiggered (just) and stop hit
-40pips on all three parts
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

Target 1 achieved (stop on second part already at breakeven)

Price has broken lower and whilst not a swing high, I see 1.49 60 as a robust 4H resistance level that I am moving my stop on my remaining position to (+25pips)
 

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Re: EUR AUD short

order triggered (just) and stop hit
-40pips on all three parts

Both my time-frame trend indicators remain short and the 4hourly chart has printed a number of consecutive bars indicating rejection of higher prices at this time
I have placed a new order to short this pair at 1.24 10 with a stop at 1.24 45 (risk 35pips) and three potential take profit targets of
R1 = +35pips @ 1.23 75
T2 @ 1.23 30 (+80pips = R2)
and a trialing stop on the third part

(although price has dipped below my entry level on the present 'live' 4 hour candle bar, this occurred before I placed my order, so at the moment I am not in this position)
 

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Re: EUR AUD short

I have placed a new order to short this pair at 1.24 10 with a stop at 1.24 45 (risk 35pips) and three potential take profit targets of
R1 = +35pips @ 1.23 75
T2 @ 1.23 30 (+80pips = R2)
and a trialing stop on the third part
Pipped in and stopped out. This pair is obviously not going to turn around at this level after all!
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

Price has broken lower and whilst not a swing high, I see 1.49 60 as a robust 4H resistance level that I am moving my stop on my remaining position to (+25pips)
trailing stop to 4H swing high of 1.49 25, locking in 60pips on this second part of the trade
 

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Re: GBP CHF short

I have placed an order to short @ 1.49 85, stop 1.50 65 (risk -85pips), split into two parts
T1 @ R1 = 1.49 00
T2 = recent daily (channel) low 1.48 25 (R=1.7)

T2 achieved and both positions closed out.
Whilst not the best of risk:reward set ups (only 160 pips reward for -85 pips risk, which is less than R=2, further diluted as I took half the position off at R1, so its really (+160 +85) / 2 = 122 pips reward for 85 risk, R = 1.4) it was an obvious trigger on the daily chart at a confluent level and worth the low R
Further once triggered I very quickly reduced the risk (by moving the stop) to 1.50 40, risk of 55pips, making the 122 reward acceptable R=2)
 

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watch list for week commencing December 17th

20 pairs are aligned on the 4 hour and daily time-frames this weekend. Due to the success of the EUR USD (post #595)and GPB CHF (post #603) counter trend trades, I am adding to some of the pair forecasts a 'level of interest' for counter trend trades too:
long EUR USD need 4h Sw Hi (CT @ 1.31 80)
long GBP USD need 4h Sw Hi (CT 1.61 80 / 1.62 16 / 1.63 00)
long AUD USD 1.05 20
long USD JPY 82.80
short USD CAD 0.98 75 / 0.99 00
long EUR GBP 0.80 95 (CT 0.81 50)
short EUR NZD (CT 1.55 30 (1.54 40) 1.58 00)
long EUR JPY 108.00
long EUR CAD need 4h Sw hi
short GBP CHF (CT 1.48 20)
short GBP NZD 1.92 15 / 1.93 50
long CAD JPY 83.80
long AUD JPY 87.80
long NZD JPY 69.60
long GPB JPY 133.00
long CHF JPY 89.40
long NZD CAD need 4h Sw Hi
short CAD CHF need 4h Sw Lo
long NZD CHF (CT 0.77 80 / 0.76 60)
short AUD NZD 1.25 60

all of the JPY pairs have strong trends, which if they retrace could provide a high number of different opportunities to join the overall trend (up)
 

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USD CHF long

daily indicators are short, 4 hour long
price has reached a daily Support / Resistance level and printed a daily rejection candle (hammer formation)

Due to the size of this candle I have placed an order short at the 50% candle re-tracement level at 0.91 35, with a -65 risk stop loss at 0.90 70
three targets are R1 = +65pips@ 0.92 00
prev SR @ 0.93 80 (+245 pips, R=4)
trailig stop (or 0.95 00 if seen)
 

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cable short

very similar to the swissie trade above (in reverse) massive rejection of higher prices on daily time-frame candle at monthly Support / Resistance level
Order placed @ 50% retracement level
 

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eur short

the eur usd is at significant (weekly) support resistance level and has been consolidating throughout the festive period

If price moves towards the highs again and prints a 4 hour or daily 'short' trigger candle I will enter short with a stop just above the recent highs and psychological 'round number'

As usual three targets will be used, the first at R-1, second at the recent daily swing low and the third will be a trailing stop (or weekly Support / Resistance level)
 

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Re: eur short

If price moves towards the highs again and prints a 4 hour or daily 'short' trigger candle I will enter short with a stop just above the recent highs and psychological 'round number'

Order opened and first two targets achieved
trailing stop moved down two times (ahead of Friday pms NFP, which may reverse recent trend)
 

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eur gbp long

weekly and daily trend is up
price has reversed (steeply) and printed a four hour trigger
I have placed an order long in two parts. The first target is R1 and the second a return to the recent daily highs

I am aware of NFP later today and the fact that price has not moved all the way down to the ascending trendline, to thoroughly test and reject it (ie we may now be in a down move)
 

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gbp usd short

I am tidying up my computer and noticed I didn't post these short trades before Christmas (cable achieved T1)
 

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