Seeking consistency

Re: usd jpy long

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Stop hit (for full loss)
 

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AUD USD long

My daily indicator is long, the 4 hour has recently crossed short
The last daily candle is of a 'hammer' type formation, its 'tail' / wick indicating rejection of lower prices at this point in time, just above a recent daily resistance (Feb) and support (March) level

I have placed an order to enter long @ 1.04 30 with a stop @ 1.03 80 (risk -50pips)
Target 1 @ 1.05 20
Target 2 @ 1.06 00
Target 3 @ 1.07 70 (trailing stop to)
 

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Re: eur gbp short

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Order opened and R1 achieved, stops to break even on remaining parts
 

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Re: eur gbp short

Order opened and R1 achieved, stops to break even on remaining parts
second to part stopped out for NIL
 

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Re: AUD USD long

My daily indicator is long, the 4 hour has recently crossed short
The last daily candle is of a 'hammer' type formation, its 'tail' / wick indicating rejection of lower prices at this point in time, just above a recent daily resistance (Feb) and support (March) level

I have placed an order to enter long @ 1.04 30 with a stop @ 1.03 80 (risk -50pips)
Target 1 @ 1.05 20
Target 2 @ 1.06 00
Target 3 @ 1.07 70 (trailing stop to)

Order triggered and stop loss hit (all three parts, full loss)
 

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EUR USD short

My daily indicators are short and 4 hour long

Price has printed a daily rejection candle (shooting star) at the level of a previous daily high (March 15th) confluent with the 38% fib re-tracement level of the recent daily down swing

I have placed an order to go short part way back into this daily candle @ 1.30 90 with a stop above the high of 1. 31 25 (risk -35 pips)
T1 = R1 @ 1.30 55
T2 = 1.29 90 (R3) and
T3 trail to recent lows @ 1.27 50
 

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Re: EUR USD short

I have placed an order to go short part way back into this daily candle @ 1.30 90 with a stop above the high of 1. 31 25 (risk -35 pips)
T1 = R1 @ 1.30 55
T2 = 1.29 90 (R3) and
T3 trail to recent lows @ 1.27 50
Order opened and stop hit for full loss on all three parts
 

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Re: EUR USD short (Secondary trigger)

Order opened and stop hit for full loss on all three parts
4 hour trigger printed, order short @ 1.31 00 stop 1.31 40 (risk -40pips)
T1 = R1 = 1.30 60
T2 @ 1.30 00 (+100 R=2.5)
T3 trailing stop to 1.27 50, if seen
 

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Re: EUR USD short (Secondary trigger)

T1 = R1 = 1.30 60
T2 @ 1.30 00 (+100 R=2.5)
T3 trailing stop to 1.27 50, if seen
T1 achieved. stops on remaining parts moved to break even @ 1.31 00
 
Re: EUR USD short (Secondary trigger)

T1 achieved. stops on remaining parts moved to break even @ 1.31 00

Break Even stop hit on retrace, for NIL on remaining two parts
 

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GBP NZD short trigger

My daily trend indicator is short, the 4 hour long

I notice this pair has been consolidating, following a significant down move (on the daily and weekly time-frame)

Price has retraced to the top of the more recent range and a 4 hour rejection candle printed, indicating rejection of higher prices at this time.

This trade set up is an opportunity to trade back to the bottom area of the range (risk reward is almost 3 times, should it come off) with the added unlimited potential of a further break into empty space, as price is making new all time lows

My order to sell is at 1.81 55, with a stop @ 1.82 80 (risk -125pips)
Target 1 is R1 @ 1.80 30 (+125pips), at which point I will move remaining stops to breakeven
Target 2 is at the present daily bottom @ 1.78 00 (+355 pips, R=2.8) and
Target 3 will be a trialing stop, until taken out
 

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Re: GBP NZD short trigger

My order to sell is at 1.81 55, with a stop @ 1.82 80 (risk -125pips)
Target 1 is R1 @ 1.80 30 (+125pips), at which point I will move remaining stops to breakeven
Target 2 is at the present daily bottom @ 1.78 00 (+355 pips, R=2.8) and
Target 3 will be a trialing stop, until taken out
Order triggered open and price touched T1 (but no profits taken, due to spread), so stops have been moved to breakeven on all three open parts
 

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CAD JPY long trigger

My daily and 4 hour indicators are long
The last weekly and yesterdays daily candle both indicate rejection of lower prices (long tailed 'hammer' type formations)
Price has retraced to 50% of the previous 4 hour up move (end of last week)

I have placed an order long, about half way back into yesterdays daily candle @ 96.50 with a -75pip risk stop at 95.75 (4 hour swing low)
Target 1 = R1 =+75pips @ 97.25
Target 2 = recent daily high @ 98.75 (R3)
Target 3 = trailing stop )essentially looking for a break higher on the daily time-frame
 

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Re: GBP NZD short trigger

Order triggered open and price touched T1 (but no profits taken, due to spread), so stops have been moved to breakeven on all three open parts

T1 achieved and profits taken on initial position
Remaining two positions stopped out at break even
 

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EUR USD short

My daily and 4 hour trend indicators are short
Thursdays daily candle was of a shooting star type of formation suggesting rejection of higher prices and this point in time

I have placed a short order @ 1.30 15 with a 40 pip risk stop at the highest point of the retrace into Thursdays bar on Friday morning @ 1.30 55
Initial target is R1 @ 1.29 75 (+40pips)
target 2 the recent lows @ 1.29 15 (+100pips R=2)
target 3 is a trailing stop loss to the years lows @ 1.27 55
 

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Hi
Well you have certainly kept going since you started 2 years ago.
If I was to comment I would say you are putting a lot of emphasis on entries. From a spectators point of view there is not much on how the trade turned out. This might help your game too. Analysis of what went right/wrong and why and what you will do about it in future trades. Running totals on different strategies etc. P&L too

Helpfull criticism hopefully
 
Re: EUR USD short

I have placed a short order @ 1.30 15 with a 40 pip risk stop at the highest point of the retrace into Thursdays bar on Friday morning @ 1.30 55
Initial target is R1 @ 1.29 75 (+40pips)
target 2 the recent lows @ 1.29 15 (+100pips R=2)
target 3 is a trailing stop loss to the years lows @ 1.27 55

Stop hit on the weeks gap up (all three positions taking full loss)
 

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Hi
Well you have certainly kept going since you started 2 years ago.
If I was to comment I would say you are putting a lot of emphasis on entries. From a spectators point of view there is not much on how the trade turned out. This might help your game too. Analysis of what went right/wrong and why and what you will do about it in future trades. Running totals on different strategies etc. P&L too

Helpfull criticism hopefully
Hello Pat494

Thank you very much for posting to my thread

Yes, very constructive criticism, thank you

You are right, my focus is very much set up and entry based, as my trade management is completely passive (I'm a 'set and forget' trader, as I haven't achieved emotional mastery and I am not always able, or indeed necessarily willing, to monitor the markets or my individual trades intra-day, every day)

I try to always post updates to trade set ups that I have posted, but they will be pretty boring (trade open, stops hit: trade removed as initial target level achieved without order being triggered open: order opened, initial target achieved, stops to break even on remaining parts, etc, etc)

What I haven't done is kept a running total of all of my trades performance, by set up type. That I agree would be useful to me as (now you have made me think about it) I don't clearly differentiate between the different set up strategies I regularly use and to do so may provide some useful feedback

I'll see if my records are good enough to pull something together to post for the current year and then aim to maintain it each month
 
Result sumary

Hi Pat494

If these copy spreadsheets load up OK, here's my results summary
 

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