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I took two buy trades just after 8am, they were both losers. I guess I was trading the move up to the RESCON mentioned earlier.
They were not good trades and I’m pleased the second one was a small loser.
When price failed to hold above the D1 EQZ level at 11987.7 I sold the Micro Double-Top and moved my target lower reasoning that this could be another bearish day.
It was going well, however, I trailed my stop too close to an M5 EQZ Mid-line at 11952.8 and was in the process of moving my stop back up slightly when price spiked up and closed me out for +3.38R.
I should have closed out when price reached the area of SUPCON but was so wanting to ride a big move down I gave back a few R 🙁
See entry below for what happened next.
After being closed out – see above – I sold again due to the bearish reaction to the Mid-line when I’d trailed my stop too closely. Very quickly price sold off again and once again I moved my target lower hoping to ride a bearish move down.
The result was the same as earlier, it went well, at one point I was +7.00R in profit but failed to maximize the setup and was eventually closed out for +2.06R
As I type price is moving back down due to the M15 MAB and Yes Low which I should have used to protect my stop when going for a bigger move down.
So, 5 trades, +2.64R in profit BUT it should have been much more!!
I failed to let Grid structure guide me as to when I should have closed out, I was being too optimistic, greedy and going for the +10R trade I’ve been dreaming of.
A profit is a profit and I’m pleased to have these trade management issues to work on, they show I’m at least on the right side of the market.
Here it is on the M15 chart, maybe there’s a juicy salmon up there 🙂
My own fault for re-acting rather than anticipating 🙁
I sat down just after 7am to see price coming up off the move down, just above the Low. I quickly put the FIB tool on and entered the M1 MAB at the M5 EQZ Mid-line at 11952.8 only for price to gap up then gap up again for a -1.62R loser.
The trade lasted 3 seconds and I did not move my stop!!
Sometimes you get away with it but not today. The move was back up off the D1 Bull Mid-Channel at the Low and Yes Low and price has continued moving up.
Very poor trade, should have just watched!!
Ouch! -1.62R without loosing the stop loss is hard to digest!
I’ve seen you taking trades well above the 61.8 level (when there is a MA around). Is it really worth? I ask this because normally, I’d skip that trade as, to me, once it brakes the 61.8 it might be indicating a trend reversal.
I’d like to hear your thoughts on that!
I meant moving the stop loss, not whatever I put there!