+4 ticks

This was a trade where I ended up getting out at the right time, if I only wanted a few ticks.

However, what I really enjoyed watching was after price broke a trend line, it got a nice bounce at a longer term horizontal line I had drawn a while back.  It’s a yellow line and provided a nice opportunity after pulling back to test it

 

-15 pips

The was a scalping session that should have only included the first trade. The second trade was forced. Based on my focus and energy level at the time, I should not have traded at that particular point.

Part of the mistake of trading was thinking I could cut my first loss by several pips.

Look closely for the entries and exits on the 1 minute chart. 1st a short, then a long

 

 

GBP/JPY

Using a couple horizontal and diagonal lines, I took a scalp for about +5 pips, in the area of the red rectangle.

Notice there is was a head & shoulders type formation which could have helped in planning another scalp, if one were inclined. 20 pips was available.