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AUD/NZD – Long Trade

Posted on by Admin in Forex Trades

A Fibonacci Retracement was drawn with price then selling off into the 23.6 level.

The position size is relatively small, and the premise for the trade isn’t too scientific.

As a reminder, 2 separate lots were entered in order to have the flexibility of closing one of them manually and leave the other one for a potentially larger number of PIPS profit (This is relevant for U.S.A. based accounts – FIFO rule ).

It’s anecdotal and not a strategy – however over time I’ve noticed a nice – even if temporary – bounce from that area.

Earlier on the Weekly Chart there were 9 consecutive green candles and when a bear candle came up it was quickly bought.

The larger target would be the prior highs around 160 PIPS higher. Another option is the high of the prior candle around 50 PIPS higher.

There is also a trendline that can be used to draw a channel

EUR/USD – Closed Trade +350 PIPS

Posted on by Admin in Forex Trades

The trade lasted about 10 days. That is roughly $3,500 per Standard Lot.

Something to think about though, is how you would manage the trade if you were over-leveraged. The candle highlighted in red was after the entry, and you’d see profits vanishing. What would you do?

If you were in still in the trade would you exit half the position where I closed it in full? Everyone is in a unique situation and we must have some sort of trade plan.

We started with a weekly view so moving up a stop loss based on a much lower time frame probably doesn’t make much sense in general.