Strategy: Harmonic Pattern Trading

Target profit: 75pips per week
Indicators: Channel Movement, Harmonic Patterns, RSI
Important chart pattern: double-top/bottom and Head & Shoulder, divergence and convergence
Important candlestick: Doji, bullish/bearish engulfing

My Trading Mantra

1. Objectively identify my edges - I have a system here that works.
2. Pre-define the risk of every trade.
3. Completely accept the risk. Consider the money GONE.
4. ACT on my edges without reservation or hesitation. Follow the rules and take every trade that meets the conditions.
5. Pay myself as the market makes money available. Take the profits and be happy. Even if compounding my account, pay myself something out of my profits each month.
6. Continually monitor my susceptibility for making errors.
7. Understand the absolute necessity of these principles, and therefore I never violate them.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Trade with caution on USD pairs today

Did a scan on the news calendar and there is a string of news announcement affecting USD pairs in the morning, asia timing.

Unless you have deep pockets, or you are trading on higher timeframe, it is better off to keep sideline in the morning. At smaller timeframe, price movement is hovering around the 34ema in the early hours during asia timing - hugging the ema is probably sounds more appropriate.

Notwithstanding this, the larger timeframe is showing a downward trend for CHF. Forex traders should find opportunity to take on a short position.

Your trade results will show if you are doing what is correct or you are doing what you like