TWADJ

Trading with a day job

Friday, December 30, 2011

Win some, lose some

Today wasn't a good day.  I suppose the market was to thin to break the trend as I was hoping...

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Slow times

There were a few signals today, but as soon as they showed up, counter signals appeared. I managed to...

Finally

The US market is closed, but it is still possible to trade on it. It was slow, and I just managed to...

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Boxing day

No action on Boxing day. Not even boxing...  Most traders are probably on holiday so I assume that the market will be slow until the next year.  Too bad.&nbs...

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Almost Christmas

The friday was very slow indeed. I guess everyone who trades took an early day. And Obama spoke... That usually means it will be slow until he is done, and it sure was.  I guess there is nothing...

Thursday, December 22, 2011

A rare thursday.

No trades. The market was mostly ranging - moving sideways.  It is much easier to make profit if it is trending - moving up or down.  There were a few 'almost signals', but I had nothing today.  One...

Wednesday 21st of december

The first signal was clear and strong, and I was just about to count it home as a win, when it suddenly...

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Tuesday

It was a slow, but steady, day today. Two trades popped up, and I caught them both.  Could...

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Importance of planning, part 2

If one is to act without greed or fear, it is important to follow the plan. Perfect example here.  Yes, I am planning to have some basics about candlecharts later.&nb...

The importance of planning

Plan every trade, trade every plan. So, I thought I'd fill this blog with useful stuff as well. Here we go.  Those who have been in the business long says that the most important thing is...

Monday, December 19, 2011

Monday at last

Well, a long wait and it is finally monday again. To be honest, it wasn't a great day for trading.  First...

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Pros and cons

For quite a while I've been sports trading. Sports trading can be done in a number of ways, but the one I've been mostly involved in is Lay The Draw.  Lately LTD has been trickier due to lack of...

Weird thoughts

Before I started trading I used to look forward to the weekend and all the sports trading available. Now I look forward to monday when the market opens after a weekend of rest.  ...

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Quiet friday - possible reasons

Another reason the market was quiet yesterday could have been Triple Witching. The market had probably settled all it needed, and was recharging it's batteries to do another quarter.  Similiar to Non...

Friday, December 16, 2011

And this on friday...

Friday seem to be a bit slower than other days. I suppose it is because the yanks are the only ones...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

15 December

A nice day with 25 pips achieved without sweat within 5 minutes. I wish every day was like this. Target...

14 december

A slow day with only one trade. Goal of 20 pips achieved though, and that's what matters. (Yes,...

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

13th of December

In Sweden this day is Lucia day. She is the bringer of light. Well, that didn't help us much, because there were no trades today. I bet there will be tomorrow, thoug...

Monday, December 12, 2011

Monday december 12th

When I got in today, the market slowed down with it's downward movement. I managed to steal 10 pips...

Spread betting intro

I'm spread betting. Basically that is trading in stocks, foreign currencies and indicies - with a leverage. If you want to know more, I recommend the excellent site Baby Pips. There you'll see...

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