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My losing trades - 17 Jul 2024
My losing trades consisted of 3 trades, 2 of which were not meeting my rules. Each of the losing trades are visualised below in...
Darren
Jul 18, 20242 min read


My losing trades - 15 Jul 2024
My losing trades today were both in Alibaba on the 2 minute chart. Disappointing day for which I am determined to learn from,...
Darren
Jul 16, 20242 min read


My winning trades - 12 Jul 2024
My winning trades on this day consisted of only one trade, the other 2 trades of the day had been losers. If you want to see them click...
Darren
Jul 12, 20242 min read


My losing trades - 12 Jul 2024
My losing trades today consisted of 2 trades on the USD/JPY on the 1 minute time frame. The first trade was a long trade and the second...
Darren
Jul 12, 20242 min read


My winning trades - 11 Jul 2024
My winning trades consist of a trade on Alibaba of 140 shares on the 2 minute chart. My risk was $29, the maximum risk when I am trading...
Darren
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Is this a MACD trading strategy that actually works?
The MACD is a very popular indicator used by traders and there is no shortage of videos and articles about it. We will investigate...
Darren
Jul 11, 20247 min read


Keltner Channel Indicator
Let's take a look at the Keltner channel indicator along with some real chart examples to provide context as to how it can be traded,...
Darren
Jun 27, 20244 min read


My winning trades - 25 Jun 2024
I hadn't had much time to trade recently but I did open a 100 shares short trade on Alibaba on the 24 June. My winning trades for this...
Darren
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Methods to calculate risk per trade
There are a number of available methods to calculate risk per trade. Detailed below are some common methods and their associated...
Darren
Jun 17, 20245 min read


Trading month review - May 2024
If taking your trading seriously, it is important to have regular reviews of your trading. This trading month review of mine is for May....
Darren
Jun 13, 20243 min read


Stop trading against the trend
One of the popular problems traders suffer from is trading against the trend, whatever the time frame. There are compelling reasons as to...
Darren
Jun 4, 20243 min read


My winning trades - 1 Jun 2024
Both my winning trades came from the FTSE Indices. I managed to exercise strong patience in maximising my profits from these trades. My...
Darren
May 31, 20242 min read


How to avoid FOMO in trading
Fear of Missing Out, or FOMO as it is better known, is an extremely powerful psychological force that can lead to impulsive decisions and...
Darren
May 29, 20244 min read


When to move your stop loss
I had written a previous article about whether you should use stop losses. There should never be a scenario where you don't use a stop...
Darren
May 26, 20245 min read


My winning trades - 24 May 2024
The winning trades of the day consisted of a trade on Tesla on the 5 minute chart. One of my strategies is the bull engulf candle. The...
Darren
May 25, 20241 min read


My losing trades - 24 May 2024
My losing trades of the day included a trade set up that was not part of my strategy. My winning trades for the day are posted...
Darren
May 25, 20242 min read


How much to risk per trade?
Generally accepted guidance suggests anything up to 2% of your account balance should be risked per trade depending on who you listen to...
Darren
May 23, 20243 min read


My winning trades - 23 May 2024
My winning trades consisted of a trade on the NASDAQ and a trade on Alibaba. The NASDAQ trade was as follows: This trade did work out...
Darren
May 23, 20242 min read


My losing trades - 22 May 2024
Over traded today and had a few losing trades. The first trade of the day was a short trade on the 2 minute chart on the FTSE, which was...
Darren
May 23, 20242 min read


My winning trades - 20 May 2024
I had already taken a silver trade on the 15 May on the 1 hour chart. See previous post for more details. The following chart below shows...
Darren
May 21, 20241 min read
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