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My losing trades - 20 May 2024
My losing trades that I entered and closed today consisted of a trade on Oil on the 4 hour chart. My trade here was to be a reversal...
Darren
May 21, 20241 min read


My winning trades - 15 May 2024
My winning trades for the day came from a strong bullish move on Silver, which has been on an overall strong move up on the daily chart....
Darren
May 20, 20243 min read


Bitcoin cup and handle pattern
The Bitcoin price action on the weekly time frame is looking bullish. If this pattern plays out, we are in for a crazy ride up. A cup and...
Darren
May 19, 20242 min read


3 bar play strategy
The 3 bar play strategy is a strategy that is best used off the open for equities. It can be used for both long and short plays. Detailed...
Darren
May 17, 20243 min read


Why so few female traders?
With such flexibility, it seems illogical why there are not a lot more female traders out there. According to numerous online sources it...
Darren
May 14, 20243 min read


My losing trades - 14 May 2024
Losing trade 1 - Gold Gold has been bullish on the daily time frame for quite some time. I was looking for an optimal pull back in which...
Darren
May 14, 20243 min read


My winning trades - 1 May 2024
Today was a total $hit show. I promised myself that I would only take trades that were in my rules, that is where one of my trading...
Darren
May 1, 20242 min read


My losing trades - 1 May 2024
Sharing details of my losing trades and the learning lessons. At least I admit I have losses. It feels like online everyone only wins in...
Darren
May 1, 20243 min read


Losing trade - Bull elephant off the 200MA
I had previously shared a trade that I took on Oil on the 4 hour chart on the 25 April. The original link to the disclosed trade can be...
Darren
Apr 30, 20242 min read


Journey to becoming a profitable trader
What has been frustrating on this journey is that as time progressed I couldn't understand why I was not profitable, yet I knew that I...
Darren
Apr 29, 20245 min read


Which time frame do you trade on?
As you would expect, the time frame that you use depends on a variety of facts and circumstances, some of which will be personal to you....
Darren
Apr 28, 20244 min read


Is Vodafone a low risk high reward trade opportunity?
I have recently been looking for good quality companies that have been in a continuous bear market and where there are indicators that...
Darren
Apr 27, 20243 min read


Consequences for not following your trading rules
All traders, myself included, have experienced the frustration of entering trades that don't align with our established rules and...
Darren
Apr 27, 20243 min read


My winning trade - 24 Apr 2024
As you can see from my losing trades analysis for today in a separate blog post, I had a bias for short trades today. However, my opinion...
Darren
Apr 25, 20242 min read


My losing trades - 24 Apr 2024
Today all my trades were on the NASDAQ index. My first trade was a short trade that I classify as a continuation trade. On the daily...
Darren
Apr 25, 20243 min read


Are you aware of how difficult trading is?
To be blunt, if you are serious about trading you are going to go on a personal battle that takes you to very dark places. Yes, that’s...
Darren
Apr 23, 20243 min read


Should you use stop losses
If there is one thing that has kept me from blowing my account, it is the use of stop losses. Actually, it is probably the only thing I...
Darren
Apr 22, 20243 min read


Winning USD/JPY breakout trade - £567
This winning trade was a breakout trade under my trading strategies. I had been monitoring the USD/JPY chart for a number of days. The...
Darren
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Why did I get into trading?
If I am honest I got into trading because it seemed similar to my passion as a small time adhoc gambler. Similar feelings resonated with...
Darren
Apr 21, 20243 min read


Why do trading losses not deter me?
Losses are an inevitable part of the process of trading and until one accepts this then losses are going to heavily impact your trading....
Darren
Apr 19, 20242 min read
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