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Trading Idea: SHORT EURUSD 30 June 2009

by Gav Leave a Comment

Long story short. I see EURUSD reaches resistance area, and forms a nice short setup for me. So, I am going SHORT.

Here is the …. CHART!

EURUSD_4hr_30Junel2009

Filed Under: Trading Journal Tagged With: EURUSD, FX, Trading Journal

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Comments

  1. Andre Siregar says

    at 1:54 am

    You’re right on this one. I was waiting for a butterfly pattern (same chart as above) that started with X on 24 Jun. I was waiting for price to go to 1.4200 before going short.

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 4:05 am

      Well, I see resistance at 1.4100 area, so put in some chips here. Anyway, I am wrong enormous times. ๐Ÿ˜† …

      Reply
      • Andre Siregar says

        at 4:53 am

        Ah, I see. Thanks for sharing that.

        Reply
    • Andre Siregar says

      at 10:14 am

      Well, what do you know, price did reach 1.4200 after all and I got my butterfly pattern. This was off my radar until I read the comment from Gulzaar this morning. So, thanks Gulzaar! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Gulzaar says

        at 11:51 am

        You are welcome:)
        What is your plan off of this butterfly pattern? Today’s NFP announce should probably throw everything out of balance, unless you are lucky and on the right side of it:)

        Reply
      • Andre Siregar says

        at 9:57 pm

        Yeah, I tightened my stops, but fortunately I was on the right side of it. If anything I probably exited too early. But I reached my profit target and exited. Didn’t want to be greedy ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply
      • Gav says

        at 10:08 pm

        Good on ya, well done.

        Reply
  2. Andre Siregar says

    at 12:54 pm

    You’re right on this one. I was waiting for a butterfly pattern (same chart as above) that started with X on 24 Jun. I was waiting for price to go to 1.4200 before going short.

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 3:05 pm

      Well, I see resistance at 1.4100 area, so put in some chips here. Anyway, I am wrong enormous times. ๐Ÿ˜† …

      Reply
      • Andre Siregar says

        at 3:53 pm

        Ah, I see. Thanks for sharing that.

        Reply
    • Andre Siregar says

      at 9:14 pm

      Well, what do you know, price did reach 1.4200 after all and I got my butterfly pattern. This was off my radar until I read the comment from Gulzaar this morning. So, thanks Gulzaar! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Gulzaar says

        at 10:51 pm

        You are welcome:)
        What is your plan off of this butterfly pattern? Today’s NFP announce should probably throw everything out of balance, unless you are lucky and on the right side of it:)

        Reply
      • Andre Siregar says

        at 8:57 am

        Yeah, I tightened my stops, but fortunately I was on the right side of it. If anything I probably exited too early. But I reached my profit target and exited. Didn’t want to be greedy ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply
      • Gav says

        at 9:08 am

        Good on ya, well done.

        Reply
  3. Jules says

    at 6:38 am

    Now I see why I keep seeing “W”s. It’s from your charts, Gavin! ๐Ÿ™‚ I woke up one day a few moons back and a HUGE “W” greeted me. Was all in my mind of course. After that day, I noticed that price is always attempting to go up with a “W” / “Cup” – shaped base. And it’s when the top of the handle fails to hit where the rim of the cup has reached that price starts to turn south. Yup, definitely from your charts. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 6:50 am

      Oops…too much secret revealed, Jules!shhhh….
      Old fart Asian trader like me loves to keep the secret to myself… ๐Ÿ˜†
      Dontcha love the ‘W’?

      Reply
  4. Jules says

    at 5:38 pm

    Now I see why I keep seeing “W”s. It’s from your charts, Gavin! ๐Ÿ™‚ I woke up one day a few moons back and a HUGE “W” greeted me. Was all in my mind of course. After that day, I noticed that price is always attempting to go up with a “W” / “Cup” – shaped base. And it’s when the top of the handle fails to hit where the rim of the cup has reached that price starts to turn south. Yup, definitely from your charts. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 5:50 pm

      Oops…too much secret revealed, Jules!shhhh….
      Old fart Asian trader like me loves to keep the secret to myself… ๐Ÿ˜†
      Dontcha love the ‘W’?

      Reply
  5. Jules says

    at 1:26 pm

    Do I love the “W”? I want to marry the “W”!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Stop calling yourself “old”. Wait til you’re in your 30s…or when you start losing some hair (why am I obsessed over your hair??)…
    I heard snakeoil cures baldness by the way. LOL!

    Reply
  6. Jules says

    at 12:26 am

    Do I love the “W”? I want to marry the “W”!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Stop calling yourself “old”. Wait til you’re in your 30s…or when you start losing some hair (why am I obsessed over your hair??)…
    I heard snakeoil cures baldness by the way. LOL!

    Reply
  7. Gulzaar says

    at 5:07 pm

    Hello Gav!
    I came across your blog and found it very interesting! I am an aspiring Forex trader myself. Your trade looks interesting – the level you have marked as resistance is the top of a range. I think we may have broken it though. I look forward to more of your posts!
    Good luck!

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 9:38 pm

      @Gulzaar, Yeah the pattern eventually failed. Anyway, profit/stop have been modified for protection long before it failed.

      This shows a good trade entry alone is not enough. The way one manages his/her trade will produce different set of result.

      Have a good day!

      Reply
  8. Gulzaar says

    at 4:07 am

    Hello Gav!
    I came across your blog and found it very interesting! I am an aspiring Forex trader myself. Your trade looks interesting – the level you have marked as resistance is the top of a range. I think we may have broken it though. I look forward to more of your posts!
    Good luck!

    Reply
    • Gav says

      at 8:38 am

      @Gulzaar, Yeah the pattern eventually failed. Anyway, profit/stop have been modified for protection long before it failed.

      This shows a good trade entry alone is not enough. The way one manages his/her trade will produce different set of result.

      Have a good day!

      Reply
  9. Brendan says

    at 5:13 am

    Same view, I had shorted EURUSD at 1.4131.

    Reply
  10. Brendan says

    at 4:13 pm

    Same view, I had shorted EURUSD at 1.4131.

    Reply

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