GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1772.1. Gold Rush, 1 tick slippage. 30 ticks stop loss, targets 40 and 200 ticks, but ready to exit 1 contract at a whoosh up and volume spike.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1776.1. First target hit, 9 ticks heat. Will try to positional trail the remaining contract, didn't move the original stop loss, wanted to give it some room although there's probably enough distance to move it to break-even. 3 ticks short of the close of an 1m whoosh up and volume spike bar which happened to be the next bar after the exit.
It traded sideways after the initial high, went up there again but failed to make a new high, decide to move my stop loss to 10 ticks below swing low, -3 ticks from entry. It should keep making new high to justify staying in the trade.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1771.40. Stopped out, 4 ticks slippage.
2 contracts $330 gross, $316.12 net.
FDAX
Open:
Long 2 @ 7392.5. DD, market order, got filled 2 ticks below the signal bar close. Stop loss 20 ticks, targets 20 and 100 ticks.
Close:
It made a marginal new low and recovered, moved up my stop loss 5 ticks to 10 ticks below the low.
1st: Sell 1 @ 7399.0. It came up to 1m 20EMA, 7 ticks from my first target, I was a bit nervous about the DD trade, decided to take off 1 contract. 5 ticks heat. Postional trailing the last contract.
After some consideration, I moved stop loss to break-even, and that's probably the strategy I'm gonna use going forward with DD trades.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 7421.5. It came up to 60m 20EMA, and I wasn't be able to trail up the stop loss much higher, decided to cut it loose, it happened to be near the high, pure luck. It did hit the first target without hitting the stop loss.
2 contracts €887.50 gross, €877.50 net.
YM
Open:
Long 2 @ 13450. Gap trade, full gap fill 13500, half gap fill 13475. Jumped in pre-open, stop loss 50 ticks.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 13475. Half gap fill, 6 ticks heat, stop loss moved to -10 ticks from entry, 4 ticks below the low.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 13440. Stopped out.
2 contracts $75 gross, $64.36 net.
6B
Open:
1st: Long 2 @ 1.6212. 15m TC18, willing to buy the 30m and the 60m TC18. Next add in 8 contracts 13 ticks below. Targets 10 ticks and 100 ticks or position trail.
2nd: Long 8 @ 1.6198. 30m TC18. 10 ticks stop loss, max risk $800. First target 8 contracts at +10 ticks, position trail the remaining 2 contracts.
Close:
1st: Sell 4 @ 1.6203. +5 ticks from add-in, it had a little bounce after news, but was 2 ticks short of the first target, decided to take 4 contracts off to reduce the risk. 8 ticks heat.
Moved the first target to +5 ticks from +10 ticks after 2 ticks from being stopped out. Also placed an order 4 contracts at 60m TC18, 9 ticks below stop loss.
2nd: Sell 4 @ 1.6203. Revised target hit, stop loss moved to 2 ticks below swing low, target moved to +10 ticks from original entry.
3rd: Sell 1 @ 1.6218. It came up to the 50% retracement and moved back down, moved 1 of the 2 remaining contracts to that price. Position trailing the last contract using the 5m chart, 5 ticks below swing lows. Target 76.4% retracement just because it's the weakest currency, otherwise no target.
4rd: Sell 1 @ 1.6232. Target hit, a whoosh up. 2 ticks from being stopped out.
10 contracts $412.50 gross, $340.10 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1756.8. Gold Rush, order was at 1756.4, 4 ticks slippage. 40 ticks target or exit on volume spike on the first half, and 200 ticks target or trail on the second half.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1753.7. Stopped out, 1 tick slippage.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1753.6. Stopped out, 2 ticks slippage.
Didn't take the next gold rush trade, was scared, down on the day, didn't want to take more risks, that trade would've worked out very well.
2 contracts -$630 gross, -$643.88 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1742.0. Gold Rush, FOMC news, order was at 1738.6, 34 ticks slippage. First target 40 ticks, second target 200 ticks or trail, trying to move the first target and exit it on a volume spike.
Close:
1st:Sell 1 @ 1746.0. Automated target hit, the price was moving too fast for me to change it and exit on a volume spike. Stop loss moved to the entry price at 1742.0.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1741.7. Stopped out, 3 ticks slippage. Was trying to hang on to it a little longer, but it came back and retraced 50%, should've bought more in the CFD account.
2 contracts $370 gross, $356.12 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1742.1. Gold Rush, order was at 1741.8, 3 ticks slippage, news. First target 20 ticks, second target 200 ticks or trail.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1744.1. First target hit, 4 ticks heat, exit on volume spike would've been 40 ticks. Stop loss moved to 1741.8.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1741.8. Stopped out. Next time try to exit the first contract on a volume spike and postion trail the second contract.
2 contracts $170 gross, $156.12 net.
GC
Open:
Long 2 @ 1737.3. Gold Rush, order was at 1737.0, 3 ticks slippage. First target 20 ticks, second target 200 ticks or trail, 30 ticks stop loss.
Close:
1st: Sell 1 @ 1739.3. First target hit, 8 ticks heat, exit on volume spike would've been 18 ticks.
Moved stop loss to 1737.0 which would've been the original entry, was lucky because I moved the stop right after it traded that price, could've been stopped out there if I moved the stop earlier.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1737.0. Stopped out, it went as high as 1740.5 with a volume spike, but didn't get out there, was trying to let it run.
2 contracts $170 gross, $156.12 net.
6E
1:
Open:
Long 2 @ 1.0620. 15m Squeeze, 60m and 30m Waves positive. Came in late, missed the initial entry, it popped up, came back and got filled, was chasing a little bit. 40 ticks stop loss, first target 10 ticks, second trail.
2:
Open:
Long 2 @ 1.0601. 60m TC18, 10 ticks bracket.
Close:
Sell 2 @ 1.0601. Target hit, no heat.
2 contracts $250 gross, $235.52 net.
1:
Close:
The break-even now is at 1.2610, lowered the first target by 10 ticks to 1.2620, didn't move the stop.
1st: Sell 1 @ 1.2600. It broke 1.26, I had to leave the house, decided to take off 1 contract at 1.2600, limit order got filled. Didn't move the stop. Moved the remaining target to 1.2620 at break-even.
2nd: Sell 1 @ 1.2580. Stopped out while I was away.
2 contracts -$750 gross, -$764.48 net.
Total 4 contracts -$500 gross, -$528.96 net.
