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Darren
May 23, 20243 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...
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Darren
May 23, 20242 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...
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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...
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Darren
May 21, 20241 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...
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Darren
May 21, 20241 min read
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...
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Darren
May 20, 20243 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....
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Darren
May 19, 20242 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...
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Darren
May 17, 20243 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...
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Darren
May 14, 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...
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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...
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Darren
May 1, 20242 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...
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Darren
May 1, 20243 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...
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Darren
Apr 30, 20242 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...
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Darren
Apr 29, 20245 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...
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Darren
Apr 28, 20244 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....
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Darren
Apr 27, 20243 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...
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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...
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Darren
Apr 25, 20242 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...
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Darren
Apr 25, 20243 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...
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Darren
Apr 23, 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...
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