Sunday, 18 August
A quick review as I am pressed for time.
The past week has not been all that good. The profit to date for the month is -15.3%. Some of it is due to choppy, thin August trading conditions, and some due to unforced errors on my part.
I’m in the middle of an intensive review of my trades of the past 8 weeks to analyse precisely what I do right and what I do wrong. The first conclusion that jumps at me is that I am too quick to jump into and out of trades. Of course, it remains true that most pairs are at key levels so there is a great deal of uncertainty in the markets. The SP500 is in a serious correction; the pound is at a multi-month trendline; the yen is at key support levels; the Euro is at rarefied heights; The AUD has bounced a significant bit and the decision is whether the bounce continues or fades. I’ve got to give the market some time to range and then pick a direction. Meanwhile, I have to figure out ways of making some pips off the range.
I might add the weekly trade details if I get time later.
The Zen of FX Trading 
Do you use indicator(s) to trade when you say “rigid and mechanical”?
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No I don’t use indicators. Indicators are always lagging. I use price action and chart patterns.
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Hi zenfxtrader, just two simple questions i have to you.
What time frame you use to trade?
And normally you open position every days?
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I look at price action on all time-frames 1 hr and up but tend to trade mainly the 4hr and daily. And no I don’t open trades every day – it depends on what the market is doing and when we reach key levels.
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Ok, thanks for your answers.
For what I understood, you enter in trades with candlestick still open?
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