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Monday, June 15, 2009

Do you really need a trading strategy?

Hi, it's been awhile since my last post. It has been a busy couple of months catching up on other areas of life, you know what I mean :) but that doesn't I complete go flat out of the trading business.

Well, back to our topic of discussion today....

Do you need a strategy or strategies trading forex? Well, the answer is both yes and no. That's my answer anyway. "Yes", if you are adept with the strategies and all and
"no", if you're not naturally a technical person and do not have a lifetime to spend on polishing up those skills. So, for me the obvious answer is really "no".

If I were to apply strategies to my trading, it would be too much trouble for too little profit unless I'm trading in the lots per trade, which I'm not (not yet, anyway). Even then, I'd rather have my forex robot take my place and let it trade on autopilot or take the buying or selling cues from the signals I receive.

In any case, when you enter a trade there are only about two possibilities - its either a gain or a loss, so you've got a 50 - 50 chance. Now, just by looking at the day's price in your Metatrader4 platform before entering trade, you can increase that chance to 60 - 40 or even more in your favour. The trick of the trade is in exiting when it's still in the money and holding your position when it's not. Do that a few times every hour or so and you're on your way to making a 2 - 5% return everyday very possible.

Try this, it works most of the time.

Forex ForREAL

My Trade Record - 15th June through 3rd July 2009

Statement: FOREXFORREAL

Account: XXXXXX

Name: FOREXFORREAL

Currency: USD

2009 July 3, 16:29

Closed Transactions:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

Close Time

Price

Comm

Taxes

Swap

Profit

56442635

2009.07.03 03:11

buy

5.00

eurjpy

133.850

0.000

0.000

2009.07.03 14:35

134.299

0.00

0.00

0.00

2 340.37

56378112

2009.07.02 17:16

buy

3.00

eurchf

1.51924

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.03 14:35

1.52291

0.00

0.00

2.48

1 012.30

56377456

2009.07.02 17:11

buy

3.00

audusd

0.79603

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.03 14:35

0.79815

0.00

0.00

17.40

636.00

56312910

2009.07.02 10:50

buy

3.00

gbpusd

1.63534

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.02 17:10

1.63736

0.00

0.00

0.00

606.00

56274962

2009.07.02 04:53

buy

3.00

eurchf

1.52030

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.02 09:04

1.52146

0.00

0.00

0.00

322.41

56194890

2009.07.01 16:42

buy

3.00

usdcad

1.14612

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.02 04:52

1.14890

0.00

0.00

3.92

725.91

56144932

2009.07.01 10:46

buy

5.00

gbpusd

1.64276

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.01 11:03

1.64402

0.00

0.00

0.00

630.00

56109609

2009.07.01 05:18

sell

5.00

usdcad

1.16160

0.00000

0.00000

2009.07.01 10:45

1.15910

0.00

0.00

0.00

1 078.42

56104475

2009.07.01 03:47

sell

3.00

eurjpy

135.720

0.000

0.000

2009.07.02 15:47

134.893

0.00

0.00

-0.94

2 580.69

55947978

2009.06.30 06:52

buy

3.00

eurjpy

134.988

0.000

0.000

2009.06.30 07:31

135.103

0.00

0.00

0.00

360.32

55942682

2009.06.30 05:55

sell

3.00

eurjpy

135.374

0.000

0.000

2009.06.30 06:03

135.332

0.00

0.00

0.00

131.37

55940499

2009.06.30 05:28

sell

3.00

eurjpy

135.375

0.000

0.000

2009.06.30 05:39

135.329

0.00

0.00

0.00

143.84

55938744

2009.06.30 05:07

sell

3.00

gbpusd

1.66464

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.30 05:39

1.66285

0.00

0.00

0.00

537.00

55808363

2009.06.29 10:37

sell

3.00

usdcad

1.15665

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.29 12:42

1.15344

0.00

0.00

0.00

834.89

55803739

2009.06.29 10:01

sell

3.00

gbpusd

1.65229

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.29 10:25

1.65137

0.00

0.00

0.00

276.00

55690559

2009.06.26 13:59

buy

3.00

usdchf

1.08562

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.29 07:01

1.08649

0.00

0.00

2.48

240.22

55371571

2009.06.24 18:48

sell

3.00

usdchf

1.09750

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.26 08:31

1.09008

0.00

0.00

-14.20

2 042.05

55353791

2009.06.24 17:58

sell

3.00

usdchf

1.08452

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.26 16:32

1.08442

0.00

0.00

-14.20

27.66

55328226

2009.06.24 15:15

sell

3.00

gbpusd

1.65671

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.24 16:00

1.65050

0.00

0.00

0.00

1 863.00

55204599

2009.06.24 03:32

buy

3.00

usdchf

1.06763

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.24 15:05

1.08043

0.00

0.00

0.00

3 554.14

55204458

2009.06.24 03:30

buy

3.00

eurchf

1.50214

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.24 15:05

1.51958

0.00

0.00

0.00

4 842.47

54841158

2009.06.22 11:10

sell

3.00

usdchf

1.08592

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.24 03:29

1.06775

0.00

0.00

-7.26

5 105.13

54192490

2009.06.17 09:58

buy

3.00

usdjpy

96.487

0.000

0.000

2009.06.19 06:06

96.584

0.00

0.00

7.54

301.29

54190823

2009.06.17 09:48

buy

3.00

usdcad

1.12872

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.17 09:53

1.12930

0.00

0.00

0.00

154.08

54186678

2009.06.17 09:27

buy

3.00

usdjpy

96.451

0.000

0.000

2009.06.17 09:47

96.485

0.00

0.00

0.00

105.72

54186596

2009.06.17 09:26

buy

3.00

eurusd

1.38989

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.17 09:27

1.39007

0.00

0.00

0.00

54.00

54176310

2009.06.17 08:48

sell

3.00

gbpusd

1.64507

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.17 09:26

1.64245

0.00

0.00

0.00

786.00

54175637

2009.06.17 08:45

buy

3.00

usdchf

1.08451

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.17 08:48

1.08475

0.00

0.00

0.00

66.37

53964849

2009.06.16 11:09

sell

3.00

gbpusd

1.64580

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.16 11:11

1.64447

0.00

0.00

0.00

399.00

53963666

2009.06.16 11:06

buy

8.00

eurjpy

134.724

0.000

0.000

2009.06.16 11:07

134.683

0.00

0.00

0.00

-338.94

53960315

2009.06.16 11:00

sell

8.00

eurjpy

134.179

0.000

0.000

2009.06.16 11:06

134.649

0.00

0.00

0.00

-3 885.46

53953141

2009.06.16 10:34

buy

8.00

eurjpy

133.909

0.000

0.000

2009.06.16 11:00

134.108

0.00

0.00

0.00

1 650.41

53949476

2009.06.16 10:22

buy

8.00

usdjpy

96.451

0.000

0.000

2009.06.16 10:34

96.540

0.00

0.00

0.00

737.52

53910151

2009.06.16 07:30

buy

8.00

eurusd

1.38465

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.16 10:08

1.38527

0.00

0.00

0.00

496.00

53907627

2009.06.16 07:24

sell

8.00

eurusd

1.38330

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.16 07:25

1.38295

0.00

0.00

0.00

280.00

53902840

2009.06.16 06:56

buy

8.00

eurusd

1.38010

0.00000

0.00000

2009.06.16 07:19

1.38087

0.00

0.00

0.00

616.00

53777917

2009.06.15 16:13

bal

Deposit

3 000.00


0.00

0.00

-2.78

31 312.18

Closed P/L:

31 309.40

Open Trades:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

 

Price

Commission

Taxes

Swap

Profit

56509879

2009.07.03 15:44

buy

3.00

gbpusd

1.63385

0.00000

0.00000


1.63425

0.00

0.00

0.00

120.00


0.00

0.00

0.00

120.00


Floating P/L:

120.00

Working Orders:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

Market Price

 

No transactions


Summary:

Deposit/Withdrawal:

3 000.00

Credit Facility:

0.00


Closed Trade P/L:

31 309.40

Floating P/L:

120.00

Margin:

980.31

Balance:

34 309.40

Equity:

34 429.40

Free Margin:

33 449.09


Details:

Graph

Gross Profit:

35 533.80

Gross Loss:

4 224.40

Total Net Profit:

31 309.40

Profit Factor:

8.41

Expected Payoff:

869.71


Absolute Drawdown:

444.47

Maximal Drawdown:

4 224.40 (62.31%)

Relative Drawdown:

62.31%
(4 224.40)


Total Trades:

36

Short Positions (won %):

15 (93.33%)

Long Positions (won %):

21
(95.24%)

Profit Trades (% of total):

34
(94.44%)

Loss trades (% of total):

2
(5.56%)

Largest

profit trade:

5 097.87

loss trade:

-3 885.46

Average

profit trade:

1 045.11

loss trade:

-2 112.20

Maximum

consecutive wins ($):

29
(31 753.87)

consecutive losses ($):

2
(-4 224.40)

Maximal

consecutive profit (count):

31 753.87 (29)

consecutive loss (count):

-4 224.40
(2)

Average

consecutive wins:

17

consecutive losses:

2