June 2012

6/20/2012 +28.50 (NZD gdp q/q)

6/20/2012 +28.50 (NZD gdp q/q)

In my ever increasing quest to treat news trading as a business and not a hobby i'm not going to be trading large lot sizes on trades th...

6/20/ 2012 Federal Fund rate (Binary Option Trade)

This is a great trading opportunity. Bernanke announced some time ago that this rate wouldnt be changed until 2014 and I noticed that each r...

6/13/2012 example of broker manipulation

Here we have a great example of broker manipulation. As you'll see once the news comes out my platform completely freezes and doesnt sta...

6/6/2012 +$73.90 (AUD Employment Change)

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<b>First of all the last 5 minutes of the video is out of sync, my computer froze while I was recording. Now to business, I attempted 3 things with this release.</b></div>
-<span style="color: red;">The first</span> was testing a straddle ea on a demo account-I used 15 as my pips away number and the market spiked down 16 pips before shooting straight up. I didnt expect this release to be that volatile, anyhow it filled me short then shot up. luckily I had a stop loss in place so the loss was limited, ill adjust pips away # next time. -<span style="color: red;">The second</span> was testing my new live account using .1 lots- This was a disaster again, I once again assumed I didnt get filled and then 30 or 40 seconds after the release and at the very tip top of the spike this broker fills me, thats 2 strikes, im done with them. luckily I only traded .1 lots for a loss of $5.60, ill be closing the account tomorrow and withdrawing $1,139 which is more than I started with so I cant complain. Ill put that money in my main account and up my lot sizes there.<br />
-<span style="color: red;">Lastly</span> I traded my main live account with .5 lots while watching for a pre news spike. I got a bad fill but was able to pull 15 pips out of the trade for $79.50. Australian releases have been doing much better about not spiking early so I'll start trading them with normal lot sizes again. Lastly Ill continue to experiment with straddles until I get the right combination. (Go full screen and switch quality to 720p to see the video better)<br />
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6/6/2012 +$73.90 (AUD Employment Change)

First of all the last 5 minutes of the video is out of sync, my computer froze while I was recording. Now to business, I attempted 3 things...

6/1/2012 +$219.90 (USD Non farm payroll)

Today was a terrible trade. I was in a rush this morning so I dont have a live video but I did do a review of what actually happened, Everyt...