end of week results

week end Hilda Trades are above

today was crap to begin with, no decent hilda trades visible so i went hilda scalping for a while.

Finally we got a really good signal on the 5 which was the long from 67. some of the users closed at the double zero for 38, some at 05 for 43 - the system closed at 90 for 23.

this is why i say that stops and exits are a personal thing - some people have more risk aversion than others and as such i teach several methods of exiting the trades to suit differing personalities.

Its not been an outstanding week for hilda like last week was as weve had two days of relatively choppy movement - however she's managed to have just one loser from 17 trades which equates to 94% winning ratio - possibly the best yet for a whole week.

Next week i begin formal training of the first Hilda users that have bought the system and very soon im sure one of them will comment on the blog (or elsewhere) giving you some more feedback from a paying client point of view.

Thanks for reading this week and also for the support those who have written have given me support.

Till next week take care :)

Early day

Early day for me today so the last trade has been closed - it's still running in reality as per hilda rules

The market told hilda not to trade this morning across most timeframes - the long would've been from 1.7428 at around 10:30 but the system said no so no it was.

that said I went scalping on a 1 min and took the first 2 trades above.

Later at 14:15 hilda gave one of her rare reversal point signals and so I shorted at 7522. These don't happen very often but when they do they are almost always good for at least 20 pips or so.
At the time of writing price is 05 and the signal to end hasn't come yet.

On a personal note I'm off out for the rest of the day - got some business to attend to at a cemetery (no, nothing recent) so I closed that last one early for +10.

Not the most productive day but hey ho im at +174 for the week and have missed a few at that.

Boredom is often a bad point for me - that's why I developed hilda in the first place - but even hilda has periods that show as non-tradable across all timeframes and then my boredom sets in. As a result I did take two other trades today one which lost 11 pips and one which won 3 pips.

just so you know I suffer the same demons as most traders.

hope you've had a good day and hope you enjoy the rest of it.

bye for now.

Wednesdays Trades

today's trades are listed above.

Its been a bit of an inactive day for me today as 1) had hilda systems to send out and 2) had to take the wife to hospital to get some results. Don't worry, the news was ok.

So, ive taken just 3 Hilda trades one of which i took live on moneytec chat this morning (sorry, was just spur of the moment).

I couldve taken more today with more 1 and 5 min trades however with the hospital looming and with a manic email inbox i just didnt have the heart

anyway 31 pips for the day is cool by me and takes the week so far to 145 pips for 10 trades - 9 of which were winners. so 90% so far this week

busy day

been a very busy day today

this morning Hilda didnt have anything to offer on anything belw a 4 hour chart apart from scalping - i was busy as hell and so waited for a signal which came at 12 noon uktime

This one was called live as many had asked for in moneytec chat and followed until the close - then i went out for lunch and came back just in time to catch a couple of scalps off the 1 min chart just to prove how easy it was.

Im now setting up a secure paltalk room for all hilda users where they can safetly work together and ill be in there a fair bit too.

The idea is that one may watch swissy 5 and 15, one watches longer or shorter, one watches cable etc etc - lots of opportunities then not to miss trades when there is a bunch of us together.

Also found a new training aid - i have this software product that will allow clients to see m own screen totally live as i train them - really cool and tiny delay of about 1/2 second - its brillint.


hope you had a good day and wish you good trades for tomorrow :)

Hilda results 25/7/05

todays trades +74 on hilda , keep em comin babe :)

sorry not had much to write about today - just up to the neck in it from the weekend.

Ive opened a new account with cmc today and decided imk closing the broker accounts totally for tax purposes. Those who dont know will be suprised to know that spread betting is exactly the same to the end user as actual trading - but TAX FREE! so can you blame us in the uk for using em?

ill detail my experiences with cmc for you tomorrow for those looking for a broker as the spreadbet platform is identical to the fx platform of theirs anyway.

till then toodle pip!

faq sheet

Hi folks - just to let you know there is now a frequently asked questions sheet on the simpleforexsystems.com website all about hilda

Just click the link

http://www.simpleforexsystems.com/hildafaq.htm

Trades for the week

ok, if you click the picture above you will see a blow up version.

Hilda has had an extraordinary week, but then who hasnt - this week has been beautiful trading and i hope that youve all made good pips

friday update

sorry for the lack of update today folks - for some reason i couldne get into the site - maybe too much traffic :)

anyway - just two trades today fro 66 pips and a potential reversal identified at 1.7409 which i entered at 16 and closed on a stop of 10 - they dont always work but even when they dont you can always get something from them

sorry for the short one today - ill try to upload the sheetshot later

by the way, youll noitce that the trade i left open at 5pm is now almost 100 pips up :)

timestampted below too

cheats dont prosper

those of you calling on each other to club together for hilda, just to let you know it wont work, unless of course you all have the same ip address and computer.

really think i wouldnt have that covered?

Todays Trades

Thursdays Trades - been a strange day today - first the chinese unpegging and then the games in london.

One trade taken as a hilda scalp became closed at +101! the last one on the sheet is still open as we speak and i might close it before the end of the day but it is strictly a a longer term one (few hours) - guess i shouldnt be trading really in days of turmoil like this but the signals are there so ya gotta take em

over 200 for the day anyway and a couple of those were losers first thing

have a good evening all and ill catch you tomorrow, hopefully in a calmer more reasoned mood :)

Hilda launched

Ok, Hilda is now officially Launched - read about it here.

http://www.simpleforexsystems.com/hildabakerforex.htm

june 2nd half

june 1st half, sorry, didnt date em at the time

Wednesdays Trades

todays trades then all hilda as above for +143 pips

also took an extra 43 on a 'gut feeling' trade after the news this morning and went long so plus 186 for the day - excellent!

Ive also decided after a lot of thought last night that i will not be doing a signals service. I just dont believe in them from anyone else and its constantly dragging money from potentially good traders - im one of the 'teach a man to fish' brigade rather than give him fish every day and charge him for it.

so, hilda is now on sale to interested parties for the cover price as stated on the site (already paid for itself this week) ill explain the way that im giving the system tomorrow cos the wife is giving me an ear bashing for being on the pc since 5am this morning (and its now 6pm)

have a check back tomorrow and see if you like, if not then thanks for checking in anyway :)

heres the stats

Tuesday - HILDA just gets better!

Sorry that i cant post a picture - for some reason bloggerbot is offline so im having to type the numbers in today

I closed last nights short this morning as stated earlier - maybe i shouldve kept it open but weve done ok anyway

all trades are hilda as follows:

from last night
short 1.7527 close 1.7438 +93

today

short 1.7428 close 1.7399 +29

short 1.7398 close 1.7397 +1

short 1.7417 close 1.7387 +30

short 1.7387 close 1.7371 +16

total trades for hilda +76 in addition to closing the +93 = +169 for the day

last 2 days = 244 pips for 11 trades - 10 winners 1 loser = 90.9% win/loss ratio

I wasnt around for one of those trades but larry and the gang took it so it gets logged.

also can i ask you to be constructive for me please and answer these questions in the comments field

Im considering starting a signals service based on HILDA but am interested to know your views on the following.

1) what do you actually expect from a signals source?

2) what has pissed you off about signals services in the past?

3)_ what sort of pip count do you consider to be a successful signals service and over how long a period?

4) what sort of guarantee would you want? (ie, if we dont make XX pips you dont pay)

thanks in advance and enjoy the rest of your day

ps, went long at 61 but this is a non hilda trade

morning all

Morning :)

well, last nights short never got closed - grabbed a beer and just forgot about the trade - closed this morning at 1.7434 for 93 pips.

a lot of people have been asking why this system is called Hilda Baker - well good old Mike has finally come up with a reason.

Hilda stands for High Impact Low Drawdown Analasys :)

i think the baker bit might take a bit more work :)

End of day - Monday

trades taken today - all hilda - last one is still open but will be closed later via laptop



+74 on closed trades and 10 locked in on current short

Terrific Weekend!

Well, what a weekend we had
The picture above is of me an Nikki Chapman or pop idol fame - she's a big time record producer here in the UK and i was booked to do some disco work for a BBC programme called 'Holidays from home' to be screened in the UK in September. We were filming in the Black Bull Pub in Mansfield.

Nikki was sweet as anything - ive worked with a few celebs in the past and to be honest theyve always been assholes and ego maniacs - Nikki immediately came over to me with a beaming smile and outstretched hand - what a pro!

Anyway, i was filmed a time or two during the day so maybe ill be on the telly - again!!
Ill post a few more piccy's later.

Onto trading then and answering in particular a specific question asked by Running Turtle in the comments.

First the trading.

This morning has had a great start for Hilda - the first trade of the day was long @1.7537 and closed at 1.7548 for 11 pips - then a prime hilda short from 1.7552 which i closed at 1.7482 for 70 pips - so 81 on the day and happy as larry so for (who's larry by the way).


Now - the question from RT

Basically his comment was one i get a lot of - and i might as well answer it here and just refer people to it in the future.

His question was this " Why bother selling system if it so good ? I would not sell it to anyone... You know it is such a big effort: make a website, blog to as marketing tool, presentations, videos etc. Why don't you just take a few thousends Pounds and multiply it with your systems, isn't it easier :)? "


well, its a fair question i suppose for a newbie so ill answer best i can

firstly i am that experienced i can build and populate a website inside 20 minutes, blogs can be setup by anyone in less than 10 minutes - so it aint much hardship is it.

Ive been trading now for close to 4 years and ive ran businesses selling all manner of things from windows to utilities to ebooks for about 10 years - I even ran a radio station at one time and have also been a consultant to some of the most powerful men in british industry such as the board of directors at Rolls-Royce plc and i can bet that ive had more jobs than youve had hot dinners.

Ive never stuck at any job for more that 3 years cos i get bored very easily - i tend to start businesses on a shoestring and build them up before i sell them and move on.

Anyway, i guess what im trying to get over to you all is that im a bit of a workaholic - never can see myself sitting on the beach for hours on end unless im on holiday - i like to work and the pursuit of money is my primary driver (had to be in sales or you starve) so im a bit of an entrepeneur. I make no apologies for this, money makes the world go around and i like having it.


It all comes down to your own personality - and think about this - why does this question always get asked to the unfamous system sellers? - why doesnt anyone ever pose this question to Alexander Elder, or Mark Douglas or John Bollinger? - the answer is simple - i sell books and systems because i can - why the hell not would be my basic reply?


Im sure that running turtle and others reading this have read books such as Market Wizards and Trading in the zone - well, the authors of those books were traders - why dont you ask them why they dont just trade their knowledge? - cos without that knowledge you may never have got a handle on forex trading.


I have knowledge and skills to pass on - just as an engineer may write a book about his designs so a trader may write a book about their methods and systems.

Why didnt bill gates stop at producing the windows operating system - he's got several billion dollars and yet he still continues to produce software and sell them - why not just sell windows?

Im sorry RT but this question you asked was a no-brainer - i sell em cos they work and i can make money out of trading the system as well as selling it - whats wrong with that? - its the way of the world.


I think the real thing behind this question when people ask it is this. Most people (myself included) came into trading because of the 'get rich quick' mentality - there's nothing wrong with that - its exactly the reason i started. However if you stay the course then you learn that like any business it takes time to build and master.


RT is like many of the newbies that come and go in the chat rooms in so much as he wants your knowledge for free without expending effort or monetary capital - well im sorry. I will give away lots of information and stuff that i think you will find useful - however i will not give away something that i have worked on for 6 months to perfect. and when you have something like i do with the system ive designed whats wrong with eeking out the maximum possible benefit that i can from it by selling the thing?


Selling a system is not going to make it less effective - even if i sold 50,000 copies - in fact it may well make it work better - look at fibonacci - its all bollocks but it works because so many prople follow it - its self fulfilling. so if i sold say 200,000 copies of hilda then it wouldnt get weaker it would get stronger - as long as there are more traders NOT trading it as there are trading it then it will work.


Now im ranting so ill close this little chat.

Before i do just take a moment to read my profile - you will see that i dont trade as a professional as such - trading is my retirement fund - i dont take out of it often and my day to day selling businesses is what pays the bills. I love to work and sell things on the net - I love to trade too so whats wrong with doing both?

I rest my case for your comments

Fridays Trades

End of the week then and time to review my forexpeditions

today:

Grail closed for +48 which now puts it +63 on the month

Hil;da trades today were +46 +87 and one still open at +27 at time or writing (short cable from 1.7550) which i will close before i call it a day.

all in all a very good day and a cracking week.

i did take a few discretionary trades based on hilda and lost two for -10 and -12 - had i waited for the full signals it would have been another 100% day

thats it for me, gonna call it a week and hope to catch you all on monday :)

Training Stuff

just a quickie - calling it a day today

pips earned today on hilda are +18 - been a hard day today but thankfully the system kept me out of the crappy whipsaws

Grail is still open but not making any brilliant moves today.

Now then - for those who missed an earlier posting you might be interested to watch these few training videos

http://www.rapidmarkettrading.com/videos.htm

and have a look at the 20 golden rules of trading

take care till tomorrow :)

Wednesdays Trades

Well, very happy man now - since ive perfected hilda to near enough zero discretion its made really good pips in any market conditions.

This week ive took literally hundreds of pips with the Hilda Baker Forex Trading System and yesterday was no exception.

Trades for yesterday are:

Grail +135 pips - actually puts grail into profit for the month (so far)
Hilda Baker +64 pips

so total is 198 pips for the day - hilda actually could have produced more but was a busy day for me so i didnt take all the trades on offer.

Today im launching Hilda to my group just to test the understanding of it - this will probarbly go on for a week or two to make sure its easy to understand and follow and then ill get the training materials done ready for its official launch.

good luck on your trading today

Just let you know

Bunnygirl has been confirmed as a presenter at our planned seminar :) (see last post for details)

Anyway, yesterday i took 2 trades on hilda for +30 and +80 so +120 overall and grail came in at +75 tho its not up on the month yet

bit of a training thing for you now - this will confirm to you that im a loonie :)

Getting The Mind Right

I thought i would share with you the technique i use daily to make sure im ready for trading.

This is based on a short term psychological change that you can make in your brain and is based on NLP principles.

After reading this im sure you will have a picture of me in your mind and what im doing in a morning. Youll probarbly think that i really am as nuts as i sound and laugh out loud - but this works for me.

You will find that if you do this - day in and day out, that it will begin to help you in your trading.

I think anyone that has been trading for more than a year realises that 90% of the trading is dependent on the mind and you emotional state. This a a mental preparation technique taught to me by a very good friend who helped to turn my trading around and it can do the same for you.

make sure you have a good source of 'feelgood' music on your computer and a set of headphones or good quality speakers that you can have loud enough at that time of the day

the music MUST be feelgood - rock music, anything with derogatory lyrics or a depressing tempo must be banned from this session. Preferably it will be music that maybe takes you back to a time when you felt great and powerful.

Every day i choose 4 songs from my feelgood collection to play.

I then stick on the headphones and start the playlist.

During song number 1 and 2 i close my eyes and get immersed in the music - i sing out loud if its not going to disturb anyone. The first two songs should get you into a state of well being - by the time they are coming to the end you should have goosebumps from listening to the music and should be feeling great as the dopamine enters your brain.

when record number three starts i keep this happy feeling and look at my screen. Before i started the music i opened a document that fills the screen with these words - i read them as i enjoy the music and i read it twice as the third song dances between my ears.

"
I am a professional trader. I wait for my signals to setup, when my signals setup i act decisively and trade. if the trade wins i have no more emotions than if it is going against me.when there is no trade setup i am not tempted to trade. when there is no trade setup i feel happy that im out of the market as my system works.

I am respected by my peers who look to me for sound advice. when i give advice i give it in a good spirit.i am a professional trader with a good attitude. i stick to my trading plan and do not deviate from it. when i am tempted to trade outside my system i remind myself that good things come to those who wait.i do not give my profits back to the market because i wait for my trading setups. when my trading setups appear more often than not they are good signals. i take the losing trades with the same steely attitude as i take the winners.

when i am in a winning trade i am not under any pressure to close them early. when in a winning trade i move my stop according to my system to capture maximum profit from the trade. i am happy to trade one position a day if the market only offers that. i am happy if there is no trade at all during the day secure in the knowledge that a trade will come along soon. i do not get tense about placing a trade as my system works.

i recognise that the greatest trading mistake is to lose patience and enter early or without a signal. i recognise that professional traders are set aside by two things - discipline and attitude. I have the discipline to only take trades when my system gives a clear signal that my chances of a good trade are favorable. when my chances are not favorable i simply sit back and wait until they are favorable.

When my trade is going against me i do not hold onto the hope that it will turn around. I never move my stop in an unfavorable direction and know that even if this one is a loss maker that overall i will come out positive. I am comfortable with losing trades as much as winning ones. I am a professional trader.


I listen and take note of others but do not allow their thoughts to change my system. i can learn from all my peers even if they are beginners as sometimes they see the obvious. my trading style is good and makes money. I am happy to be a trader. I am a professional trader with a professional attitude and i feel great!

For the fourth song i now close my eyes again and as it plays I imagine myself in front of my trading screen. I am dressed as a city trader and i am bright and alert whilst at the same time being calm inside.

I see myself watching the charts as the price does its dance and i see myself not taking a trade as my system isnt in place - i see myself relaxed and happy not to trade. I am an onlooker floating around the trading room.

halfway through the song i see a trading opportunity and i see myself act without emotion and placing the trade. The trade moves against me and i have no emotions as i have my stop in place. the trade moves in my favor and i look upon it as with any other trade as it draws to its conclusion.

As the music fades im smiling - feeling good and calm for whatever the day brings.

Thats it

You should change the words in the above text so that it can attack any particular problem that you have identified as needing help - those are the ones i need to concentrate upon.

If you use this day in and day out it will become ingrained into your trading. You should notice results immediately although the more you do it the stronger it becomes.

Its a good idea 10 - 20 minutes before you do this to eat some fruit and have a drink to get your system working.

I hope this is of use to you and wish you all the best in your trading

Morning all.

Here's some news on the seminar idea then.

After talks i can confirm that we WILL be hosting a Train the Trader seminar in the United Kingdom.

The seminar will consist of two days solid training and trading followed up by three days interactive training via the paltalk internet VOIP system

Details of speakers and agenda have not been set yet - however i can reveal that we have secured the services of one of the UK's leading psychological trainers who will be concentrating on the most important part of the trading process - your mind!

The seminar will also be used to launch the Hilda Baker System of trading by me and i shall also be covering many other subjects including how far to let profits run - intelligent stop placement and how to make sure your trading system is constantly improving.

The infamous BBmac will be hosting a full session of live trading in addition to presenting a scalping system that commands a 92% accuracy rating.

We are currently in talks with two other presenters who you will know as excellent traders but i cant reveal that until decisions have been made.

The seminar's aim is to give as much added value as possible without the usual rubbish that these seminars usually produce and as such invitations are only open to traders with at least 12 months experience.

Our view is that those below that level can learn the basics and fundamentals from written material available all over the internet.

We are looking for those traders that feel they have reached a plateau that they are finding very difficult to pass. You are probarbly trading every day but feel that you are not making headway at all. You are committed to trading for a living but just cannot seem to make that extra movement that takes you into consistently profitable trading.

Details of location, price, date and final agenda are sketchy at the moment however the seminar will be strictly limited to 15-20 places to ensure that each attendee gets what they need from the course.

If you wish to register an interest please drop me an email to
seminar@simpleforexsystems.com - when details are confirmed invitations will be sent out on a strictly first come first served basis

ps - im long cable from 1.7631 so far today on a hilda trade

sorry

sorry for the lack of input in the last half of last week - things went a bit haywire here.

Todays trades are as follows
Grail +107 pips
Hilda +115 pips

2 trades total so nice day

Got a booking for the bbc to be filmed for some programthis coming saturday (not trading related - just soul stuff) and also got lots of other work pop up so didnt have much chance to trade last half of last week.

anyway - this week might be a bit hit and miss too but ill try my best to keep posting.

Any work i do on trading this week will be hilda related - going to try and get this down now and done.

you might be interested to know that i may decide to launch hilda at a seminar in the uk - if it comes off it may be a two day one complete with other stuff including a bbmac trading session, psychology stuff from the country's foremost NLP expert and more - will be central uk if it comes off and will be limited to 15 people.

weve been talking and quite a few of us have attended many trading seminars that have given very little value - we thought it was time that that was changed. Imagine a seminar that really adds value for real traders by real traders and you should get a bit excited.

It aint fully decided yet if we are going to do it but keep your eyes peeled for news here.

Wednesday

well, not having a good time of it today.

Ive made some serious mistakes in my trading today - been revenge trading a bit - my first trade this morning went tits up against me and i just let it roll to -25

my second trade went -20

then i was in revenge mode - 'gotta get this back' kinda thinking

i ended up 62 pips in the red before i slapped myself with a wet haddock.

I went out, had lunch and a few beers and came back - since then ive managed to claw back 32 pips on small trades. and im now long cable from 1.7550 so i might just break even for the day by the time i finish.

very foolish.

tell ya what tho - if you'd have said 'cable will be at 1.75 in 2 weeks' you'd have been laughed out of any chatroom on the planet. Just shows that you canna predict the market (although i bet somebody did and for once in their life got it right lol)

ill finish this post at the end of the day

Interesting Article

Trading Insights for the Trend Trader By Bennett McDowell,

You know that trading is a zero-sum game. This means that, for every winner, there is a loser. Successful trading is “Survival of the Fittest”! When you win, you are taking someone else’s money!

Trading education usually focuses on the skills it takes to be a “scalp”, “counter-trend” or “trend” trader. Historically, the most money in trading is made by following trends, which come in three varieties: Intraday, intermediate and long-term.

If you are a trend trader, you must realize that you will probably incur many losses while attempting to catch a significant trend. And, you must also understand that you may experience “draw-down” periods after strong performance periods. Knowing your style of trading and having a fearless mindset will give you the confidence to trade through those draw-down periods. Controlling your risk by calculating the proper “trade size” and using “stops” is equally important.

Trend traders are followers of the market, not forecasters! Trend-following trading systems apply rules to enter and exit trends at significant times. Volatile markets that go up and down will occur and, at times, can create draw-down for the trend trader. The problem is not that this happens, because it will. The problem is the fear this inevitability can cause in you. The trend is your friend; fear is your enemy.

Trend traders are usually on the correct side of significant market moves. Big trends are, more often than not, what make trend traders profitable. Missing these trends makes trend traders unprofitable. Significant trends usually occur after periods of volatility, causing the unprofitable trend traders to second-guess the trades they take because they fear being stuck in volatility again and incurring more losses. But, missing the next big trend is disastrous!

Fear is generated from a variety of sources personal to the trader. If you feel fear, you must ask yourself why. Your answer will determine your weakness as a trader. Deny your weaknesses, and your losses will create more fear, which will, in turn, remind you of your weaknesses. When this occurs enough, you will do one of three things: Work to overcome your weaknesses, quit trading or go bust.

Traders who experience thoughts of fear or failure should not take these thoughts lightly. Instead, they must find out what is causing these thoughts and take action to nullify them. Traders who fear failure will ultimately fail. Traders who fear success will not succeed.

If you have these feelings, don't trade until you deal with them openly, where they will be less powerful than if they are denied. You must confront the feelings and remove their power, so they don't occupy your thoughts. A trader's improperly managed fear can manifest itself in losing trades even with a well tested and sound trading system or approach.

It is important to realize that you must react to and be aware of the risks involved in trading the financial markets. Many "positive thinkers" preach that, if you think ONLY positive thoughts and say ONLY positive affirmations, you will succeed. While this may be a good start, it falls very short of what is really needed.

For traders to enter the financial markets blindly and start trading simply because they are thinking positive is to ignore the full spectrum of what is possible while trading the markets. Let your positive beliefs lead you to take the action necessary to succeed. You must acknowledge both sides of the coin, the good and the bad, and act with full awareness.

To think only positive thoughts or anticipate only positive outcomes would cause you to neglect to put risk control measures in place. That would only lead to your going broke. On the other hand, to live in constant fear of losing will cause you to react with anxiety, negativity and aggression, which is equally destructive.

To trade the markets with the pro-action and pre-emption of full awareness, and without fear, anxiety or despair, allows a trader to have the kind of balance that manifests itself in a positive reality, ultimately resulting in the desired success.

Trade well!

End of Day

now thats what i call a trading setup!!
anyway - nothing doing this afternoon - took another 20 and lost 20 too on 4 trades (2X-10 and 2X+10) but currently short cable from 99 with a stop at 98 - had enough now for the day so catch you tomorrow

Grail lost on cable today by the way - will update as the month progresses

Happy July 4th

Good Morning!

and a happy Independence day to all our american friends

As its a public hiliday in the US today i dont expect to see that much movement, just a nice slow trend i hope.

this morning has been a little choppy tho so maybe not. If its raining in the US then maybe the muppets will come to play.

Over the weekend ive taken further steps in the development of hilda. At the moment i have no problem describing it to the medium term intraday traders and also the longer term swing traders - however some will want to trade it from a one min chart so ive been refining this - what this means isthat release should be fairly soon within the next few weeks / couple of months.

Today using a 1 min chart ive managed to latch up -10, +17, +10, +10 and ill make a fuller report on this at the end of the day.

Public hols lend themselves to easy system testing so thats what im doing.

catch you soon and if you are trading today all the best to you :)

war of the worlds

well, was it good or was it crap?

good film - effects galore and good storyline.

The end was a little dissapointing tho and happened a bit too fast - cruise comes out of this place and already some tripods are dead in the water - i looked at my watch and hadnt realised that almost two hours had gone.

it really needed another 10 minutes of film on the ending - was weird - one minute its still sinister and the next all over - just was too fast. I couldve easily watched another 30 mins and not thought it was overrun

cruise is good, tim robbins is a bit nuts and the aliens are a bit like those in independence day and i'd give the film a 9/10

Friday

got back from the hospital around 12 and at the pc for about 1pm

grail stopped at -60 today
took 52 pips on cable during the pm session

good week for trading all considered

have a good weekend folks - gonna watch war of the worlds tonight and ill give you a review