Locking in 37 pips

Looking at yesterday's action, I'm going to dump this trade if yesterday's low is taken out... hence the odd number of pips being locked in.

Current open equity: $23.36
Current closed equity: $17.63
Current position: Long 522 AUD/USD at 0.88266
Current exposure: 0

Stop to breakeven

Breaking nicely higher! Sitting on a 150+ pip profit so far...

Current open equity: $25.58
Current closed equity: $17.59
Current position: Long 522 AUD/USD at 0.88266
Current exposure: 0

Trade on!

The original price didn't get hit, so I moved in on the pullback from this morning's high.


Current open equity: $16.94
Current closed equity: $17.44
Current position: Long 522 AUD/USD at 0.88266
Current exposure: 50 pips, $2.61 or 14.96% of current closed equity ($17.44)

Going long down under

Looking to get into the Aussie $ for a little while...


Pending order 1: Long 522 AUD/USD at 0.8780
Initial stop: 0.8730
Initial exposure: 50 pips, $2.61 or 14.96% of current closed equity ($17.44)

Current closed equity: $17.44
Current position: flat
Current exposure: 0 

Stopped out for 100

After what seems like an eternity, USD/CAD finally dropped enough to hit the stop. Disappointing, but it could have been worse. On to the next bad idea!

Previous equity: $ 13.67
Change: +$3.77
% Change: +27.58%

Current closed equity: $17.44
Current position: flat
Current exposure: 0

Locking in 100

USD/CAD has broken nicely higher... finally! I'm sitting on 300+ points in profit, so I'm taking this opportunity to lock in 100 of those points. I'm shooting for many more, of course.

Current open equity: $25.35
Current closed equity: $13.56
Current position: Long 410 USD/CAD at 1.0425
Current exposure: 0

Stop to breakeven

Sitting on a nice 90 pip profit so far...


Current open equity: $17.19
Current closed equity: $13.67
Current position: Long 410 USD/CAD at 1.0425
Current exposure: 0

Trade on!

Let the losing begin....



Current open equity: $13.06
Current closed equity: $13.67
Current position: Long 410 USD/CAD at 1.0425
Current exposure: 50 pips, $2.05 or 14.99% of current closed equity ($13.67)

Once more unto the breach....

I'm a buyer of this pair if it can get down a little more.

Pending order 1: Long 410 USD/CAD at 1.0425
Initial stop: 1.0375
Initial exposure: 50 pips, $2.05 or 14.99% of current closed equity ($13.67)

Current closed equity: $13.67
Current position: flat
Current exposure: 0 

A Happy Birthday kick in the nads...

Markets are merciless! USD/CAD fell out of bed after an announcement by those evil monetary charlatans at the Bank of Japan. (Japan's version of the equally evil Fed.)

Previous equity: $ 15.95
Change: -$2.28
% Change: -14.29%

Current closed equity: $13.67
Current position: flat
Current exposure: 0