Cowabunga System Daily Update: Monday, 08/11/08
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Main Trend
Current Trend= The trend remained down the entire day.
Today I only looked for short trades
News events to watch for today :
- 4:30am EST- UK PPI Input
Today's Surf
4:30am EST- There was a moving average crossover for a short trade. RSI was less than 50, stochastics were trending down, and MACD went from positive to negative. This was a valid entry. The entry was at the close of the candle at 1.9159 with a stop at the most recent swing high at 1.9206. Since I was only 9 pips away from the nearest 50 or 00 level (1.9150), I decided to go for the same amount of pips I was risking on the trade, which in this case was 47. This put my initial target at 1.9112.
Entry: Short at 1.9159
Stop: 1.9206
Initial Target: 1.9112
3:45am EST- Unfortunately I was stopped out of my trade.
6:30am, 7:15 EST- There was a crossover for a short trade, but MACD was already negative so it cancelled out the signal. No entry!
Trade Result: -47 pips (NOT INCLUDING SPREAD!) R-Multiple: -1.00
News events to watch for tomorrow :
- 4:30am EST- UK CPI
- 8:30am EST- US Trade Balance
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At the time of your entry, it seemed like the 4 hr stochastics is trending up. This means the main trend is not clear. I would be careful to make an entry if this is the case. Also, can I ask why does a MACD that is already negative cancel out the short signal? Doesn't a negative MACD mean that the trend is down? I am not questioning your judgement. I'm just trying to learn and follow along.