Monthly Archives: December 2009

Australian Dollar Trend Broken, For Now Anyway

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Tom

The Aussie Dollar broke its trend, according to my system on December 16, 2009. This coupled with the recent breakdown of Gold makes me wonder if the shiny stuff is taking a breather or the global economy is truly in the … Continue reading →

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Calling ATR and A Stop Loss Macro In TraderXL Pro

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Tom

  Yeah, I still use TraderXL Pro for a bunch of my data manipulation and technical analysis stuff. I use it to download data and run macros through it, macros that I design and then use in my trading screen. After my … Continue reading →

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50% Off On TraderXL Till December 31, 2009

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Tom

If you're itching to buy TraderXL and have put it off, now's the time to do it.  They are offering a 50% coupon code for TraderXL and other codes for individual packages. TraderXL is the only XLS addon package that I … Continue reading →

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Gold Trend Busted, For Now Anyway

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Tom

Yeah, the Gold upward trend got busted in my system around December 8, 2009.  My stop would've been hit at $1150.53 and since I own some physical gold too, I started debating my exit strategy from that.  I'll go long … Continue reading →

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Current Stock Positions – Dec 2009

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Tom

I'm using a very simple trend strategy now.  I just buy all-time highs, use strict positioning sizes, and enter a volatility stop each and everytime.  I let the market tell me which stocks to buy (and when to get out) … Continue reading →

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Bull, Bear, I don’t care

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Tom

I don' care if it's a Bull or Bear market.  I just care about extracting money out trends using strict money management rules from now on.

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Mea Culpa – What I Learned From This Market Crash

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Tom

I got my ass spanked in the markets over the last year.  My 401k portfolios are surviving after some severe drawdowns (25%) between 2008 and 2009 and my trading capital in my Forex and Stock accounts got destroyed.  Luckily it … Continue reading →

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