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$1,000 Forex Experiment
I think I’ll restart my $100 Forex Experiment again in 2011 but up the ante this time to $1,000. Â I probably won’t start trading until mid January to early February after I recompile and rebuild some neural net models. Â If … Continue reading
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The Euro Is About To…
Blow chunks, suck donkey dick, or whatever metaphor you want to use if it breaks through and closes below $1.35. Could it be temporary? I don't know but the daily chart (not shown in this post) already shows the 50 … Continue reading
Breakdown of the EURUSD Pair
Well all the news about the PIIGS taking wing in Europe have rattled the EURUSD pair. I think it might be heading down to test the $1.25 level and I'll be keeping a close eye on it, since I'm about … Continue reading
Australian Dollar Trend Broken, For Now Anyway
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
Mea Culpa – What I Learned From This Market Crash
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
Checking Out AUDUSD
My whole AUDUSD neural net model is shot to hell because of the massive selloff last year, so I’m forced to rebuild it from scratch. As I ponder the inputs for the model this time, I’m spending time familiarizing myself … Continue reading
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Back To Forex!
I’m so looking forward to start trading my favorite market of all time again, FOREX! I have my many neural net models to update for sure but this time I’m going to test out some automated systems, aka robots, as … Continue reading
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Bailout Fading?
Trading Forex is a lot like watching Nature. Its all about the survival of the fittest. Often when banks intervene in a currency to halt its slide or stop its appreciation, the result is an outlier in the overall trend. … Continue reading
Yen Rallies – Multi Year Trend Reversal
I remember Warren Buffet getting long Yen about a year or two ago. Was he lucky or just shrewd? After seven years of providing the cheapest source of funds for investors buying higher-yielding New Zealand dollars, Australian dollars and Brazil … Continue reading
Modeling Gold Trends
I’ve been busy rebuilding my Gold neural net model over the past few days with new data and inputs using the new version of Rapidminer.  It’s the same model I used to write my published Futures Magazine article and tinkering with … Continue reading
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State Of The Market
It figures that the Gold and Oil markets start to collapse just as I go on hiatus. My guess is that hedge funds are selling their winners to cover their losers (financials, banks, etc). This has had a nasty consequence … Continue reading
Forex Scorecard
My currency positions pulled back yesterday after the mini USD rally and I decided to take profits. Entry into a position is never the hardest thing to do, its closing that position that can give you sleepless nights! I sold … Continue reading