Simple Forex System Trading

This is the continuation from yesterday’s open buy position of EUR/GBP.  Our target, 0.9300, was hit at 7:25 GMT.  We took in 60 pips of profit.

I happened to see the price go above the cloud at 7:00 GMT, so I decided to long this pair.  I entered a buy limit at 0.9240.  I wanted the win/loss ratio to be 1:1 and leave enough room for stop loss just in case the price goes back down and penatrates the cloud and then bounces right back up.  So I set the stop loss at 0.9180, and the take profit at 0.9300.

The order was filled at 7:32 GMT.  I adjusted the stop loss from 0.9180 to 0.9242 at around 19:08 GMT, 2 tips above the entry.  The 2 pips should be enough to cover the interest expense.  I’ll watch how the price movement goes and adjust the stop loss or take profit accordingly later.

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Stumbled upon this video on Fxstreet.  Very informative and great training about Ichimoku.

I didn’t realize that Ichimoku also had its own Net TV show.  This is insane.

I was doing some research on Ichimoku and stumbled on this site, which has a great post on the Ichimoku cloud on US dollar / Yen.  However, it is way too advanced and complex for me.  I do respect the author’s analysis and research, but I’d like to keep my trading simple.  It is a good read none the less.

Normally, I stick to my trading plan and the two trading strategies I have been using for some time.  They have produced good results.  However, I was bored on one of those days and began to poke around on the web.  Ichimoku caught my attention.  I have never used the Ichimoku indicator before.  So, I decided to read about it and found it absolutely fascinating.  Even though at the very first glance, it did look complicated.  After a few attempts, I began to get the hang of it. 

Here are a couple of web sites that I used to read about Ichimoku:

http://www.fxwords.com/u/ichimoku-cloud.html

http://www.prosticks.com/education/ikh.php

I had my first Ichimoku trade last night.  Bought EUR/JPY and sold it in less than 30 minutes and bagged 20 pips.  I did put a 20-pip stop loss in just in case.

Below is a 5-minute chart with Ichimoku I used last night.