Live Trades: James Austin

[James Austin]

I’m a full-time spot fx trader.

A trading week ranges anywhere between 1 and 5 trades, with an average of 3 trades a week.
Targeting 100% pa, max DD 10%, risking just 2% (or less) each trade.

Trades posted live at this journal.

 

[NVP]

or post at the livecalls thread ?.......you'll get a higher profile faster ..........

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[James Austin]

trade 1
nzdjpy
buy 78.18
sl 77.62 (1%)
tp 78.80 (1%)

status: open 0525GMT

 

[James Austin]

both yen and nzd are strengthening at present, putting the breaks on this trade

and if yen werent showing strength, i'd add another 1%, but will leave for the time being

 

[James Austin]

trade 2
nzdjpy
buy 78.21
sl 77.62 (1%)
tp 78.80 (1%)

status: open 0018GMT

 

[James Austin]

status: closed BE 78.19, 0124GMT

trade 1
nzdjpy
buy 78.18
sl 77.62 (1%)
tp 78.80 (1%)

status: open 0525GMT

 

[James Austin]

update: SL -0.5%, 77.92

trade 2
nzdjpy

 

[James Austin]

status: closed @ tp, +1% 1500GMT

running total: +1% @ 3 trading days

trade 2
nzdjpy

 

[James Austin]

trade 3
nzdusd
buy 7910
sl 7870 (1%)
tp 7950 (1%)

status: open 0525GMT

 

[James Austin]

status: closed @ tp, +1% 0837GMT

running total: +2% @ 5 trading days

trade 3
nzdusd

 

[James Austin]

trade 4
eurnzd
sell 6534
sl 6614 (1%)
tp 6454 (1%)

status: open 2254GMT

 

[James Austin]

update: SL now -0.5%, 6574

trade 4
eurnzd

 

[James Austin]

update: SL now -0.75%, 6594; SL to BE if we get to +75 pips

trade 4
eurnzd

 

[James Austin]

status: closed @ sl, -0.75% 1500GMT

running total: +1.25% @ 7 trading days

trade 4
eurnzd

 

[James Austin]

trade 5
usdcad
sell 0292
sl 0330 (0.5%)
tp 0215 (1%)

status: open 0945GMT

 

[James Austin]

status: early exit @ 0311, -0.25% 2043GMT

running total: +1.00% @ 8 trading days

some good set-ups this week, but not following through;
at least risk has been kept low

trade 5
usdcad

 

[James Austin]

trade 6
usdchf
sell 9285
sl 9315 (1.0%)
tp 9254 (1.0%)

status: open 0918GMT

 

[James Austin]

trade 7
gbpusd
buy 5407
sl 5364 (1.0%)
tp 5450 (1.0%)

status: open 1400GMT

 

[James Austin]

slow start to this journal, yet 50 weeks remain to reach target
***

status: exit @ BE, 2053GMT

running total: BE @ 2 weeks trading

trade 6
usdchf

status: closed @ sl, -1.0% 1517GMT

trade 7
gbpusd

 

[James Austin]

trade 8
eurjpy
sell 129.93
sl 130.72 (2.0%)
tp 129.15 (2.0%)

status: open 1019GMT