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5 Minute Trading – the August Wrap
The “Five Minutes a Day Trading” strategy made a profit in the month of August – just. A succesful trade on the last day of the month meant that the strategy finished 15 pips in the black. Here are the...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Germany 30
“Trading and markets can be all consuming – they take as much time as an individual is willing to give. Many experienced traders work to reduce the amount of time spent in front of a screen. However,...
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5 Minutes a Day Trading – Day 1
Not the best start – trade one of our February campaign resulted in a stop out. However, remembering the strategy only requires six successful trades in the month to show profit there is no cause for...
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5 Minutes a Day Trading – in the Black – Feb 4
The Five Minute a Day Trading strategy goes into the black on day 2. A clear down trend after the opening in Germany saw the sell trade triggered, and profit taken around half way through the trading...
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5 Minutes a Day Trading – Feb 5
Volatility in the first 2 hours of Germany 30 trading stopped the strategy out last night. Company results and PMI data contributed to conditions that drove repeated fluctuations through a more than 30...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Falls Short – Feb 6
The impulse was right but the strength failed. The buy order triggered within 15 minutes and the market continued upwards towards the take profit level at 7705.4. (Interestingly, the reference price...
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Five Minute Trading – Into the Red – Feb 7 & 8
Both Thursday and Friday saw quick reversals of the early trend and stop loss orders triggered on both days. This drags the “Five Minutes a Day Trading” strategy into loss for the month so far....
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – More Red – Feb 11
Another day, another stop out. With only one succesful trade in seven, the strategy is down 31 index points so far. However, as we saw with the August EUR/USD experience, successful trades can...
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Five Minute Trading – Sideways Hurts – Feb 12
Stopped out again! While day to day volatility remains relatively low, intraday volatility appears to have picked up. The sideways movevment is hurting the strategy – without an overall trend, the...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Hard Times – Feb 13
Another day, another stop out – 7 in a row. An early wobble saw a sell entry that was closed as the Germany 30 rallied over the rest of the session. Annoying – and down 53 index points for the month....
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – 8 in a Row – Feb 14
Eight losses in a row – not happy. The strategy is down 64 points – is this the low? I’m sticking to the plan, but the market action is not making it easy. For the record: And the scorecard: You can...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Mid Month Report
At just past the half-way point for February it’s fair to say that the results so far are a test of patience. After a success on the second trade, we are having a run of outs – nine in a row! A...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Profit – Feb 18
After a long and frustrating run, the 5MADT strategy delivered a profitable trade. In fact, it was a text book example of the market behaviour the strategy seeks – an intial wobble in the opening...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Come to Papa – Feb 19
Another successful trade overnight makes two in a row. Not only does this dramatically improve the profit and loss position it relieves that slightly sick feeling, and justifies the trading principle...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Reversal – Feb 20
A surge in early trading saw a buy entry that looked good for the firts two hours of trading, with the market rising strongly. However, the positive sentiment evaporated around 15 points short of the...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Back to Profit – Feb 21
Another win for the 5MADT strategy brings it back to profit for the month. Two more successes will guarantee a profit for the month. It’s a big turn around from the dark days of 9 losses in a row, and...
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Five Minutes a Day
Early day session volatility hurts the 5MADT strategy – and that’s exactly what we got on Friday night. A blip downwards, and then a quick reversal saw the strategy stopped out very early in the piece....
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Down to the Wire – Feb 26
It looks like this one is going down to the wire. Stop out (D@mn those Italian politicians). Two days to go – one successful trade away from break even, two from a winning month. The analysis period...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Can’t Lose – Feb 27
A succesful trade overnight puts the strategy back into profit. With only one trade to go, the strategy will make money for the month – either a gain of 10 index points, or a gain of 56 points. Its...
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Five Minutes a Day Trading – Late Surge Delivers – the February Wrap
Another profitable outing for the Five Minutes a Day Trading Strategy, but what a month! After success on the second trade, a horrible run of nine losses tested commitment to the strategy. However, the...
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