Forex For The Small Speculator

Today was a banner day for me... trading the AUD/JPY with a return of more than 10% NAV. The market simply walked up and down my trend lines bringing me profits with every pass. How come this doesn't happen more often?Anyway, as a small time speculator I thought I'd outline some issues that we face compared to some of the larger traders:We trade in very small lot sizesTo make any meaningful

Thursday's Bernanke Dive

Well, as per my previous post, Bernanke maintains his negative signal status.I'm happy to say I was trading the AUDJPY downwards today. I don't usually trade the downside, as I don't like the chance of being caught in a negative interest income position, but with Bernanke on the microphone, I just couldn't resist.I also had some very well behaving trend lines on the 1hr and the 5min charts.

Riding the USDJPY Train

Well, imagine my surprise to wake up to a hugely profitable swing in the USDJPY.It's too bad that I wasn't awake during the action. I could have increased my position on the way through and grabbed stupendous gains from it. Anyway, I cannot complain, as I've added almost 10% to my account.Isn't it great when you accomplish great things in your sleep?Of course, I should note that I did have some