21th August

Positions Closed:

• Silver Short 0.3 Points Profit
• 30 Year Bonds Long 2.2 Points Profit
  

New Positions:

• EURJPY long
  
• CADJPY long
• AUDJPY long
• Copper long
  
• Crude Oil long (re-entry on prior days low)
  

20th August

Closed Positions:

• Soybeans Short 50 Points
• EURCAD Long 120 Points
• AUDCAD Long 140 Points
  

New Positions:

• Soybeans Long
• Corn Long
• CHFJPY Long
• EURCAD short
  

19th August

New Positions:

• EURUSD long
• GOLD long
• USDCAD short
• E-Mini NASDAQ long
• E-Mini S&P long (using the long signal from S&P 500 index and E-Mini Nasdaq)
  

Closed Positions:

• E-Mini NASDAQ short 13 Points
• Crude Oil long 4,5 Points
• Copper long 0,45 $
  

18th August

New Positions:

• AUDJPY long
• AUDUSD long
  
• Crude Oil long October Contract but using entry signal from September Contract
  

There is one thing all instruments have in common: The optimal point to take profits is at the 100% extension. However I would not exit a swing trade after just one day so for the very volatile crude oil market it was not a 100% extension but even a 161,80% extension where I closed the trade and since the GBPUSD is similar to GBPJPY I also closed it at the 61,80% extension since it had already a pretty good run down.

Closed Positions:

• Crude Oil short 4,5 Points
  
• GBPJPY short 890 Pips
  
• CADJPY short 360 Pips
• GBPUSD short 610 Pips
  

17th August

Positions Closed:

• Silver long 0,2 Points Loss
• Gold long 20 Points Profit
• EURUSD long 70 Pips Loss
• USDCHF short 80 Pips Profit
  

Positions Opened:

• Silver short
• USDCHF long
• Corn short

Stop Trailed:

• Natural Gas short Stop now at High of Todays Bar
  

13th August

Closed Positions:

• Silver short Loss 0,23 Points
• Soybeans long Profit 95 Points
  

New Postions:

• Silver long
• Crude Oil long
• AUDUSD long

12th August

Positions Closed:

• Countertrend GBPUSD short 220 Pips
• Countertrend USDCAD long 350 Pips
• Corn short 24 Points
• Nasdaq 0 Points at Breakeven

Positions Opened:

• EURUSD long
• Corn long

I am trading now with following rules: Exiting Countertrend short trades after 3 lower highs, usually exit at or below 20 SMA, trend trades I only exit at new long entry signals. Vice Versa for longs.

Today was also a special day, I had to close the nasdaq short trade at breakeven because it rallied in front of the FOMC annoncement.