skid-z Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) I had just placed a sell order on the EJ and was placing my SL when out of nowhere the price rallies through the roof. I closed the trade as quick as I could but came out losing 16% of my account. Apparently Japan had sold off 500billion yen to slowdown their economic recovery. Talk about bad timing. Anyone else get caught by this? Edited August 4, 2011 by skid-z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4xgump Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 My stops always go in with my entry orders. If I don't know where I'm going to get out when I'm entering, then I have no business entering in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Spikes are my friends It was one of the better nights for my GRID system trading GBPUSD. 5 shorts and one long, all winners. As you can see, the JPY spike triggered my TP on the 3rd trade. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/julianblo/Grid_08_0504Aug071453.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agni123 Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is there a way to know about these govt interventions before they happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4xgump Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is there a way to know about these govt interventions before they happen? No, governments do not want to tip their hats to the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4xmeter Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 No, governments do not want to tip their hats to the world. YES, subscribe to the "International Forecaster" by Bob Chapman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwjw Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 No, governments do not want to tip their hats to the world. Since the inception of forex, there has never been a clearer statement that BOJ will intervene. U/J was trading near historical lows and I really can't understand that any1 would go long jpy in an area where we had an 800+ pip rebound off the lows back in march Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanPablo Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Since the inception of forex, there has never been a clearer statement that BOJ will intervene. U/J was trading near historical lows and I really can't understand that any1 would go long jpy in an area where we had an 800+ pip rebound off the lows back in march that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaul4040 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Japan is to worsen day by day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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