ATF Forex Trading (swing trading signals)

[fxtrader89]

Wait, so we have to consider how much the signal providers risk on each trade now too as well as ourselves??? things just got more complicated

When did I write that ?
Of course not, any trader following signals is responsible of his risk management.
It's the reason why we only report results in terms of pips.

We just try to "limit" the stop loss value amplitude. You don't want to see a stop loss at 50 pips on one position and 250 pips on another one. There are strategies behind the trades, respecting money management rules.

[standardpips]

Would like to talk about my service and our past performance. You wanna keep your account and now blow it following someone else please https://standardpips.com/Home.html . We're pretty big on facebook too.

[1BraveTrader]

This sounds good, what is your average win to loss ratio, do you give out trades ahead of time adnd if so how far ahead of time, because i'd like to find a signal provider that sends out signals that are accurate and as close to the trade as possible, in real time if possible. I'd like a recommendation on the best signal provider out there, I mean 99% wins, and some really nice returns.

[fxtrader89]

I'd like a recommendation on the best signal provider out there, I mean 99% wins, and some really nice returns.

Good luck with that. You don't need a signal provider but a fortune teller.

[fxtrader89]

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[fxtrader89]

September results : +632 pips

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html
Detailed statistics : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/med...2010-Stats.jpg

Year-to-date performance : +4,700 pips

September was a good month as expected. We know that a bad period often leaves place to a better one. Moreover, the return of the liquidity on the market makes it more "readable" and consistent.

Our new market approach helps us to filter the signals, reducing the number of trades, but there is still room for improvement. No matter what happens, we will never be satisfied, trying to consistently increase our results.

We are ahead of our objective which is 5,000 pips a year i.e. 400 pips per month on average.

[fxtrader89]

Week 40 performance : +121 pips

Closed Trades: 9
Winners: 6 (66%)
Loosers: 3 (34%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : +121 pips

We are still improving our trading approach, working on 2 main objectives :
- Get the best possible entry prices to help our members optimize their entry conditions;
- Take multi-entry positions, trying to open more than 1 trade on any good opportunity;

We should see the improvements in the coming weeks.

[e1vis]

I have just started using this service and must say I am impressed. The signals are clear, the results posted have been accurate (give or take a few pips caused by timing, as the signals are all market orders) and the customer support is absolutely excellent. Most importantly, I am currently in profit!

I look forward to seeing how the service develops in the future but so far, so good. I would certainly recommend it.

[tab]

I'd try it too

[fxtrader89]

Week 41 performance : -56 pips

Closed Trades: 10
Winners: 6 (60%) - including 3 break-even trades
Loosers: 4 (40%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : +65 pips

Comments :
It was a negative week this time. We didn't "catch" the best opportunities but it is always easy to notice after the battle...
We didn't trade on thursday as we were participating in a trading seminar in Germany.

We always take the opportunity the improve our trading approach during difficult periods. We like to focus on what didn't work properly and what could be improved. That makes us profitable on the long run.

I wish I will come back with better stats next week.

Have a nice trading week.

[fxtrader89]

Week 42 performance : -304 pips

Closed Trades: 11
Winners: 4 (36%) - including 3 break-even trades
Loosers: 7 (64%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -239 pips

Comments :
One of our worst weeks of the year. It is a bad drawdown. We did our best to recover from our losses but the market didn't allow us to do so.

We attended a traders meeting friday afternoon, discussing the current situation in forex. We did agreed that the market has never been so manipulated. The main issue we have to face is the Fed decision about the defense of the US Dollar. US Financial advisors explain than the US Dollar can't be that weak any longer but on the other side, the Fed representatives don't take the necessary measures to defend their currency (tightening the monetary policies for example).

This situation brings confusion on the market which leads to lower volumes with an importante risk of manipulations from the institutions like major banks. In other words, they open big positions to make the market move in one way before reversing them. That makes trading very difficult for swing traders who are looking to hold their positions a few days.

We now think about making some adjustements in our trading to maybe target more short term opportunities in order to take advantage of this particular context.

I wish you a nice weekend.

[fxtrader89]

October results : -499 pips

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html
Detailed statistics : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/med...2010-Stats.jpg

Year-to-date performance : +4,201 pips

Well, we got trapped in a confusing market where we expected a US Dollar reversal which never arrived.
The market was tricky and choppy and we never found a good way to work it.

But we don't want to hide behind the market. We weren't good either (not to say worst).
I think we got distracted by negative emotions resulting from our activity as a signal provider. It is sometimes hard to work under pressure when you have to send realtime signals based on your own trading.

I think we found a good solution to solve that issue. I look forward to see the expected improvements in November.

By the meantime, I wish you a good trading.

[fxtrader89]

Week 44 performance : -131 pips

Closed Trades: 7
Winners: 2 (40%) - including 2 break-even trades
Loosers: 5 (60%)

2 positions are still opened.

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -131 pips

Comments :

It could (should ?) have been a very profitable week with 3 trades which eventually reached our targets : USD/CAD, USD/CHF and EUR/GBP.
But we got stopped out for a few pips. It seems that we are too agressive with our trailing stop management. Some of our members had amazing performances (more than 500 pips) by just following our entry signals because they manage the position on their own.

Therefore, we decided to leave more place to the market. We will be stopped sometimes but there are too many trades exited although the potential remains intact. It is probably one of the big mistakes we have made for weeks.
We wanted to protect our trades in order to limit the risks but at the end of the day we loose money !

So from now on, we are going to combine our entry strategies with a better position follow-up.

We would like to thank our members for their feed-back. They take a very good advantage of our signals which makes us think we are the good way.

<u>Service update</u> : from now on, all our entry signals come with profit targets (short, long or undefined) in order to help our members to manage the positions with their own strategies or objectives.

I wish you a nice weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 45 performance : -7 pips

Closed Trades: 6
Winners: 2 (33%) - including 1 break-even trade
Loosers: 4 (67%)

2 positions are still opened.

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -138 pips

Comments :

We had a good start with the EUR/JPY but we missed the US Dollar bounce on tuesday. This move definitly oriented the entire week development.
Then we unfortunately thought that November 11th would be quiet like every year due to bank holiday in Europe and USA sessions but it wasn't actually. There were good entry signals this day.

Finally, we decided to go with a strong dollar opening 2 positions on friday. We expect the dollar to go up in the coming weeks but we don't know yet with which timing.

We think that next week will be decisive in term of major trends.

I wish you a nice weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 46 performance : +86 pips

Closed Trades: 11
Winners: 7 (64%) - including 3 break-even trades
Loosers: 4 (36%)

2 positions are still opened.

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -52 pips

Comments :

We didn't manage this week properly. It ended up with a positive performance thanks to a better market approach but we made a few mistakes we could avoid.

However, we are on the good way which should help us to experience a good year end, starting with a positive November month.

Update : we decided to increase our communication with our members, in particular when we update and close our positions. It will help them to understand the way we work.

I wish you a nice weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 47 performance : +270 pips

Closed Trades: 10
Winners: 7 (70%) - including 2 break-even trades
Loosers: 3 (30%)

1 position is still opened.

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : +218 pips

Comments :

It was a pretty good week. We took advantage of some of the good moves in the beginning of the week.
We could have been more "agressive" on monday, catching the USD reversal we were waiting for.

But anyway, our month-to-date performance is now in the positive territory exceeding 200 pips which is good, given the difficult start we had.

There are 2 days remaining in November. We will try to stay on the good track.

<u>Signals improvement</u> : we hope our members appreciate our new signal approach, adding profit targets and some comments. We believe it is important they understand what we are doing even if they trust our methods.

I wish you a nice weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 48 performance : -220 pips

Closed Trades: 8
Winners: 2 (25%) - including 1 break-even trade
Loosers: 6 (75%)

1 position is still opened.

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -200 pips

Comments :

It is one of this week you make the wrong decisions whatever you decide.

We failed mainly in terms of timing.

It is always in that kind of moments we build our best strategies and come back with good results afterwords. You can count on that for the coming weeks before Christmas holiday.

I wish you a good weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 49 performance : -144 pips

Closed Trades: 13
Winners: 8 (62%) - including 5 break-even trades
Loosers: 5 (38%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -344 pips

Comments :

It was supposed to be a good week compared to last one but it wasn't. The market didn't offer significant trends. There was no follow through evertime it started to move.

A picture is always better than words. You can see on the 4 hour chart (of the US Dollar Index) below that the market wasn't really "tradable" during 3 days, between wednesday and friday.



It is not common to have 3 consecutive flat days on the forex market. It is not Christmas holiday yet so we don't understand why the markets were so calm.

We expect a return of the volatility next week. It would be better for everybody.

I wish you a good weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 50 performance : +47 pips

Closed Trades: 10
Winners: 6 (60%) - including 2 break-even trades
Loosers: 4 (40%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -297 pips

Comments :

It was a very active week in terms of opportunities. Speculators have given fuel to the market in a period well known for its lack of liquidity (small activity from the "corporates" such as banks or hedge funds).

We could and should have taken advantage of these sharp moves but we made a mistake in the baginning of the week with the Cable. We wanted to protect our position too soon which resulted in a premature exit. It is very upseting. The good news if that some of members have followed our recommandation by keeping a wider stop loss and made a nice profit on this trade.

The end of the week was better managed and ended with a positive performance. We will continue working on the same basis.

The next two weeks are going to be calm with the end of the year holidays. We will still monitor the market but we don't expect a lot of opportunities.

I wish you a good weekend.

[fxtrader89]

Week 51 performance : -22 pips

Closed Trades: 4
Winners: 1 (25%) - including 0 break-even trade
Loosers: 3 (75%)

Performance table : http://www.atf-forex-trading.com/performances.html

Month-to-date performance : -319 pips

Comments :

There is not much to say regarding this trading week. As expected, there was a lack of liquidity due to end of year holidays.
Maybe we missed some nice opportunities on the crosses such as EUR/CHF and EUR/JPY which were relatively dynamic considering the market conditions but it is always easier afterwards.

We will be monitoring the market next week without of course big expectations.

I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas