ATF Forex Trading (swing trading signals)

[fxtrader89]

Week 10 performance : -57 pips

Closed Trades: 10
Winners: 5 (50%)
Loosers: 5 (50%)

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

Month-to-date performance (March) : +178 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +110 pips

Open trade : none

Comments :

A few mistakes, in particular on Friday, lead us to a loosing week. But after a very good week, it is not so bad.
Our objective for March remains the same (400 pips performance). We are on the good track to reach this goal with a on-going performance of almost 180 pips.
We definitly have to start building up this 2011 equity curve.

I wish you a nice weekend

[fxtrader89]

I can give you a listing of signals providers with 5000 pips a months if you want. We will then discuss what you have made after a whole month

There is no bull**** here, just real trading with its good and bad periods and I am not going to disappear.

[fxtrader89]

Week 11 performance : +36 pips

Closed Trades: 10
Winners: 5 (50%)
Loosers: 5 (50%)

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

Month-to-date performance (March) : +214 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +146 pips

Open trade : none

Comments :

We will keep in mind this week for quite some time. It is been a while we haven't seen a pair loosing 500 pips one day before recovering it the following day. We are talking about the Japenese crosses moves following the disaster in Japan.
The market volatility has been very high and it was difficult to trade under these particular conditions. But we managed to end the week positively.

We have the bad habbit to begin our trading weeks with handicap. Considering our latest results, we consider we have some leeway to improve our performance.
We are going to be more vigilent in the beginning of next week, by being more selective.

Our month-to-date performance is good. We still aim 400 pips for March but we don't put ourselves under pressure.

I wish you a nice weekend

[fxtrader89]

Week 12 performance : +60 pips

Closed Trades: 8
Winners: 5 (62%)
Loosers: 3 (38%)

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

Month-to-date performance (March) : +274 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +206 pips

Open trade : none

Comments :

We have been very caution this week, after the crazy one we saw. It is another positive week and it is very encouraging for the beginning of spring season.
We were not very lucky on a few trades missing our first target for just 2-3 pips but it is ok. Many traders would sign with both hands to increase their equity while missing good opportunities.

There is one week left in March and we will try to add a few pips to our monthly performance which is already not so bad.

I wish you a nice weekend

[fxtrader89]

Week 13 performance : -21 pips

Closed Trades: 9
Winners: 4 (44%)
Loosers: 5 (56%)

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

Month-to-date performance (April) : -21 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +197 pips

Open trade : none

Comments :

It was the last week of an interesting month with the exciting NFP release to finish.<br />
We have seen important things on the forex market with in particular a EURO remaining very strong against the Dollar. There are technical signs for a confirmation of this strengh towards 1,50 levels.

We have changed a few things in our trading approach during the month. For example, we now work with a different multi-timeframes 8-hour/2-hour/30-min (instead of daily/4-hour/1-hour) which allows us to be more logical with our swing trading strategy. We used to have a daily chart to validate our strategy but it was not enough accurate in terms of market depth.

The performance is not bad in march (+282 pips) and we now expect similar results in the coming months.

I wish you a nice weekend

[odiliaboeso]

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[fxtrader89]

Discussions is very interesting and informative. I have gather a lot of information from here. Thank you for sharing.

Your welcome

There are free technical analysis on our website that I publish on the appropriate section on this forum. Besides, I regularly propose market analysis in our forum which is also free to access.

[fxtrader89]

Week 14 performance : +77 pips

Closed Trades: 6
Winners: 2 (33%)
Loosers: 4 (67%)

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

Month-to-date performance (April) : +56 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +270 pips

Open trade : none

Comments :

It was a good week in terms of performance but also in terms of market approach. We were able to use filters in a way we expected.
There is still work to do be we are on the good path.

Market proved once again that the trend is our friend. I see here and there recommendations to sell the Euro or the Aussie but this is against basic trading rules. Why loosing time and money to play a potential reversal while riding the trend is more rewarding and far less risky. Even if it is starting to reverse or if your timing is not good, you will always be able to limit your losses.<br>
Market always rewards the wise...
Just my 2 cents.

Volatility is still important and we expect good waves in April. We are very ambitious for this month.

I wish you a nice weekend

[fxtrader89]

Week 15 performance : +27 pips

Closed Trades: 9
Winners: 5 (55%)
Loosers: 4 (45%)

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

Month-to-date performance (April) : +83 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +297 pips

Open trade : EUR/CHF and CHF/JPY

Comments :

As explained before on our forum, it was a difficult week to trade with a choppy market. If you take a look at the EUR/USD 4-hour chart enclosed, we will see that we are trading in a 120 pips range. When you are a trend follower, you may encounter some troubles...

We are still in the positive territory this week which is a consolation but we have been very uncomfortable all week long, resulting in too many positions opened and probably an agressive trading which is not justified in such a context.

We are going to carrefully analyse our currency pairs this weekend to see what are the real opportunities for next week focusing only on the major trending moves.

I wish you a nice weekend

[fxtrader89]

Week 16 performance : +277 pips

Detailed report here : ATF weekly report

[fxtrader89]

Week 17 performance : -31 pips

Detailed report here : ATF weekly report

[fxtrader89]

Week 18 performance : +61 pips

Detailed report here : ATF weekly report

[fxtrader89]

May 14, 2011

Week 19 results and comments :

Closed Trades: 7
Result: -18 pips
Winners: 4 (57%)
Loosers: 3 (43%)

Month-to-date performance (May) : +43 pips
Year-to-date performance (2011) : +586 pips

Open trades : USD/CAD (211144) and CAD/CHF (211145)

Comments:

From a techincal stand point, this week was very interesting as we saw a confirmation of the US Dollar bounce. Indeed, as you can see on the chart attached, the Dollar Index has made a bottom on top of 73,70 last week and accelerated its move above 75,00 to reach a new high just below 76,00 on friday.
We now expect a continuation of the move towards 76,30 which comes as the next strong resistance.

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[fxtrader89]

Week 20 performance : +86 pips

Detailed report here : ATF weekly report

[fxtrader89]

Week 21 performance : +10 pips
Month-to-date : +139 pips

Full report here : ATF weekly report

[fxtrader89]

As of June 1st, our price conditions will change. The signals membership will be proposed at 49€/month instead of 55$.

You can access the official announcement here

[fxtrader89]

ATF Performance week 22 and market overview

June 03rd 2011, 20:40 GMT

Market overview (week 22) :

We did see the US Dollar Index breaking down below 75,00 in the early stage of the week. From that moment, the Index never stopped falling.
On friday, the buck has been hit once again after the worst than expect employment datas :
- change in non-farm payrolls (May) : 54K versus 165K expected
- unemployment rate (May) : 9,1% versus 8,9% expected

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[fxtrader89]

ATF Performance week 23 and market overview

June 11th 2011, 16:50 GMT

Market overview (week 23) :

You can access our following analysis here :
- US Dollar
- Majors

To summary, the week has been marked by the confirmed bounce on the US Dollar. The acceleration of the momentum took place on thursday after 3 days of consolidation. The trigger was as often the BCE rate decision and particularly M. Trichet statement.
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[fxtrader89]

ATF Performance week 24 and market overview

June 17th 2011, 21:30 GMT

Market overview (week 24) :

You can access our following analysis here :
- US Dollar
- Majors

The first part of the week was dicted by a strong US Dollar. We did see the EUR/USD dropping towards 1,41 while the GBP/USD tested the 1,61 level.
The buck didn't manage to maintain a bullish momentum till the end of the week though. The market has reversed on all the majors since thursday.
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[fxtrader89]

ATF Performance week 25 and market overview

June 24th 2011, 22:40 GMT

Market overview (week 25) :

You can access our detailed analysis on the majors here

In the beginning of the week, we have the US Dollar ending a 61,8% retracement of its previous rally from 73,50. The 74,50 has offered a great support on wednesday when we got the FOMC rate decision and FED Chairman Bernanke speech.
It is worth noting, from a long term perspective, that the US Dollar Index is carving out a nice cup & handle formation which would be validated on a break above 76,40 corresponding to the October 2010 low (...).

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