SURPRISING TRADING LOSS ON THE EURO CAD DURING "FRANCOGEDDON"
Following a strong start to the year with the 231 Pip-gain on the NZD CHF (see Recent Trades ), an unexpected trading loss was suffered on the EURO CAD of 130 Pips last week. The expectation was for the pair to have rallied to the Resistance of its Range Setup after a strong Bullish Candle at Support. However, after a very short time, the trade was taken out by sharp, bearish reversal candles. Although this result pushed the overall return from the Methodology down to 40% after 11 trades, we are still within striking distance of the targeted 50% and 100% Rates of Return. RATE OF RETURN FROM METHODOLOGY Reflects Actual Results & Rates of Return from Live Trades Assumes a Risk of 5% Per Trade, Stop Loss of 105 Pips (Avg. of 90-120 Pip Range), 150 Pip-Gain Per Trade (Avg. of 100-200 Pip Target Range) The Range Setup on the Daily Chart for this trade was a Medium Consolidation ( Section 6 - Consolidation Trading on the Forex Market ). Based on the types of signals th...