A bit more consistency last week, which resulted in a slight positive gain overall.

20 April 2009

Date	Entry Time	Market	Direction	Entry	Exit	Pips
20 April	08:22:18	EUR/USD	Long	1.2980	1.2973	(7)
20 April	11:07:40	EUR/USD	Long	1.2930	1.2923	(7)
20 April	11:32:18	EUR/USD	Short	1.2910	1.2904	6
20 April	15:13:17	EUR/USD	Long	1.2930	1.2930	0
20 April	20:02:52	EUR/USD	Long	1.2910	1.2897	(13)

20 April pips: (21)

21 April 2009

Date	Entry Time	Market	Direction	Entry	Exit	Pips
21 April	08:19:38	EUR/USD	Long	1.2940	1.2937	(3)
21 April	14:16:25	EUR/USD	Short	1.2950	1.2940	10
21 April	20:02:40	EUR/USD	Short	1.2930	1.2929	1

21 April pips: 8

I missed being able to take a trade that would have netted 15 pips at 11:00. Bummer.

22 April 2009

Date	Entry Time	Market	Direction	Entry	Exit	Pips
22 April	11:00:42	EUR/USD	Short	1.3004	1.3005	(1)
22 April	14:15:27	EUR/USD	Long	1.3010	1.3029	19
22 April	20:26:25	EUR/USD	Short	1.3000	1.2999	1

22 April pips: 19

23 April 2009

Date	Entry Time	Market	Direction	Entry	Exit	Pips
23 April	08:09:47	EUR/USD	Short	1.3050	1.3037	13
23 April	11:00:24	EUR/USD	Long	1.3050	1.3031	(19)
23 April	14:30:16	EUR/USD	Long	1.3100	1.3108	8
23 April	20:04:20	EUR/USD	Short	1.3120	1.3127	(7)

23 April pips: (5)

24 April 2009

Date	Entry Time	Market	Direction	Entry	Exit	Pips
24 April	09:01:49	EUR/USD	Long	1.3250	1.3281	31
24 April	11:04:20	EUR/USD	Long	1.3260	1.3260	0
24 April	14:07:42	EUR/USD	Short	1.3240	1.3258	(18)

24 April pips: 13

20-24 April weekly total: 14 pips

It can be helpful to be reminded sometimes that money isn’t everything. Some things that glitter like gold are just desert mirages.