2 June 2025: USDJPY

 USDJPY short trade on 2/6/25

Pre-Analysis:

- Trade based on H4 timeframe, price trending down.

- Strength meter USD = -4, JPY = -6

- Risk $10, exit plan was at the previous price that shoot up.

Entry:

- Time of entry 1:57pm

- Immediate strength meter.

Post Analysis:

- Exit with 1.5R (full exit).

- Closed trade while I am facing my son meltdown while at Marrybrown outlet. 

- Distracted and made decision under pressure, ignore my trading plan to hold until price reach previous swing up level.

- Missed a few pips only, lucky.

- That is difficulty while me juggling with trading and taking care of my autistic son. So stressed.

- While I should look into EURUSD for a long trade.

- It's strength meter was, EUR = +1 USD = -6

22 Jan 2025: USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 22/1/25

Pre-Analysis:

- This trade based on scalping system with target of 1R.

- At this point I believed USD currency was the strongest.

- Based on pullback I decided to take this trade.

Entry:

- Entry time 3:50pm

- Immediate strength meter 

Post Analysis:

- Scratch this trade as price not advancing fast, instead price dropped towards my stop.

- This trade supposed to be on JPY weakness rather than USD stronger.

- Supposed I trade EURJPY for a long trade

- Time of trade around 5:30pm

- Immediate strength meter 

- This trade system to support my trading if in case there was no setup for trend pullback trading.

- In this system, I will target 1R only.

13 Dec 2024 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 13/12/24

- Strength meter USD = +6, JPY = -1

- Immediate strength meter 

- Entry time 4:00pm (London session)

12 Nov 2024: USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 12/11/24

Pre Analysis:

- Trade based on H4 timeframe, there was trend developing on this pair. Upon pullback or discount been offered, I then interested to take this trade for a buy.

- Watchlist: Buy (USDJPY/ CADJPY)

- Strength meter

Entry:

- Entry time 5:54pm

- Immediate strength meter:

Post Analysis:

- I prepared well for this trade, however after I was shaky as the trade not launch immediately. It only launch during New York session.

- I was about 50-50 on this trade as it didn't launch immediately. Lucky I hold on.

- Exit was bad, as only able to book 1.2R only.

- Trade went for 2R on this trading day.

- I will opted to target 2R profit as my recovery plan to get my account back at initial balance.

- If my account recover, will think to change profit taking plan into ride on profits.

Update (16/11/24):

- Trade able to reach max profits of 7R. Price reach as high as 156.751

17 Oct 2024: USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 17/10/24

- Trade based on H4 timeframe. Strength meter was USD = +7, JPY = -5.

Entry:-

- Entry time 2:18pm

Post Analysis:-

- The design looks not as convinced but I took risk to enter this trade.

- This made me in pressure not to hold this trade and decided to close it as price dropped back to my entry level.

- This trade should be able to give me more profits.

9 Oct 2024 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 9/10/24

- Trade based on H4 timeframe

- Entry time around 1:00pm one hour before Frankfurt open.

27 Aug 2024: USDJPY

 USDJPY short trade on 27/8/24

- Entry @ 10:53pm using M15 time frame

- Full exit on 28/8/24 as price reverse back to entry point, took whatever market gave.

19 June 2024 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 19/6/24

- Trade based on H4 time frame, grade A trade.

- Entry time @ 10:30pm using M15 time frame for precision.

- Update (22/6/24)

7 Dec 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY short trade on 7/12/23

- Entry time 1:45pm

- Entry based on H1 timeframe

- H4 timeframe was trending

8 Nov 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 8/11/23

- USDJPY got trend alignment to the upside for H4, H1, M30 & M15 timeframe.

- Entry time 12:45pm

30 Oct 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY short trade on 30/10/23

- Currency strength

- Trade classification, C

- Note: missed this trade as I somehow hesitated to take it. I was monitoring this pair but fail to execute, my mistake.

- Profit should be taken immediately as this trade was C trade.

1 Sept. 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 1/09/23

- NFP was released at 8:30pm, an opportunity for along trade occur after the news released. As all USD group show significant strength and also all pairs in JPY group shows weakness, thus a long trade was a possible to consider at that particular time.

- Entry time around 9:45pm

- Possible max. profit of 1.66R

- Note: next trading day may give another opportunity for a pullback trade depending on how price will pull back.

29 Aug 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 29/08/23

- Fundamental shows USD strong and JPY was weak. Price pullback to support area.

- Correlation also shows USD stronger than JPY. The correlation during entry as per chart below.

- Price broke out from consolidation area and pullback towards support area.

- Entry, around 6:00pm

- Trade need to be manage as there was important news release around 8:30pm and 10:00pm

- Max. possible profit 4.04R

10 Aug 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 10/08/23

- The whole JPY group was weak and each pairs broke yesterday session high. Got probe during New York session.

- Entry time 9:00pm

- Entry timeframe 15 minutes.

- Max. possible profit 8.3R

10 Aug 2023 (Trade Example): USDJPY

 USDJPY long trade on 10/08/23

- Trade based on session break. Price broke Asia session during New York (9/08/23). On 10/08/23 price started to pullback and entry opportunity can be spotted during Asia session. With the assistance of currency strength meter this was a possible trade to enter.

- Entry time 8:00am

- Entry timeframe M15

- Possible max. 3.55R

3 May 2023: USDJPY

 USDJPY short trade on 3/5/23

Pre-Analysis

- JPY shows strength with possible absorption volume set up. There was also change in behaviour from downtrend to uptrend.

- Volume was climactic.

Entry

- Time of entry 2:58pm

- Risk 0.25%

- Exit plan: TP @ around 3R profit

Post Analysis

- Closed with profit. Exit when price hit my exit plan. Will not be able to monitor USD interest rate decision.

- Some spike of price during news event (ADP NFP result) but I manage to stay calm and hold my trade. At that particular time I already move my stop to breakeven.

- Next support area probably at 134.500 but I already decided to close as per my exit plan.

- Closed at 2.88R profit, max profit end of day 4.71R

- Price volatile during FOMC news event, in some cases it might stop out a trade.