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Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: Canadian Loonie
By FT on 19 March 2010 at 16:26
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

Earlier this week I highlighted the Canadian Dollar, and reckoned it was well on the way to parity with the Greenback.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: UK FTSE
By FT on 5 March 2010 at 15:19
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT 1 Comment

This week’s trade serves as a useful warning about jumping into a trade too early, but also demonstrates how a good stop-loss discipline can limit the damage.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: EuroYen
By FT on 26 February 2010 at 13:17
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT 2 Comments

A surprise date with the local hospital meant that I didn’t trade this week, but here’s a cracking bet that I’m going to pretend I made, short EuroYen.


The Galloping Zebu is a financial spread bettor who is always looking for the next big market move. Therefore willing to take many small loses, as the big winners will (hopefully) cover them.

He likes a trade on FX and indices, but is a little scared of those volatile commodities. That doesn’t stop a dabble now and again, but he certainly keeps the deeds to the house in the back pocket when Brent Crude is involved.

This silly zebu can’t decide whether he prefers fundamental or technical analysis, so often makes “technically fundamental” trades. As long as both sides are saying to go the same way, lump on and hope for the best!
 Trade Of The Week: Rio Tinto
By The Galloping Zebu on 19 February 2010 at 17:41
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by The Galloping Zebu Comment

Traders around the world have been watching Rio Tinto’s chart carefully for the past month as it tests its support lines and bounces off them each time. As the shares continue to trend upwards, it’s been a dream


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: Gold Market
By FT on 5 February 2010 at 15:41
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

I was spoilt for choice this week, but the trade I’ve gone for was a rare trade in gold.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: EuroSterling
By FT on 29 January 2010 at 19:01
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

There were plenty of trades to choose from this week, mostly equity related. But I’ve picked a trade to show how Fibonacci helped me to go short of EuroSterling.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: The Dax
By FT on 22 January 2010 at 16:16
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT 6 Comments

There were plenty of winning candidates this week, but I thought it was time to share another losing trade; after all, we tend to learn more from them.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: US 30 Year Bond
By FT on 15 January 2010 at 16:35
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

I returned to my old stomping ground for this week’s trade; the fixed interest market.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week:Sterling US Dollar
By FT on 8 January 2010 at 16:48
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

Hi and welcome to the first Trade Of The Week of 2010. This week features a sell trade on Sterling Dollar.


Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

FT has been trading full time from home for four years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .

He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.

FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.

He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
 Trade Of The Week: Sugar
By FT on 18 December 2009 at 11:45
Category: Market Commentary, Trader Hindsight by FT Comment

My trading book has all but shut down for the year now, but as this feature is all about learning from recent charts, here’s a really sweet commodity trade (sorry).


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