Pipper Stake's Baby Steps

[B]This will be my journal for my first live account:[/B]

[B]Trading TF:- [/B]
TF #1: Daily
TF #2: H4
TF #3: H1

[B]Trading Pairs:- [/B]
Pair #1: EUR\USD
Pair #2: GBP\USD
Pair #3: AUD\USD
Pair #4: USD\JPY

[B]Trading Tools:- [/B]
Tool #1: Position Size Calculator
Tool #2: Pip Value Calculator
Tool #3: Swap Rate Calculator

[B]Trading Strategies:- [/B]
Strategy #1: Snakes (Based on technical indicators)
Strategy #2: Thor (Based on price action)

[B]Trading Rules:-[/B]
Rule #1: Risk\Trade: 2% of account balance
Rule #2: One open position at a time
Rule #3: Expected Profits should be greater than Expected Losses (Reward\Risk > 1)
Rule #4: Position size is adjusted according to stop loss (see rule #1)
Rule #5: Trade with the prevailing trend in the higher time frame
Rule #6: One losing trade per day
Rule #7: Pair Strong Currency with Weak Currency based on the Currency Index
Rule #8: Let profits run by using trailing stops

[B]Trading Steps:-[/B]
Step #1: Set S\R zones in W1, D1, H4 Charts
Step #2: Identify trend direction in W1, D1, H4 Charts
Step #3: Identify Entry and Stop Loss (Stop Loss is Based on ATR(13) and S\R levels)
Step #4: Calculate position size from stop loss
Step #5: Stop Loss=2% of balance, Take Profit=4% of balance, Trail Stop to Break Even, then to 2% of balance
Step #6: If Exit was at initial Stop Loss, Stop trading
Step #7: If Exit was at Take Profit, Repeat from Step #3

Wish me luck!

[B]Trade #: 1
Deposits\Withdrawals: $1,020.00
Balance: $1,020.00
Pair: EUR/USD
Strategy: Thor[/B]

[B]Entry [/B]
Date: August 20, 2014
Time: 2:35
Entry Price: 1.33142
Order: Sell
Lot Size: 0.11
Stop Loss Price: 1.33342
Take Profit Price: 1.32952

[B]Exit [/B]
Date: August 20, 2014
Time: 2:59
Exit Price: 1.33105
Order: Manual

[B]Profit\Loss[/B]
Pips: 3.7
$: $4.07
Result: Win

[B]Trade #: 2
Deposits\Withdrawals: $0.00
Balance: $1,024.07
Pair: USD\JPY
Strategy: Thor[/B]

[B]Entry [/B]
Date: August 20, 2014
Time: 20:14
Entry Price: 103.790
Order: Buy
Lot Size: 0.13
Stop Loss Price: 103.638
Take Profit Price: 103.898

[B]Exit [/B]
Date: August 21, 2014
Time: 1:41
Exit Price: 103.923
Order: Manual

[B]Profit\Loss[/B]
Pips: 13.3
$: $16.04
Result: Win

[B]Trade #: 3
Deposits\Withdrawals: $0.00
Balance: $1,040.11
Pair: AUD\USD
Strategy: Thor[/B]

[B]Entry [/B]
Date: August 21, 2014
Time: 21:13
Entry Price: 0.93051
Order: Buy
Lot Size: 0.11
Stop Loss Price: 0.9287
Take Profit Price: 0.9325

[B]Exit [/B]
Date: August 22, 2014
Time: 2:01
Exit Price: 0.9306
Order: Manual

[B]Profit\Loss[/B]
Pips: .9
$: $0.99
Result: Win