A book for Christmas

The memory chalet

Tony Judt was a brilliant British historian who died last August. I started reading his last work, wich was  composed while he was totally immobilized by the motor neuron disease that was to lead to his death within a few months of its publication. The book is a touching reminiscence of his life, a testament to his courage and a fitting memorial to a great historian and a wise and humane man. Fascinating reading.

Dangerous market

I usually avoid trading during the Christmas period, but today I opened charts again. What I was afraid of, was there : a thin market, violently moved by the big guys, to make extra gains before their vacations. I had a 2,5 pips trade and the market, IMMEDIATELY after this, moved 40 pips in the opposite direction, precisely at the London opening (10:00)!.. I could stay with the long open and no stop and get a -40 on the face in 3 seconds.. I took fastly 11 pips on the right direction but this is gambling, no trading. Got a little more and closed trades for a week at least. Leaving by now.

Merry Christmas, happy Hannukah!

Flat

Lost some on a perfectly flat, boring pre-Christmas session. I should go packing and leaving for the mountains instead.

5 o'clock

Nice steady move, on a pre-Christmas dull Monday. 32 pips in 12 trades and done for the day. I should learn (in 2011) to have those pips whith fewer trades. I had to exit and re-enter often today, because of the thin market and for maximum seciurity.

O'o

O'o is the name of a extinct Hawaian bird and an excellent album of John Zorn. Vivid, magnificent music and cover! One of the best albums of this (very prolific) great musician.