“You thought I said what?”---H. Paulson- IFCN Wk 50 –Wed- Equity: $1,439.60

We got a few more FirstStrikePlus trades. For a short while this morning it looked like we were going to have a very good up-move in the Euro and Sterling. Then they reversed as quick as they started up.

So, we got stopped out of the eur/usd and usd/chf. Still no trade in the gbp/jpy. Maybe there won't be one this week.

Chop continues as individuals and large companies fear the worst. (Whatever that “worst” might mean to them!)

A few recent, timely quotes:

"I was very careful when I said what turning the corner
meant. I said I believe that that meant that we have stabilized
the financial system and prevented a collapse. I was also very
careful in saying that we have a lot of work ahead of us...," -
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

"My most likely outcome is for a couple of quarters of
negative growth and inflation coming down, but not getting to
that deflationary state," - Federal Reserve Chairman Donald
Kohn

"There are some signs that credit markets, while still
quite strained, are improving" - U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke

The week's FirstStrikePlus trades:

• eur/usd: Long @ 1.2723, stopped at 1.2508 for 215 pip loss.
• gbp/usd: Long @ 1.5126, stop 1.4615.
• usd/chf: Long @ 1.2061, stopped at 1.1945 for 116 pip loss.
• usd/jpy: Short @ 95.39, stop 97.39.

FirstStrikePlus trades will be exited on Mondays at 00:00 CST if profitable. (First-Profitable-Open Exit) See complete rule-set for effective trade management.

Trading account equity: $1,459.60.

Silver position equity: $-20.00
(Current XAG price: $9.30 – 200 unit position average: $9.40)
TOTAL Equity: $1,439.60

A final quote, one of my lifetime favorites--

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein

Joel Rensink
www.infiniteyield.com

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