I’ve decided that I  need to keep some data  on my trading method.

EUR/USD

February 17th, 2010

60 minute S.M.A.

Crossed over: 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time

Low reached: 1:00 p.m. C.S.T.

Low 1.35855

60 minute crossover point: 1.36847

Number of pips range from crossover to low: 99 pips

Time frame to hit low: 5 hours

Economic data released:

7:30 a.m. C.S.T. - Building Permits

Actual - 0.62M – Previous  0.65M

7:30 am. C.S.T. – Housing Starts

Actual - 0.59M – Previous 0.58M

7:30 a.m. C.S.T. – Import Prices m/m

Actual - 1.4% Previous – 0.2%

8:15 a.m. C.S.T. – Capacity Utilization Rate

Actual – 72.6% Previous – 71.9%

8:15 a.m. C.S.T. – Industrial Production m/m

Actual – 0.9% Previous – 0.7%

Gold: 1,118.25

DOW: 10,310