Author: Arlin

  • Tulum Mexico

    Thinking of Cancun as a pure beach thing for a vacation might be interesting for people who want to do nothing but relax and hang out at the pool bar. People with a bit more energy in their tanks: Quintana Roo has more to offer, specially for those who are interested in history. The ruins […]

  • Chiang Mai Cat Cafe Catmosphere

    Catmosphere is gone. They did decide to close shop during the Covid crisis.This article is left online for reference, only. Playing with felines while chilling for a coffee break? Sounds like a great idea. Indeed, cat lovers will fall in love with the cats at Catmosphere cafe in Chiang Mai. The cafe isn’t very big, […]

  • Eurowings Economy Class Review

    Eurowings Economy Class Review

    Just finished my first long haul flight with Eurowings from Bangkok to Prague via Duesseldorf and it was somewhat of an adventure. There were 2 reasons to pick Eurowings for this trip: First it qualified for 100% miles accrual with United’s Milage Plus frequent flyer program according to the webiste wheretocredit.com and second, the price […]

  • ÖBB Railjet First Class Prague to Vienna

    Flights between Prague and Vienna are ridiculously expensive. In addition to the flight fare one may also need to add train or taxi rides from the airports to the city. Even in the most opportunistic event travel time will exceed 4 hours. The alternative are rides by train or bus. They are significantly cheaper and […]

  • Egypt Air Economy Class

    Egypt Air Economy Class

    Flying from Frankfurt to Bangkok offers nonstop connections with Lufthansa and Thai Air. The direct flights are the most comfortable solutions, but a bit expensive when booked one way. The reasonable pricing of Egypt Air was the reason for me to give them a trial during a trip in November 2018. Frankfurt to Cairo The […]

  • Coping with Trading Losses

    The hardest part in trading is dealing with losses. They need to be embraced and appreciated as a chance to keep drawdowns to a minimum. After suffering losses in the past I have found a way to keep them small. First Rule: Whenever I suffer a loss that is considerable, I will step away from […]

  • Keltner Chanel Reversal

    Professional traders love their Keltner Chanels because it provides great trading opportunities for both directional and swing trading. Here is an example for a way to trade a midday swing. After a strong downtrend can be observed with prices heavily moving down and outside of the chanel, the candles return back into the chanel. Once […]

  • Double Bottom

    Trend reversals often require a comfirmation when reaching top or bottom. When a previous retest of a previous bottom holds the chart formation is called a double bottom and it may lead to a bullish uptrend. To verify the double bottom they should both be near significant daily support 1 or daily support 2 lines. […]

  • Green Hammer

    The green hammer is a bullish chart pattern that can often be observed when trends change on a short term perspective. It is important in combination with another trend changing factor such as a bunce off of an important support level or crossover move. It is an easy to spot shape that resemples the look […]