Stoch on Daily — T4L, I have left the Stoch on the Daily . . . I use it only for helping determine which of the trades to take . . . if there is a buy signal on one pair that is not o/b and a buy signal on another paid that is o/b, then I may ...

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Chart Setup — T4L, One thing I've found to do that helps me not get into that situation is to set up my monitor screen with pairs that I think are valid for the day's trading . . . when I do my evening analysis I move pairs that don't have ...

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Thanks!!! — Thanks Harold - take care!!! AK

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Amazing to me . . . — It is amazing to me how many people ask questions that have been asked over and over again . . . I feel Harold's pain . . .

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Trading — Bummer that we are spending so much time gabbing about the chat rooms and not trading. Not to sound selfish, but I am going to miss out on a lot of trading knowledge if this thread goes to a chat room (I'm sure that there are others ...

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Stoch — I keep seeing that we are saying 10/80 for OB/OS levels on the stoch; however, should we not be saying 10/90 or 20/80??? AK

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syedks, That was similar to the question I'd asked earlier . . . if conditions are present at the 6GMT candle (even thought they occurred on a prior candle) then we take the signal. Harold may confirm this. AK

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Thanks — Thanks - that makes it clear . . .

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Quick Question - Harold — Harold (& all), I've been following this thread for over a month now and periodically viewing charts with the parameters outlined in the system - I have not yet placed any trades (demo or real). Harold - I'm sure I ...

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Accounting — We always considered finance majors were accounting majors who couldn't make it in accounting. That is coming from an accounting major (and someone with a law degree, too). Truly I would have to say that depending on what type ...

College Major for an FX Trader?

Bemac, Looks good thanks for the time - I only have one question. It seems to only open a position at the cross of the BBs - for example it won't open a position where a cross occurs and four bars later a bar closes above the upper BB. I would like ...

VTTrader: Request Indicator or Trading System for VT Trader

Bemac, One thing I did notice in reviewing my charts is that a position should be opened when the latest candle closes above the shorter Upper BB only when the shorter Upper BB is above the longer Upper BB. Vice versa for a short. The reason I point ...

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Done. Thanks.

VTTrader: Request Indicator or Trading System for VT Trader

I agree with the duplication - I thought about that before I made the post. But I see that Chris responds on here too, so I thought he would notice. In either case, having two people working on the same item is an exercise in futility; so my ...

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Bollinger Band Cross System — I also posted this on the VT user forum; if someone is willing please take a shot. I was wondering if someone would code a system based solely on the cross of the outer bands of two BB. For example one set of BBs ...

VTTrader: Request Indicator or Trading System for VT Trader

Actually, almost all forex brokers do not send you a 1099B or report your activity to the IRS; it is up to you to do so. There are various methods to do so on various parts of your personal Form 1040. AK

Forex Taxes

Taxes — Let me clarify - that is the position in the U.S. anyway.

Forex Taxes

Taxes — Actually, a trader is able to net profits & losses and then pays the tax on the net of the two. In the case you have explained no taxes would be due because his net is zero. AK

Forex Taxes

Same here — I am also thoroughly fed up with CMS. I have recommended them in the past to others, because I am hooked on their software; however, the reliability is completely unacceptable. I closed a trade this morning at about 10 pips shy of ...

VTTrader: Cms

Cms — I use a cable modem to connect to CMS; it is extremely fast compared to other connections I have used - maybe that is why I have not experienced any connectivity problems. AK

Any CMS-Forex traders out there ?