Catching Spikes — Maybe you should keep a sell limit about 100 pips above the going rate and a buy limit 100 pips below. That way if it happens again you'll have a position 100 pips in the black out of nowhere. Spikes like that do happen every ...

GBP/USD Spike

Nzd/jpy — NZD/JPY has been a better pair then NZD/USD for me. Its been trending up for several days now. Real complicated strategy, buy on the dip and hold as long as possible.

Any tips, strategies, or methods on trading NZD???

Tight Spreads — EFX Group has tight spreads expecially when things get moving. They do charge a commission instead of jacking up the spreads during news. Their spreads go up and down all the time. The more volitile it is the tighter the ...

1 pips spread to all major pair??

Every broker will have its Good, Bad & Ugly — I don't know if you can blame a Broker if he can't make your Market order 20 seconds after a big news announcement. Trying to place a market order and you get what you get when the middle of a ...

Good, Bad & Ugly....

Best way to trade the news --- my $.02 — The best way is to get the news first and then have a plan of attack on what to do if its lower or higher then expectation. To get the news before everyone else you have to spend some real money on a ...

How do you trade news?

Done right it can be very profitable — I traded this mornings release by straddling GDP/USA until it bolted then I cancelled the bottom trade. Eur/Usd seems to move a little fast and can eat you up. Had 5 mini lots and made a fast $400. Came ...

How do you trade news?

4 open trades gone — I had 4 open trades all in the black gone, also lost all account history. Thankfully it was on the demo or I would have gone ballistic.

Anyone else lose active trades with their broker?