image image image Ok, got a feeling I'm gonna get my A$$ handed to me on this one. I was itching to do something aside from paper trading. This is the first live trade I've put on since the orange man took office. When sleepy Joe was in things ...

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image image image So, like I said, I was looking to keep between 25% to 50% of credit received. Even though this is paper trading I still manage like if it were real money. 71 bucks and change minus $6 for commission is about $65 and change- ...

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image image image I never actually posted anything but comments on FF so forgive me if my pics are bad. This is a Friday 0DTE naked straddle SIMULATED, I would never do this with real money but it's fun to fool around when there's no risk. ...

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Thank you for the well wishes. Yes, it is amazing what they can do. I was literally up and walking within 24 hours, albeit with a walker but still. Only since last summer have I been serious about options. I sell about 45 DTE so the last trade I ...

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Trade the ES. Short strikes are usually between 16 and 20 Deltas, if IC the long strikes around 5 deltas.

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Forgive the delayed response, I had a bilateral hip replacement 2 days after I wrote that. I wrote that knowing I'll be home for a while, first 2 weeks are hard though and I wasn't thinking about trading much. As far as my options trading, nothing ...

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Just came across your thread, admittedly I'm not on FF much aside from looking at the economic calendar. I taught myself about options years ago but only seriously started playing with them last summer. Looking forward to following and sharing

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I agree with everything you said in your first post, especially about money management. I’m BIG on money management. I’m curious as to why you’re trading Forex and not currency futures. Obviously you’re trading with some decent capital, why use an ...

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Please, please, please, don’t ever believe anything in trading ( forex or anything else) or life for that matter is guaranteed. People have made fortunes selling guaranteed profit systems and EA’s to chumps.

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Interesting

What is your best seasonal forex pair or stock to enter now?

Oh man, I just found this thread but apparently it hasn't been active in a while. What a shame, it would have been nice to meet and talk to other people who understand that trend lines and the MACD aren't what actually moves the market. Technical ...

Whats really moving the market today?

To be truly stress free, one needs another source of income that will cover your bills. Stress comes from inside you and only you can eliminate that stress by figuring out whats causing the stress then formulate and put into action a plan to ...

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Seasonality usually can be used (sometimes) for a few commodities such as corn or soybeans, it has something to do with planting/growing cycle. Natural gas, supposedly because suppliers stock up at a certain time of year. I can't see seasonality ...

What is your best seasonal forex pair or stock to enter now?

I've lurked in the shadows of forexfactory for the past 7 or 8 years, just to see what people think about markets etc. I joined today actually to reply to this thread. I've been trading for about 14 years, mostly forex for about 8 of them. I'm up ...

Are there any successful Traders in Forex Factory?