why is it with trading that the thing that "feels right" is always wrong, and what is natural needs to be suppressed? i think thats what makes trading such a hard profession. i think it was william eckhardt who said that trading is like being at ...

Reality Check.........

they are both really good brokers imho, ive traded with both for some time. why not try them both? for numerous reasons, its always good to have more than one account.

The neverending question -- Best Broker

forex.com has a nice learning section as well...

New Trader , looking for info

that makes sense. sheesha definetly feels healthier than cigarettes. sure tastes better too. yeah man i got tongs. but as soon as that coal hits the rug, your getting a burn spot even if you pick it up in 2 seconds my hooka was always getting ...

How did you begin trading?

ahhh, i LOVE sheesha!!! only problem is that i always burn holes in my rug when the coal falls off the top but man, there is nothing better than a HUGE lung full of sheesha. hey meedo, the guy who got me smoking sheesha tried to convince me that ...

How did you begin trading?

well i always felt that other traders knew greenspan better than me. so when i heard he was resigning this year, i pledged to get to know the new chairman as well as anyone. and you can learn A LOT about how someone thinks by reading their book. i ...

Central Banks Watch

i like bernanke, but only time will tell how good he will be. i just ordered his books from amazon, i figure i should get to know the new fed chairman as it could only help with trading decisions. anyone who feels the same may want to consider ...

Central Banks Watch

yeah and his wife is very cute. shes one of the reporters on CNN. i forget her name...

Central Banks Watch

i would agree that there is no violation of the rules. rule #2 is more for spammers looking to profit from their posts here, or trying to gain traffic to their website, without giving anything back to the forum. fxtrader625 doesnt fall into that ...

Posting trades on weblogger

hmm... good point fiji. the "Get millions or commit suicide" strategy is probably inferior because the stoploss point is unpredictable. there could be some emotional advantages, but speaking strictly math, you are better off setting a real stop loss ...

Get millions or commit suicide!

sometimes? try all the time! thats how it is for me anyway

Get millions or commit suicide!

goodbye, Greenspan... — just paying my respect to the greatest fed chairman we will ever have. im sad and happy at the same time. sad to see the old man go, happy for him that he has had such an incredible life. what an incredibly great man he ...

Central Banks Watch

LOL! i love this guy!!! i say try it man! why not? you could treat each account like a single trade, and ratchet up your account size (formerly position size) on some geometric mean based strategy (ie optimalF). dedicate a few thousand to the ...

Get millions or commit suicide!

OUCH! you have no idea how bad it hurts me when i hear traders say this

Lessons Learned during System Development

yeah you are understanding it correctly. however, it is not necessary to that the unseen data be closer to the current date. it can be any period you choose. and yes, it is used to verify the validity of the trading method, but only after it has ...

Lessons Learned during System Development

forget the both of them! go with a preferred broker btw, savant, is the reason we should trade at oanda because of the box options? LOL!

OandA or Interbank FX for 1st live acct

yeah the unseen data is just a set of historical data. i guess the title i give it makes it a bit confusing. yes, unseen data is the last set of data. it is only good for one test. as soon as your system is tested on the unseen data, its "spoiled" ...

Lessons Learned during System Development

haha!! i was hoping you'd start a journal man! ive seen some pretty good calls out of you on this forum, hoping to see some more

777's trades

this situation is getting kind of shady iso. whats up with the rally today? could it be that bonds bottomed on wednesday? technically speaking, bonds could drop a hellofa lot more, but fundamentally speaking, HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET? shit man, ...

Central Banks Watch

this situation is getting kind of shady iso. whats up with the rally today? could it be that bonds bottomed on wednesday? technically speaking, bonds could drop a hellofa lot more, but fundamentally speaking, HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET? shit man, ...

Bonds