If you mean stop hunting, definitely, I talked about it several years ago on FF and I still assume it's one of the main things that move price. I don't think you are completely crazy. however, liquidity is not unlimited, too many "predators" out ...

Forex is random

Excellent posts tom, wow I'm tired of giving you likes. image p.s. hope this image is not copyrighted, it was originally posted by simnz

Forex is random

well, I want a flexible system that survives in the long term under several market conditions... 10 years would be the minimum to see if the condition persists IMO.

Backtesting

about your question.. IDK, maybe 200 trades, since the frequency of trades is high (56 trades in 2 weeks). 200 trades for a low frequency trader like me would mean >2 years of demo just to see if the ea works lol

When to take your EA to a live account?

it makes sense

When to take your EA to a live account?

still, you are not experiencing slippage now. no offence, I don't understand why forwartesting on demo... it's practically the same of using the strategy tester. I experienced massive slippage most of the time btw, it's just unavoidable when trading ...

When to take your EA to a live account?

and what about slippage ? don't underestimate it. it costed me 1 year and a half of forwardtesting. when you trade low frequency and you lose 100-150% more on a single trade... it's really hard to profit

When to take your EA to a live account?

demo acc is usually bad not only because you don't lose hard earned money but because you don't get slipped and there are no swaps. I know only one broker that give you real market conditions and of course ppl complain about that lol

When to take your EA to a live account?

transcending psychology matters the most to me.

Scared Traders Don't Make Money

MT4 strategy tester is good cause you can backtest with spreads wider than normal.. BUT if you trade "illiquid" pairs with relatively tight stops... it's really bad. I mean slippage has great impact .

How reliable is MT4 strategy testing?

edit: nevermind lol

Always be prepared for a fight and to be pushed to the brink

thanks... well I'm still alive and that's the important

When did you start trading full time?

well, things are very different from 5 years ago. I had high expectations back then , due to the fact that my approach was too optimistic (e.g. relying too much on past performance, using tight stops, risking too much per trade, underestimate ...

When did you start trading full time?

wtf video

What kind of music you hear while you trade?

after a long break I have decided to enter the stock market right b4 the coronavirus.. went from +10% to -25%.. but now I'm almost breakeven... cause I don't give a f... wtf

Drawdown: how does it affect your trading and account

I thought about that 5 years ago.. I was crazy !!

When did you start trading full time?

what's the solution... diversify,diversify,diversify..... there is not just FX trading... there are otherm arkets and many many other things to do

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?

so well said... so well said! that's y it's so important to invest what you can afford to lose! I consider it an essential risk managment rule in finance, for everyone! no matter how flexible your system is... oh, I see many claiming that you need ...

How do you learn to trust yourself in trading?

my first deposit with a CFD broker was about $100-200. I trade stocks since I was 15-17 (I'm in my 30's now). I was quite a hard worker back then and I invested about 10k euro.. that's all I remember.

How much did you start trading with?

I talk about trading with my family and friends with no problems. there's even a professional in my family

Trading is for loners:)