i agree jet, VT is the best free charting available.

Any CMS-Forex traders out there ?

wow, killer trade man! you sure do cover a lot of different pairs! how do you keep up with them all?

GBPJPY

all the time man dont think of just the immediate contract, think out in the future. and dont forget about futures options. many many many arb opportunities exist if you knock down the conventional school of thought.

GBPJPY

hey jim, what futures contracts are you trading???? i trade E7 BP J7 ES EMD ER2 NQ YM YH YG YI QM and QN....

james16 Chart Thread

see, what did i tell ya about GFT! yeah doc, buddha is right, you really should take a look at all of them. personal preference plays a big roll in what you think of a platform. luckily everyone lets you download a free demo so they are not hard ...

Best Forex Platform?

man, i see what you mean. the losses on there seem to be out of place when considering the size of the winners. i did see one $58 winner, but that is the only substantial win in the whole list, and even then the biggest loser is $71.

FXWINTRADES managed fund performance

if anyone is interested in keeping a trade log, but is fearful of it getting hijacked, let me know and i will setup a thread that only you can post in. it may be lonely though

Posting trades on weblogger

isnt it funny how you can learn so much about trading from books not about trading???? ive never admitted this before, but the book that totally changed my perspective on trading is "Money Ball", a book about baseball. my trading jumped leaps and ...

The Power Of Now 4 Forex

that makes two of us its still always fun to look at some backtest results!

james16 Chart Thread

nevermind, i just realized you are working with the 5min chart too

james16 Chart Thread

james, i will do the EL code and some backtesting on this pattern. give me until the first week of July though. right now i am on to some breakthrough research that i have to focus on for the rest of this month. btw, ive researched similar patterns, ...

james16 Chart Thread

james, coming from you, i think that would be incredibly valuable to post potential trades.

james16 Chart Thread

haha good stuff! make sure you get back to this thread when you are done reading it. i am interested to hear what you learned...

Backtesting vs. Thought Process

Here is how I understand it (which may or may not be what the original author of that quote intended): The logic, common sense, and insight that goes into designing/refining a system is far more important than the backtesting process or results. ok, ...

Backtesting vs. Thought Process

i think that structural changes make the market evolve. for instance, say you used to trade breakouts on the S&P futures back in 1990, and your system worked well. but now in 2005 it doesnt work so well. just think of all the structural changes the ...

GBPJPY

james, the image attachment issue has been resolved. you can upload the images now.

GBPJPY

great questions! the answers could fill many books! 1) Do you agree or disagree with this statement? im not sure i understand the statement. what is meant by your personal mental processes overrides any work ? 2) How likely is it that a system that ...

Backtesting vs. Thought Process

yeah you especially need that time limit, it keeps your cash free. that becomes important as the complexity of your portfolio grows. thanks for the cheers man, i will see what i can do! im doing pretty good so far, but its still early in the contest. ...

How do you predefine a profit?

there are of course a million ways to do it...i usually start by setting the stop, and making the profit target some multiple of the stoploss. i like getting at least 3x my stoploss on the big winners. my profit target is not the only way i get out ...

How do you predefine a profit?