Yes this is not order flow trading in it's traditional definition.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

What do you mean by trading fundamentals? Buying on good news and selling on bad? Order flow trading means gathering, analyzing and acting on all available information that could cause shifts in liquidity structure and agressive order flow, whether ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Ok, I see you just use it as a filter and that's why you put it as a separate cause for order flow. It's interesting that I had something similar in mind and wanted to put it on paper just a few days ago. Thanks for saving my time, Jim

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I guess you're talking about AUDUSD. I don't think you can consistently capitalize on such expectations, I mean defenders having access to market moving news to help them save the option. I found a much more interested play on the downside in ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Scotty-Jim, why did you put interest rate differential as a separate order flow generator? Isn't it a part of the cause of inter-country investment?

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

To be honest I don't really comprehend the fundamental forces moving CHF and that's why I asked you. I'm thinking about a small trade from some technical level with bids, probably 87. But this would be more of a test than a real trade.

Reminiscences of A Forex Speculator

Trizzle, what do you think about USDCHF long? After their weak CPI the expectations of a hike are moving further away and this could reverse the trend at least temporarily. Thanks

Reminiscences of A Forex Speculator

It's all up to personal preference. The best way is start with one source that you like and then add/switch depending on your progress. Otherwise you'll be overloaded with information and lost. I personally like forexlive, they pretty much focus on ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I haven't read it myself yet but it's on the list. url Regarding all other questions I think the answer is experience.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I don't think light bulbs will light from reading the forum. It will however when you spend the time doing homework and reading the actual market. And then you'll be surprised how you hadn't seen it before even though it was said many times on the ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Whatsup, Boy Plunger! I never thought I'd be learning from an 18 year old.

Reminiscences of A Forex Speculator

Good thinking, Trizzle. Thanks for the post.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Depending on what a countries stock, bond, and real estate markets (as well as its inflation rate) look like, an interest rate increase could be seen as good or bad for the underlying investments." I think he was talking about a central bank rate ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

What Darkstar said is correct. He was talking about relationship between interest rates and bond attractiveness (put risk aside) while you're talking about high yielding bonds due to their high risk level.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

DS also suggested to read "The Way of the Dollar" so now I'm checking what moon is doing before making a trade.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I think Darkstar meant to say "when EURUSD rises"

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Why discuss something that is never going to happen? They'll make a deal because under no circumstances they will let someone out of euro.

What Will Happen to Forex Trading if the Euro Falls?

Honestly I haven't seen much "buy gold" commercials in the mainstream media and I don't think there should be. General population does not take a big part in gold speculation anyway. Like I said, it's central banks and futures traders (I might be ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

So true, can't argue with that. But how do you know the majority of gold speculators is fully invested? As I see it the main players are futures speculators and central banks. Futures open interest peaked in November 2010 when gold hit 1400, so the ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

There's one point where I see AMT relation to order flow. Say asian session was trading in a range and after it closed the price went up during London/US session. Some of those who were short in asia would like to get out of their positions at least ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset