I thought the whole game of trading was about being ahead of the curve, not behind it.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Spill what beans? I am not asking for what his strategy is. My experience is that systems that are too good to be true, are exactly that. Usually the sample size is small.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Whats the sample size you backested on? And what is your risk to reward ratio? Cause I don't believe you can be right 80 percent in picking the direction of the market.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

So far 30%, in the last 3.5 years, sample size about 500 trades. But I m expecting one day to get hit with 50% drawdown. Which I m perfectly fine with. I have a good job so I don't rely on trading to make a living. I really don't care that much what ...

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Don't forget to bet atmost 1/2 of Kelly, I use 1/3 which is 5% per trade. The market sequence of wins and losses are not randomly distributed like Kelly suggest. Winning and losing clusters. Cheers

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Good statistic but it might just be because the dollar index has been in a bull market since 2013. We don't know what the next seven years are gonna look like.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

I m sure you are the same person who created this thread. If you want adulation, come up with a better idea. You are not a genius! If I may break your illusions.

Just learned about hedging, does anyone use it for scalping?

I keep asking for trade explorers and getting none. Only people talking !! Empty talks. This forum is just full of losing traders.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Is this what you call a genius idea?! How long have you been trading again?

Just learned about hedging, does anyone use it for scalping?

I learned that you must be a disciplined person aside having an edge.

What have you learned?

The broker is simply the man in the middle. The retail trader is called dumb money because, he unless in some few situations always losses money.

Gold Nugget For You!

lol. A buy and sell order at the same time, Hilarious. All you do is incur extra swap on the first trade, plus extra commissions , slippage and swap on the second. Weather you are aware of it or not, you are market neutral. Which is the same as ...

Gold Nugget For You!

Trading without stop-loss is an idea that will work if one has an unlimited amount of time and money. Which no one here has. The only way you can do it is by buying an index , or Gold because the value of all currencies will continue to depreciate ...

Gold Nugget For You!

Even an index fund is not slow and steady. This term has become popular in the last couple of years because the market has been in a bull market. There are periods where the index goes down for a considerable period ( 10 - 20 years ). There is no ...

1% to 3% Per Day? All things are Possible

It shocks me that you have a red flag on your name and still thinking this way about trading. Haven't you learned any thing in the last whatever years. Still looking for the holy grail ! I guess you have been busy posting instead of learning. There ...

1% to 3% Per Day? All things are Possible

The only people in this market making money everyday are market makers and brokers. As a retail trader: commissions, slippage and swap will eat you dead if you trade too often. You should take a longer term objective , like trying to make money ...

1% to 3% Per Day? All things are Possible

Here we go again!!! A high Probability of something happening does not mean not random. Where will you put stops and take profit, or how will you manage the trade. Without these inputs you can't say whether something has edge. I could care less that ...

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

It will have been good if you attached to your message a link. I don't know about you, but I m tired of empty talks.

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

Has he shown any prove of such wisdom? lol !!

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex

I trade using multiple accounts for personal reasons. Just opened this account for a former high school girlfriend. I cant be asking for prove without making a step, if people are willing to start showing explorers, I will be more than willing to ...

What I learned after losing $300,000 trading forex