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- peterM replied Nov 14, 2007
I prefer GMT+2 because it gets rid of the sunday candles which can make a miss of trend lines and indicators
anyone know the the type of time used on meta4?
- peterM replied Nov 14, 2007
yeah.. surprises can really move the market.. thats why I don't trade intraday anymore.
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 14, 2007
I wasn't expecting the boe to say that... cable flew down on the news!
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
1. Longer the better i would say, though i am not a fan of backtesting, it is all curve fitting to a degree 2. Anything that works for u 3. depends on your risk tolerance 4. Any system that does the opposite of what the 95% of losing traders do. ...
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Trading System
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
I think different traders use different R/R ratios. One thing I do with one of my strategies is open 2 positions at smaller sizes and use a different TP with the first one to the second, this way I can lock in profits. I also move stops to break ...
Regarding risk/reward ratio
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
yeah. I understand what you mean. Big SL's don't need to mean big amounts of risk. You can choose your position sizes accordingly.
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
I remember thanks giving last year, now that was crazy.
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
yeah.. I agree.. no point trading when u have no clue what is going to happen.. might as well just blackjack at the casino.. need the odds in our favour

Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 13, 2007
crazy day.. I was hoping cable would go lower so i could go long with a really good price..
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 12, 2007
what a day for cable.. I think there will be some nice buy opportunities coming up in the coming days :-D
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 12, 2007
a retracement to the 5ema.. Does that work well for you ?
Simple 5 / 8 moving average crossover
- peterM replied Nov 12, 2007
price bounced at the 38 fib 9650-1158.. the 50 fib is around 2.04, that may come into play this week!
Cable Update (GBPUSD)
- peterM replied Nov 12, 2007
Yes, I agree. Don't listen to the "experts". Only you can make yourself a successful trader, nobody else!
Never listen to forecasters and analysists.
- peterM replied Nov 12, 2007
I am waiting for the dust to settle before going long. The short term trend is still down at the moment.
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