Hi Guilo, I do the same and guess most traders opt for the excel route as well. But there are a few online journals you can use for free and then, there are the premium versions with all the bangs and whistles..would suggest the free version for ...

How do you keep track of your trades?

Hi Charles, You can review some of the old stickies in the forum, on strategy or check online, for chris capre. It sure was an eye opener of sorts..it should provide you with all the tips you need and on strategy, including adv, trading info.

Getting back into trading

LOL that takes me back to my first run with a live account as a newbie - Yes, I was one of those idjits who opted to go live before the demo and can tell you that the countless hours staring at the screen sure did not net me any pips other than a ...

Hard Way, Easy Way

I'll second that..perfect example would be the fed announcement on tapering..and the resulting volatility.

Most choppy pairs? Least likely to trend?

No arguments here..and if a trader spends countless hours reviewing charts but can't make a single pip profit, something's wrong..

Hard Way, Easy Way

LOL I guess that's one of the questions that is never going to get answered..and as for EAs, they rarely work beyond the two or three month cap..

Forex Demo Account Contests & EAs?

It all comes down to what the trader does during the hours and how well they are able to apply what they have picked up ..

Hard Way, Easy Way

LOL, well written and yes, nearly all the newbies make the same mistake. The ones who learn to practice MM and not to over-leverage, are the ones who stay in for the long haul..

Hard Way, Easy Way

Exactly, trading without SL, not a good idea. Of course, a few professional traders make a point of how they trade without any SL but that doesn't mean that we would have to do the same..

Real Fx traders do not use stoploss

That happens to just about everyone..chalk it up to a steep learning curve..

Strange Question - What is your biggest frustration in trading?

LOL Yeah thanks for the vids..all I need is a group grope and I'm all set for Monday blues..thinking of jazz

REAL youtube traders

No prbs, yeah they do have a huge muslim population but the majority belong to other faiths..which kind of makes it an interesting country but that's for another thread. On swap accounts, do the brokers require specific identity docs to verify that ...

Broker commissions/premiums

LOL I know but often, when newbies see the retracement play out, they start to panic and close out on all trades right away. The point being that if you let emotions take over, believe me, you're not going to see much of a profit..

Strange Question - What is your biggest frustration in trading?

Not to be pedantic but India is not a muslim country, you may want to try something from Middle east, like Iran or Syria

Broker commissions/premiums

Controlling emotions is never easy, one way to go about it is to relax but that's easier said than done when you have a cartload of pips heading in the opposite direction. Use some soft music, try a stress ball but each trader has his own method of ...

Strange Question - What is your biggest frustration in trading?

The question is not that strange and if asked about the biggest frustration, would have to say how the screen goes into freeze mode just as you're planning to close a trade. Had enough, went out and got a new laptop..

Strange Question - What is your biggest frustration in trading?

That's funny, LOL. I make more $$$$ now, thanks to manual trading than I could ever hope to do with a working EA. I guess I am all in for manual and as for EAs, "no thanks, we are all loaded up, so go sell crazy elsewhere" would be by answer to any ...

Manual Trading vs Automatic Trading - Suggestions?

Believe me, there always is a commercial angle and as you pointed out, the willingness to share is kinda suspect..

Can you actually live off Forex trading?

LOL I know..used a few EA's when I was a newbie and yeah, blew my accounts all the way to hell. I guess its all part of the learning process, bottom line when a market is evolving, no single strategy will deliver results constantly. So opt for ...

Manual Trading vs Automatic Trading - Suggestions?

LOL Lazarus is still doing the rounds.. On the query, good intentions are just that and while I do agree that a mentorship of some kind for newbies would go a long way to provide basic trading exp for the newbies, everyone's in for the "greedy ...

Can you actually live off Forex trading?