@Hanover I saw your recent strength indicator a while back and honestly found it difficult to use.I get the principle behind it but I have seen other recent strength indicators and each give different readings. This differences lead to analysis ...

Lessons in directional probability and risk management

yep....Marty Schwartz in pit bull stated that when a losing streak hits get smaller.while this is not mathematically correct,your pre-occupation should be to build self confidence by positive reinforcement. if the streak still continues take a break ...

The Trader Behind the Trade™

LOL!

"Technical Analysis Fallacy" thread people, I need your help

he has taken another massive hit today. it doesn't look good. I believe the system has performed outside the backtested boundaries and he should take it offline. hope he bounces back.

The Trader Behind the Trade™

I saw a dude use luxvol for hidden volume and DOM from futures market. he traded when 300 lots or more hit the market ( so much for a trillion dollar market -85%+ is hedging ) betting on trend reversal on M1.he made tons of cash even in this era of ...

What is order flow trading?

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A basic holy grail trading system thing

I reckon almost half of my trades are taken in a random environment so there's a 50/50 chance of profit /loss not including spreads.however there are times when my entries are dead right leading to powerful trends of 100-200 pips which to me is ...

Tight stops, Winners run, 1:2 RR blah blah blah

why don't you attach a trade explorer we see how it goes .....

A basic holy grail trading system thing

I tried to understand FTIs methods but couldn't. the amount of discretion makes it near impossible to emulate.

"Technical Analysis Fallacy" thread people, I need your help

lol! the guy who lost this amount was pretty embarrassed and just went underground. some have lost even more to Nigerian con artists!! I guess its a faulty gene.

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

there is a guy who lost $100k to jacko-ass! it's just crazy!

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

but if you can put a trend filter you can massively improve the odds.The problem is defining what the trend is.

What is your win rate and risk reward ratio?

lol!

Why are most of the traders here failures?

if u still managing other peoples money be careful.....if it was your money I could care less.hope u changed.

My 30 pips Daily and my 45% Weekly Journal

I think most newbs are overwhelmed by trading and seek a guru to deliver them ....they view the guru as a god....someone who has attained what they desire most...they worship every word he says...like orphans they congregate together like sheep ...

Is forex becoming less popular?

I struggle with the aspects of letting profits run.nowadays I try to give my trades room to breath by checking my trades every 4 hours instead of 1....that is making a difference.

Cutting your risk, letting your profits run

well to each his own.I envy stats like that....basically that's close to the holy Grail.

What is your win rate and risk reward ratio?

true.....retail fx picked steam after dotcom bubble and like moths to a flame the public ran to the hottest new gamet. FF started in 2004 and gained steam by 2006-2009 as the fever spread...this was the height of intellectual discussions.by 2011 ...

Is forex becoming less popular?

short timeframes require the highest skills and the biggest edge to overcome the spread and slippage. death is usually very swift if you are not best of the best.

Why are most of the traders here failures?