haha no kidding. between 15 - 25 a day. and its a swing system lol. i usually have like 30 - 40 in at a time.

actual backtesting

these work in real time. i proved them live before i started backtesting just so you know.

actual backtesting

this is STRATEGY 1 after 200 trades: image the left is the % equity curve, like yours. the trades are based on 1% account equity. this was on EURUSD here is STRATEGY 2 after 200 trades: image since it's less consistent, i lowered the risk to ...

actual backtesting

it's called a covered position. they do this in commodities futures all the time. it's not entirely risk free, but it is more beneficial than having an uncovered trade. the only thing you have to watch for is the expiration date on the option. im ...

Buy Put Option & Buy GBP/JPY risk free?

first, i love how 100% percent of traders on FF think they are in that super special 5% that probably isnt even a real statistic. secondly, you can win 33.333333% of the time with a 3:1 risk reward and be profitable. lose twice, win once and you are ...

Where do you set you're stop loss?

i already argued my point in a previous post. i was pointing out how funny your statement was.

Fundamental VS technical

that is saying the exact same thing as "technicals are a graphical representation of fundamentals" so, as for who is right, one opinion out of two identical opinions cant be "right" unless there is a third opinion opposite from the other two, which ...

Fundamental VS technical

how download it when its an ex4?

Blind trading using sonics

i think i have an idea of what he might be doing. subconsiously your brain registers sounds. if your brain hears more down beeps than up beeps, it could tell you that the currency is going down, reversing, etc. interesting idea.

Blind trading using sonics

trends are easy to identify once they're happening. it's identifying the start and ends of the trends that is the hard part. as for identifying the trend, like the guy above, i use my eyes. the way i identify the start and end is a secret.

How to determine the Trend

dbFX. i know some people who work there and my company uses them for managed accounts. i just like em i guess.

Why is the market behaving like this?

im pretty sure he said that it isn't at that it works without doing it so......

Yet another MT4 historical data question...

the strategy tester doesn't actually look at one specific candle. it looks at what price the currency was during a specified range of time. whether that is a minute chart, four hour chart or month chart. for the open it takes the first price in that ...

[Probably OT] MT4 history center and period converter.

yeah, 3 to 5 pips is ok, but i saw some pairs staying at 16 to 20 pips CONSISTENTLY the past week or two. that sucks quite a bit. i placed a EURCAD buy the other day and paid 15 pips in spread. ouch. luckily it was a long term trade so fifteen pips ...

Why is the market behaving like this?

a good idea is to maybe not trade on fridays before the market close. that way, if you still have a trade in, the gap after the open wont mess you up. you could be up 20 pips on friday, and then the pair gaps down fifty pips, now youre down 30. see?

help needed for better average trade.

hahaha. fundamentals dont move the market. banks do. lol. banks might listen to some news feeds to make a decision, but that's not their only tool. one of the biggest things that actually moves a market is just banks making simple buy and hold ...

Fundamental VS technical

it almost sounds like a pre-planned arbitrage. sounds really interesting. there might even be a way to take advantage of this fact if you knew about it before hand. i'm gonna look into it some more. very interesting.

"Fixings" what are they, what happens..?

volatility due to lack of volume is the main reason. everyone is scared out of their mind right now. therefore, like mentioned above, not many people are trading. the less volume in the market, the more volatile it becomes because it's harder to ...

Why is the market behaving like this?

the MACD just shows a moving average cross. thats it. so mess around with some moving averages, find some you like, and use those setting in the indicator. you know, it's not really that hard to find things out for yourself.

Your Best MACD settings

spreads arent the only thing to consider: the main difference between brokers is price feeds. yes, spreads play a part in this, but they are only a piece of the pie. some brokers get their feeds from a third party and usually have fixed spreads and ...

When you open a live account, do you automatically retain a demo one as well?