stop are supposed to be traded through, limits are traded against. think of it like trading bounces and breakouts with support and resistance. placing a buy stop is like trading a break of resistance. placing a buy limit is like trading a bounce off ...

Why there is difference between buy limit and buy stop?

dude, that much drawdown means he was NOT disciplined. im sorry, but thats just ridiculous. that much at the same time? wow.

Screen Shot of a good trader about to get $ 6K margin call !!

theres a program called Forex Tester out there. i've used it before and it works. its also very similar to the MT4 platform, so if youre used to MT4 it should appeal to you

FX simulator, real data, multiple TFs ?

first off, as a new trader, you should be sticking to some well-known, non-volatile pairs like EURUSD. trading exotics like the USDINR could be troublesome for you. exotics tend to be more volatile and can lead to some hurt. if you are trading it ...

Trading USD/INR..

no its not, because that shows only custom indicators. the indicators shown under just "Indicators" are there for ever and cant be removed.

How to remove the "junk" from MT4...Alligator, Bill Williams, etc

IMO, risk to reward is overrated. i think it limits your ability to trade, rather than helping. you tend to focus too much on loss when considering RR, which can then lead to emotion and other complications ("darn it, i didnt meet my RR" or "the RR ...

Risk Reward +Probability [Poll & discussion]

well, you may be able to slip into a loophole or two depending on what and how much you are trading. for example, if you are trading US clients, as long as you are trading less than 15 clients and/or less than 500,000 USD (might have changed by ...

Attracting Investor Capital

im pretty sure anybody can take the series 3, but my question is, why would you if you dont need to? the only reason you would need to take the 3 or 35 is if you are managing funds in the US. you would have to register as a CTA if trading individual ...

Attracting Investor Capital

some little things are off in your post. first, you need a series 3/35 NOT a 65. 65 applies to securities like stocks, bonds and things like that. 3 applies to futures and 35 applies directly to forex. i have both the 3 and the 65, but i didnt get ...

Attracting Investor Capital

lol army? BOO! nah, im kidding. im actually heading into the air force next month. with your slow and steady style of trading, expect a smaller ROR per month, and everything over your expected ROR is just extra awesome.

Attracting Investor Capital

lol i just wanted to see your reaction. but as to your actual question........ first off, good luck to you dude. its a tough thing to trade other people's money. first word of advice: never trade the money of someone you know, especially friends and ...

Attracting Investor Capital

the best way to attract investor capital is to dress up like female investor capital, and blink your eyes at the investor capital. the investor capital will then drop its jaw to the floor, and co me running at you (the now female investor capital). ...

Attracting Investor Capital

traditional paypa or the new paypal debit cards?

How Did George soros withdrew the money when he made 1 million?

the problem is, people need to be responsible for their own actions. if the guy is trading one lot on a 1k account, then it is his fault he didnt research more and learn more. he should be responsible for his actions. thats how the real world works. ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

it can only load as much as the history contains. go to tools>history center and download the desired data.

force MT4 to load more data?

well, there is your first mistake bud. you should not be trading real money after just a month. you should take at least six months to ayear learning, and then from there it will take three to five years to start making consistent profit. it takes ...

Trouble Trading

well thats great, but too bad this isn't TSD.....

Wanting to post my system....

to who? lol. they dont care about your opinion. every citizen in the united states could say they were against killing puppies, but the government would go through with it anyways if they thought it would help the greater good. that being said, just ...

Forex Traders Unite to Oppose 10:1 Leverage Cap

it's good for a stop loss indicator, hence the name "STOP and reverse," but like smikester said, it has its advantages and disadvantages. like other indicators, though, it shows the same info as other indicators. you just need to know what it's ...

Parabolic SAR

might be different here in america then. we were in talks with deusche bank regarding lowering spread just last month. 2 or 3:1 leverage here is considered so low its near impossible. probably just different styles of doing business. its interesting ...

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?