I don't think they get it. It's a balancing act, not a brute force effort to create inflation. Clearly falling dollar is just smoke and mirrors to prop up terrible economy and will be short lived. If euro keeps gaining on USD then European exports ...

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Ha ha, so funny you say this. I always wished I had the kind of money to actually buyout a company when big players release false buyout rumors to drive the price up and then short the piss out of a stock. Put them in their place.

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I wouldn't be greedy or calling tops. Sure a reversal is possible but his thing has been going up up up for the last few month without even a hint of selling pressure. If you got in at the highs I would make sure my stop was well in profit. Would ...

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It's not the computer. Have had 2 convenient disconnects during spikes and then charts freeze up.

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oh, just oh... f'ing wow... did oanda chart just freeze up for anybody? this is complete and utter bullshit now...

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holy fucking oanda ridiculous!!!

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Not if they only move it to trigger stops. Even if you did place smaller trade with stop and then place larger trade in opposite direction when the move price to trigger stop, you would have to know when they are stop hunting and when they aren't. ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Thanks man, I appreciate the advice. I was actually looking at interactive brokers as I've heard good things about them. Just not sure about their trading platform. Downloaded a demo of it and it was a cluttered mess. You're right though. Whatever ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

I usually use 1H, 30M and 5M time frames to draw out my charts and look for nice confluence. I use 1M for entries when price reaches these areas. I usually play the bounce off these areas for 5-10 pips which was very reliable when I was trading ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Yeah, I'm just starting to think they don't want me scalping. That's how I was growing my account and I didn't start out with a very large balance. I'm guessing they didn't really care then but now that my account has gotten bigger it's starting to ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Ha ha, so if you're not an idiot and lose all your money on your own, the brokers have to take matters into their own hands?

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

That's for metatrader correct? Unfortunately my broker doesn't offer metatrader so I'm forced to use their java based trading platform. It isn't possible to configure MT4 for use on Oanda API is it? In response to betting, I agree with you. Markets ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Remember when sentiment is at one extreme or the other things can turn rather quickly. We've done a complete 180 from only a few months ago when dollar was king and the PIIGS were doomed. Everybody was calling for parity and then seemingly overnight ...

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Thanks again for the info. Yeah, I'm kind of forced into using larger stops now. Worked alright for me the other day, just a bit more painful when they are hit. I just thought it was odd that the frequency in which my stops where hit increased so ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Thanks for the info. It's interesting that you mention that about the take profits because I have noticed my take profits always take a few seconds to execute where as my stops are usually taken out the millisecond price comes near them, often times ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Ha ha, I like the way you think. Beat them at their own game. But yeah, I see what you mean. If you tell me the rules of the game I'll find a way to win. It gets difficult when you don't know the rules though.

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Thanks for the responses. I appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out. I'm aware of how most of these retail brokers operate that execute trades in house. I'm considering switching to an ECN (have my eye on interactive brokers) in an effort ...

Has anybody experienced stops being hit more frequently?

Might still see 1.45 but retrace back to 1.35ish if no new high made would be healthy. It's all about where the focus is. Everybody brainwashed into QE2 right now so dollar getting hammered. Things aren't peachy an Europe either. Eventually you'll ...

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Be careful with longs. Not saying this isn't going to go higher, could just be the same old tricks (trying to get people short for further move up), but I'm starting to see some signs of a decent retrace in the works. Take a look at daily if close ...

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