Just a heads up mate. Between 2000 and 2010 I worked in the managed funds industry as a compliance manager for a Responsible Entity (Trustee) and Custodian of managed funds. In that capacity it was my job to assess the risk management activities of ...

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

It's an interesting thread Unabletrader as it gets the mind whirring. The way I view trading is this. The price at any point in time is stochastic in nature (uncertain). It varies between end point constraints beyond which everyone or most ...

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

A trend trader would be the more appropriate for my technique. I am uncertain as to your use of the word chaotic to describe price moves over long timeframes in a particular trending direction with low volatility. That price movement would be fairly ...

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

I must admit that this thread is quite depressing. I think that statements such as the thread title need to be bound in qualifiers such as 'trading the short term timeframe' etc. In my opinion on the larger timeframes, market behaviour appears to be ...

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

Thanks greatly jack for your words of support. It makes the effort worthwhile. Have a great New Year. Regards C

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Factors to Consider in Trend Trading to Improve Expectancy I am just in the process of undertaking an annual update of trading using this approach and thought for the purposes of this journal and for interested forumites, that I would highlight some ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Thanks B. I hope you had a great Chrissy. All the best for the New Year. C

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Weekly Outlook continued.... This post should be it for the weekly outlook. USDSGD image PS: Sunshine I would be interested if you see a saucer pattern on the M1 chart above as well. :-) NZDUSD image XAGUSD image NZDJPY image NZDCAD image ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

No problems Sunshine. Thanks for the post. I must admit that I am not a master of chart patterns so your input is appreciated. Let's hope for a nice long ride. The more pips the merrier. :-)

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Weekly Outlook continued.... USDCAD image USDCHF image USDJPY image AUDCAD image DAX image XAUUSD (Spot Gold) image ...almost there for the weekly update. One more post should do it. C

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Weekly Outlook continued.... EURAUD image EURJPY image EURUSD image EURCAD image NIKKEI image FTSE image .....more to come shortly. C

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Weekly Outlook The week ahead is anticipated to be subdued given the time of year. Below is a technical assessment of what to expect given this particular approach to trend trading. AUDJPY image AUDUSD image CADJPY image GBPUSD image ASX ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Well that was a painfully slow week with light volume and low volatility. To be expected during the festive season. If you were not shackled to the trading screens, this would have been the week to take off and pretend you had another life. Nearly ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

I must admit that I have yet to find an EA that can stand the test of time so I see where you are coming from. In the system I use, there is considerable discretion in determining the entry condition as I have yet to find a programmer capable of ...

The importance of accepting losing trades

Merry Christmas to you and your family B :-)

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Preparing the Setup Following on from the previous post, I thought I would discuss the processes involved in preparing for a setup when price is approaching the predictive entry (working/pending order). I am now closely watching USDSGD as price is ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Trading the Primary Trend or the Retracement One of the critical decisions that you need to face in applying this approach is determining where to commence drawing the SDC. While the rules state that the SDC for a long must commence at the swing low ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

Lovely post WalterWhite In this game of trading it is critical that you trust your system and not your gut instinct. In a stochastic market where it is impossible to perfectly predict price movement the whole reason for using a system is based on ...

The importance of accepting losing trades

Merry Christmas to you to sainthun. :-)

Diversified Trend Trading Approach

USDSGD image NZDUSD image XAGUSD image NZDJPY image NZDCAD image GBPSGD image Well that's it for next weeks outlook. I hope you all have a safe and merry christmas. It is going to be the traditional hot stinker down here in Oz so the ...

Diversified Trend Trading Approach