Well let me tell you, as a manual, full timer, I've tried out dozens of alternatives, including Reuters Eikon (thorough, but clunky), Metastock Pro (ludicrousy clunky and ugly), Esignal (beautiful but plodding), Ninjatrader (counterintuitive, very ...

Why do so many people use MT4?

I've taken loads of time off from trading in the past, but always to work on method, not to stop completely. Trading boils down to discovery plus execution when all is said and done, and although you hear a lot here about psychology, it's usually ...

Did you take time off from trading?

Nicely put. Reminds me of the recent Labour electoral defeat when one of the MPs said, it's not us, it's the electorate. They've changed.

Opportunities for One Big Score!

What you mean someone's thought of this before?! :nerd: Usually the devil's in the detail; similarly with breakouts strats too, but in this case what was impressive was just how little detail there was.

Opportunities for One Big Score!

Probably more for another forum being stocks and shares but sure... he followed FTSE, Dax and Dow. Every day, he'd alert for the 5 biggest shares that were furthest away from their yearly average. He'd then look at each one and decide whether or not ...

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Exit polls showing 61% for a no but EU is trading at 1100 - around 100 pip gap so far...

What will happen to EUR after Sunday's Greek Referendum?

Some things in the markets are efficiencies that get ironed out, others are structural and permanent. Not all opportunities are created equal. The Fool's vix options is a great example of relatively short window trades. The past 3 years of yen ...

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It's a shame this place doesn't have more 'delusional fools' like him

Trading consistently for profits

I thought I was relatively senior here... 12 years and pre Microsoft puts me to shame. Been trading for 8 or so years near enough, full time the past few and this place hasn't changed an iota. Superheroes' kryptonite only lasts a few months, a year ...

How many on here have been traders for at least 5 years?

Woah, good word. The ancient Greeks would have had a field day with Conrad's conclusions... url

About Candlesticks: Why they were created? What do they reveal?

Yep I know nothing at all about anything whatsoever. Ever thought your low might be shaded? Bueller? .85 on EBS & Duka.

Any other possible "CHF 01/15/15" like events in the future?

If you don't mean ..."One of the reasons why it seems so bad now is due to the human tendency of recency bias. The magnitude of losses in this recent event (anecdotally) seem to pale in comparison to the events I've mentioned above" ...then don't be ...

Any other possible "CHF 01/15/15" like events in the future?

Nah this really was the big one - the largest EVER move in one day for a currency, at least in the developed world. In comparison, the '87 equities was a 23% drop, the flash crash just over 9% drop, and this one, a whopping 28% drop. Add to the fact ...

Any other possible "CHF 01/15/15" like events in the future?

If you're with Alpari UK you lot should be fine - FSA protect all accounts to £80k ish from memory. So even if they didn't segregate their accounts when they should of, FSA should cover it.

Alpari.co.uk Discussion

What an absolute mess. Commiserations for those affected. For those that don't know, most brokers hedge their trades by bucketing their trades into A/B piles. The majority fall in to the B bucket, which indicates they're a very likely loser and so ...

The CHF tsunami - 15 January 2015

Just a funny coincidence that's all. I'll get back to my cave

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Hello FTI, what made you just post that?

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That's about as good a summary as you'll ever see. Whatever happened to the liberal arts eh?

Do you believe this market is random?

got 'em. everyone looks more cheerful in colour

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