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Do Losers Make Winners in Forex?

isn't that true for everything in the real world? Businesses come and go..only a few remains intact, traders come in and only few become profitable, etc

Soultrader's Clinic :)

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Nocturnal Fund Performance Thread

I only risk 0.5% for each entry for maximum of 2% risk. I've been trading this a little over a year and the worst drawdown I've had is around 10%. Then again, 50%, 80% or 100% drawdown is always possible I like to keep it real!

Nocturnal Fund Performance Thread

I've been getting inquiries about whether or not I trade the same system in Large Fund A and Large Fund B. The answer: Yes I do. Some markets happen to perform very well, while others are more 'ranging'. But from my experience, when some markets ...

Nocturnal Fund Performance Thread

2008 Year-to-Date Returns (as of January 26 2008) January 1 2008 image As of January 26 2008 image Small Fund: n/a * Medium Fund: n/a * Large Fund A: +17.44% change from last 2 weeks: +7.83% Large Fund B: +1.28% change from last 2 weeks: +0.99% ...

Nocturnal Fund Performance Thread

Yes I do actually . But I caution that people who use this type of trading needs to trade on higher timeframs (preferably 1hr>) since the spread might cut significantly into your profits if you trade on lower timeframes.

Is Martingale really dangerous?

I don't know if this is considered martingale Let's say you decide to enter a trade, you already determined that you will only risk 2% total. So intial entry you only put up 0.5%. When price goes down, you enter another 0.5%..keep going until you ...

Is Martingale really dangerous?

if you want to know if a broker is legit or not..just view the FCM reports Make sure they have in excess of the capital requirements set by the CFTC I'm with Oanda and I am satisfied with them. But I do monitor them from time to time and if they ...

FXCM Discussion

i think confusion comes because people use margin and leverage interchangebly. Margin in forex is the required collateral you need to have in order to open positions. Leverage is just having to control bigger sums of money for smaller deposit. The ...

My Money management, and drunk monkeys.

i actually explored the difference between gambling and trading url

My personal experience - Lost 5,000 USD in 4 months Forex. Please advice.

I like your journal Tiki. I like the fact that you post pics of your charts and we can see your thought process. Keep up the good work. Remember! trading is a business!

Tiki Trader Trades

Well you can't win ALL the time. That's why when you're on the winning streak (during trending days) you maximize your gains by pyramiding. So when times or range period comes you gains can offset the losses you experience. It's like any other ...

Just when...

should've put this in member lounge....:

Then and Now....

My first post on FF!! url "hey, i'm a new trader started a couple of months ago... i'm with fxcm and i think it's a ton better than forex.com But my strategy is since i'm working i trade these mainly aus/usd usd/jpy euro/usd and i use 3 technical ...

Then and Now....

Had some error, fixed it now. Next update would probably be this Sunday (27th) Nocturnal Funds 2008 Year-to-Date Returns January 1 2008 image As of January 13 2008 image Small Fund: n/a * Medium Fund: n/a * Large Fund A: +9.61% change from last ...

Nocturnal Fund Performance Thread

pretty much what I do but I don't have any limit on how many positions I can have open But i'm reading 'Millionaire Traders' by kathy and boris. And I'm attracted to some traders in there that uses scaling in the price. When they identify a trade, ...

Money Management Rules & Adjusting Lot Size According to Volatility

hey mr green, tradersaccounting doesn't have a very user friendly website (and very slow). I was kind of looking for something that does you whole tax return rather than just going to a differernt place for trading and another for my w2's. Unless ...

Forex Taxes

Tax season for forex traders! — Since tax season is here, all forex traders are beginning to file their returns/losses. I'm thinking of going to HR Block but I am not sure if they are 'experts' at doing taxes for traders (especially forex ...

Forex Taxes