hey Jacko can i ask you what's the largest drawdown you ever experienced using your technique?

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

maybe you're just bored. Trading is stressful and boring. I notice traders try to overcome that by creating fun environment for themselves. So maybe searching for something new to add to your 'arsenal' speaks of your urge to escape the normalcy and ...

Ever think you are loosing it?

it really depends on how you look at it. I don't think when you don't get something or it doesn't make sense to you, that it is inherently wrong. It just means that you don't get it yet, or it's someting that doesn't suit you style. You have to be ...

Transition from Losing to Winning

it really depends on what timeframe you initiate your position. From 'come into my trading room' dr elder said you can multiply your timeframe by 5 to get the next higher timeframe you should look for a trend. ex. 1 hr time frame trading - look at ...

How to trade the trend?

true, but could it also be 'fear' that you feel it could retrace and take your profits out? Like they say, fear and greed are the two basic emotions of trading

10% a month Will be my aim

guys, there's another world to enjoy out there other than trading j/k! have fun!

Competition

why only 10%? Why is there even a limit. Leave that for the 9-5 job. In trading, you should leave it to the possibilites of the market

10% a month Will be my aim

there are 3 interest statements this week! i think the yen gonna just hang in indecision until the interest rate statement. Then hopefully we'll see new trends for the rest of April.

Steviet's Live Trades!

In my trading records, i don't have a column for pips anymore. Every calculation is based on the $ value (risk, net, expectancy, win ratio, P/L). Because I pyramid, focusing on pips really deceives me. I could be up 200 pips, but if I'm only 50 ...

:: Pips are not what counts ::

Human behavior — I think forex has become a religion with many sects. Although there are some fundamental truths to it, there is no right or wrong way to do it really. Some people hold on to their beliefs about what the forex market is and how ...

Hilmy83 Trading Psychology Journal

too many trigger happy people trading the forex and to fit that behavior with mathematical equations/indicators is just nonsense

How many of Technical Analysis based systems are junk?

i don't like stocks for few reasons 1. not 24 hr 2. uptick rule. 3. corporate scandal and lies to investors (i.e Enron) 4. thousands of stocks. It's a double edge sword 5. You make money BOTH ways. Naturally you buy stocks and wait for it to raise ...

Stocks vs Forex - Is everyone suited for forex?

i guess the trick is to figure out when the carry trade plays out. Does anybody know how to determine that amidst all the econ reports that come out?

markets fall faster than they rise

true. But I guess i'm thinking of the interest rate effect. I'm assuming big institution don't like carrying long positions against the carry trade cause that would reduce their profits from interest charged. So when for example if they assume that ...

markets fall faster than they rise

so my obervation is right? that market falls faster than they rise? i just wondering if it applies to forex, cause i'm sure he's just referring to stocks

markets fall faster than they rise

nevermind..i just realize i'm placing an order without s/l.. but i want to look into this..cause i'm sure i read it somewhere

hedge for s/l???

for example, if you buy euro at 1.3490 and my s/l is 1.3400 then place a hedge short at 1.3490 with tp 1.3400 So you loss is also your gain, wiht a little loss I assume from the spread. But doesn't this reduce your loss greatly???

hedge for s/l???

i say it's pretty good day for intraday traders.

US sentiment BAD! so dollar strengthens by 50 pips?