Free VPS for MT4 Accounts — FXCM now has free VPS for live MT4 account holders. If you have a live MT4 account and would like a free VPS login, send me a private message or email me at [email protected] with the request. I need to receive your ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Back from a long holiday weekend... And a sharp move down in the USD/JPY on Friday testing the 85 level. Strong sharp moves are cause for concern for the Bank of Japan, as opposed to stable and steady moves. The last time the BOJ intervened to ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Hi enewbold, The execution for each account type (standard vs. micro) is listed on our website. The standard 10k accounts are executed via No Dealing Desk (STP) execution. Explained here url And micro accounts are executed through the FXCM dealing ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

USD/JPY Traders are Praying for a Bottom as SSI Reaches 7.26 — USD/JPY SSI levels are off the chart reading 7.26 with USD/CHF close behind at 5.19. Here's the latest SSI. image Both pairs have broken through significant support/resistance. ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

FYI, trading hours at FXCM will continue as normal through the US Thanksgiving holiday. Spreads could be somewhat wider than normal due to less trading volume during the holiday hours. I will also have more details on the December holiday hours to ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Last weekends software update to the FX Trading Station II also contained updates for the Marketscope chart. The chart will now show the entry point and exit point for your positions, and the information will also appear regarding the open/close and ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Take heed...David Rodriguez of DailyFX just sent this message across the DailyFX Forex Stream: Trading Signals: Breakout2 is having a tough time in extremely choppy price action. I would favor Range strategies for the coming week.

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Take a look at the chart below. If you're a NZD bear, this gives you an idea of a long term retracement. Will that happen? If US equities continue to go up it could provide some support to the NZD/USD with the risk aversion / USD carry trade. image

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

New Zealand Dollar negatively effected by political developments... — I like the New Zealand Dollar forecast DailyFX wrote for this week. In case you missed it, there's been some controversy about changing the RBNZ's role. The NZD/USD has been ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Hi mofuniverse, The margin requirement of 0.25% (400:1 leverage) will stay the same for micro FXCM UK accounts, but the margin calculation will be based off of the notional amount traded. Here's the text from the FAQ: After November 22nd, the ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

Hey Smoke, The account number stays the same if you move over to the UK and the URL for Order2Go stays the same. It's a pretty seemless transition. The main differences are probably the ones you're already aware of: hedging will be enabled ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

Hi Kingfisher, anytime. For the entry order, this is a limitation with the micro account. The entry order has to be at least 5 pips away from the current market price. There is no restriction like this on the standard 10k accounts. -Jason

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

That is right. If the stops are grouped as one, then set the same stop level for all the remaining positions. If the trade signal is no longer listed in the trade details section, then the positions should be closed entirely. For everyone else ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Hi sloanman, Thanks for the post, and I'm happy to hear about your success with the Breakout2 signals. I'll work with you as long as it takes to get all of your questions answered. The Avg Pips measures the average number of pips gained for the ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Hi Dodge, Thanks for the post. The micro application is not listed directly on the UK site as you noticed. The only way to apply for the micro account is through www.fxcmmicro.com . When you click on the application button, it will ask if you are a ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

Hi Kenz, I checked with our programming services on why LUA was chosen for the custom indicator language. Here's the information I received: From a standardization perspective, most charting packages create their own proprietary language that is ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

Real Time SSI Data Now Available for Automated Strategies — For the SSI fans.... We're making historical SSI available for back-testing with your strategy, and it will also be available for live accounts that want to use the data for an ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

And while we're on the topic of gold, remember the post made back in early October on a possible target for gold. Bloomberg wrote an article about a $1500 target, and you can see from the chart below by adding fibonacci retracements, you can ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Forecast for Gold — DailyFX released their forecast for gold, and it's an interesting call (at least in the short term). Look for a break back below 985 over the coming weeks to officially trigger the topping formation and expose deeper ...

FXCM/DailyFX Signals and Strategies

Hi lau007, Micro accounts through FXCM UK have 400:1 leverage. Micro accounts through FXCM US will have their leverage adjusted to 100:1 on Sunday November 22nd to comply with the new NFA leverage requirements taking effect Nov. 30th. -Jason

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test