I am a loner....that means I'm very happy alone. I am still along way from trading for a living but I believe I can. my vision is to live a life of freedom, not tied down by the 8 to 5,rush hour,harsh boss.I want to move away from the city to a ...

Is it a happy life ahead?

the fact that kovner,soros,ptj,Bacon have admitted that its incredibly difficult to trade fundamentally since 2008 coz everything is determined by the feds,central banks and merkel...any statement from these guys changes the direction of the market ...

Which one? Technical or Fundamentals

EQ triumphs over IQ....but both are very important ....I have average IQ and I believe higher than average EQ.

Psychology is nothing

you nailed it.....you need to know your great winners and losers,what caused them ....you should not just focus on losers .

Do you keep a trading notebook?

few people in FF if any offer solid advice with examples like tradestar1.You should study diligently the material he has posted coz its the real deal. guys who have edges usually remain aloof ...pearls should not be given to hogs as the good book ...

Still losing

if you want really outstanding results you have to accept 50% drawdowns.This takes mental toughness that few can manage. but I agree it is silly to risk aggressively on a big account .

5% risk per trade?

Hi forexsaint, Is the service still on? please check your PM.

Free Backtesting and Optimization Service

I think its very plausible ........ I am trying to include such systems to help even out my equity curve......80% 2:1 risk/ reward is pretty tempting

Negative risk reward ratios

its great!

Well... like the new FF look?

hi guys, how do i link my fxtrade account to mt4 so that i can trade from either platform on same account.When I try to open mt4 account it happens to be a subaccount with 0 balance. regards.

OANDA Discussion

the trick is do to lots of scratch trades...in my short term trading I realize that 3/10 trades are winners ....if traded without modification I would lose money ...I realized that I should close my position immediately if momentum stalls ....that ...

How to rescue a losing position?

make haste for Asia Pacific clients .....we really feel neglected.

OANDA Discussion

yep .....the times of bucket shops is over....

U.S. Regulators Bullying Fx Brokers For No Reason

run baby run!!!!....if they have 6 mio and nfa wants to fine em 3mio and an additional 3 for daring to challenge them...how will they survive?

FXDirectDealer (FXDD) Discussion

yep...I saw a dude trade spot fx using futures volume ...he talked about luxvol and being able to see hidden volume ...he used 300 lot volume to alert him to possible breakout in the direction of the big trade.he scalped on 1min frame and his ...

How do I see volume?

any updates? I'm testing the idea and find it useful for add ons. thanks.

Quick and Dirty EOD

wow incredible results. kudos

Trading FX for a living - finally

if I were a broker I believe I'd be delighted to have winning clients. I would basically front run their trades as its not illegal in spot fx. I would then hedge their trades with a counterparty and still get some profits from the spread. I believe ...

Do brokers have complete access to your trading system?

that the only thing you can control is risk. learn to think in probabilities. drawdowns are unavoidable and one should know his uncle point.

Forex Trading Philosophy

my main issue is trying to overthink the system especially as it regards trailing stops...Ive been cutting winners short by aggressive trailing stops. working on that.

Do I Really Want to Start This Journal II