fx is the worst thing I've ever heard in my life.I would have ventured in proven stable business ventures if not for fx.I am still profitable but dreams of 1000% profit evaporated. the drawdowns one has to undergo makes this game an emotionally ...

At What Point Do You Give Up On Forex

imagine if you bought stocks when the FED said so and relaxed. trading is fools gold,yet we persist.

Is trading really that hard?

if you're not into algorithmic trading,even the base laptop is more than enough.

Best laptop for trading forex?

correlation is pretty easy to spot....I know it when I get entry signals in multiple pairs at the same time

Trading as I know it...

you can't and if you try you'll go broke.start on a new slate.risk half of what you think is optimum.

How to recover equity from heavy losses?

this is similar in principle to the "three ducks method ","child's play " 3 ema system and other related systems that worked pretty well up to around 2003.From what I heard some guys managed 1000% profits p.a. then suddenly they stopped working and ...

Anyone use this EMA strategy?

good points @ hanover and lumesh, all Im trying to say is that we should be skeptical.If you are making money,good but that shouldnt breed overconfidence.As for me Im making reasonably high returns,but at the back of my mind I know it wont last ...

How many people are actually making money rather than losing?

a combination of trendfollowing and mean reversion...although they dont work as well as they do in the backtests in reducing drawdowns.Most multistrategy funds would do better just trading a simple trendfollowing method.

The best scientifically-proven way to trade range markets?

LOL! when will the nuptials between mapleleaf and mingary take place? Ill offer to be the best man

Here's the answer to "Can I make a living from forex"

yes you can,until you cant, and the world closes around you, you cant eat,you cant shit,you cant sleep, you're in hell,you fell,you're in shreads, your broker laughs,your account slumps, you load the glock,and look at the clock, your time has come. ...

Here's the answer to "Can I make a living from forex"

back in 2004 Richard Dennis was interviewed in a cheap fast food restaurant as is his usual habit.He said trading is 10* harder than it used to be.Systems trading is like chasing your own tail,the very fact that you discover an edge,that edge ...

How many people are actually making money rather than losing?

lets see whether the ASIC is as efficient as the FSA in reimbursing clients lost money. Seems UK is the safest place for spot fx

What are we all looking for from a Broker

if it quacks like a duck then........???? its shame you cant call it duck unless you are in the business of skinning newbs.

a few questions about London close strategy

10% per week! you are a god living amongst us...unless...

Here's the answer to "Can I make a living from forex"

I have been profitable for 7 months in a row with august being my first negative month (-12.6%) I trade with the trend,let winners ride and cut my losers short. do you do the same?

How many people are actually making money rather than losing?

I also put my bet against this 'robust' system in 3 years time.Its just the wise thing to do.You should too,bet conservatively and set your risk of ruin pretty low.

My progress as a full-time investor & trader

I think part of the reason some make it is their foundation.I first read Reminiscences of a stock operator and it ingrained in me some very important lessons. 1.Risk management-no averaging down 2.Hope and greed-cut losers short let profits run ...

At What Point Do You Give Up On Forex

very possible. you can use round numbers and record when price crosses them.you will definitely get a feel for the trend when you do that. my trading uses these basic principles only that I added the vilified MAs just for reference and to make my ...

Going Old School

formal education though fundamentally worthless is an absolute necessity in this paper ridden society. I'm back in college doing my masters coz of idiots who keep raising the hoops to jump. If you want to be a hedge fund manager you need to have ...

To be the best