Re: COT — You're welcome, Open. If anyone wants to analyze potential COT trades or bounce off ideas let me know. I'd be glad to participate Kris Matthews

COT Historical Commitment of Traders CFTC

Buying USDCAD — I still have not seen any convincing signals (change in sentiment) to go long USD/CAD yet so I'm still square on this pair. It seems like a couple of you "take-profit" and "donfriday" found some technical signals to go ...

USDCAD trend reversal?

Re: jimmy rogers — Ha ha, thanks for the video. I always love watching Jim Rogers because he's on a higher level than everyone else in the room. However, I wondered what Platypus and other people on this thread thought about the debt/inflation ...

Platypus journal

Where edges really come from — Let's be clear about something (and I mean no offense to anybody and am not referring to anybody in particular): Your edge does not come from your entry method and exit method nor does it come from money ...

Important – Why systems are profitable (or not)

The quote that everyone on FF should read — Yes, Yes, Yes. Finally someone is using their head and realizing the difference between luck and skill. If your strategy has a reason for working than you have an edge, but if it's just performed ...

Trading COT Report

How to use COT reports to profit from FX — Hi Open1, The best thing to do is go to some site that charts the report like timingcharts.com and look at the net positioning (in red on that site). There are three ways that I use to profit from COT ...

COT Historical Commitment of Traders CFTC

USDCAD reversal a possibility — Hi All, I realize this thread is mostly about technical analysis, but I have something interesting to share regarding some intermarket analysis. One should consider the possibility of a USDCAD reversal to the ...

USDCAD trend reversal?

the right fundamentals at the right time — Platypus, I agree that it's difficult to watch the right fundamentals at the right time, but something that helps is looking for divergences between what currencies and other markets (oil, bonds) are ...

Platypus journal

Re: Why countries "move" their currencies — Just to add to what Pollux said, countries move their currency in a direct way by intervening or changing their reserve portfolio, however, most of the time they move their currency in an ...

EURUSD

Bravo — I like your attitude, Skippy. There are so many uncertainties associated with trading that this kind of ethic is a neccessity. Cheers, Kris

Who are the top best Forex traders in world??

speculative prop trading — You might've misunderstood him. Not all speculative trading is prop trading. You have index funds, hedge funds, pensions, CTAs, etc. that are contributing a lot of volume. Yes speculative trading makes a small ...

Fundamentals stuff

Re: profit factor or expected payoff...which is more important?? — If I understand your definition of profit factor (win size divided by loss size?), then maximizing profit factor could decrease your win rate (all else equal), thus causing ...

Profit Factor OR Expected Payoff...Which is more important??

Re: Low volatility and the 10 ton truck — Before every trade that you make you should ask the question, "If I profit from this trade, would it have been due to taking risk alone, or would it rather have been due to actually putting the odds in ...

Low FX Volatility? Watch out for the 10 Ton truck while pippin

Re: Best forex traders in the world — Hi Zamir, I believe "top forex trader in the world" is a bit subjective, so I can't tell you that, but I can provide you with some resources: 1. Autumngold.com look up CTAs that trade just forex and find ...

Who are the top best Forex traders in world??

Technical Analysis and the Active Trader — The classics that everyone else mentioned here are good. If you want a book that explains the behavioral properties of the market and the weaknesses of most technical analysis methods so that you ...

Forex Books you would Recommend

Before you think about giving up... — Jimmy, It seems like several members of our community have encouraged you to keep going which is good. I can't tell you to go one way or the other because some people are just not meant to trade, and some ...

Giving Up

Hi Lowell, Glad the resources helped you. As for paid resources, I believe sirchartsalot.com is good. Gary Dorsch is not a technical analyst; the charts that he looks at are fundamental and he does not give trading recommendations but rather does a ...

Best Forex Trading newsletters

Best forex trading newsletters — Are you asking for free or paid, and are you looking for trade recommendations or analysis? I am familiar with macro / fundamental style ones and a few technical ones. If you are a day trader, you will be ...

Best Forex Trading newsletters

binary options vs. spot — Hi Yoda, I am just simply stating that options aren't the answer to people who can't trade in the first place, just because it has a better perceived R/R. In fact, R/R is difficult to compare because the benefit that ...

Why Binary Forex Options are better than Spot Forex

preferred safe haven currency — Global treasuries and OPEC countries would like to diversify into currencies other than the dollar, but although the Euro would be the next logical choice, at least for 2009 it is not going to be favored. The ...

Preferred Safe Haven Currencies for 2009