"you are only as smart as your dumbest mistake" -ralph vince (although he is not one of my favorite trading authors, i always loved this quote)

"Awareness" Quotes and Snippets

if john works for GS, he is not really a hedgefund manager. he would be considered a "fund manager" for GS. a hedgefund manager usually refers to the person who owns/runs a firm that trades a big pool of money, although these days "hedgefund" is a ...

hedge fund managers

btw, looks like they are late updating that calendar LOL. i must have banged on it too hard last month url homepage will give you the release the fastest.

how to get the FOMC statement right away...

and here she is...

how to get the FOMC statement right away...

ah, good to see some options trading at FF it is little known that options are ole merlin's expertise regarding the covered call, dont feel as though you have to purchase the underlying of the exact currency that your option is for. some ...

Naked Options Selling!

sure brokers say you cant do this in an agreement, but who says they will catch you? its not to hard to hide this activity, you just need a lot of accounts and a few crafty ideas. dont expect anyone in this game to play "fair", ALL is fair in love ...

Profiting from Broker Quotes

found it! (was longer ago then i thought LOL) url

Something I always wondered about news...

a few months i explained how this process works. some reporters get it ahead of time. if anyone can find that post, bless you

Something I always wondered about news...

viva Sarkozy!! viva France!! so will the euro strengthen?!? or was this already priced in? i guess we shall see soon!

Sarkozy WINS!!!!!!

btw, there is no "exchange" to open or close. forex has no exchange. its a bunch of banks sending money back and forth (ie decentralized). the UK banks will be closed for the holiday, but cable trading will still be taking place at other banks ...

Will the London Exchange Be Open Monday, May 7th?

i changed the title to "May 7th" LOL. and yes, it is a holiday in UK... url your broker will probably stay open, forex brokers usually only close on christmas and new years. other UK financial markets and the banks are closed though, so liquidity ...

Will the London Exchange Be Open Monday, May 7th?

when you brought this up i was kicking mysefl for not thinking of it. ive even seen and wondered about these spikes, just never thought to limit straddle them. its seems so obvious in hindsight (as do most things). i have a feeling we are going to ...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

this is a common misconception. the key to understanding this concept is to realize you are only concerned with the liquidity for a specific inefficiency. we are not talking about the whole forex market liquidity...we are talking about liquidity at ...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

btw, we often see conversations about systems getting "ruined" by sharing. this stategy presents the perfect opportunity to explain why a system (that exploits an inefficiency) does in fact get ruined by sharing.... lets say a bunch of start ...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

it can be used for anything that should impact the US economy only. news event, speech, surprise etc etc. no doubt there is risk in this strategy. the US economy has an effect on almost every major economy around the world, and it usually comes down ...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

yeah this forum has some real gems, each is like a needle in a haystack. ive been stuck in my trading ways long before FF started, however, my most profitable system ever was found right here in a thread at FF. and nobody really noticed that i ...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

in a couple days you might be wishing you kept this to yourself LOL.

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

brilliant! US economy does have an effect on other economies, but for sure you are on to something here...

Fade NFP Effects On Crosses

i could be wrong but this will most likely be a boring release. the RBA doesnt release a statement unless they change rates, and everyone is in agreement that rates will remain the same. so really there is no news expected. however, once in a while ...

AUD interest statement