got crushed on my long too — down -148 pips so far tonight.... one of the worst days for me in a long time.... long right now....

EURUSD

It's a neat name for a thread, if nothing else

Eur/usd Back to the Future Part IV

I got crushed tonight.... 3 shorts that went -37 a piece.... Oh well, you win some, you lose some....

EURUSD

did anyone else notice alpari's servers being down until just now? makes me wonder if they did it on purpose, because of the huge gap.

Alpari

damn, i like burritos too.... but i could only vote once...

Poll, Have the long term trends changed?

thanks.

ATC down again?

well you need to do some research on your own about atc... they are a work in progress.... just by visiting their site, you'll see that they are one of the few MT4 ECN passthroughs available. i recommend calling them and speaking to Dave... he's the ...

ATC down again?

there is an open source product called AUTO HOTKEY that let's you create simple and complex macros. EAs require criteria to open new orders.... IF A, THEN B IF price = X, then open BUY so without criteria (some rule to open the trade) the EA can't ...

want an ea to put on a trade.

BTW, for anyone interested, my best year (in my 8 year backtest) was a 150 fold increase, and my worst year was a 50% gain. I'll say it one more time for people tempted to bring up blowing the account: YES it is possible, but YES it can be ...

My money management (advanced)

trends always change from year to year

Poll, Have the long term trends changed?

you're splitting hairs here. i'd rather use a higher initial divisor to mitigate risk than get into fixed fraction (or "dynamic pip" as you say) No limit to open positions. Again, this is accounted for in your 8 year backtest using the same exact ...

My money management (advanced)

best thing to do is make a broker comparison matrix in excel, and call them one by one... you've got to feel comfortable with your broker and not leave it to an internet forum's concensus. i trade with Dave (my broker,) not with his company. i'll ...

choosing a broker

i like that...

roll over free brokers (does NOT pay interest)

drawdown % is a matter of philosophy. personally, i accept a complete wipeout of my account as a risk in order to achieve unparalleled returns.... that doesn't mean i put all my investment capital into my strategy.... it means that forex is what you ...

Optimization results question

yes

Optimization results question

the #1 most important factor: the modeling quality! if trades are being scalped for TPs and SLs of less than 15 pips or so (depending on the pair) a 99% MQ is critical! otherwise, M1 (90%) is usally sufficient.... the #2 most important factor: THE ...

Optimization results question

zip it first

Is This My Holy Grail EA :D

One thing I have not discussed is when to take profit. The truth of the matter is that as more new "high balances" are achieved, the more volatile your equity curve will be.... this might be too much of a rollercoaster ride for most people.... A ...

My money management (advanced)

The reason you divide by 10 after the divisor is THAT IS THE DOLLAR PER PIP per standard lot! If you trade a pair that pays $8/pip/lot, YOU WOULD DIVIDE BY 8 INSTEAD OF 10! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Mixing pairs that have different $/pip/lot can make ...

My money management (advanced)