Eur/gbp — I couldn't figure out which way it was going to so I played the Eur/Gbp with a buy. Got in 15 minutes early. It backtracked on me for a bit. Eur was stonger than the Gbp this morning according to Bloomberg. Buy = 100 lots Entry = ...

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Merlin, I was thinking about your question earlier on a prediction. It is still true that I can't provide one yet but I just realized that tomorrow is September 11, 2006, the fifth year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. It woud seem logical ...

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Predicting the direction of Economic Releases (Continued) — A summary of my analysis of the article: Retail Sales is bullish. Unemployment Rate is bullish Industrial Production is bearish Housing starts is bearish Light Sweet Crude is bearish

Bloomberg TV - News Ahead of Economic Releases 9/10/2006

See Bloomberg TV - News Ahead of Economic Releases 9/10/2006 — I posted the article for a reason. The second paragraph give you an idea of the US Retail Sales projection before the release. I wrote the thread, Predicting The Direction Of ...

early USD Retail Sales news

I agree with Peter. Demo until you can be a success before risking real money. As a new trader, you need to get rid of all those "problems" before you trade a real account: getting used to the software, being emotional in a trade, learning to win ...

Need a strategy

I don't know about getting better fills on futures. You have to weigh the costs and make your own decision. Forex is supposed to be offered on CME in 2007 as a new regulated market. Fundamentals seem to have more ticks in futures than pips on forex. ...

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Read the forum rules. Members are not allowed to discuss this. It is assumed that I can't post a chart reference either. Unless informed by a moderator, I'm not violating the rules again for anyone.

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Can't give a prediction when the market has not moved. I need price movement for a prediction. However, if I base it off of the EuroFX in the futures market, you can see it is bullish. At what percentage, I have no idea. I could tell you on the ...

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

Interesting stuff. You've put a lot of thought into this.

UK Trade Balance 9/11 4:30EST

I do what works for me. If watching price move and following the flow works for you, the more power to you.

Predicting direction of economic releases

I have 3 televisions on: Bloomberg TV, CNN, and CNBC. One of them will have a currency trade box before the report. Usually it is CNBC but not always. What I listen and watch for is when an announcement says that a an entity, like US treasuries, ...

Predicting direction of economic releases

Go and read CFTC/NFA complaints posted on the regulatory website.

GFX Group SA

The way I see it, there are still many more trades to do. Next week: Tuesday - US Trade Balance Thursday - US Retail Sales Friday - Core CPI Three great movers in the same week. The forex market is now closed for the weekend. Have a good one ...

Predicting direction of economic releases

Bubblehead..Hmmm!!!! — I'll second that. Bubblehead sounds like a cool title considering I think outside of the box. It does not have the same ring as Maverick or Entrepreur or some of the other great names. Where is my award? Note: This ...

Predicting direction of economic releases

I experienced a metatrader problem but found that it was not the platform. It was the feed provided by an outside company that had a disruption. If you are having a platform issue, you may want to contact your broker for another link to download the ...

usd/cad problem on MetaTrader

You work for them?

Broker??

They are giving the appearance that they are going out of business. I hope they have fully integrated the MT4 platform. Thanks for the 411.

Broker??