2 out of 3 — mq4 is the Metatrader file extension Program written for MetaTrader, an online trading platform for Forex, Futures, and CFD markets; may be a Custom Indicator, Script, or Library file; contains code written in the MetaQuotes ...

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Suggestion — From the main thread, by PeterFM "as a final word of advice, I would suggest you invest in a book written by Mark Douglas. Its title is ‘Trading in the Zone’. It will be the first step in helping you understand what you need to ...

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Essential Reading — ESSENTIAL READING, especially for the new traders attracted to this thread. They are not very long but contain volumes of important material to be absorbed! Information For Beginners Help for Newbies. What can you learn on ...

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Weekend study & learn time — Response to MichaelSimon Ok so got and reading "Trading in the Zone". Will try and get through it over the weekend. Not only get through it, absorb it and believe it In the meantime Im still practising on demo ...

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Amazing Resources — http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=256848 http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=236793&highlight=yesterday+high+low%2A The resources here on FF are the best on the web, so good in fact that there is a ...

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myfxbook — http://www.myfxbook.com/ It is the current GO Markets contest, 1 day, 8 hours to GO (pun intended) says daily 9.88% for him, and I moved to # 150 http://www.myfxbook.com/contests/trading-championship-september-2011/5

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How about results, are we allowed to post them? This is a trading contest, current leader, not me, I am # 161 How do these guys do this? I know they must be over-leveraged but how do they get the trades right in the first place? Might go study his ...

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I Can't Think — Well worth reading... twice I Can’t Think! The Twitterization of our culture has revolutionized our lives, but with an unintended consequence—our overloaded brains freeze when we have to make decisions.

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Creating a Trading Plan — Prepared for http://www.forexfactory.com/michaelsimon but ya'all can have a look

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Backtesting DIY — What if you knew that there is one habit that you can adopt as a trader that will nearly guarantee trading success? What if you knew that all professional traders share one habit in common? Furthermore, what if you knew that ...

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Another — Nobody mention this one yet, really need to use an online calculator to get the current prices / conversions http://www.earnforex.com/position-size-calculator

looking for lot size calculator

Lost signal? — MT4 locked up or no signal from 19:30 to 19:37 GMT, anyone else?

GoMarkets Discussion

Weekend will change your trading life — Michael, When you know better, you will do better. There is NO need to test your senses or think in the "right" direction. Yes, you may have 'won' on the trade, but did you stick to your trading plan? A ...

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1 Click setting — Wel, you can always set it to single click to make it even easier

MT4 Order Plugin: Trade by lines with risk based lot sizing

And here is why — Here is how this should have been displayed - WOW - look at the actual risk placed on this trade! See how high the RISK has to increased to make the lot size equal 1, which is what you are using. Problem is, if this became a ...

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Pre-Market Psychology — A Trader’s Self-Evaluation Checklist Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D. 1) What is the quality of your self-talk while trading? Is it angry and frustrated; negative and defeated? How much of your self-talk is market strategy ...

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Position SIZE is the key — 1. Are you trading for the thrill? 2. Why are you trading exotics? 3. Do you have any idea of risk / position sizing / stop loss? You are way over leveraged with that 1 position alone, see the calculation; if you ...

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Sounds good to me, I've got one and not even selling anything; btw, what is it that you are promoting? You are already Com. Member so I'm sure you can mention it openly here.

Should the Trade Explorer be Required?

Best reply yet — After reading all the posts, seems to me that the first reply was the best! What I might add is this, when you find a method that works on daily, you could try using 12 hour charts and check for signals twice a day. You get 12 ...

A system that works for a part time trader with minimum screen time

easy as — Right click on the screen, first option. Hint: Experiment with different things, try to learn by yourself

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