Check this thread, some people there make 50 % in one day, they are excellent traders. but are sitting in front of the computer all day.(not my beer). url Otherwise, the vast majority of traders, systems and forums are consistent loosers ...

Minimum Balance to Trade Full time?

Long right?

Hidden divergence

This one: first the signal, a few bars later the stop run, then BINGO. (imagine putting the order just at the stop run level, which was obvious!)

Hidden divergence

And another one.... Guess, just the combination of HD plus stop run could be a killer system!

Hidden divergence

Another one, right on the killer bar (mean killing all sitting ducks:)

Hidden divergence

Do you guys pay attention to stop runs? Check this chart,(did not take the trade) I like to enter on top/below the signal bar. As you can see, the first signal could have been stopped out, the second one, took off AFTER the stop run. Just my 2 ...

Hidden divergence

Sounds like a typical stop run at market open.Algos don´t sleep, unfair advantage. Glad you took it lightly...

EURUSD only

That´s pretty much what I said, including transparency, (allthough they don´t tell new clients right away,that they will spike spreads up to 20 pips every night)..you need to dig a bit ddeper to find out these facts... Can´t help it brother, but you ...

OANDA Discussion

You bet they can be triggered, and the widening happens every day just before the asian session starts too!! EURUSD spikes every day up to 10 pips for a while, then stays quite expensive during the asian session.AUDCAD goes to 20 pips, just look at ...

Oanda users - Oanda widening spreads

So the real spread depends on the time frame you are trading. Day-trading in between sessions : EURUSD:1,3 AUDCAD: 2 Any trading that crosses the boundary Asia /Europe: EURUSD: 10 AUDCAD:20 Meaning:if your stop is Xpips + spread, and you are trading ...

OANDA Discussion

Maybe rollover is not the correct word. I mean the massive spread increase that happens at the end of every day, around 11 or 12 PM (depending on the winter /summer time) in Europe.It spikes and slowly comes back to normal, (though it remains quite ...

OANDA Discussion

I´m planning on long term trading strategy, where a trade could last a couple of months. Bummer the OANDA rollover on some exotics goes up to 20 pips....that´s an expensive spread.. Eurusd up to 8 pips. Meaning: on days where you tighten your stop ...

OANDA Discussion