hi again if a lot of your TPs are below 15, the backtester will often give false results. in a nutshell, it can't tell if the price hits the tp or sl first, because they are both happening in the same 1 minute bar.... so it gives the better of the ...

What is a reasonable system

maybe reversals.... but not much research here has been done.

Virus System

not so fast... not all currencies are the same. the virus is great for EURUSD because that is a characteristic of the EURUSD to go into trend continuation with a virus breakout.... but the same can't be said for USDJPY, GBPUSD, etc...

Virus System

hi another installment i do some lurking around here.... get a bit amused by all the excel spreadsheets that show risk per trade, etc.... i get amused by people trading gartley crabs and butterflies.... their calculations expecting exact targets to ...

The Root of Forex Swing Trading

i've got a few questions.... 1) are you sure the EA is opening on the bid and closing on the ask, and vice versa? 2) is it a scalping EA (TPs/SLs less than 20)? the graph looks great, but that's not the concern. you need to make sure the trades are ...

What is a reasonable system

i don't think i'd take advice from someone that can't even spell "wise."

What is a reasonable system

haha i can say the same thing about losing.... i person can learn how to throw money out the window like its riding a bicycle.

Technical Analysis Fallacy

you fell "up" a flight of stairs? that's pretty amazing...

I never proved anything

hi bigweir... i trade patterns myself, though i find it amazing that you are trying to quantify the market to exact shapes, angles, targets, etc. yes, you made some pips. good. it could go either way, so i wouldn't pat my back too hard. no, i am not ...

Pattern Trading

tunera the truth of the matter is that most people can't or simply won't be able to average 30 pips a day. you make it sound so trivial as if it's "only 30 pips a day" hell if you AVERAGE 10 pips a day you'll have a hell of a good year. (of course, ...

How much money can a seasoned semi-pro make with trading on Forex?

1) It doesn't matter what Trk says.... people will be posting from demo accounts because they don't have the guts to trade real money; it's only a matter of time. I'm interested in what kind of risk Akiva is exposing the account to in order to get ...

Show your best EA

what a joke (no offense)

Pattern Trading

that was good....

Help with Pivot Points

pivot points

Help with Pivot Points

the system never give the pips..... the market does! the market will trounce all over your little indicator system (which you haven't even mastered yourself yet) i wonder.... because you look for 2 out of 5.... what happens when 3 say bull and 2 say ...

The Unholy Grail System - Intraday Strategy

akiva, what are the stoplosses you use and lot sizes? in other words, has your account blown up using this EA (demo or real) -td ps) impressive so far.... good luck in the coming months.

Show your best EA

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Kevin, welcome back! This was one of my favorite threads and I hated watching it die. How has your system performed since you originally posted it? It seemed to make some logical sense, but unfortunately irrational market ...

NFP System - Backtest data provided

Hi Clint I think I disagree with the swimmer analogy in that it is not the swimmer that determines profit, but rather the ocean. Yes swimmers heading east can drown in a western current. I think my analogy would be more like a hail mary in football. ...

I never proved anything

it's as good as any system on here (probably beats most)

The simple hurricane system