Prices are fractal not random.

Price CANNOT be random

The system has now over 150 trades and the results have deteriorated to 51%,1.7 payout ratio.There is no doubt as the trades increase it will go to below 50% win to about 40-45%.My biggest disappointment is cutting winning trades and not pulling the ...

Are my 6-mth-old results statistically valid?

mmmhhhh....too much correlation between the trades.I will be taking a maximum of 2 trades at any time.

System 2 experiment journal

I demo'd for 2yrs and I have been live for 7 months. I have had impressive runs and more recently mind numbing drawdowns(14%) LOL!,currently I have cut my risk and this August may be my first negative month.Hopefully I hope this new trend wont ...

Here's the answer to "Can I make a living from forex"

if u can crack this game in less than 2 years...you the man.

Here's the answer to "Can I make a living from forex"

goodness, 7 year old article. Fxarticles was Brett steenbagger if I recollect.

Maintain Your Mindset, by Linda Bradford Raschke

good material bug.I remember exactly that scene in your avatar...when Don was about to break up with that cute psychologist.

Cornholio's Reading Suggestions

first trade taken.

System 2 experiment journal

I have 4 consecutive losing trades,which is a must for a system that wins about 50%.In fact the maximum losing streak could reach 16! so nothing out of the system bounds.

My path to heaven or hell

my main system basically enters on retracements in the direction of the daily trend.My newer system uses the same concept only that it uses shorter timeframes.I use P.A mainly around round numbers for entry.

My path to heaven or hell

sadly dear Tok has already been sliced up,stir fried,garnished and served up for dinner. in fond remembrance.

Please Help: Which system to trade?

I'm getting hammered mercilessly down about 11%. Time to reduce position size to 1% while I lick my wounds. I have started a new experiment with a second system and if it works I'll be in heaven.

My path to heaven or hell

true,but there was no significant retracement yet to give a safer entry. I personally use the 20 day ADR to measure the retracement,I like to bet on the continuation of the move after a full ADR movement against me.Its not perfect but so far has ...

JFonseca Trading Journal

I feel you TPOTrader.I might have come off as a bit rude,but this is a journal I really wanted to work out.I honestly thought you had abandoned it. Its good to know that you have now relaxed,there were moments I thought you had totally lost it.Why ...

The Trader Behind the Trade™

T.E linked.The 7 trades were just experiments with USD/MXN position sizing.Real trading will commence tomorrow.

System 2 experiment journal

good one mingary,I came to believe even more in trends after tracking retail positions. Their insistence on fading a trend is surreal. I honestly thought retail traders were late trendfollowers as anecdotal evidence suggested,I discovered they were ...

The ONLY two things you can count on (and take advantage of)

friend, those indicators are ruining your life. you are entering when the move is almost over.learn to trade using the longer timeframe trend,and enter only after a significant retracement in the shorter timeframe. it will change your life.

JFonseca Trading Journal

seems I was wrong.AFR has done the first comprehensive research of retail fx which has a market share of about 20% and growing .Banks control about 26%. Now we know who support the fx industry. Retail traders.

Is forex becoming less popular?