Moving averages are useful in determining current trends, but using a cross as an entry signal is useless. The market only knows support and resistance.

Simple moving avarage strateges

Only asking the question, I hardly think the last couple of days have required a crystal ball. Once the second to last candle opened below the trend line I thought it was a no brainer. But anyway I am just curious.

Journal of a working stiff

What on earth made you go long on the EUR/USD??

Journal of a working stiff

Pipmonster is quite correct, ma chop suey will ensue.

MA Cross/RSI Short Term Trading System

I have had the same experence, turning 5K into f**k all, it was my first act as a trader. 50% of that was all in one trade which I just was not going to bail on, stupid eh? Anyway this is what I found worked for me, small timeframes are for ...

My personal experience - Lost 5,000 USD in 4 months Forex. Please advice.

Sounds good! I'll be there is soon as I make some money

Looking For Assistance With Formula

My Mistake... ssxx += (x[i] - mean_x); ssyy += (y[i] - mean_y); should be ssxx += (x[i] - mean_x) ^ 2; ssyy += (y[i] - mean_y) ^ 2;

Looking For Assistance With Formula

You have two sets of data x & y a specific element of x or y is denoted by the x little i, meaning the i'th element of the set x. x or y with a bar over the top means the average of the set. Your a programmer right? std::vector<double> x; ...

Looking For Assistance With Formula

If a system has too many degrees of freedom, it is able to fit itself to the test data to give the mistaken impression it will be profitable. But when new data is applied the system fails, probably the best example is a Neural Network.

EA performance

I guess I was looking for more concreate reasons, but thanks for the tip.

Problem with Broker

Check out the FXCM sucks thread.

How Frustrating....

Why would you recommend them?

Problem with Broker

How about this one, today IBFX pumped though some data about 5 hours before they were supposed to open, this triggered my EA to trade, they then froze the feed so I could not close my trades...of course the market gapped into my stop losses by the ...

Problem with Broker

Yes I do, it's too early to start letting off the fireworks, but the equity curve looks very similar to the backtest so far, only time will tell.

EA performance

Trash in = trash out.

EA performance

I could not find it with a search on my posts, and I don't have many, so I'm fairly sure. It didn't say anything about EA orders being different, but I have seen that mentioned elsewhere, obvously this is not hard proof. I would say with the speed ...

MetaTrader = Dealing Desk?

There was a post over on the tsd forums with a link to a post from a guy who (supposedly) worked for a broker. The gist of it was that Metatrader is designed from the ground up to be dealing desk software, there were other worrying features as well, ...

MetaTrader = Dealing Desk?

There is nothing wrong with Martingale per se, but most implementations I have seen are sadly lacking, therefore, very risky.

EA performance

Looks similar to mine

EA performance

I used to be a programmer, then a pointy haired manager, now a programmer again, 20 years in IT. Anyway, I think any good programmer would feel the need to point out any obvous flaws in a clients plan if, in fact, he had the domain knowledge to make ...

Where would I find a MQL4 programmar?