Man, you will have to take your chances every single trade....No one can tell you for sure if the breakout will turn out to be successful or fake.... Best Regards, Nader

Selling after breaking the down trend: Is this a chance?

Well, it can be anything you define and program into your system to define the trend as strong as long as it makes sense... Something important, a trend is never strong all the time....The strength of the trend changes a lot as it unfolds....So it's ...

How do you define a strong trend?

url This page contains some information about 4 volatility indices, where FTSE100 and CAC40 are 2 of them.... For other indices, use Google, I am sure you will find the others.... Regards, Nader

Volatility indicators in non-US markets

I think Interbankfx are the best ones to answer those questions...Call them, send them an email or get them on online chat and throw your questions as straight forward as it can be, I believe you will get at LEAST half, if not ALL of your questions ...

What does my broker do with my order?

I absolutely agree with your figures...A 30%-40% year would be awesome...Actually considered a very successful year...I have personally experienced 60%-70% years and they are usually considered heaven...I also experienced a 120% year, however, that ...

Am I good or just lucky?

Well, as far as I know, that's correct... Regards, Nader

Amount of money to move the market

That's a very old strategy I have to say and you will rarely find prices perfectly aligned to make a decent profit after all other costs... That's typically equivalent to selling covered calls while having the puts as insurance against any potential ...

Risk free option trading using arbitrage

Well, FX swaps are very common and are used for a variety of reasons mainly by banks among each others as well as with clients... I am not aware of any broker/market maker offering FX swaps on the retail level... To understand the FX swap ...

Amount of money to move the market

It is very similar indeed....You are always playing against someone in the markets and that's the same in Blackjack...You control when to enter the market and in Blackjack you control which hands do you want to play and which you want to skip...You ...

market and life, is it so different?

Well, I don't know if the US will come back or not and really I don't want to predict....All what I need to know is that if I buy real estate in the US at cheap prices relative to their value, chances are, I will make a profit on the long term.... ...

market and life, is it so different?

Hey, little off topic, how does globex and eurex compare? I've been watching some people scalp on tick charts on eurex with bid/ask orders very successfully. It was 40% lifted, 60% price run over.[/quote] Agreed that it went a little ...

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

That's true... Regards, Nader

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

You are right, in order to avoid paying the spread in your case, there must be a 1 lot sell market order hitting your limit bid....Market orders do not have a specific price...So, it's no correct to say a sell market order @ a certain price...If ...

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

Well, might be the fundamental price for the time being, but fundamental price gets revised every now and then... Regards, Nader

Sugar discussion

If you want my opinion....The more technology advances, the more I feel I am being ripped off to buy things and use things and get addicted to things that would really make no huge difference or change to my life... I am very happy with my desktop, ...

What to use for Trading - Apple iPhone or Computer?

Man, when you are on the beach with beautiful women, you should be spending money, not earning it... Regards, Nader

What to use for Trading - Apple iPhone or Computer?

An ECN is actually collection of prices from different trading venues...For an OTC market like FX, that's equivalent to feeding different market makers quotes (bids and offers) to 1 place.... When you post a limit bid for example on an ECN, you are ...

Limit orders and bid/ask spread

This question typically comes from a traders' mind... An investors' mind will ask it differently, if the value of the house selling for $150k now is more than that to me in the future or will be more to others in the future, then probably I ...

market and life, is it so different?

url will provide you with futures charts for most underlyings and it's free...You can also chart future spreads if you want... Regards, Nader

Investment Charting Software

jfxnc, just to give you some perspective....I am Egyptian and I live and work in Egypt...I have been following the real-estate market in the US lately with an investors' eye....Do you know how the real-estate market in the US compares with the ...

market and life, is it so different?