trading in the zone is a decent book, the rest of them are junk (sorry to be pompous, but i read a lot of books and have become very judgmental LOL). your question is how to take what you read and make it into a "more approachable and practical ...

Reading......and reading.......

or you can just do 1 or 2 failures with real money. has the same effect

The right way

wow, i hadnt got around to checking this thread out lately... some good chit man, very good chit.

Lost in the Tunnel...

fidel, sounds like youve taken the right steps and begun to edumacate yourself. can you tell us what books youve read so far? that will help us better understand where you are at with your quesitons... love the avatar, btw. shall we get a game ...

Reading......and reading.......

one of the beauties of trading Forex is that there is no right way. i think Jack Schwager said it best... and im paraphrasing... "there are a million methods to trade profitably, and all of them are very hard to find."

The right way

abo how is that book on the fundies? i am looking for some good global fundamentals books. i emphisize the word "global". what are you recommendations? believe it or not ive never read a good fundies book.

abob's fundies journal

LOL never thought about it like that a mission is tough no matter where you do it though, my hat is off to anyone who has completed theirs.

Rob Booker

this thread is again open for business

Scalping is the doorway to real trading

man if rob got to do his mission in italy he is one lucky dude...

Rob Booker

oh btw, can we take Du Toit off the list, i dont even like seeing that guy's name after how he was acting on here

Who is your favourite trading author? (books)

what about gehm?

Who is your favourite trading author? (books)

read Natenberg's book. i honestly think it's reckless to trade Forex options without reading AND understanding that book first... he has a good section on currencies in there, there are some nuances to currency options that can get tricky.

Who is your favourite trading author? (books)

great thread iso! my favorite trading author is actually an options guy. his name is Sheldon Natenberg, famed author of "Options Volatility and Pricing". my second favorite trading author, more applicable to Forex is Fred Gehm, author of ...

Who is your favourite trading author? (books)

good one mudd! i bet thats the problem...

Chart Diffs?

check out this thread... http://www.forexfactory.com/forexforum/showthread.php?t=3482&

Forex versus Futures Trading

dude, a "1" is not that bad. i trade systems with a ROMAD of 0.8...

5% per day is achievable

thanks for the answer to my stupid ass question. after reading your reply, i realized that my question was actually flawed. the problem was that i was looking at the US government as a lender, not the lendee. DUH!!! of course, if people are lining ...

Central Banks Watch

im with ya savant... drawdown is so important that i use it as the "risk" part of the "risk vs. reward" equation. see this thread about my favorite system statistic, ROMAD.... ...

5% per day is achievable

abo, i finally got a chance to read your whole journal. not that you need me to tell you this, but man, you are one intellegent f*^cker...

abob's fundies journal

rob is one of the coolest dudes in this business. he's "real", a trader, mentor, and all around good guy...

Rob Booker