Disliked{quote} Are you speaking about ABC trades on the USDCAD? The fact that the moves are always corrected, therefore you can jump in after the first retracement after news? Cheers, EdoIgnored
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Disliked{quote} Are you speaking about ABC trades on the USDCAD? The fact that the moves are always corrected, therefore you can jump in after the first retracement after news? Cheers, EdoIgnored
Disliked{quote} My trading methods vary according to market conditions and if I straddle (back on topic) it is usually well away from the market price going into a major news release. I would be interested to know which broker you use to cosy up to the price.Ignored
Disliked{quote} I have 2 accounts atm, a Pepperstone Razor from which I trade the most (news & scalp), and an FxOpen ECN NZ that I tend to find less reliable. How about your account setup?Ignored
Disliked{quote} What about holding no more than the required margin for straddle trades +using credit bonuses offered by your broker? You can't lose more than you deposit we can take advantage of that.Ignored
DislikedThese straddle the news strats were popular a few years back but as mentioned above have with broker foul play (platform freezes and slippage etc) seen their popularity diminish.Ignored
DislikedWhy arent traders who have been news straddling for more than 3year+ multi millionaires as i started since january 2013 and have consistenly gained 25%+ per month risking 2%per trade ? as if you start with min 250usd by 4 years time you will have have made more than $11million most people start with $2,000+ I am aware of broker problems i.e slippage but if you use a stp/ndd broker problems are minimal and rare ive posted this 3 times no response can someone explainIgnored
Dislikedi sent you the link with the ea system above and its basically a buy stop . sell stop 15 secs before news release and a traillingIgnored
DislikedHey Guys, I'd like to add my experience on straddle/spike trading to the topic. I've been trading using my own EAs in the past, which lead me to extend my researches on brokers regulation/quality around. If you decide to go for any kind of arbitrage feed or any kind of fast-speed execution broker I would advise you a few I have been happy with. Only the good ones. - Exness (RU): was one of the first broker I've traded with, very good experience for micro account (I'd say even better than Alpari UK and with tightest spreads for a market maker), excellent...Ignored
Disliked{quote} +1 on everything quoted Edorenta wrote. I'd like to think that I was on my way to making a million dollars, but made the one big mistake everyone here is avoiding. Here's my story. Straddling news release works. In my previous life, I was able to grow my account 300% in about six months. And then I became haughty and aggressive, trading everything that moves -- eventually getting a margin call. I was devastated. I had to quit trading full time and get a job so I can put together a trading capital. Everything happens for a reason though....Ignored
Disliked{quote} hello you say you straddle the news, so i assume you need volatility, right ?Ignored
DislikedWhy arent traders who have been news straddling for more than 3year+ multi millionaires as i started since january 2013 and have consistenly gained 25%+ per month risking 2%per trade ? as if you start with min 250usd by 4 years time you will have have made more than $11million most people start with $2,000+ I am aware of broker problems i.e slippage but if you use a stp/ndd broker problems are minimal and rare ive posted this 3 times no response can someone explainIgnored