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- johnedoe replied Aug 3, 2009
There will still be times when you get stopped out..... it is just part of trading so accept it and keep moving forward.
- johnedoe replied Aug 3, 2009
Why???
- johnedoe replied Aug 3, 2009
I am real curious about you math here..... I trade 1.5% of account balance at 50:1 leverage and at that level of leverage I need right around 200 pips to add 1% to my account balance. So, care to enlighten us on how you are getting 15% out of 375 ...
- johnedoe replied Aug 2, 2009
If you have an FXTrade account with Oanda you can get free historical tick data. Here's the link to check it out..... Historical tick data
- johnedoe replied Aug 2, 2009
Here is a post from Bemac regarding stop losses. Very similar to what you are talking about mjs12. a progressive SL
- johnedoe replied Aug 1, 2009
Well tell us a little about yourself and your trading styles lizard.......
- johnedoe replied Aug 1, 2009
3 days is not a valid test........
- johnedoe replied Aug 1, 2009
Thank you jarroo for starting this thread, I have been following it for quite a while and am happy to see it grow and develop. It was nice to see Peter drop in and say a few things as well. I think some of the new guys here and maybe even some of ...
- johnedoe replied Aug 1, 2009
The fact that this method is working even in this chaotic ranging market says a lot about the robustness of the system....... I would expect much better results once the market starts trending again. Just something for you to think about....... And ...
- johnedoe replied Jul 31, 2009
trailing stop was.... EU....25 UJ....20 BU....30 Which was the distance between the highs and lows of the pairs.
- johnedoe replied Jul 31, 2009
I have just started looking at this method and I think it has some good potential...... I set up trades on 3 pair last night .... EU, UJ, & GU..... the all three were hit in both directions and the end result was positive pips at the end of the ...
- johnedoe replied Jul 20, 2009
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- johnedoe replied Jul 19, 2009
The use of the ATR to find your SL size is a very good method. It works for all TFs. Currently the SL for the EUR/USD.... Daily... 139 pips 4Hr..... 51 pips 1Hr .... 22 pips
- johnedoe replied Jul 13, 2009
Get a Mac........ I run a MacBook Pro and with duoCore intel processor. Also installed VM Ware Virtual machine so I can run XP simultaneously. Works like a champ....... Fast and stable.
- johnedoe replied Jul 12, 2009
This is some of the best advice I have read here at the factory to date, and something I can personally identify with...... whenever I talk about my trades it seems to turn everything around and the market bites me in the butt.....
- johnedoe replied Jul 12, 2009
In case your still around .... I know ... this thread was started in 2004.... and it only took Oanda 10 years to get trailing stops but they are here now .... and full flexibility in order size. I have very few problems Oanda's ...
- johnedoe replied Jul 12, 2009
Even EAs require recognizable traits in price action. To be profitable you have to have volitility to give you price action .. MOMENTUM .. Even in the currently choppy range bound market we are experiencing now in the majors to be profitable you ...
- johnedoe replied Jul 11, 2009
I choose South East Alaska....... lots of islands, the hunting and fishing is fantastic, no state income tax just a small sales tax, so all you have is the fed income tax. and if you do that right you can keep that at around 27%. Good health care, ...
- johnedoe replied Jun 29, 2009
Well at least with Oanda as you add orders for the same pair and you use a percent of account balance for order size every order will be slightly different. What possible use can this new rule serve? Anybody have an answer that makes any sense?