ECN && STP && Scalping && Hedging - Broker Review - Oct 2009 24 replies
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DislikedKeep an eye out for the USD news here in 4 mins, it will keep me out of this euro level. Nice trading today on your end, really liked the euro trade you took earlier. **edit, just checked the front page, congrats! +155, great progress!Ignored
DislikedI was able to get on 3 half sized positions after the news @ 3042, 40 & 38. Watching 1.3136 next. {image}Ignored
DislikedIf you feel like staying up tomorrow night, keep an eye out for the gaps...a little bit of news today, we may see that reflected in the opening price. I know you're sticking solid with this method but if you're awake, watch along and see what happensIgnored
DislikedSorry I didn't get back earlier, was out and trading via mobile. Depends on the gap re: entries. Unfortunately, today was quite poor. I did take the GJ, the only decent one, but of course paid a hell of a spread, I think it was 10pips when I entered, maybe half that when TP was executed. Ended up with net 18pips. What broker are you with? Below you can see my fxtrade screenshot (second screenshot). Fxtrade (Oanda) doesn't really show the gap...I always verify with a second & third source @ fxstreet (or mt4, etc). The fxstreet screenshot is shown...Ignored
DislikedI sometime trade via mobile as well, but noticed that I make more trading mistakes doing that. you are right, there were not many gaps last night, so I didn't take any of that trades. I had a look on gbp/jpy and saw a 18pip gap on alpariUK and a 25pip gap on go markets. I use different brokers and different accounts, some in demo and some with real money. I also have accounts at pepperstone (very low spread but commission) which is good for scalping and also use think forex which is ok as well. go markets seems pretty slow on my platform. I also...Ignored
DislikedGL on the GU trade, looks like it may have already TP'd for you. How do you like pepperstone? What do the spreads end up at, after commish and all that? Bit of that euro level for a few pts on two scaled orders. {image}Ignored