Approach during Trending market — Backtests should reveal that pairs trading spot FX instruments can perform exceptionally well when the spread is range bound. What approaches have you guys taken when the spread is in a major trend?

Zeusjoes Market-Neutral Hedge Strategy

Can't speak on magictrader's method of calculating Standard Deviation, but in pairs trading, the generally accepted method involves taking the SD over anywhere between 10 and 30 bars (10 or 30 period) of the price differential (or price ratio) ...

Zeusjoes Market-Neutral Hedge Strategy

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Zeusjoes Market-Neutral Hedge Strategy

benseg, Please try to type whole words next time. To supplement magictrader's post, and hopefully answer your question: EU means EURUSD UC means USDCHF By taking the difference, or ratio of prices between two well co-integrated pairs, you establish ...

Zeusjoes Market-Neutral Hedge Strategy

What do you think of Cortex, versus FANN — redpine, Can you elaborate on what it is about FANN, or what is it lacking to allow training of High, Low, Open, and Close data? Also, have you ever worked with Cortex? Just google "cortex neural" If ...

Neural Network Trading, Serious people only!

Pabloski, any guidelines on how to use the red line that appears in between the grey and green lines?

Do you use a volatility filter?

Coda, can you please elaborate on how MT4 fails in this regard? (Skips chunks of data with their own EAs)

Good Historical (Tick) Data Source

25-50% is good in my books. — I have always been impressed by managed accounts that show records of 25-50% a year. If actuals beat 50%, then hats off to the manager. More icing on the cake for his/her clients. I am referring only to $100k+ ...

Expected returns from Forex

My account is still this way — I have been complaining about the same thing, and I promise, this will be my last. Kermut's description is exactly what I have been seeing on my account for the past 2 weeks, day in and day out. I believe that my ...

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

Can you elaborate? — Eyecelll, can you elaborate more on what you mean by "money makers trap"?

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

I believe you flash, and then some — FlashCall, you will not believe what I now believe... 2 weeks ago, My OANDA platform behaved the way it should. That being your getting filled at EXACTLY the price that shows up on the Market Order quote ...

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

LT's data feed project — Has anyone heard much or have an update about the LT's proposed project involving a separate data feed and some sort of 10sec chart that helps rainbow scalpers enter a trade?

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

Oanda will "break" during times like these, without fail. It's happened during the last carry trade unwinds... I'm now convinced that it will continue to happen in the future. Maybe someone at Oanda authorized a server reboot at just the right ...

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

oanda scalpers beware of slow order processing — Starting at around 2:40am PST, oanda's platform began to throw "communicating with server" messages for every trade I've placed. It will execute eventually, but those 5 seconds can cost you a ...

Linuxtroll Simple Scalping

There is a way to graphically display the EFX data feed through NINJATRADER. The platform is in the same class of applications as Metatrader. I haven't dug too deep into it, but I have been able to produce a chart from the EFX prices. Google it up ...

Which charts to believe?? the best charts' source ?

I agree that you will need to trade through a broker that offers 0 commission and Pipettes. So far, only Oanda fits this model.

Real Scalping, Impossible?

zinc6, I just realized that I have read that post! I do indeed feel more like an idiot now. hehe. In other news, I spoke with a different Oanda representative and he explained to me that while Oanda DOES hedge your position within their fake market, ...

If you make money, does Oanda make money?