Ah but did he need to? If he had it all to do over again would he follow the same path? Would any of you? Darkstar?

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Not screen time, no, very general market knowledge and common sense. The time I spent in front of screens would have been better spent understanding trading and the market a little more rather than watching charts and trying out directional ...

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Wow, there are so many points here which I don't agree with it's hard to know where to start! I'm not sure screen time is what does it, like Scotty said (congrats on the baby by the way Scotty!!), charts don't tell the whole story, common sense must ...

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Wow that's some risk:reward, let me think about it.....

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

This guy I like Joking aside, I think there are some accomplished traders in this thread but if they want to share their approach I wish they'd just get on and do it in it's entirety rather than dangle carrots of obscure sound bites!

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Oh gee, looks like it's happy hour.....

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

lol, priceless, I love this place!

Best Way to Trade News?

Yeah quit the weed man, it's frying your brain! ps the thread's 2 years old, or did it take you that long to write the post?

what's trade with news

I dunno, this whole order flow tape reading time and sales volume approach, shrouded in mystery and intrigue by those who won't (or can't?) spit out exactly what they mean seems to be just as subjective and open to individual interpretation as any ...

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

Thanks DS, I don't want to complicate things but can I just add.... scorpionFX you're (most likely) trading in an artificial environment, with a marketmaker who is prepared to fill your order and be counterparty to your trade, he is the buyer/seller ...

How the markets are working?????

But at what price are buyers willing to buy and sellers willing to sell?

How the markets are working?????

None of the regulated mainstream ones, maybe the Cyprus based shops? If you're worried about it then trade futures or something....

How Your Forex Broker Makes Money?

It is round, and colorful too, cosmic man! So did you trade it or did you just watch it and get high?

A great forex chart !!!

It was probably true in the bad old days when a bucket shop really was a bucket shop, I think marketmakers have got a bit more sophisticated nowadays and there's no need for them to take on excess risk (even a broken clock is right twice a day, ...

How Your Forex Broker Makes Money?

Sorry to hear that, it sounds like you did everything you could, but 80% is a bit much (understatement!!). Unfortunately now you run the risk of losing the other 20% because the 'manager' is in effect working for nothing until he makes more than ...

Managed service - 8% - 10% per month?

I generalized, present company excluded! Seriously though you seem to be professional and know what you're doing, but as you know there are plenty who don't! I blame the clients as much as the managers, they hand control of their money over to a ...

Managed service - 8% - 10% per month?

No trouble at all Bloomberg online, where you'll find links to Live Radio, Live TV, Podcasts etc about a third way down the page on the left, and this is their currencies page which I think is worth reading. Online is obviously slower than ...

Live- streaming speaches off representatives off ECB, FOMC, Buba,...

One of the benefits of forums like these is that ideas can be tested, most traders welcome challenge because it either exposes flaws and weaknesses or reinforces their beliefs. There is no right or wrong way in trading, only profit and loss, and to ...

Id rather have a shot gun than a sniper rifle

Good job, as long as familiarity doesn't breed contempt

Cant find a substantial edge!