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CPI seems to be a bit of non event

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I did not receive an answer in so many words. It basically comes down to Oanda has slippage, but it is much less than an ECN / STP for example. That is why I am running my Oanda account alongside my other brokerage account to see how they go. I am ...

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Dudes, I have tried to add my new Oanda account to my signature, but I am only allowed one trade explorer there, unless I am doing something wrong? Help? Anyway, that Oanda account is according to Tony's rules in that it is a "buy" account only. But ...

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Next for me is EUR CPI y/y

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Blech

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BTW, can we consolidate all news sources in one post? I know of the following: 1) Forex Factory 2) My FX book 3) Trading Economics Can we add the others, that are worthwhile to that list please? Thanks in advance H

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I'm there like a bear... H

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FX, you know me, I traded EVERYTHING (crack head post earlier) (in the name of testing etc, this is not normal behaviour...) think about it, if I only took 9 / 10 trades a month, and these things happened, that would be even more devastating, so, ...

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Hmmm, first trades taken with Oanda, and it will take some getting used to...otherwise no complaints...

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Sorry JouJou, I am furiously busy on this side and I missed your post. Staying in a position or closing out is really a matter of personal preference, and not everyone will do the same thing every time either. If you are in and you position is ...

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Ok boys and girls, Oanda is up and running, ready for testing, which will start this afternoon with US pending home sales... My other account is still open, so that trade explorer will remain, I am not sure if I will be trading in it though, keep an ...

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Thanks for taking the time to reply Electry... I thought that, about pendings...thanks I am assuming that you are using Oanda, as you answered my question, or are you with another broker? Slippage of 6 pips during NFP is, to my mind, stunning, ...

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It's amazing... I just compared the :29 candle and the :30 candle between Oanda and my other broker, and they differ completely (on AU) Oanda is Bull Bear, other broker is Bear Bear and long wicks...(to take in my pendings and whipsaw me out ...

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Forgive my ignorance, but how would a VPS help with an order that is already with the servers??? Or does the order remain on my computer until triggered?

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Thanks MVp for your effort. I have also just checked Oanda's spread history and according to their records, on GA, their spread was in the region of 4.7 - 4.9 for that news event. less than my current broker. But my question still remains slippage ...

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It's been mentioned before, this method has legs, but not if you are fighting the market AND your broker.... Thankfully, the new month is around the corner, and I am of the opinion that I will be moving money to Oanda to see how they compare, I may ...

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Thanks for your feedback Naokia980. My question then to regular users of Oanda's FXtrade platform becomes: What kind of slippage, if any, do you experience on your stop loss orders of your open positions during news events? This should be pretty ...

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Hi Naokia, I feel your pain... Just to clear up, to make sure that I am understanding you correctly. Your current broker (not OANDA), slipped your Market Order (not stop order) position that you opened, 2 minutes before news time, by 45 pips and it ...

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What can I say??? I opened a pending long on GA, got slipped by 30 pips, then, for some or other reason, my order was closed for a 1 pip loss, even though the price shot up in my favour??? I didn't want to think it in the past, but this broker I am ...

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