Tears of frustration by the look of it! Understandable I guess, 4 years of chasing one's own tail must be exasperating!

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

I agree, but I bet we'd only see a half dozen posts every year

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

Hi Porkpie I might have given the wrong impression slightly, I'm not saying the market is random or that price direction can't be predicted with quite high probability sometimes, what I'm really saying is that it can't be predicted with any ...

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

System, system, system.......forget systems for now, 95% of people spend all their energy and focus looking for a system to predict price direction and they totally don't see the 18-wheeler coming, they're looking in the wrong direction, the outcome ...

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

I think maybe you need to read 'Trading in the Zone', and try to understand trading itself first, it's all a matter of perspective. All those trading cliches you already know are just as relevant today as they were when they were written, but it's ...

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

4 years in the business and you're asking that question? What have you been doing for those four years, writing EA's? Maybe it's time to rethink your vocation, trading isn't for everyone

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

I'm sure you would, but do you seriously believe a sarcastic and cynical approach with unrealistic expectations is going to get you there?

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

I would say amusing more than annoying, you're trying to convince people who produce consistent gains that.....they can't produce consistent gains Either you enjoy exercises in futility or there's some complex psychology going on here. What's ...

Greenspan and Currencies - Delusional?

lol, been there, half of them wanting higher returns with higher risk and the other half wanting steady growth with little risk, you can't win! I went for the second and dumped the rest! I agree about staying competitive, only thing is potential ...

How much is wage of account managers?

It's a case of what's achievable, the larger the fund the harder it becomes, and returns reduce. It's a totally different ball game with a billion dollars. The OP still hasn't said what kind of returns the manager is producing, and with what risk, ...

How much is wage of account managers?

I guess that will depend on what's happening and what's happened, nothing is set in stone, I'll see what Trichet (ECB) is hinting, and what Redeker and another couple of analysts are saying and whether they change their view from June when Eur/Usd ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

Doesn't it depend on how much he is making you, and for what risk? Would you rather pay 15% of a 50% return, or would you rather pay 45% of a 100% return, assuming the risks are comparable. Most managers will tier commission based on account size, ...

How much is wage of account managers?

I think you've hit the nail on the head

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

Actually on second thoughts the risk of 'broker fraud' we can very easily take out of the equation, there are all sorts of ways available to us to counter that risk.....so that leaves us with 'cataclysms' and 'natural and man-made disasters', hmmm ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

I'm not saying it's the only way to go but it's a good a way as any, and it's based on something more relevant than squiggly lines on a chart. Like I keep saying, personally I use both types of analysis, fundamental for overall direction and ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

2%? If that's on USD balances then take it! This is Oanda's interest calculator.

Broker with interest

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If there is a trading platform with such function?

Money management and the use of stops to control risk aren't exclusive to technical analysis you know, you don't have to use TA when you trade FA (although like I said before I use both, FA for direction and TA for entry). Did you know that some ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

Thanks but you know what I'm going to say, it's not luck which makes money. Just enjoy your trading, it's supposed to be enjoyable, play the market, be flexible and adaptable, up-down-sideways it doesn't make any difference for trades like that, ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go

Nope, not even if you are wrong, there's absolutely no reason to get wiped out. If you plan the trade with sensible money management and have the discipline to trade the plan then you can do pretty much anything you want, average down, catch falling ...

trading with fundamentals is the only way to go