don't think u can actually set the y axis values in mt4, but i have script that used to send me an alert when price has moved 8 pips over 5 seconds. Note that it doesn't detect on a 5 second bar, but sends the alert when 8 pips have moved over any 5 ...

Central Banks & Big Players

i'm not quite sure what u're asking for here. An indicator? perhaps u would like to elaborate and i'll see what i can do

Central Banks & Big Players

a common misconception here in FF seems that effecient use of MM can turn a losing strategy to a winning one. But that's not true. MM is simply the process in which u manage risk, otherwise known as variance. To answer your question, I've written a ...

Central Banks & Big Players

they are players too

Is trading a zero sum game?

you're trading what, 10 lots?

Central Banks & Big Players

i'm not arguing about giving advice. ok, a subset of my argument can be viewed as such. I'm saying knowledge of the fact that the game is zero sum changes perspective on forums such as these and advice from strangers. it doesn't change the way the ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

lol the explanation is simple let's take your game for instance. Would you be willing to help another player in the game, or steer him with misinformation? Which benefits you more? Do you tell him how tough it is to beat the game? Or encourage him ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

it's actually a pretty important concept. Not understanding it and trading on blind faith that it's non-zerosum(wealth is created) is akin to a gambler playing roulette and saying the odds don't matter. Both are going to think they'll win. Both ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

i find myself with some time on my hands, so i'll try to explain this...AGAIN He lost money on the deal because he holds euros while it tanked. Doesn't matter AT ALL that he got what he wanted. The forex market is partially filled with companies who ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

ok last attempt to make you see this he loses money buying your euros when it tanks. It doesn't matter that he's happy to lose the money. He loses money. That's all game theory is concerned about. You can throw cash off the balcony tonight if you ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

a better explanation would be: he is indeed losing money buying it from you and watching it tank while on vacation. Just like you're losing money holding on to your dollars if it tanks, even if you are a housewife who never intended to change it ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

maybe repetition is the key to getting the simple idea through most "non zero sum" games come to that result by eliminating certain costs, players or variables. One of the posters was right in his argument that the question was flawed, similar to ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

mmm guess i have to repeat myself since u missed it. You can make anything non-zero-sum by ignoring variables(or players) in the game. Many players in zero sum games engage in win-win deals. That doesn't mean someone else in the game doesn't lose.

Is trading a zero sum game?

you realise that your wiki quote is affirming my post right?

Is trading a zero sum game?

sigh. That's the problem with these complex subjects. People isolate a few variables and ignore the rest. Ok you made a profit in your business. That means someone made a "loss", where loss here is defined as the surplus(your profit)he paid you over ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

having a different motive than making money does not make it less of a zero sum game. The whole system can be concised to it's purest form as money in, money out. Regardless of intentions, if the above premise holds true, it's zero sum.

Is trading a zero sum game?

i don't understand how ppl can end up with the conclusion that the markets aren't zero sum. Then again, I don't understand creationists either, but that's another story for another day. With regard to interest, it's an illusion that you are ...

Is trading a zero sum game?

you seem to hold a grudge against ma systems that run deeper than most care to share your story? heh

A trader does not have to lose before you make profit in the Forex market

more details? like "when i see XXX happens, I enter, but not if YYY is also happening, with the exception of when ZZZ also occurs. I then trail my exits when AAA occurs, or when BBB crosses CCC" the devil's in the details=0

A trader does not have to lose before you make profit in the Forex market

mr helper, can u share more with us about your entry requirements? I think I speak for everyone here when I say we still have little idea as to what you're trying to say. If your problem with the idea is the fact that there is no central control to ...

A trader does not have to lose before you make profit in the Forex market