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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 11, 2008i normally trade the cable, however it not doing anything... i believe this is a bear rally... if we break 3300, i think it will be oct 10 all over again.
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 11, 2008great! all range traders got bit last night because the short-term trend was more powerful then the long term trend (i feel your pain), however odd are in our favor... keep up the good work
btw: the cable is stale today... i am shorting ...Cable Update (GBPUSD)
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 10, 2008i agree... everyone has to do what is best for them. (and for the record; when i see a h1, 62ema on the cable i think of you and i respect that ma) i think that everyone can learn for anyone; the questions should be: 1) do you trade for a living? 2) ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 10, 2008i am one the the people that have taken the stealhead challenge ... i have only taken 4 trades this week (none on the cable) if you take 2-5 good trades a week and make 100-200 pips a week on good money management you will SLOWLY grow wealth; and ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 9, 2008wait till it retraces...then you get better entry to sell... never sell at a low... sell at a high.
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008i have the same problem; however, i worked it out by by the following: 1) take only high probability trades 2) use small lots (e.g. using 1000K trades i.e. 10 cents a pip) 3) if the trade goes against you 50 pips, before it turns your direction; ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008i know... i when out for 6 pips... nothing moving (lower highs and higher lows)
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008me too, i am short from 4714 ... see what happens... it may go up ... but the h1/62 ema worked 2 other times for me... see if i go 3 for 3 :-)
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008i like you thinking... i would love to get in on the edu :-)
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008you are a professional trader (and successful - thats the important part); therefore i have to asked the following: 1) if you trade naked; what determines your entry and exits (i assume you trade off of the higher charts H1, H4, and D1) are you ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 5, 2008looks like it bullish today... however, right now it is in the middle .... what would be good entry points? long at 4720 short at 4630
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 4, 2008adding to this two charts (both the same - one is zoomed in) i have three fib SMAs (13 - blue, 55 - red, and 200 - green) i have added a 60 SMA - purple and your 62 EMA pink looking at the charts you can see that today the MAs had confluence and ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 4, 2008could go anywheres from here — could go sidesways - yellow line right of the chart could go up - blue line right of the chart could go down - red line right of the chart i think i will go up first - maybe even test the 1.55 before making a ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 4, 2008what brokers do you use? i use interbankFX... not bad... however, couldnt ever get a ZERO pip spread! best i get is 4 pips
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 4, 2008i understand, and that makes sense. however, assuming you are far away from the h1/62ema... how then do you trade using your M15... are their other setups you follow? i have been thinking why the 62 MA works: 1) 55 is a fib number 2) 60 MA is used a ...
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mpurdy1973 replied Dec 4, 2008i am flat for four reasons: 1) the H1 / 62 bounce couldnt push thru 4630 area (at 50% fib retrace from todays low) 2) tomorrow is friday, and i dont want to hold over the weekend 3) tomorrow is wacky friday may go crazy - no real direction 4) the ...
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