to lose is quite basic. 1 open order 2 close order 3 goto 1 ... so ... firstly - ruh roh i made a geek joke (for those who see it) secondly - the opposite is actually how to win. i.e. undertrade, or even dont trade at all

The Reason why 95% Traders fail

okies just a heads-up y'all... this line of thought is only going to end in tears. why you ask? because past experience suggests that everyone seems to have their own version of zero-sum / negative-sum / blah blah. i've seen it before. you need to ...

Got into a discussion with someone, he says forex is inherently a losing game

just to add something here for people to think about if they haven't already... it is my belief that everything you have been given to you by your platform (i.e. mt4) is all there to distract you... including the lovely lovely candlesticks ...

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

pornographic?

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

brokers need love too y'know. when is 'give a broker a hug' day again? i haven't noticed any kiwi's mentioning how they find their connection... or perhaps i just don't know who the kiwi's are who are commenting. i'm still sus on the interwebs ...

GoMarkets Discussion

oh great. so it begins.....

GoMarkets Discussion

or you could just run a tracert and see if your connection is a pos at some times. tis what i see at least.

GoMarkets Discussion

1. seriously, wtf is anyone doing trading through gomarkets from outside of aus / nz? that's like flying around the world twice to go to the cinema just down the road! aren't there like, other brokers in your own countries? particularly ...

GoMarkets Discussion

firstly - "your a pleb" should be "you're". nitpicking, but if you are going to kick someone in the nuts you should at least aim for between the legs *shrug* vouches - lolz, if vouches represented profitability then most of us would be rolling in ...

Stating The Obvious and The Quest For Wisdom

and just as many times as you see that setup there are a million other setups on each side of it with some completely different form, not some 123 deal. what do you see on charts that just keep stepping up the ladder all day in a wicked easy trend? ...

Chart patterns and trendline discussion....

i didn't call you retarded. it seems you have a lot of insight about me. i find this interesting. feel free to continue. hope you find your golden goose.

Honest Question about Elliot Wave

that is the most retarded thing i have read all night :S

Honest Question about Elliot Wave

i like the sound of that

GoMarkets Discussion

the word is that fixed spread brokers basically stop accepting orders around news time, so instead of a wide spread you get no trade ability whatsoever. there is no way to cheat the system.

GoMarkets Discussion

nope. quite frankly i think it's simply because the market has changed this week. to put it as bluntly as possible... last few weeks have been poopoo for me yet come monday and tonight (tis tuesday night when it's your monday morning) i am back ...

problem solving

or perhaps you just have no idea which way to place a trade, or whether one should be placed at all? that's what i feel about my trading at least when it goes the way you said

problem solving

well it's done nothing for my 'no connection' and lag'd orders. i still think it's something to do with the net outside of the go universe so whatever :s

GoMarkets Discussion

no forex is not necessarily superior to stocks. with stocks the higher your capital the less the spread (commission), plus you are dealing with real people with real minds, not the entire financial markets of 2 countries. you are also dealing with ...

intraday trend trading with price action

i don't know why people find this so damn hard, but here's the simple solution... start as small as you absolutely possibly can (i.e. 0.01 lots normally), then once you get a feel for how much that loses you when you get stopped out with your setups ...

Mini-Lots

nope. i think you have pretty-much covered all the major points. well done with that because a lot would not see the points you have made until someone came along and slapped them upside the head. there are likely merits to longer timeframe trading, ...

Weekly and Monthly TF trading - Wow!