Here is an example of what I mean about choosing your battles wisely because there is always a trade-off... A couple of posts back you boasted that your wife is more beautiful than RickM. If I were captalTrader then my next question would be "prove ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Good for you, man. And I hope you tell her that every day. No, of course not. It's in our genes. It's good to be skeptical. It's smart to be skeptical. But everything comes with a price. Everything is a trade-off -- always. If you don't see that ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

I've used many brokers over the years and now I'm on to prop firms. I go to their web sites and sign up for accounts or manage my current one. I don't rely on them for education. I don't think any of my brokers even push the educational aspect -- ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Nope -- I did not insist he was a great trader. What I think I said was I believe him. He didn't just say one thing -- he has said many things over the years. Notice that he's been here for 7 years and has never started a thread of his own. He just ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

No -- that is 100%, absolutely, unadulterated false. The purpose of the forum is not to make you profitable. That burden is on the trader. This forum exists so that new and old farts can socialize, share and BS. Much of what goes on here and shared ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

I can't prove that he's honest. I go by what he says, how he says it, whether he gets defensive -- you know, his body language. Or, the equivalent of Internet body language. As for me -- I reveal as much as I'm comfortable with. And I expect people ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Read some of his previous posts and learn to read between the lines. He's kind of secretive -- and he has his reasons. But he is honest. If you expect everyone to pull their pants down and bend over so you can get a better look, then no one will ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Do you know what draw-down (DD) is? Do you know what equity is? If you have a million dollar account and you trade 0.01 lotsize then, yes, your strategy might work. But if you had a million dollars you'd probably earn more from a savings account. In ...

Have I found something useful, or is this time wasting?

You tell'em, son. You tell them old farts they can't add like you...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

That would be true. But, you see, all that we have is tick volume -- so we have to make do with what we have (if we want to incorporate volume in our trading strategies). You have real volume, but you won't say where you get it.

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

The activity that HiddenGap is referring to is an event -- call the event "Change-In-Price". If there is no "Change-In-Price" then there is no event and no activity. The "activity" is the DELTA in price -- the DIFFERENCE, not the absolute price. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

How do you know the two charts are the same symbol, time frame and data horizon? How do you know those are even volumes? Geez -- is anyone here capable of critical thinking and paying attention to details? Maybe ryuryu is right after all and that ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Whether or not tick volume correlates with real volume is a significant question to ask and answer. Why are you staring at a picture that BN posted? Are you a child who can only make decisions from looking at pictures? If you care to go beyond ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

I asked what PERCENT. Percent is not a binary 'yes' or "no". Also, your answer is wrong. 1. Both are situated on their country's Western edge. 2. Both are coastal cities. 3. Similar populations. 4. Similar latitude. 5. Similar cost of living. 6. ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Here are your charts again. Let's consider gray and blue pixels. What percent correlation do you see between the two charts? image You never answered my correlation question to you. What is the percent correlation between San Francisco and Tel ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Thanks for quoting me so many times. Thanks to you I'll be a red badge in no time...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Okay -- whatever... It wasn't my analysis. If you don't like the result then take it up with Caspar Marney, who authored the work and published the analysis. And be sure to include your evidence as to why M1 level correlation is useless. We wouldn't ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

BN -- read my lips. Correlation is a statistical computation. It is not done by subjective, visual inspection. Dude -- it's statistics, math, algebra. You can compare two pictures, but whether or not they correlate depends on what metrics are ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

BN -- correlations are not computed by visual inspection, so your charts are irrelevant. I provided a link and reference to an analysis that was done 10 years ago. I did not do the analysis -- I simply shared the results. The results include a table ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?

Fair enough -- you have your priorities. Sort of a shame you got dragged into this -- ryuryu seems to have that affect on people. I'll avoid mentioning you in future posts -- or, at least not in a negative way. ryuryu is a different story. It's too ...

Is forex education misleading or everyone is stupid?