Retail Trader Ignorance: Here is a wonderful and accurate schematic created by the well known FF member called 'Hanover' (or David as I call him). image

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Better to trade several smaller sized units than one big unit continued. Here is a comparison of a micro-lot account with a mini-lot account. Same difference between mini and standard sized! image This is from an 'Ask his Students' webinar ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

In my examples I am being more than fair to All-In All-out, because I don't want anybody saying that they are 'Cherry-picked' I could have picked a ranging market where the All-In, All-Out failed every time. Instead I have picked a trend which may ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Compass have twisted Ray's arm and persuaded him to do a public live session on Institutional Order flow. I hope that he does more than just highlight the new Order Flow indicators he has designed for Sierra Chart, because although they are probably ...

Institutional Equivalent Education?

What does it mean when somebody calls James16 a scammer? I was an avid reader of the original thread back in 2007 back when mbqb11 and razcek were posting regularly. I don't know if Jim could trade well, but he was a good analyst - I have only seen ...

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Hi Braintheboss, The FF policy about 'Commercial Content' is that any thread about a commercially available product/service is commercial. And anybody who starts such a thread is also considered to be commercial - it doesn't matter whether the ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

I have posted this in my other thread in order to help convince any doubters that I really do run a free Self Help Group (for Sharp Edge students) which has been running for nearly 5 years and has around 380 members. ...

Institutional Equivalent Education?

Some people may wonder if I really do run a free Self Help Group (for Sharp Edge students only) with approx 380 members. Perhaps these will help to convince: any doubters: Selected pages from members list (identities protected): image image ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi Husky, In general I agree with you. Where I disagree is that there is no point in trying "to help newbies to stop dreaming green horses on the walls". I think that traders who have gone through all that should help them - although I am unable to ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi Braintheboss, I see that you are trying to trade in a type of Quant style with very many, very small trades open at once. You seem to be currently breaking your rule about only 1 open trade per pair and you have only been testing this approach ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi Braintheboss, I firmly believe that every trade (by a retail trader) must for safety of the account, be placed with a StopLoss. But even that won't always protect your account. I don't know if you were trading during any of the 'Flash Crashes' or ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

I think we agree there ! In short much 'retail trader education' is based upon Stock Market Indicators which just don't work as well (or at all) in a bi-direction market such as FX. I understand how difficult it is to write in a 2nd language, ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi Duxis, So not only do you think I am drunk, but also selling vacuum cleaners. - That is very harsh. Especially since I am just an ordinary FF member, who tries to help fellow members. I am not paid (either for my opinions on the trading education ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

I don't know who's bright idea it was to start a new course on April 1st - April Fool's day! Anyhow, at last I have confirmation of Ray's much awaited new course(s). It consists of a 1 week "Order Flow and Equities" course which can be purchased on ...

Institutional Equivalent Education?

Here is the latest email from Boris Schlosberg. I understand what he is saying about trading, though I don't always agree (my comments in blue), but I know nothing about the US TV programs he mentions. ...

Institutional Equivalent Education?

OK braintheboss, I hope you can read this, because at my age (68yrs old ) and with all the floaters i my eyes I struggle to read a font this small. I am sorry that you consider it impolite to use a font that I can easily read. Why do you say my ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi braintheboss, So you agree with me that trading (or at least Forex) is too complex for one set of rules to work for everybody. And that everyone needs to adapt ... to the market in order to have success. Then why do you say "Problem is your facts ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Hi Husky, What makes you think I am 'against Retail traders' ? - Did you read post numbers 1 and 2 in this thread? "...things are far more simple then you tend to complicate them." - Really? If trading is so simple, why are there hundreds of threads ...

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money

Interesting, but I guess it is very early days yet. First they need to get approval, then they need to get at least one Datafeed company on board, then they need some Brokers on board.

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Have you anything constructive to say? (Either succinct or verbose) If you don't agree with what I say, please specify which parts you disagree with and tell us all why they are wrong!

Why Retail Traders DESERVE TO LOSE Money