How will you train your emotional response with a demo account, when the emotions there are nothing compared to trading live? You might get your emotions under control when you're trading demo dollars, then go live and freak out.

Late night trading

Take a look at Sierra Chart, they have their own high quality futures data feed and it's possible you may be able to download from them (via SC platform). They're cheap as far as data feeds go, you'd have to ask on their forum whether this can be ...

Fx futures price feed historical data?

I think "find what works for you" is entirely legit, in that people have different styles and approaches to the market, some might do well scalping while others find the longer term easier. By "find what works for you" I don't mean look for a ...

Can't Find the Answers of 2 Really Fundamental Questions

The answers you've received in this thread so far are an example of "you have to find what works for you". People have given you various opinions based on things that ostensibly work for them, but of course you don't have to take any of the ...

Can't Find the Answers of 2 Really Fundamental Questions

I use MD's footprint to trade but I don't see how it could be used trading spot fx... best way to learn imo is to approach it with a blank mind, just have it open with the DOM and T&S and observe... for a long time. Only thing I had in mind when ...

can anyone guide me how to profit from footprint chart

And why wouldn't scalpers make money over the long term as opposed to longer term strategies? An edge's an edge... I'd suggest it's easier to predict the very short term than the medium term, but I guess that depends on the individual and method of ...

Do scalpers make money in the long run?

You're forgetting that (a) the market is not bid/offered a uniform amount throughout the prices; (b) no one needs to stand around and let their orders get filled at shit prices when some massive order is sweeping up everything in its path - orders ...

Will $1 billion units per trade move EUR/USD?

Er yeah, so what does being a cheap bastard have to do with how eager one is? Maybe they're not eager to get scammed? And your last sentence is really the point, you initially suggest a "successful trader" who teaches for free will attract a bunch ...

"good traders trade, bad traders teach"

Any trader in a prop shop... though ikwym.

"good traders trade, bad traders teach"

Yes, in the exact same way a prostitute's "price tag" filters those who will pay for it vs those who just want a free shag. You're buying a product/service, the other party is selling it, and that's all.

Forex Experts or Mentors

Saying that a trader/mentor will charge money in order to filter out those who aren't serious is just marketing bullshit. If they're charging you then it's because that's their business, and they want to be paid for their time (gotta make a ...

Forex Experts or Mentors

You don't pay the spread once or twice... but half each time. So if we're bid 15 and offered 17, and you want to buy the offer, you buy 17s. If you want to sell out right away and the market hasn't moved, you sell at 15s. Your spread has been two ...

Bid and Ask, do I pay 2x spreads for each trade?

Or maybe I just trade with reputable brokers instead of scam outfits, so don't have these problems. (Or not, since I've completely left fx behind and trade futures exclusively.) I'm not trying to disparage the OP, I just found it strange that in a ...

What I've learned so far

If you're really having so much trouble with your "brokers" that you have to devote this much posting/text to it, then you're with the wrong brokers. Seriously, who the hell still trades with brokers where you have to be careful not to scalp? I ...

What I've learned so far

But that's the problem, it's not a case of adapt or die, because you're not starting an exchange for a new product. People already have alternatives with retail dealers or futures on centralised exchanges to trade the same products. If they trade at ...

Virtual open outcry via IM

As grin said, this already exists. No, it's not your friendly neighbourhood fx bucketshop... it's called "any market that trades on a central exchange". Which is most of them. The spread is made by the limit orders posted by those who trade on the ...

Virtual open outcry via IM

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Trading Without a StopLoss

Ok nice one, good luck with your stock trading venture!

pbylina's trading journal

What happened to your tape reading (BMT)?

pbylina's trading journal

How is there even a discussion about something which can only be black and white? A bid is always a buy order for a certain amount and price at or below the market. Never above. See screenshot - all orders from 90 on down are bids, and all orders 91 ...

What is "bids at x.xxx"