The virtual machine is quite easy to power up and switch off - it's more convienient than a dual boot system I'd say. Like I said I still need windows for work but once I've finished I can close the app quickly and head back to linux. There ...

Good Trading software for linux?

As for the merits of linux against windoze, you could just google for something like "linux vs windows" but for me the main reasons are: 1. cost - no need to pay for upgrades since linux is free 2. desktop - just as good as windows, especially ...

Good Trading software for linux?

With Ubuntu you get 4 desktops or workspaces by default which can be increased easily if required. No need to mess with X-server settings at all.

Good Trading software for linux?

mt4 now working on linux — looks like those nice chaps at wine have ironed out the bugs with the menus & toolbars. so now i can trade solely on linux now (well at least for now...)

Good Trading software for linux?

Fair use of copyright — This reply is just to clarify a point HeavyJ made concerning reproducing copyrighted materials taken from the US copyright office: The safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before using ...

Trading Without a Stoploss--BHILC

Just a suggestion — Why not turn this into a blog in the journal factory..?

Majors Thread: EUR, USD, GBP, JPY

I'm a bit puzzled as to why your spouse and children would be considered "unwanted relatives"..?

Vegas Wealth Builder Part III

My opinion too! — I would still think that most traders are, and will perhaps remain, technicians first and foremost. Maybe they will add a smattering of fundies to move partway to reality trading but to me it looks like you have to clock up ...

Experience, by Joe Ross

Test data — Nice article Merlin! A few comments and questions if I may: The system development process you've outlined resembles steps of a software development methodology - particularly the spiral methodology with its iterative and ...

The System Behind the System, by Merlin Jeffries

yes the central character in the book is that of the "lucky idiot" who attributes his success to skill when it could of been just pure luck: whether it is a trader, businessman, scientist, fed official or president. here is my beef with ...

Fooled by randomness

dude, google for the answer...: "In 1978, Dan Hill had his first smash hit, Sometimes When We Touch"

choosing a model

Nice book — Good, entertaining read I thought. The central theme for the book is presented in his "Table of Confusion" which he outlines in the Prologue and refers back to in the rest of the book (see below). His stories on fictitious traders ...

Fooled by randomness

Show your workstation! — I will send mine over the weekend...anybody care to kick things off? I might merge some of these monitor/setup threads into one later on...see how things goes.

Show your workstation!

Bollinger bands — Just wondered has anybody tried substituting the fib lines with BB's set at 1, 2 or 3 deviation points? The 20 period MA acts as a tunnel similar to the 24/28's and they adjust automatically for each pair so there should be ...

Vegas Wealth Builder - Part I

Go to Tools->History Center and edit the data for the pair. You might have to restart the app.

what the hell is that?

A simpler explanation perhaps? — This is from the "Fed Funds Reference Guide" from CBOT: Fed Funds Futures and the Probability of a Fed Policy Shift Perhaps no single interest rate is watched more intently than the fed funds target rate set by ...

Central Banks Watch

A simpler explanation perhaps? — This is from the "Fed Funds Reference Guide" from CBOT: Fed Funds Futures and the Probability of a Fed Policy Shift Perhaps no single interest rate is watched more intently than the fed funds target rate set by ...

Piponomics: Studying the Love Child of Forex and Macroeconomics

Could this be it?

Show your workstation!

first impressions — i've had a quick read of the new document and my initial observations are: 1. looking at the charts it looks like this daily screen will work better at spotting turns during ranges rather than trends where it seems to get a ...

Vegas Wealth Builder - Part I