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pipmutt replied Apr 15, 2012Guess I better cross Thailand off my list of holiday destinations!
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Not only subjective but unreliable in an OTC market like forex, variable from brøker to brøker and only indicative of the underlying market. Hey if it works for you, makes things clearer, and gives you confidence to trade then great but it's not the ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Analysing price action is just about the most openly shared strategy out there, it's nothing new, special, or secret. Have you heard of and/or traded support or resistance? A chart pattern? A range? A trend? Retracements? Anything else on a chart of ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Exactly my point! It seems to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and it's subjective to say the least. Support, resistance, patterns, and a whole host of other stuff. A trader needs what he needs to have confidence in his ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Hang on, this sounds like fun, but what's the deal with all those ladyboys!
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012That's great but wtf is it other than chart analysis?
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Price action*, it's a bit like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder.
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012lol, don't forget 'price action', you can't have a conversation about anything nowadays without it cropping up somewhere! Whatever the problem, price action is the solution apparently!

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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Strangely enough, no, they seem to focus more on making money hence my comment, but then I expect your business management degree will have taught you that. Anyway sounds like you've got it all under control........
Time it takes to be a Successful Forex trader
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012What are you learning for 12-14 hours a day, every technical indicator known to man? A degree in economics? Every trading strategy on FF? Excellent, except........ Right. Maybe that's what you need to focus on.
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012I agree, and it's not the quantity it's the quality. In theory it's possible to learn to trade profitably in a day or two, it's not rocket science, however in practice it can take years to discover what you really need to learn and to master the art ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012In theory, yes, but in the leveraged account you need to consider brøker margin requirements and their margin call policy, but you're right as far as the math goes, theoretically you could open a 500k position. Correct again, 60k trade size would be ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012Exactly right, and it's surprising just how many people don't understand it!
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pipmutt replied Apr 14, 2012I'm not sure that's true, the great divide between rich and poor exists globally and the gap is getting wider. The recent crisis (clue: primarily the result of overleverage) has left the whole world feeling worse off, even the fat cats! Right, the ...
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pipmutt replied Apr 13, 2012They're not looking to live off it, they're simply looking for a reasonable return on their investment. I can see what the issue is here, people are underfunded yet still trying to make a living from playing in the market.
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pipmutt replied Apr 13, 2012Exactly, on the premise that if it's too good to be true..... Im sure heal be just fine, there not as difficult as they where when I was at school, it will be intresting to here how he get on what have he got to loose?
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pipmutt replied Apr 13, 2012Sounds about right, 12% is a good low-risk return for most investors. You've got me wondering who that might be now, I lived a stones throw around that time, Seer Green! (surname didn't begin with a G did it?)
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