Hi merlin, could you please tell me what book you got these excerpts from? Are they from John Murphy's "somethin somethin... Financial Markets"? Thanks..

The Psychology of Support / Resistance

Hi dsvt, I've only read the first page of this thread.. Anyway, can your TOPS method be used on longer timeframes? Based on Iso's post, he's already customized it for the 4H.. is the performance just the same? or is it only for the 1H? Thanks..

some trades...

Nope I won't be disappearing.. It's just that in my current time limitations, if it was real money, I really won't be able to watch my trades.. If ever I do start trading, I want to give it my full effort.. Its just that I feel that if I do start ...

Newbie Factory Journal

Thanks — I've uploaded the charts.. I thought that when you attach a picture, it was going to be viewed as an attachment.. but i was wrong.. the picture was displayed automatically. I'm still taking it slow right now and I'm waiting for the ...

Newbie Factory Journal

I'll go with "I'd like to learn how to trade first" rather than when to trade.. There will be a lot of "whens" but to know when the "when" is, learning to trade is obviously a MUST.. Did I use a lot of whens there?

james16 Chart Thread

I'm using FX Online.. a java based platform I think... I'd like to use MT4 but our firewall/proxy server blocked my access.. I won't be able to go live until Jan or Feb next year so I'm on the preparation phase right now and just use demo account ...

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Hi habeeb, thanks for the feedback.. Honestly I just got impatient that's why I entered the trade.. I'm a newbie so I do expect to make a lot of mistakes.. And I plan to do most of those mistakes while paper trading.. I also won't take out the ...

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I have a feeling that I'm gonna like your system Dial.. As I've discovered, I can't trade the intradays for the moment mostly due to emotional and time involved.. P.S. Can you tell me what you saw?

Is the "system" part really so easy to come by?

My Opinion — Here's my 2 cents.. In my trading plan, I have 2 timeframes.. the daily and the weekly.. I use the weekly to have a better picture of a trend, then I use the daily to look for entry setups.. This is what I plan to use in my ...

Using Two/Three time frames - practical meaning.

Trade 001 Exit: 1.2013 — Liquidated my position @ 1.2013 Trade turned sour.. with EMA5 crossing EMA13, with the close below both EMAs. Note: This was a good exit for me. I could have stayed and waited for the trade to recover, but if I did ...

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Got bored.. darn... — My very first trade.. I didn't use jim's entry method here... Instead, I used MB's.. Here are a list of mistakes I did for this trade: 1) I chased the trade... 2) I'm not sure if I can even watch this trade since it's on ...

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Darn good! — Darn it dial! You're f***n cool! Sorry for the language, but you hit the spot! You sure know how to make it clear for newbies (like me)! I really can't read all the new posts in the forum since it averages more than 50 (?) ...

Question for Dialist and everyone else

Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. <Patiently waiting for the PF>

james16 Chart Thread

Thanks — Thanks Merlin.. However, I think I won't be able to immediately use the steps in the article. But I know it will be a good reference in the future.. I still have a long way to go man.. Hopefully I can endure the process.. Thanks ...

Lessons Learned during System Development

Acknowledgement — Acknowledgement Even though I'm not a profitable trader yet (I'm still optimistic that I can be one), I just want to give proper acknowledge the people who have been patient and kind enough to answer my questions.. So if I ...

Newbie Factory Journal

Other Info — Information Source Basically all the knowledge I have of the moment came from a lot of reading - from books, the internet, and most specially here in FF.. As of the moment I still have a lot of books to finish.. I plan to finish ...

Newbie Factory Journal

Welcome Mike.. I'm not sure if what you're asking is the one I asked before.. but anyway, if it's terms you want to learn, you can refer to this thread.. http://www.forexfactory.com/forexforum/showthread.php?t=2869&referrerid=2899 Hope it helps.. ...

Reversal Signals - Lets compile a list

Hope team has a place for those still learning.. — This is such a good thread.. You can almost feel the passion of the people in the forum.. Or maybe again, it's just me.. Though, I'm also willing to help, but I'm not sure what help I can ...

Working together as a team

Category of trades — Hi, I've just started reading Jim's thread and am currently on page 6.. Can someone please tell me what are the criteria for an A, B, or C trades? If I really could, I'd be willing to search this forum for the answers ...

james16 Chart Thread