5% in my opinion is way too much. wouldn't you feel a lot more comfortable risking 0.5% instead? Risking 5%, if you hit 20 SL in a row, then you have to double your account to get back to where you started.

USD/CAD went wrong, tips on money mgmt

1 lot = 100.000 unit in a mini account, 1 lot it's still 1 lot. 0.1 would be a mini, the 1$ a pip value. If you are trying to trade 0.4lot, you might be using 4 mini lot, hence the margin call. Then if your broker calls 1 mini as 1 lot.... I don't ...

Lot size and margin call

I guess you meant to say " lev is 100:1.... for every 100$.... broker lets you trade 10,000"

Lot size and margin call

Can not believe that a thread on a martingale ea made it to the 6th page... come on guys, wake up, speak to someone who knows something about math, there is no chance.

Martingale EA. Almost can't lose!

I think you should a bit more of Feb posts. You are trading noise, it's not about what caused that move, when and why, but more about: trade the set-up, if it works, take some pips; if it doesn't, get out. If the market changes direction, you change ...

The System II (Yes with irony)

What happened to SystemII? Has Feb introduced the brackets? Or the usual change this and change that's happening in forum's threads?

The System II (Yes with irony)

Feb, Thank you.

The System (Irony included)

Umbro, if that is you there singing.... we need to talk business

The System II (Yes with irony)

Ciao Annariita, How are your channels drawned? MA e Bollinger band on different timeframe?

Trading with channels and cycles

Of the few successful trader around, some, use only technicals, some other only fundies, some consider short term 2 hrs, some other 2 years... and so on. But to say that it doesn't work just because doesn't work for you.

The Market Explained by candle sticks and price action

Very good thread, thanks Shahab8b, I have already tried to combine COT report with technical, I like your approach. I will visit often, keep it up

Weekly COT report Analysis + Trade Ideas

More then an argument about candlesticks, it looks like one against charts. Are you saying that charts are pointless as they are a snapshot themselves? If you are, and you only trade price, not using charts, it would be interesting to learn how you ...

The Market Explained by candle sticks and price action

out UC, -0.5%

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UJ short stopped for +40pips

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Short at marker USD/CAD @ 1.0610, Sl @ 1.0696, 0.5% risk

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Out GBP/JPY +270 and +180, for a total of +2.2%

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Trade update, locking profit on GY, SL to 144.80. Locking profit on UJ, SL to 89.80. Stopped 0.5% on usdcad short. Actual trades details in my blog, I will update the forum once I'm flat.

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Moved GY SL back to 149.20 on both position for the moment. I will adjust tomorrow after news. Still short on this cross.

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