Nothing wrong with a bit of a friendly, intelligent discussion. That's what forums are for, so that people can freely share knowledge and their viewpoints, and others may form their own opinions and decide whether that information is of use or not. ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Hi again Forexia, I see a lot of blind sided attacks on banks in your posts focused solely from a retail traders perspective, especially one that could have lost during the event. Although I understand your frustration with the nature of markets, I ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Btw sorry about the weird coding. For some reason when I post from an iDevice it just shows up on its own sometimes lol! I can agree with you that it's unfair though. Even ex-bank traders are agreeing with you so there's no doubt about that. ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Good viewpoint. Still, as far as retail trading is concerned what the banks did was perfectly legal and happens every now and then. Long time traders have acknowledged the fact and accepted it. Let's break down what happened on a micro scale: With ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Hi Forexia Correct me if I am wrong, but from what I gathered by skimming your posts you are saying that how the banks acted during the Francogeddon (unpegging of the CHF to the EUR by SNB) was morally wrong because they stopped taking inventory and ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Wait what did the banks do or fail to do during that event that was wrong? Sorry, I'm not caught up on all the recent replies..

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Same here. When I was trading during Asia it was almost always between the overlap. And key news is definitely one way of seeing high volatility. Even news from China can have a major impact on AUD. Just don't get caught on the wrong side. It's ...

Day Trading the off-hours

Hi trading-kid, I'll try to give you the most unbiased and accurate reply I possibly can although many have already given you pretty good replies. Maybe mine can get you to think about the deeper aspects of price structure. Many here on FF would ...

holy grail support & resistance?

Hi! Unfortunately, day trading the FX market during off hours as you defined would be hard for most traders. You would need to be extremely good at picking tops and bottoms or have extremely tight spreads, both of which your average retail trader ...

Day Trading the off-hours

So many inefficiencies across a variety of pairs thanks to Europe!

EURUSD

Makes for easy money playing this strategy when the conditions are just so right.

EURUSD

It does seem like this could be a good gap fill trade on a proper setup. Guess we'll see..

EURUSD

FTI, I learned a lot from you about FX dealer tactics and looking at price in other dimensions not usually looked at by most aspiring traders (IE considering time, momentum, etc.). I consider you one of my dearest mentors. You have given out a lot ...

Technical Analysis Fallacy

To answer the original question (with further questions): Why would you stay in the market? Are you a trader or a gambler?

EUR/USD Before Greeks's Vote - Do You Stay In The Market? B/S

Hey candero, Hope you are doing well. To answer your question, before that wick became a wick, what was it? A bar! Now I wasn't there to see the price action unfold before my eyes so I can't be certain on this, but if that wick was forming without ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk

Hey candero, Yes you are getting this concept down pretty well! I use this method quite extensively for some quick leveraged scalp trades, but you must not let emotions get the best of you. Don't hope, don't get greedy, and don't get ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk

Hey k, Thanks for the link. I'm familiar with Wyckoff and I once use to trade his method a while ago. Cool to know Weis is related to his works. I glanced over it and it looks interesting. I'll read it more in depth when I get more time as I'm ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk

Hi traider, It's actually quite simple when you look at trading in the same way I do. I buy low and sell high depending on the market enviroment. It's the same method institutionals and funds practice. In an uptrend enviroment I buy on dips and in a ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk

Hey Neio, Thanks for stopping by and it's good to know there are people out there that are actually reading/liking the stuff I post. It does take time and effort to write all of this stuff up. Regarding your post on alexx's thread, that sort of ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk

Hey kprsa, That sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out. The whole momentum calculation thing I kinda concluded myself as it was sort of a common sense thing relating momentum and volume*(pip movement/time) to force and mass*(velocity/time), ...

Trading Like A Dealer: Treasury Management With High Risk