I'll answer your question if you answer mine first. How do you make over 800 posts on this forum and not know the answer to that?

How to tell if Impact is Good or Bad?

Check out Larry William's work on daily opens and closes. Most of his stuff is floating around the net.

Win or lose 100 pips. Place your bets.

Todd, First you have to define, "if you think it's going up or down". In other words, you need a consistent method for determining this. Once you have it, then a strategy like this is easily backtested.

Win or lose 100 pips. Place your bets.

I've read a few times over the years that there is a certain time of the day and week when banks like DB will make huge conversions for corporate customers. I don't know if it's true, but some of the people who have worked for banks should know if ...

Corporate payroll conversion - why is it always overlooked?

Blueruby, I have a friend who started buying cheap section 8 housing in Boston in the late 80's. All multi-units in need of work, in tough neighborhoods, but the gov't pays the rent every month. The last time I was in Boston was in 2002. He ...

Transition from Losing to Winning

Where the hell can I rent a mule?

Premature Jacket Emulation.

I agree. I look at a chart and think, "What can the market do right now that will screw the most amount of people in the process."

Psychology and MM free zone...

I just remembered the name of a system. Big Ben. I believe it opens orders when London opens. You should be able to find it here or on some other trading forums.

session-based trades

Sure, there are a few systems like that. Some will open orders at a specific time of day, say 0700 GMT or 1700 EST. I've seen lots of them on this forum but I couldn't tell you any of the names. Some people like to play the breakouts of the London ...

session-based trades

Yes, we know that the world is full of scammers, liars, thieves and what-not. We also know that many have found their way into the trading world where they are able to prey on a lot of easy marks. We also know that there are a lot of self-appointed ...

Weekend of the Instant Guru

Matter and anti-matter. It's everywhere.

What makes a pip to move ?

Yes, my point was that even with an edge, one can fail through their behavior. After an all, an edge is simply something you've defined as having a higher probability of succeeding than of failing. You still have to execute. Similar to having a the ...

Just bought trading in the zone by Mark Douglas

I think that's the core issue. Ed Seykota, the trader, said that "Everyone gets what they want from the market." and he was referring to their emotional needs, not making money. Everyone approaches the markets as a means to make money, but they ...

Just bought trading in the zone by Mark Douglas

Think about this. In life, most of us know what the right thing to do is in most occasions. Yet, many times we don't do the right thing. Hence, we create many of our problems ourselves. It doesn't matter why we chose to do the wrong thing at times ...

Just bought trading in the zone by Mark Douglas

The cyberspace equivalent to "I'm taking my ball and going home."

(can) small accounts make a living ?!

Thanks, JR, it's appreciated.

Meditation & Trading?

Well said. I hope you have thick skin.

(can) small accounts make a living ?!

No, you're not.

Leverage confusion

Hi Lou, Very interesting post. So you went to a "class" in the US? Have you tried it on your own? I'm in the UAE so I don't think I could make any classes, but I'm interested in trying it. I think most people who trade for some time realize there ...

Meditation & Trading?

I read this thread back in November, for it's an interesting topic. I first tried meditation 20 years ago when I was in grad school. I had befriended a Buddhist and he introduced me to the Japanese school of Buddhism and meditation. I found that ...

Meditation & Trading?