if the program you're talking about is metatrader, just post it here and maybe I can find the problem.

Bizarre Problem

Here is alpari's databank. It seems to be the most commnly used source of historical data for metatrader. Alpari Databank

Historical data

I would try a 24 wma and a 72 wma. As for the directional movement, use a moving average of oscillator set with those settings 24 and 72 and use its cross at 0 as a confirmation. Welcome to the forex world.

What DI interval, DX period and smoothing period for directional movement indicator?

Drawdown and risk, though related, are not the same. Assume I have a $1000 mini account. Risk is the percentage of your accounts equity that you're using as leverage for a trade. If I "risk" 10% on a trade, and the trade goes bad, 10% is not what I ...

My OSAMA System

yes...but that closed..and then I had a long trade...and now I have another sell....?

My OSAMA System

If I risk 10% on a $1000 mini account with a eur/usd trade and lose 20 pips on a bad trade, I've only lost $40, disregarding spread.

My OSAMA System

Determined as the trade progresses.

My OSAMA System

it's one of the standard indicators like the MACD. Actually it's dirived from the MACD. Look at the macd and you'll notice there's a sma line running up and down through the histogram. The osma indicator is the histogram - the sma. So on the macd ...

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yes, and it's okay to risk that much when your drawdowns are that low too. I know it's not the norm.

My OSAMA System

Trade # 1 SELL EUR/USD @ 1.2858 11:57 AM ET

My OSAMA System

Thank you for your support. My system is very simple. You buy when a certain osma is above 0 and another osma is indicating an upward trend and sell when it is below and an downward trend is indicated. The devil is in the settings and understanding ...

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well well we seem to now be stuck in a channel between 1.2755 and 1.2775. If it breaks below 1.2755 then it's going to fall.

EURUSD

I've been short since tuesday morning at 1.2770.

EURUSD

this happens with interbank, also there will sometimes be a data gap from 20-50 pips randomly. It sucks but instead of complaining I just moved to higher time frames. 30 minutes is as low as I trade on interbank.

InterbankFX traders on MT4 platform...

but how many newbie forex traders have a tested proven system and solid plan?

My simple journal... Read at your own risk.

I would stay in if you have a short. There is massive resistance at 1.2800 which the price has met twice this week and failed to break, the averages on the 30 minute and 1 hour charts are consoladating, and osmas are heading below 0 on both 30 ...

EURUSD

well I have strategy where I don't worry about that. For example today I sold around 8 at 1.2755. The price immidiatly went straight up 60 pips, but I didn't close because I knew it would come down, and it did. Anothing thing though, I probably ...

EURUSD

I don't understand. It's only at 1.2782 now, thats just 11 negative pips. Why would I need a lot of money for that? I don't use stop losses. I entered the order because *takes a deep breath*, the osma average with a slow of 48, fast of 1 and signal ...

EURUSD

hmmm....lol...okay, well I'm short at 1.2772 so you're not alone.

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