FXCM Expo: Worth Going? — The FXCM Expo has a crapload of registrations -- I talked with the organizers today. A lot of people seem to be planning to go. The speaker list (except for me) is impressive. There will be lots of chances to hear ...

Anybody going to the FXCMEXPO in June?

Team Trading — I love the idea to use a team to bounce ideas off each other. I have noticed that in some teams there is a problem with honest calls, but I set a rule in the teams I set up: you make the call as soon as you take the trade, not ...

Team Trading

Book for Beginners — I highly, highly recommend Kathy Lien's book "Day Trading the Currency Market". it's fantastic. Rob

Complete Newbie to Forex

Interest rates — The market moves in reaction to news. Economic news drives the market -- because economic news in the end drives interest rates. Interest rates are the supreme gods of exchange rates. Currency rates are set based on ...

I am fairly new and have a question...

Some Major Traits of Rob's Successful Students — Since some of my beliefs are summarized on these posts, I thought I might contribute something to this thread. Sorry for barging in if I am not adding anything here. But to start: 1. I truly ...

Show me the money!!!!

Who is this Rob Booker guy? — Good to hear from my friend in Fiji! It would be great to trade some emails again (if this is who I think it is ... "D"). Anyway, I'd be happy to correspond with the folks here if you have questions about ...

forex mentoring programs

Gaps — Gaps are suprisingly reliable. You can "fade the GAP" or "Close the GAP" on a Sunday open usually if the pair opens 20 pips higher or lower than the Friday close. It does not happen often but it is a common trading system in equities. ...

Gaps in the market

Moving averages — I just wanted to share my 2 cents on this subject. Crossovers can work but they break over time (you have to keep fudging with the numbers). But PLEASE take a look at using moving averages as levels of support and resistance. ...

GBPJPY

I agree with Senor Norbecker. Get some help from a professional, read everything you can get your hands on, and build your own system. It's not as hard as it sounds, once you start down the path. Trading is really difficult if you hand over all the ...

braintrading solutions

Why Dealbook has some connectivity problems — John, The Dealbook 2 platform has some connectivity issues. I use GFT and have been previewing the new update of the platform (due out very soon) and the connectivity issues are resolved. Works ...

GFT Dealbook FX2 Timeout Error

testing your systems — One of the best ways to test these simple systems is to go back in time and play TS forward one candle at a time. See how it works when you actually simulate trading. mechanical backtesting simply tells you that a ...

Trading System help needed