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Jimmy Jones replied Mar 25, 2011Seems like the thread is getting off track a bit. Perhaps a new thread for the cloak and dagger stuff, so we can focus on order flow mindset in this one? I have been reading the Stating the Obvious thread, one thing that stood out to me was ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Mar 24, 2011On my mind — I'm reading some old posts here and need a place to write some things down. COT allocation - commitment of traders open interest - have seen this in futures feeds IFR rumors - my oanda account has IFR on it IFR levels for option ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Mar 22, 2011This post squared my focus again. I feel I have been off on several different tangents the last month or so, but really, what it comes down to is what incentives entices money to flow in and what disincentives force money to flow out. I think it's ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 15, 2011
I'm just saying, instead of guessing what the structure of the FX market is, why so bad to actually try and learn about it? Maybe it will help my decisions, maybe it won't, but I won't know either until I have an understanding.Order Flow - Achieving the mindset
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 15, 2011So you are saying you were born with all that knowledge you just posted! AMAZING! I kid, but you seem to be off your rocker mate. All that stuff you just listed is a result of your studying to try and understand what is going on, why it is going on ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 15, 2011How is one supposed to understand how, why and by whom price is reacting if they don't understand the players and how they have to execute based on the market structure? Your post seems to have contradicting elements in it. Not getting onto you, ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 14, 2011Hey Carnegie, This posts by EmeraldEyes and hilmy83 caught my attention yesterday. Apparently according to them everything we need to know is already here

Any who, I was reading Beat The Forex Dealer this weekend, and one thing that ...Order Flow - Achieving the mindset
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 10, 2011I just did that, and if I read it right, it appears there are a lot of traders short just under 3600, which would mean lots of stops up above. Perhaps we see a run up tomorrow? Just a guess, not going to trade it.
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 8, 2011For me understanding how interbank dealers deal seems like a very important piece to understanding the much larger question "how does price move". So I am going to continue on that route for now offline.
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 7, 2011I don't have an answer for you. I am thinking this is going to take a long time to get to a point of understanding.
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 7, 2011Your either laughing at my flawed logic (which would not surprise me), or your being serious. If your laughing at me, I'll laugh along with you, I am still trying to grasp some of these simple concepts but man I'm struggling! If your really think ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 7, 2011I was thinking about this a lot while reading the dealers chapter this weekend. What I could not reconcile in my mind is how this works in the fx market, where there are several dealers setting market prices (correct assumption?). We know if there ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 7, 2011The first thing that came to mind when I saw the chart was "why sell after so much selling already?" I have not made it all the way through T&E yet, and I am sure my ignorance on order flow will shine through here, but it seems that the place to ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 6, 2011I think i need to take a break from the thread. Some of you guys are much further along in the thought process, and your presenting and discussing information that is confusing me! -- I am finding the Dealers chapter of T&E quite interesting. ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 5, 2011I would venture a guess that he is defining it as it is in Trading & Exchanges.
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 5, 2011Tradin and Exchanges is really helping me look differently at the charts. I really had zero idea why price was moving before I started reading it. But now I think staring at a simulator is not the answer. I think really understanding all the ...
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Jimmy Jones replied Feb 3, 2011Interesting post grkfx. The last sentence especially so.
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