I went through similar experiences as you, la maya k, for longer than I wish to admitt. When trading becomes boring you'll know you're on the right track. Your description of swetty palms and heart racing reminded me of myself as I kept telling ...

You slipped and made another bad trade!

You guys have stired up a hornet nest at MQs — I recently registered at MetaQuotes.net and was able to login soon after. I then did some searches for info related to Virtual Dealer. Soon after, I tried to login again and now I have no account ...

MT4 Brokers' Virtual Dealer Plug-In

Here's a PM I recieved — image bapxyz What, NO STOPS !! Member Since Jun 2006 Posts: 356 image Nice post I am not a 1K trader but I wanted to compliment you on an excellent post "Are you trading reasonably well ". I feel you have touched on ...

Are You Trading Reasonably Well?

What does the NFA say about this? — I've had three different LIVE accounts with retail FX brokers. They all played dirty tricks. Spikes, crazy order types and execution...Please don't limit your investigation to MetaQuotes brokers.

MT4 Brokers' Virtual Dealer Plug-In

Hi steviet — You've caught my attention lately with this shhh..H thing. BTW nice avatar. Wish my hair was that lively and robust!: I was beginning to think I was either crazy or just plain lucky, but you've managed to put into words your 'H' ...

Steviet's Live Trades!

Question — If an indicator is based upon a mathematical formula such as a fib, and historical charts show price reacting at or at least very close to that level a very high percentage of the time, 75% of the time during the last year for ...

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

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whats with this "hedging" thing??

I was going to stay out of this debate but... — In defense of IBFX and MQL: What other brokers offers a free unlimited demo with the features of MQL? Have you seen some of the platforms other guys offer for free? How much does a good charting ...

see the ibfx post?access to all liquidity providers

I'm not about to argue that the median line hedge strategy can't be done with conventional order types with similar outcomes. My point is that, IMHO, when market appears to be headed for a range I would rather use a strategy that makes profit ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

I think I see your point now — In other words, indicators are prone to giving false signals sometimes and good signal at others. Knowing how one or more indicators will behave in various situations is critical before a trader accepts the buy ...

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

Thanks bobblong, I would like to add that yes I am a god (at least in my own domain) and if you want be successfull in Forex you'd best become a god also. I'm not saying you should predict tops and bottoms, but it helps to have an idea of where a ...

Market or Limit orders

Hi pipamintpati — Love that user name! Thanks for the encouragement. I'm reluctant, at this time, to say much about forexlions system. After all, it was he who created it. I merely was able to understand what he was saying (I think) and put it ...

forexlion -- GBP/JPY (trend readings)

In an attempt to bring discussion back to your original topic I offer one example of how I used the hedge feature back in Oct 2007. Please note this is not how I trade as a rule, it's just an example of how I used the hedge feature. First I should ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

Ya I agree. This is a topic worth hashing over, as it's allways good to re-examine your foundation as a trader. Thanks for the opportunity to think out loud superdezign.

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

For what it's worth: I can recalculate the math behind the Simple moving averages and fib lines and pivots I use, but that's only because I'm simple like them. I guess that's why I shy away from the stuff that looks like spaghetti. Fight ...

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

Oh Oh! I've been doing the Impossible again! Dum-Dum...Dum-Dum Dum-Dum...Dum-Dum.........DumDumDum............DumDumDuum..DumDum! Got me there ya did. tee hee hee... And as far as the guy with alzhimers and the elarged prostrate...I'm glad ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

Nice! Well articulated view point by Sizzler. Wish I had read that a few years ago before I started experimenting with spaghetti on my charts! Now I'm riding the 'Dragon' with nothing more than Pivots, SMAs and fibs. The difference now is ...

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

Is trading a craft or for entertainment? — Every craftsman/woman uses tools. The more experienced will caress their tools and learn as much as possible about the tools. A price level on a chart is an indicator of where price was at a specific ...

The Ultimate Fallacy in Technical Analysis

Even though the market may be slow, it may speed up when those specific price levels are broke and since you know ahead of time where you are willing to enter/exit a trade, I would use limit orders to be on the safe side and for consistency. The ...

Market or Limit orders