Also, Bigmo, your trades were sells, and there is a 4 pip spread to trade EUR/JPY with FXCM.......would I be wrong in concluding that you were stopped somewhere between 6:00-6:05 pm CST?? On a 5 min chart, the price goes to 149.96......take that ...

FXCM Discussion

One More Time..... — 1- Do not use FXCM to trade news...........their policies will forbid you to do it successfully...............hardly think that makes them Thieves!?!?!? 2- Besides a situation relative to statement #1, can anyone offer any ...

FXCM Discussion

Week of 10/16 - 10/ 20 - Triggers — GBP/USD Short: Projected Entry- 8613 (requires upward move past trigger, then downward move to open trade.....do not set an entry order on platform until price is above 8613) T/P goal - 8515 (98 pips ...

Weekly Range Method

Week of 10/9 - 10/13 Results — EUR/USD did not trigger, therefore, no trade. The GBP/USD, however, triggered a sell @ 8784 with a max profit of 154, but requiring a minimum S/L of 38. Targets were 114 pip T/P and 123 max S/L...therefore, this ...

Weekly Range Method

Since no one seems to be commenting or asking questions.....I'm just going to complete this weekly excercise and maybe treat it more like a little journal for myself, and anyone else who is watching from the sidelines. Not sure if it is all pure ...

Weekly Range Method

That's why I, amongst others, respect you.....you're always trying to learn and help people out at the same time......plus you're in the black..........it's still one in the "W" column But get some rest......it's good for the body and soul. ...

US Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

BK, I wish I knew the above stuff, but an economist I am not.........however, I just wanted to say to you again, that you are the man!!!!!!! Market is closed and your researching like a mo' fo'.......love ya man!!! Get a little rest please?!

US Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

Check out BK.....he doesn't want to waste time with this banter between News and Summit, he just wants more raw data so he can set up more pins to knock down!!!!! For BK, the market re-open can't come soon enough!!!! You are a player Burger ...

US Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

Direct quote from an online trading buddy I IM with each day: "Who would sell the dollar now...." I gave him a for that one....

US Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

Hey Mo, yes, best to go by charts that incorporate the FXCM feed......if I'm reading correctly, you still seem concerned that the platform price will not correspond with the chart price? I honestly don't think that is the case in the 2 charts ...

FXCM Discussion

Here's to hoping the Squawk report is accurate............I'm already short GBP/USD, and I've got my raincoat on looking to weather the volatility storm.....hoping for clear skies to sail into ahead of this front

US Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment

The stop move is FXCM's version of a trailing stop...........all functions are exactly the same whether it is a demo or a live acct. does that help?

FXCM Discussion

Seems like half or more of your posts are on broker topics......maybe you can write the ebook?

Can I request a compensation?

Every thread that includes this topic, I remind people the same thing.... FXCM is just not any good when it comes to placing orders and slippage during big news events.......doesn't anyone search the forum??? FXCM is fine if you are a regular ...

Can I request a compensation?

not good with volatlity... — I use FXCM for my "non-news release" trades (I"m intraday with the expection that I have to hold a position overnite sometimes), and I have no problems with them for that. I use Fxsol at news time...no probs there ...

FXCM Discussion

you got it...pound is showing strenght against the dollar at present, but the question becomes, can it break convincingly through the 8600 level?

Beige Book paralysis

my sentiments exactly....did not trade the release itself, and so what a boring day it's been...........slide over to the Comedy Club thread for some cheap thrills

Beige Book paralysis

Akuma.....excellent suggestion.....I was actually contimplating permanently closing my account summary box and minimizing my open position box, just so I could see what trades were open and being able to use a close function on them on ...

question for the veteran traders

I knew MM would appear again sometime....

Trading FOMC minutes

Nothing fancy..... — This probably won't help your EA coding unless you want to chage it a lot, but the old-school way I was taught was a simple formula of what % of equity you want to risk: Acct Balance= $5,000 x .05 (5%) = $250....that's ...

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