Hi andexQ, can you tell us, where did you get traders positioning average image?

EURUSD

Thank you very much for your evaluation marcmarc. 1659 pip trade is gold trade and moves in pips look 10 times larger than that of currency pairs, so it kind of messes my absolute pips results. Also my worst trade result are from gold (I'm almost ...

Help with analysis of trading results

Very interesting article about falling FX volumes. Basically it says more risk-averse players on the market and more longer term transact FX for hedging rather than speculative risk-taking purposes... url

What has happened to volatility

You're kidding right? Of course you can ow them. Only if you have explicit negative account balance protection guaranteed in contract with your broker, you are "safe", otherwise they can and probably will sue you. FXCM nearly bankrupted because it ...

EURUSD

... 4. Le Pen wins over the weekend and EUR goes down the toilet

EURUSD

In such risky scenarios as French elections, brokers are protecting themselves and their clients. Stop losses can not be guarantied on such events when 1000 pips moves could happen. Negative balance on clients accounts means clients are in debt to ...

EURUSD

Of course brokers are lowering max leverage, the only sane thing to do on such occasions. You don't want to get caught in negative balance scenario if somehow Le Pen wins and all hell break loose. Markets are betting 76,64 % pro Macron, Le Pen win ...

EURUSD

Low liquidity + last day of French election campaign + NFP -> all the reasons why not to trade today. Just my 2 cents

EURUSD

Interesting initial reaction on USD part especially against EUR. Good news is bad news now? March numbers were revised downwards but not by much. Otherwise quite positive report. Let's see if USD can gain some strength. Techs and fundamentals are ...

EURUSD

It all depends on your trading style. If you're a medium term swing trader, you probably act on pattern breakout (like double top, engulfing pattern, H&S etc.) near top of the swing wave with relatively tight SL. If there is low volatility, there is ...

What has happened to volatility

EUR/USD 130 pips weekly volatility not bad? This used to be near daily volatility for this pairs. Similar with all majors... According to John Kicklighter at dailyFX, "the current 8-day range for the $SPY ETF (S&P 500) is the fifth smallest in 23 ...

What has happened to volatility

Exactly, and you can't predict Trump Tweets. They are just the thing to take you out of otherwise technically and fundamentally good trade. I've talked to Thomas Bulkowski, to my knowledge one of the best technical pattern traders out there, he ...

What has happened to volatility

I caught GBPAUD move for 230 pips, but not a lot market movers like that nowdays

What has happened to volatility

I traded intra day for years, but I'm just sick and tired of being clued to computer screens all the time. Now I plan my trades in advance during the weekends, set my price alarms and wait until price gets where I want it to be and then start ...

What has happened to volatility

It's true, opportunities are always there, but I'm a swing trader myself, hunting plus 100 pips moves. I used to get at least two to five good signals per week, now I'm getting far less. I need more volatility or I might just die of boredom. Maybe I ...

What has happened to volatility

If you have big order to fill for your client, you have to create a range, to get filled, because liquidity at particular price level becomes a problem. If you try to buy/sell all at once, price will probably skyrocket/skydive before you can fill ...

Do you believe brokers hunt your stoploss

If you can place big enough order to slightly move price action, you can count on cumulated stop losses to do the rest. It's not exactly stop hunting, but you have to know that every SL on buy order is effectively sell order and vice versa, so if ...

Do you believe brokers hunt your stoploss