Lay out what you want to say quickly to avoid confusion... good luck

Trading consistently for profits

Hi rjm I am using GKFX, futures, indices, forex, cfd's, fixed spreads, decent customer service. Been live with them for 5 years

Spread betting and conflicts of interest vs CFD's

As long as they are regulated by the FCA then your money is as safe as it is in a high street bank. As always, never fund your account with all your money (most trading approaches don't need ALL you money to be avaialable at all time, thats what ...

Spread betting and conflicts of interest vs CFD's

is one trolling? -this is FF don't forget FC

Trading consistently for profits

also... TA traders like to harp on about 'lack of knowledge' - well unless you know every element acting on the market at that precise tick then YOU also have lack of knowledge... Markets are uncertain - what happens next will always be uncertain ...

40000 coin toss chart with data from Berkeley University

So you have evidence that the future can be predicted based on historical information or is it just your bias?

40000 coin toss chart with data from Berkeley University

'Academics cannot conclusively prove or agree on whether the stock market truly operates via a random walk or based on predictable trends because there are published studies that support both sides of the issue.'

40000 coin toss chart with data from Berkeley University

The mind is greater than the candle Apophenia is at work.... url

About Candlesticks: Why they were created? What do they reveal?

the only way to increase profit is to increase risk.... so for massive profit there was massive risk. That is trading

Over 13,000% return in just 1 week ! How is that possible ?

well that is your belief, but is completely unproven.

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

spot on. TA is completely unproven unless there are fundamental reasons to back it up url

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

let's hear what a bank trader has to say video

It seems impossible to make money in the long run

at some point all systems need a human being to step in and say 'no more!' all systems! Traders want to find a system that has no uncertainty in it - an impossible task and the major element in losing traders. The only difference with systems are ...

Did Martingale work for someone?

timing of entry does not matter - there are only 2 entry times on any chart that never went positive - a buy at the all time high and a sell at the all time low. The same can be said for direction. No one element is important it is a combination of ...

Does timing of entry really matter, or just direction?

so much quality in this post

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I agree and both approaches work - you can only increase profit by increasing risk and vice versa.....

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there is only one top and bottom of the week/month/year - the secret is to ensure your method of finding it is not too costly. You also have to select the right markets - but that isn't hard, usually obvious.

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the market has no regard for your future predictions on price movement either - delusional

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Hi Hanover, Certain techniques will make this style of trading nearly impossible - they include moving stops quickly to b.e and treating all surviving entries as equals. It's natural to consider saving a 5 pips loss as only being a good thing and it ...

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totally disagree and I think it's a common mistake. As for generalizing I think you will find that research suggests that only trends can be proven to have a statistical edge - market timing is largely a comfort blanket for traders to deal risk in ...

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