Moving averages especially aren't falsifiable. One could choose any type of cross-over system. The 200day mov average is arbitrary, why not the 189? The problem is that most traders don't have the mental acumen to comprehend this.

Planetary Cycles Trading (EUR/USD)

A better question is whether their propositions are falsifiable. The problem is that most planetary traders don't know about falsifiability. wikipedia's pages on homeopathy and astrology are illustrative guides to applying Karl Popper falsification. ...

Planetary Cycles Trading (EUR/USD)

still c an't login only web interface works.

OANDA Discussion

Can't login to oanda java the whole morning, using the web interface to trade. Anybody else?

OANDA Discussion

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James16 is not credible

url The fxopen contest is another fabrication in the same spirit as with FXCM.

King of the microlot suspicions

Their java app is pretty much untradeable the last few weeks. Any sudden movement on the euro and their prices lag fxopen, fxpro and Alpari by 10 to 20 pips - can't trade like this. Their purported 0.9 pip spread is true but only in calm markets.

OANDA Discussion

their mobile platform at m.oanda has been working the whole day though.

OANDA Discussion

Setup an offshore account then get somebody from say South-Africa to give you his residential address, water bill stuff. There are lots of loopholes.

CMS ceasing operations for retail traders

Maybe you should stop trading, read the following: url Of course it will be free, how could they charge you for editing an Excel spreadsheet after the event on MT4 server. The account is an obvious fake from Alpari, it is meant to generate the ...

Should I throw in the towel after being in the negative for 10 years?

Your method must have a statistical edge. When trades don't work you must know exactly why they didn't work. Such methods must be falsifiable. Astrology for example isn't falsifiable. url A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET, by Malkiel. A Mathematician ...

Should I throw in the towel after being in the negative for 10 years?

All hope isn't lost. Get somebody from South-Africa to give you his water and utility bill . Setup an offshore company with you hiding behind it. Open with Alpari Russia where the controls are more lax and you can trade. Only problem would be making ...

Thoughts on 50:1 Leverage

It was an unwise decision to make the leverage 50:1 because it increases[/]b the risk. Alpari Russia allows a 500:1 leverage which means I have to deposit 10 times less than with bucketshop Oanda. The real risk is Oanda running off with our money , ...

Thoughts on 50:1 Leverage

Dukascopy has a banking license and is an ECN, they aren't a bucketshop. They don't trade against their clients but take commission.

Volumes traded in the Euro?

Thus open an account with 100 bucket shops and trade 1 standard contract on each, the trades aren't even hedged in anycase, the bucket shop will absorb the profit, no actual 100 standard lots ever were traded with a bank.

Volumes traded in the Euro?

In your view then, do think one would be able to snipe the market for TP of 10pips with lets say 1000 standard lots without upsetting the apple cart? url "...Just thought i'd share something here, if you guys dont already know this... well the EUR ...

Volumes traded in the Euro?

Thanks for your detailed reply. The actual volumes of the market could increase as more sellers respond to larger bids. It also means that there is a potentially huge liquidity constraint on a method. I myself am trading a method that made me 20% ...

Volumes traded in the Euro?

Didn't the last intervention cost them $20bil ? It seems futile though, they probably will re-enter at around 83, they don't want to see 82. Japan has over $9trillion in cash.

USD/JPY Discussion

How would one falsify what you just wrote? For my notes on the falsifiability criteria in technical analysis see: url

Planetary Cycles Trading (EUR/USD)