FOA Flyer415 — Hi Flyer, Hope your trading is going well. Have you by any chance continued to compile Graeme's posts since the last time? I think from memory you had captured them up to page 102?? I ask as I was going to go through them to ...

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Agreed !!! I would add that on a personal note, I have read and re-read this thread a number of times and am amazed at the quality of its content !! IMO, The information contained within this thread would put a lot of trading books which are ...

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Off-Topic (A Big Thank You to Graeme) — Hello Graeme, Due to current work commitments I unfortunately find it difficult to participate more frequently in the day-to-day dicussions so instead have to rely on the evenings & weekends to catch up ...

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Hi 55, Many Thanks for the reply and the link.... I'll take a look......

Help with identifying specific bars on the chart

Ozzie, I managed to download it ok this morning. If Flyer doesn't reply to your question then PM me and I'm sure we can find a way for me to get you a copy.

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Totally agree.... btw: I only asked as I've known traders in the past who demo with a large account but in real trading use one which is a lot smaller which can have an impact of money management if they have based their performance on the former.

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Hi Ben, Quick question. When you switch from Demo to your actual account in the future, will you also be starting with $50k?

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Another option which I'm sure you've considered already is whether the strategy can be coded up. If so, then you could backtest it. Other than that, I guess manual eye-balling of charts is the only option.....

How to validate a strategy

Jasus, Use a simulator. Either a third party one like forex tester for example, or using an add-on for MT4 called V-Hands (do a search on here). PS. I was told about V-Hands yesterday so haven't had time to check it out yet......

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I totally agree. In my particular case, as I am unable to watch price in real-time during normal hours, I just want the ability to replicate this scenario as best as I can, at a time which is more convenient. The purpose of doing this is not to ...

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PipDaddy, Appreciate your comments and I agree that you can use that one piece of information to good effect. However, for my own personal development I want to be able to improve my current skills in being able to read & anticipate price action in ...

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Graeme, Quick topic-related question: How many of the previous bars are important to take into account when analysing the current action? At what point do the previous bars become unimportant?

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Hi Willf, Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll take a look at the site..... Cheers mate..........

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Practising Graeme's Exercises — Hi Everyone, Apologies for the slightly off-topic question but I'd welcome comments from others on here. I would like to practise my entries as per Graeme's exercise but given current constraints I do not get ...

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Thanks Peter..... I'll take a closer look at the Tester......... All the best......

How to validate a strategy

Ditto !!!! ... Welcome back Graeme.... You have a remarkable ability to present the Mrkt in such a different & thought-provoking way which, when I read your comments, continues to create those "Aha!!" moments.......... !! Have you ever considered ...

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Peter, Would you mind explaining in more detail how you perform a playback? Is it part of the Strategy Tester? I've taken a look but can't seem to find what you're referring to Thanks in advance....

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Thanks..... I'd better take another look....

How to validate a strategy

Cheers for the info. If I may ask, whats the MT4 Tester like to use? In your opinion, does it have any limitations? I ask, as I'm new to MT4 and have recently read somewhere that its quite unreliable. Just interested in your thoughts... Thanks....

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Thanks for the reply. May I ask what software you use for performing playbacks?

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