that's good so far!...but do you need more data to check it more thoroughly..? perhaps a year on each pair so you've analyzed 3 years of data in total? i know it'll take a bit more time (maybe a whole day ) but it should make you more ...

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please be civil... — ok there is a lot to read here and i've only skimmed the thread, but please try to keep the debate within rule #1 and respond to each other in a respectful, polite manner. thanks for your co-operation.

Will Rising Oil Prices Bring Back Carry Trades?

Hey man, if I can keep you smiling then my work is done! As for your change, the answer is...(drum roll, pls)....i don't know!!! : That's the thing with doing a tweak here, and a tweak there, if you're not careful you might end up doing what ...

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look at it this way stevie - you came out of march pip positive...small consolation i know but sometimes you just have to take what you can get. what a lot of new traders don't realize is the time-served element of trading. you have to keep plugging ...

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looks like you're using netdania charts. i always found that java charts suck big time (and i use oanda). an easier way might be to download metatrader 4 - like interbankfx - and then use the File->Save As Picture (600x600) and upload the picture ...

Jacko needs some assistance.

chin up steve!!...keep on grindin'...

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one thing you can say about your journal, stevie, is that it's never boring!!! i always thought you were dollar heavy to begin with, but if this is what you back-tested then i would be cautious about changing things right now. my advice would be ...

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anybody also heard from john lately??? he was our resident scalper at one point...

JohnFX's Price Magnets

keep in mind a lot of people are watching you because most simply can't hack it themselves!!! so more kudos to you steve and watch your views cruise past six figures shortly... the key is taking out your equity high, and by following a system ...

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man, if you get another good trending period you should make another 1000 pips at least!! but i wonder what your averages will be after 12 months - even 300 pips a month is not to be sniffed at!!! during the slow months you just have to grind out ...

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D — Daily Price Limit The maximum price advance or decline from the previous day's settlement price permitted during one trading session, as fixed by the rules of an exchange. Daily Trading Limit The maximum price range set by the exchange ...

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the important thing when forward testing is to test any system or method consistently, with respect to whatever was developed when back testing. sure there is always room for improvement and back-testing should give some indication of the success or ...

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there have been a number of threads on this subject...search the forum for "linux" to find them all.

Ubuntu or Fedora

i actually remove my stops over the weekend on oanda since they widen the spread considerably and have been stopped out several times because of it. however i run the risk of losing more than most if there are huge weekend gaps.lol.

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This glossary has been compiled by CME from a number of sources. The definitions are not intended to state or suggest the correct legal significance of any word or phrase. The sole purpose of this glossary is to foster a better understanding of the ...

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The real mark of any trader is handling the tough situations when the markets really test you. The next time it happens it you are pyschologically prepared and it shouldn't be as hard. Having done it publicly and shone through the other end, which ...

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I primarily use trend-lines to follow price at support and resistance levels. I still use price action in the form of bar or candle patterns as well but to a lesser degree. If you look to the beginning of this thread then I compared a situation on ...

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glad to see your on the make again.

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steve, don't let the nfp put a voodoo spell on you!! so today might be a double or nothing day...i see today is a double whammy with trade coming out as well. i only mention it cos you mentioned it first (nfp) but really i would suggest turning off ...

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hey heavy! glad to see you back man! btw, you still have another journal here...

The Bonehead Trader..please be brutal!!