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Forum: Newbie Island 08-05-2009, 02:38 AM

Replies: 109 Please help me understand this!!! Views: 3,075 Posted By Andrewunknown Some of the best advice I've seen on this forum... Some of the best advice I've seen on this forum in a long time. Nat Geo is where it's at. :) Consolidating the responses to your initial post, what are your thoughts about the way ahead in...

Forum: Newbie Island 08-04-2009, 09:27 AM

Replies: 109 Please help me understand this!!! Views: 3,075 Posted By Andrewunknown Meh, it's interesting. Understanding the market... Meh, it's interesting. Understanding the market player archetypes ("the bank", "the fund", "the pro", "the retail noob", etc.) is helpful, but it's more the stuff of Forex lore and I think it's of...

Forum: Newbie Island 08-04-2009, 07:47 AM

Replies: 109 Please help me understand this!!! Views: 3,075 Posted By Andrewunknown There's more than one kind of "smart operator",... There's more than one kind of "smart operator", and so there's more than one thing to follow. The big guy/little guy talk is a fascinating (true) tale, but more-or-less a distraction. I think those...

Forum: Newbie Island 08-04-2009, 07:40 AM

Replies: 109 Please help me understand this!!! Views: 3,075 Posted By Andrewunknown As a retail trader trying to face up to the... As a retail trader trying to face up to the macroeconomic picture with a normative approach, you're not fit for survival. Unfortunately, that describes a good number of very intelligent, eminently...

Forum: Newbie Island 08-03-2009, 09:00 AM

Replies: 3 fibonacci retrace and extension, how do you use them practically Views: 500 Posted By Andrewunknown Actually took a very similar trade in the scope... Actually took a very similar trade in the scope of the one I outlined above for +131 last night; thought I'd share the results in case anyone is interested in a few of the finer points of fibonacci....

Forum: Newbie Island 08-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Replies: 3 fibonacci retrace and extension, how do you use them practically Views: 500 Posted By Andrewunknown Here's a basic example of a fibonacci extension... Here's a basic example of a fibonacci extension in action. http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8535/picturebvn.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/i/picturebvn.jpg/) The green fib study from...

Forum: Fundamental-ville 08-01-2009, 03:04 PM

Replies: 12 Are you prepared?? Views: 740 Posted By Andrewunknown Forex and Sci-Fi: never thought two of my very... Forex and Sci-Fi: never thought two of my very favorite things could be linked together, but here we are. :)

Forum: Newbie Island 08-01-2009, 02:45 PM

Replies: 33 When did you say you were a successful trader? Views: 1,566 Posted By Andrewunknown Just a thought: As one's account grows in... Just a thought: As one's account grows in size, a drawdown of 2% is proportionate as account equity increases, but the value of that drawdown is not: e.g. 2% of 100k = $2k, whereas 2% of 10k =...

Forum: Newbie Island 08-01-2009, 02:12 PM

Replies: 3 fibonacci retrace and extension, how do you use them practically Views: 500 Posted By Andrewunknown Hey buddy, If you were to search around the... Hey buddy, If you were to search around the forum for "fibonacci" or "fibonacci retracement", you're likely to find some great threads that explain the use of this fibonacci study and are filled...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-31-2009, 05:52 AM

Replies: 14 stochastics & rsi Views: 344 Posted By Andrewunknown Stochastic oscillators (in this case slow) clock... Stochastic oscillators (in this case slow) clock "overbought" above 80 and "oversold" below 20. RSI clocks "overbought" above 70, and "oversold" below 30. You'll find this description in virtually...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-31-2009, 05:15 AM

Replies: 7 US GDP number Views: 137 Posted By Andrewunknown Good point; but I'd add that flows in and out of... Good point; but I'd add that flows in and out of currencies have always been driven heavily by the theme of risk. The past two years, and especially the past year as Pipdevil notes (think Fannie...

Forum: Free Forex Trading Systems 07-31-2009, 12:45 AM

Replies: 151 Expanding The Daisy Chain Views: 6,585 Posted By Andrewunknown How does this work? I've read about the method,... How does this work? I've read about the method, but doesn't anyone have a difficult time with this? I understand the intent is track and exploit a basket of pairs as direction and volatility align,...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-30-2009, 11:27 PM

Replies: 7 What's your monthly growth? Views: 444 Posted By Andrewunknown That would be Larry Williams: he wrote a book... That would be Larry Williams: he wrote a book that makes reference to how he traded to generate those returns, and why the unavoidable level of risk incurred makes trading in that fashion...

Forum: Free Forex Trading Systems 07-30-2009, 10:21 PM

Replies: 151 Expanding The Daisy Chain Views: 6,585 Posted By Andrewunknown I basket trade almost as a rule; in fact, it's... I basket trade almost as a rule; in fact, it's rare that I throw on a single pair when I enter the market from a flat position. My established approach is different than the "Daisy Chain", though,...

Forum: Free Forex Trading Systems 07-30-2009, 09:17 PM

Replies: 512 Technical Templates 2 Views: 35,833 Posted By Andrewunknown Man I've missed this/the former thread - always... Man I've missed this/the former thread - always great stuff, even while the cast of characters rotates in and out? Where'd Tess, Jacqueline and JimmyMac go? Not that I don't appreciate your...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-30-2009, 09:07 PM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown I was hoping to learn how the math worked on... I was hoping to learn how the math worked on that....

Forum: Newbie Island 07-29-2009, 10:28 AM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown Loss still at -3800 even after putting on "2 lots... Loss still at -3800 even after putting on "2 lots of hedging" - by "running", I'd assume that means it's a floating loss..."when to close thes 4 position".... The source of the confusion was/is how...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-29-2009, 09:30 AM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown Could you elaborate on this? Could you elaborate on this?

Forum: Newbie Island 07-29-2009, 09:26 AM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown Sounds like what passes for a "hedge" to me. ... Sounds like what passes for a "hedge" to me. Long 156.28 Long 156.14 Price Short 154.55 Short 154.51 As price moves up, longs improve, shorts deterioriate; as price moves down, shorts...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-29-2009, 09:19 AM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown It sounds like you have a trend following... It sounds like you have a trend following strategy that goes short on dark cloud cover candles in a pullback where a couple of oscillators clock ""overbought", and that goes long on piercing patterns...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-28-2009, 09:20 PM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown Hedging arrested loss/profit, but there's no... Hedging arrested loss/profit, but there's no solution: one way or another, you're going to sustain a loss. The only hope you have is to recover that loss with appreciation on the position you leave...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-28-2009, 09:13 PM

Replies: 31 can someone help me in GBPJPY currency Views: 548 Posted By Andrewunknown If your account "is critical stage" with 4... If your account "is critical stage" with 4 positions in GBP/JPY on at 2:2 hedged, I don't need to tell you that the percentage of available margin used on the first 2 positions opened you up to...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-28-2009, 09:00 PM

Replies: 3 is it worth trading asia? Views: 146 Posted By Andrewunknown If by "is the volumes always this light" you're... If by "is the volumes always this light" you're referring to 1850ET, then yes, at this time of day "volumes" are very light - in fact, this post-NY, pre-Tokyo lull is often the slowest part of the 24...

Forum: Newbie Island 07-21-2009, 06:42 PM

Replies: 7 Difference between Buy Stop and Buy Limit Views: 653 Posted By Andrewunknown My fault for not reading the earlier post closely... My fault for not reading the earlier post closely enough. The nature of a limit order is such that price may trade at your order price but not fill because order flow is finite in quantity at any...

Forum: Free Forex Trading Systems 07-20-2009, 10:00 PM

Replies: 8 Long term trades on GBP/USD and GBP/JPY Views: 541 Posted By Andrewunknown Hey pipmaker, Just to get a better idea of how... Hey pipmaker, Just to get a better idea of how things are working: 1) How long is "long-term"? 12 mos.+? 2) With no stops in place (I won't argue the merits/demerits of that here), how much...

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