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Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 04-21-2009, 03:20 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 14,360
Posted By colin
Hey Pip Siphon, I'd be interested to see how...

Hey Pip Siphon,

I'd be interested to see how you traded last night's Asian action, the way that it dropped from 1.2930 to 1.2900 before retreating back up to where it started from and then just...
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 04-10-2009, 05:27 PM
Replies: 1,006
Views: 52,237
Posted By colin
TP is Take Profit.

TP is Take Profit.
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 02-18-2009, 01:17 PM
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Views: 52,237
Posted By colin
Looks like this week is being especially...

Looks like this week is being especially difficult for this system, compared to how it has performed in the past. Is there anything in particular yet that stands out as being a cause?

My morning...
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 02-17-2009, 01:09 PM
Replies: 1,006
Views: 52,237
Posted By colin
TIC data was out at 9am EST. Make sure to...

TIC data was out at 9am EST. Make sure to consult at least two economic calendars to double check the data releases and their times.
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 02-16-2009, 01:14 PM
Replies: 1,006
Views: 52,237
Posted By colin
Thanks for the info! I still wouldn't...

Thanks for the info!

I still wouldn't recommend anyone backtesting this method, especially due to the highly dynamic way that the SL is moved once a trade is active and even then you'd need tick...
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 02-13-2009, 03:56 PM
Replies: 1,006
Views: 52,237
Posted By colin
Thanks to Bernie and the other participants in...

Thanks to Bernie and the other participants in this thread for a very interesting discussion and some mighty fine trading results.

There have been a fair few quizzical comments about how Oanda's...
Forum: Newbie Island 02-02-2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 24,775
Posted By colin
The siren song of easy money to be made by...

The siren song of easy money to be made by trading (especially forex trading these days) has been around as long as there have been brokers looking for juicy commisions.

The high failure rate of...
Forum: Forextown 01-12-2009, 02:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,960
Posted By colin
Bill Lipschutz...

Bill Lipschutz (http://www.forexspirit.com/2007/04/01/bill-lipschutz/) is often quoted as one of the forex trading greats.
Forum: Free Forex Trading Systems 12-16-2008, 01:24 PM
Replies: 380
Views: 48,563
Posted By colin
Are you still in the EU short mentioned in post...

Are you still in the EU short mentioned in post 131 (http://forums.babypips.com/80083-post131.html)?

Looks like you entered that one at around 1.2850.

EU is above 1.38 today. Are you just...
Forum: Newbie Island 12-05-2008, 11:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By colin
While I can't attest to their quality or...

While I can't attest to their quality or usefulness there is a bunch of forex audio tracks (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AKZAOA/ref=dm_sp_adp?ie=UTF8&qid=1228490022&sr=8-11) available on...
Forum: Newbie Island 12-04-2008, 03:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 870
Posted By colin
There is a really simple answer: YES. You...

There is a really simple answer: YES.

You don't state how many trades you took over the 48 hour period but I'm going to guess that it was nowhere near enough to provide any sort of statistical...
Forum: Newbie Island 12-03-2008, 06:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 211
Posted By colin
Do your research if contemplating using MT4 as a...

Do your research if contemplating using MT4 as a trading platform, no matter the broker in question.

With MetaQuotes releasing virtual dealer plug-ins such as the one advertised in the images...
Forum: Show me the money! [Daytrading] 12-02-2008, 05:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 860
Posted By colin
Trading the short term timeframes is incredibly...

Trading the short term timeframes is incredibly difficult if for no other reason you have to make split second decisions. If you have the experience, knowledge, trading edge, appropriate trading...
Forum: Newbie Island 11-06-2007, 11:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 729
Posted By colin
If you want to get a better understanding of Dirk...

If you want to get a better understanding of Dirk du Toit's outlook on forex trading then it is worthwhile reading his various newsletters, which gives a taster of the sort of information that is...
Forum: Newbie Island 11-05-2007, 02:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 729
Posted By colin
BWILC seems to be one of those marmite books:...

BWILC seems to be one of those marmite books: people either love it or hate it.

A lot of what you get out of reading it depends on who you are as a person and what sort of trader you want to be.
...
Forum: Newbie Island 09-17-2007, 04:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 637
Posted By colin
Swordofrue has it absolutely right. You don't...

Swordofrue has it absolutely right. You don't need any indicators or lines to determine what the trend is.

All you need to do is open your eyes and look at your chart.

Not sure if it's going...
Forum: Forextown 04-18-2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 380
Posted By colin
A free audio service is NewsStrike...

A free audio service is NewsStrike (http://www.newsstrike.com/), although they seem to primarily focus on US data releases (or at least they used to).

Another option is to just watch Bloomberg or...
Forum: Forextown 04-05-2007, 05:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,043
Posted By colin
FXCM are very vague and don't say what their...

FXCM are very vague and don't say what their requirements are at all. See for yourself here:
PropFX Traders for Hire, PropFX Backs Profitable Traders, PropFX Traders...
Forum: Newbie Island 04-05-2007, 01:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 243
Posted By colin
I've found blogging about my trading to be a...

I've found blogging about my trading to be a positive experience overall.

I initially kept a private journal that kept track of all my trades and ponderings on trading matters.

I deciding to...
Forum: Newbie Island 04-05-2007, 12:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 243
Posted By colin
If you do decide to run a blog, don't forget to...

If you do decide to run a blog, don't forget to tell everyone about it on the list of blogs thread:
http://www.babypips.com/forums/forextown/476-do-any-you-have-forex-blog.html?highlight=blog
...
Forum: Forextown 04-05-2007, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 369
Posted By colin
I recently asked for the same info here on...

I recently asked for the same info here on babypips:
http://www.babypips.com/forums/forextown/1256-prop-firms.html
Forum: Newbie Island 04-03-2007, 04:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,188
Posted By colin
An excellent list there from Mr Jimmy Young. ...

An excellent list there from Mr Jimmy Young.



While this point is all too true, I find it also adds a nice slice of irony due to the frequent grammatical errors throughout the piece :)
Forum: Newbie Island 04-03-2007, 04:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,215
Posted By colin
Nice article James. It's looking...

Nice article James.



It's looking increasingly likely that I might be one of the lucky ones. I seem to have my trading skills, money management, psychology, rules and trading plan all squared...
Forum: Newbie Island 04-01-2007, 07:44 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,508
Posted By colin
I have to agree with groovenator. No matter how...

I have to agree with groovenator. No matter how useful, informative, helpful and free babypips is, it is very unlikely to be enough to turn you into a long-term profitable trader.

I wouldn't...
Forum: Rate my Broker 04-01-2007, 07:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,145
Posted By colin
This is all too true, especially when first...

This is all too true, especially when first starting out.

It is vital that you take full responsibility for all your trading activities, both the good and the bad. Only then can you focus on what...
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