No there is positive slippage, too. If it had hit your take profit.
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That is not how it works. As a poker player you dont play every hand do you? Today is a fold. Your chances are not high enough.
I think a great way to determine an overall trend is to use a couple moving averages, first check the D1 to obtain the trend, then confirm the trend on the H1 and then reconfirm on the M15. If all 3 charts aren’t showing the same trend it’s better to stay clear.
Maybe use moving averages set at 5 and 20.
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While you are right with your statement, i was just inquiring as to what great minds like yourself would do.
Well i my great mind doesn’t trade today 
But if i had to i would wait for a breakout like this:
Maybe i should reconsider about not to trade NFP days.
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Markets closed. What will i do with my life?
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When the markets are closed I focus on drinking beer
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Do you guys have any course you’d recommend, one that maybe has made you profitable?
Study D1 price charts and learn technical analysis. Plan you strategy. Focus your risk management rules. Rest well. Exercise well. Eat well.
Aim to spend more time on these things than on live trading.
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Studying 1D price charts, i assume you recommend swing trading? Thanks for the good advice!
Not just swing trading. In fact all TA, chart patterns, indicators, chart types, candlestick patterns - all of it - was developed using D1 charts. That’s why all these things seem to daytraders to work less well in daytrading - they’re right, its true - they do work less well in daytrading.
Be aware also that almost all original TA work and research was done to build the foundations of trading using stock market price charts, so a major disadvantage to many TA techniques when then applied in forex there is no overnight closed session, these are a different family of D1 charts.
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Thank you for teaching me the ways 
So, most people suggest focusing on one single stock/pair to trade, and I guess following that advice seems reasonable as the benefits are that I’ll get to be really familiar with the price development after a long-enough time trading it.
The issue I have with it, however, is that there will not always be tradable setups if I am limited to just one stock/pair, which would be especially true if I decide to focus solely on trading one time frame.
After listening to an interview with a successful trader, which said he is solely trading NASDAQ, I decided to take a look at it and saw a tradable pattern on the chart.
I’d buy around the 56.10 area (uptrend support zone?) and let the profits run till I have found a reasonable take-profit area.
How much does it matter that NASDAQ is on a downtrend on a longer time-frame, if i want to buy for the short-term? Does that make the trade more risky?
I am trying to wrap my head around some indicators. So far, i have been interested in using MacD, RSI, and WVAP - based on recommendations by a trader that goes by the name of StockMarketWolf on YouTube.
According to him, if the Dmac crosses above/below the candles, it’s either a sell or buy signal. The RSI indicates whether a stock is overbought or oversold - depending on how far it reaches either the ceiling or the bottom.
WVAP, if it’s below the candles, it’s a bullish signal, if we are above, its a bearish signal - don’t ask me why!
Hi, getting back to your post. How do you interpret pin bars in comparison to indecision candles?
I call it indecison, but it is doji and spinning top Japanese Candlesticks Cheat Sheet - BabyPips.com Learn How to Trade Chart Patterns - BabyPips.com
according to your second question, it is overbought area How to Use RSI (Relative Strength Index) in Forex - BabyPips.com Trading View marked it for you for better view 
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