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- acumen replied Sep 3, 2008
Very Strange... — I'm still short 2 lots. I'll be out one at .4450 and the other at .4420. Really - did I miss something... News... an Event? Mike
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 3, 2008
What did I miss? — Those bulls are really going after those stops.
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 3, 2008
Look for a break of this intraday trend line... — A break sends us to .4420 in short order. Bulls doing everything they can to keep this dog afloat. Won't work. Mike
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 3, 2008
Headed South....According to Busch - Not the President — EUR/USD support to hold around 1.4300, says Andrew Busch, global FX strategist at BMO Capital Markets. Busch recommends cutting 'U.S. dollar longs in half here and take profit on the ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Whoooaa. I don't know about all that... — Not sure I'm on board with all those thoughts but the zone is headed for some hard times. Mike
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Oil at $85/barrel - It's coming. — When Oil was at 140/barrel I was ranting about the bubble. I authored several posts that detailed why oil will fall. I'm updating that call. I said oil would touch 100/barrel by years end. It will be at ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Sure man... thanks for the comments. — Losing is just part of the process. Did you ever see this on Lincoln? 1816: His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them. 1818: His mother died. 1831: Failed in business. 1832: ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Why are you failing? — What causes traders to fail. 1) Lack of Discipline - Do you create a plan prior to trading? Do you stick to it? Is your stop automated? How many times do you move your stop? Do you have profit targets? The truth is most ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Very wise decsision — It's a suckers game. Wait until the news has been released and digested before taking a position. Mike
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Highly predictive but... — Like anything it takes some time to learn. Pivots are used in almost every market. Many floor traders use them exclusively.
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
Finally... some words of wisdom — I knew someone would weigh in with a modicum of common sense.
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
3% win...Say what??? — Where did you get that number from? Since there's no way to validate these numbers I'd stay away from using them. True estimates are around 10-15% win in this market. The 95% lose number is a bogus fabricated nonsense ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 2, 2008
The rules really aren't that hard to follow... — Maybe I'll post this every 10th post. It might sink in then. 1) Knowledge Acquisition Great traders are voracious learners. Most professional occupations have a learning curve. Doctors, lawyers, ...
EURUSD
- acumen replied Sep 1, 2008
Hello EV... I see you are doing well. — Pivots work on any thing that is traded. The strategy with incorporating psych levels works best on the EURUSD. However... It does work on USDCHF and GBPUSD GBPUSD requires a wider stop. I do recommend ...
Psych Levels, Pivots, and Trendlines - Resurrected