according to myfxbook, my best W% are on Tuesdays, followed by Thrusdays. Tuesdays are or better to say were standing @ 97%.... well, someone forgot to tell the market it is Tuesday again, cos today my hit rate more looking like 65%. heavy scalping ...

My way to highway

lesson#1: have a backup internet, and alternative access to your trades. ( but for a demo, who cares, really?!)

Do you use stoploss?

LOL, and what makes you think i am not a scalper, that you quickly want to discount me from consideration? i must think that the 21 entries and exits ( as in scalp traders) are not qualifying then. little sad to be excluded, but will then happily ...

Parabolic SAR Is Simple to Use & Quite Reliable

pretty sure

Scammers - Hall of Shame

must be low season for scammers, cos now it is just the war between GuyBaker vs RedOctober! it has been for a while, time to move on, dont you think?

Scammers - Hall of Shame

for scalping? wasnt you talking about long term before? honestly, PSAR isnt something i can see to scalp with. ( and i do scalp) a friend of mine some years back was some reason crazy about PSAR like you, did test it for weeks, live, with no good ...

Parabolic SAR Is Simple to Use & Quite Reliable

just noticed that journal passed the 15.000 views. not many commenting, but some must be checking out...

My way to highway

must agree with guys, your TE (demo) is showing heavy losses. even if past results arent based on this current enlightment, it still somewhat poor performance. those industry 6-7% are for huge account, or very large the least. a mid size retail ...

Parabolic SAR Is Simple to Use & Quite Reliable

if there is a hedging then me too, count me in! not even aware there was hedging involved. i will need to pay more attention!

The REAL Traders Video Journal, 3-5% per month as a US trader

just a little note on TEs... i like to browse the forum, and like to see live TEs, and check how others perform. not that much a comparison thing than curious, since i have drawdown of choice that limits return as well. what i noticed that sometimes ...

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sometimes things dont go as planned. today EurNzd was falling like stone, rapidly losign around 140 pips in about 1 hour span, making it a decent scalping candidate for a rebound. or so i thought. but it wasnt the case really. since just had made a ...

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sums it up nicely. read lots of ... if, when, i would, easy, possible...etc...but i see not a hint of proof that any would back these words with some real results shown, consistently.

Numbers-wise, what's needed to make $100/day with $5K account?

i would probably think it was luck, unusually large profit, vs average, but trade duration is unusually short, 1 minutes. this trade alone is 1/2 of the total profits on the account. XAU/USDBuy 1,340.04 Sell 1,345.89 Sep 7, 2017 7:30pm Sep 7, 2017 ...

Numbers-wise, what's needed to make $100/day with $5K account?

Once in a while Monday still offers decent action, like today...only to find me somewhat unmotivated to trade, and ready to fall asleep at the monitors. 1 GbpJpy short scalp, a 2 part UsdNok short scalp... +0.07% Could be a lot more. Could be a lot ...

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mind to elaborate how your broker "forced you" into closing your trades when in acceptable/normal drawdown?

Drawdown: how does it affect your trading and account

work it backward. what is a reasonable return you think you can achieve based on your most recent 100-500 trades? to simplify, make it a monthly target, less fluctuation than day to day... once you got the number sorted, you can work out the equity ...

Numbers-wise, what's needed to make $100/day with $5K account?

and thus was my comment about how i feel you seeing/focusing on the wrong thing... ALR? ALR = grid. no automatic in it. overall low risk? overall low risk relate to trade small vs your equity size. since this type of trading almost exist only with a ...

The REAL Traders Video Journal, 3-5% per month as a US trader

and that basket a collection of entries placed from an inital entry point (Ryan using inside candle+ RMI) by 20 pips grid steps... i think you are watching the wrong details!! the EA isnt the system!! the system can work without the EA! without ...

The REAL Traders Video Journal, 3-5% per month as a US trader

combination of 1, 3, 4 +5: shout at my wife to live the room now!! LOL seriously, it depends entirely on the situation. the thing is, it most probably doesnt make a tiny different to your trading outcome, as you have your mind set to what probably ...

how do you overcome your losing trade??

I pretty much agree with all the above, But still like to counter it with an idea to play around. Given you won't be the top 10, or even top 1000 football player or trader, because you don't get that special talent...true most probably... Let's use ...

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