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shellsnail replied May 31, 2015After filtering with fundamentals and technicals, I am left with Long GBP/AUD Long EUR/AUD Short AUD/USD as pairs in focus for Asian session later. The general strategy will be to enter on retracements.
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shellsnail replied May 31, 2015This will be a weekly review where I look at the events for the past week and think about how they might affect the currency pairs and also a preview of the following week's news. ## AUD May 27: Construction Work Done q/q: -2.4% / -1.5% / -0.6% May ...
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shellsnail replied May 31, 2015Some Changes Swapped out the Demo account with a US-Cent Live Account. Reason being I am intending to incorporate discretion into the approach and this means a demo account is meaningless. I will use the same rules as the demo for basic filtering of ...
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shellsnail replied May 31, 2015Applying The Kelly Criterion image First of all, no I am not saying you should use this formula to size your positions. But instead, let us consider what it really means and use it to inform us how we should approach the market. The Kelly ...
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shellsnail commented May 31, 2015gee "adding that the bank was ready to intervene in foreign exchange markets if necessary, to influence the currency." jolly good fun.
Swiss franc overvalued but set to weaken -SNB chairman
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015A problem that I struggled with for a long time (and how I solved it) I am quite sure I'm not the only one affected by this so I hope this post may be useful for some of you. For a long time, I would observe patterns on charts on higher time frames, ...
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shellsnail commented May 30, 2015LOL he should know better than to call a cap... Remember the last time a central bank had a cap on something... That didn't turn out well did it.
Harakiri in Yen: May Sees Steepest Drop in 6 Mths
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015Updated post 1 with Rules for Thread: You are welcomed to post here but please follow these guidelines 1. No commercial agenda please. (or links to the commercial section) 2. Keep the tone of the discussion positive. 3. If you want to make ...
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shellsnail commented May 30, 2015I'm of the view that the run-up in the dollar is a bubble that's in the process of bursting. It's closely related to the bond market run-up. But of course this view doesn't influence my trading since most of my trading is intraday and these things ...
Dollar Bulls May Pause
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015"You could spend 12-plus hours per day researching the markets but if you don't have a consistent way of making decisions, then it's all for naught. If your trading logic is flawed, then each marginal hour of work may worsen your returns, rather ...
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015Van Tharp studied top traders for many years and listed the top 5 mental beliefs they share: 1. Money is not important. 2. It is OK to lose in the markets. 3. Trading is a game. 4. Mental rehearsal is important for success. 5. They've won the game ...
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015Trading cannot be the most important thing in your life. Mike made a brilliant point in one of his videos that I think few people would understand and pick up on. But here it is: to succeed at this game long term, trading cannot be the most ...
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shellsnail replied May 30, 2015Some Quotes for the Weekend "Great traders can barely be right more than 50% of the time, yet still be legendary traders." "If you can't be scalable then why are you actually in this game?" "Many people say I know it when I see it, or feel it. No ...
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shellsnail replied May 29, 2015Our job is not to make money. Our job is NOT to be right. Our job is to make excellent risk/reward trades- One Good Trade. url url
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shellsnail commented May 29, 2015the new-age minimalist culture is going strong. or... everyone is busy trading, who has time to produce stuff?
The U.S. Economy’s Ugly First Quarter Is About to Look a Lot Worse
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shellsnail replied May 28, 2015Lesson 1: Draw on Emotion to Become a Change Agent Try this exercise. Before you start trading, seat yourself comfortably and enter into a nice slow rhythm of deep breathing. Imagine yourself — as vividly as you can — starting your trading day. ...
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shellsnail replied May 28, 2015It frustrates me that I only have one edge and it can only be applied during certain hours and on selected pairs. The next step in my trading journey is to expand my arsenal of edges and look into algorithmic trading so that I can have multiple ...
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shellsnail commented May 28, 2015big news for US traders / brokers...
FXCM’s Swiss Franc Losses Prompt Call for Tougher Currency Rules