- Search Energy EXCH
- Mr J replied Jun 23, 2010
Eh, I'm not interested until at least 2280+, and maybe not til 2330+.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 22, 2010
What ak4x said. Anyone who think bad home sales is bad for USD and therefore good for longs here needs to re-examine their understanding of the market. What was it like then? I started in '09.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 22, 2010
If you have to ask, it probably means you were just lucky. However, nobody can say without analyzing your trades and methodology. You made no mention of trade size either, so for all we know you could have risked 40% of your capital on a single ...
Am I good or just lucky?
- Mr J replied Jun 22, 2010
So you're comparing a trader who trades at home, to one who trades in an office and wants to expand his business? Not a sensible comparison - if expansion is the aim, of course an office is the way to go.
Trade at home or at the office?
- Mr J replied Jun 22, 2010
In my opinion, the reason to move the stop to BE is to limit drawdowns at the expense of potential profit. Really, we're talking about the speed at which we move to BE, as when price keeps moving our way the vast majority of us will move up our stop.
Moving Stop to B/E (Break Even) Discussion
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
While I'm not a fan of the term "oversold", I'll point out that we may have broken that TL, but we bounced off a 1-weeker....bounce perhaps being too strong a word.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
It's fallen somewhat, but don't count your chickens before they've hatched.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
Not true; they both contain the usd, so there is a certain amount of correlation.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
From a certain point of view, and unfortunately most investors will share that view. How we get there does matter, most people just overlook it. I didn't mention large drawdowns, and I'm not going to argue with investors. If I want their money I'll ...
Attracting Investor Capital
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
No particular ratio is needed, just positive expectancy. If in doubt, close the trade and re-evaluate.
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 21, 2010
Of course it's limited, otherwise it would lead to extreme positions such as 20% swings on a single cent of movement! Pyramiding probably isn't an issue, and I suppose I'm just complaining about the oversimplistic view that most investors seem to ...
Attracting Investor Capital
- Mr J replied Jun 20, 2010
Yeah I am, and above my stop loss. Small size, but annoying, and that was the risk.
Weekly COT report Analysis + Trade Ideas
- Mr J replied Jun 20, 2010
That's fine by me. I'm not a socialist, I'm a liberal in the true sense. I'm not interested in equality, but freedom. The choice for the employee to stage a united strike, to choose to work elsewhere, and for the employer to set wages and fire the ...
EURUSD
- Mr J replied Jun 20, 2010
Many industries function well without unions. Unions are practically legalised mafia. Unions may secure better wages, but at what cost?
EURUSD