Hi fti, As always, thank you for your attention and patience. According to Forbes, Warren Buffett is the n. 1 now! When the FED came in with their 200 billion last week, the EUR suddenly plummeted. I had some small positions then. Thanks to the ...

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Hi fti, I greatly appreciate your style of trading and I am very thankful to you for all your teachings in this thread, including direct answers to my foolish questions. But I think there are thousands of ways to win in the markets (of course, there ...

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Hi fti, I will greatly appreciate if you comment the little "chat" between me and LuSan where position trading in trending markets came up. It seems to me similar to the portfolio building you have mentioned. The way I try to do it is getting into ...

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Hmmm... Colombia ... FARCs ... seems not to be a good idea...

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You are correct. Your MO is ideal for chaotic markets, just like you describe. I have tried that but maybe I am a bit old to make this my main MO... . I keep record of my results not in pips but in % on equity. I had a lot of 0.0x or 0.xx% gains ...

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That's exactly when the big picture comes in. Your scout is winning. If there is a trend in place, you may simply wait or add up. I think it is better to only add after a bounce back. The trend is your friend. You can build a large position doing ...

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When you "park" your money you are position trading, right? According to this concept, I am "parked" at a USD account but I am free to convert it to any currency available, either long or short and to undo or revert that position at any time. So ...

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Hi LuSan, My $0.0001: not trading at all is also a trading decision.... There is no "safe" asset, in or outside the markets, imho. So I am always ready to face The Beast. At present, I am long EUR, but ready to revert or switch again and again... ...

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Hi LuSan, Thank you for your reply. I have already read your thread. In my opinion, it is a very good illustration on FTI's teachings. Congratulations. I chose to take a little more distance to trade. I really can't baby sit. So no other way than ...

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At present, I begin with 0,09 lots ($ 0,90 / pip) in a 9K standard account 100:1 leverage. I think this is very low risk and I can sleep well at night with 3 levels of positions (initial, 2x, 4x). Even 8x does not seem scary (?). What is your ...

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I didn't quite understand if you have a "fatal number" or not. Excuse me. I think these market violent ups and downs are a serious issue if you trade a very short time frame with high leverage. These moves are virtually imprevisible, I think. I ...

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I am very curious about FTI's comment on this. It seems to me that the best way out is not exactly a number. I think I would rather "mark to kill" my positions if some adverse condition began to draw in but would try to find the most favorable ...

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Attached Files image CTA_Trading_Psychology.pdf Excellent reading! The best I have ever seen about trading psychology. Direct to the important points. Written by a person that really understands the market. I have read other relatively good ...

haniam's anti Big Dogs trades

Hi haniam, I discovered your thread a few days ago. I really appreciate the way you look at the markets and think people may find profitable trades from it. I would like to thank you for sharing your vision and ask you to please allow me to try to ...

haniam's anti Big Dogs trades

Hi Zoran, I believe no one is able to manipulate to that extent (causing a depression). Besides, this would probably not be interesting from a business point of view. This "depression" threat is (in my opinion) a simple consequence of insane risk ...

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Manipulation — My half cent... I think ALL markets are manipulated, to variable extents, no matter how "liquid" they are. To push prices you just have to put enough money in and out. Price manipulations are obvious (in my opinion) in spikes ...

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Hi FTI, I meant the little green (or grey) men from outer space... Btw, as we entered a little fun break... I don't like much to think I am dancing with a lady, trying to take money from her at the time she does the same to me... I prefer to ...

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Totally agree. Take a xK standard account with 100:1 leverage. Open a 0.0x lot position. Who cares about stops at this risk level? It is equivalent to 1:1 leverage. And the return is not so small as it may seem at first sight. I estimate that it may ...

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They forgot to mention the alien side of the conspiracy...

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Rescue x kill the scout — Hi, If - after the market has made a move against me - I conclude that I have made a mistake (sent the scout in the wrong direction and the market will probably not get back to my entry level before a loooong walk) I ...

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