Its not even a problem. Its just the way things are.

Any ways of avoiding ends of trends?

Trends can end in a climax in your direction, or they can fizzle out slowly, or they can collapse violently taking back a lot of profit. Needless to say, markets can do anything and are beyond second guessing.

Any ways of avoiding ends of trends?

What I mean is that one could still obtain a favourable trading result due to sheer luck. This kind of profitability is usually short-lived, so the trick is to know if your system has real merit or is simply the beneficiary of favourable market ...

What happens when you have a flawed trading system

Faulty analysis can still produce favourable results. Some call it luck.

What happens when you have a flawed trading system

That is not necessarily correct.

What happens when you have a flawed trading system

Yes. Its the indicator that only allows you to trade when you have withdrawed all funds from your account.

Any ways of avoiding ends of trends?

Myth: Testing a system on 'live data' is superior to backtesting. The chief function of a backtest is to test for robustness. As such a larger test period is desired to encompass a wide range of market conditions. If you have the assumption that the ...

Twelve widely believed forex myths

This. I am especially annoyed by the widespread misunderstanding of indicators and their usage. Indicators are created to lag behind. The common concepts in technical analysis (momentum, direction, volatility) are based on the study of recent price ...

Why do indicators not work/work? Why is Forex not truly random?

Step 1: Deposit money in trading account. Step 2: Place some trades.

The 5 Steps to becoming a trader

If you wish to speculate on the USD/JPY and the USD/CAD then you could possibly have two trades in those instruments. Its quite simple isn't it?

Positions and Correlation

I will contribute by stating definitively what does constitute an edge. 1. Trading with the trend. 2. Diversifying your risk. 3. Managing your risk of ruin.

Twelve widely believed forex myths

Shhh... Dont give away the secret!

Rags to Riches in 10 or 20 Trades - Simplicity at its finest

Risk no more than you can afford to lose. Risk enough so that a win is meaningful.

Post your mistake here - warn others

These are the general concepts and ideas that you have to understand to trade successfully: - Buy when price is going up. - Sell when price is going down. - Risk no more than you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful. ...

Post your mistake here - warn others

Why would you say that?

Post your mistake here - warn others

Your post could just stop here. If you start with such a small stake you won't be able to run any kind of sustainable strategy. Not to mention such a person probably was never serious about trading in the first place.

Rags to Riches in 10 or 20 Trades - Simplicity at its finest

Don't study trading, instead study markets.

Please Teach me how to trade for long and short term

Trading is really a simple concept.

Post your mistake here - warn others

Of course! Price manipulation of all kinds in all markets have been taking place for as long as markets have existed. A robust approach factors in the manipulative tendencies of market participants into the trading method.

Technical Analysis alone will not give you an edge

Is there any difference between speculation and gambling? The terms are often used interchangeable, but speculation presupposes intellectual effort; gambling, blind chance. Accurately to define the two is difficult; all definitions are difficult. ...

What are similarities between trading and gambling?