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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
Its not going to break crazy either way until next week. Maybe a GDP report spike.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
Yeah Blown stops always with me too. Then reversal. So I did start placing lower stop (only when trading with a trend), but that makes me hold in draw down. Its a difficult balancing act.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
I have faith in my trades and ALWAYS use a stop loss, at 20% Max of my account, this is the most I would EVER consider rebuilding from a loss that large IEmargin call. Before I place this maximum stop I make sure it fits with about the level of my ...
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
I took this long, I agree with the call. But you do mean 1.086 right? hehe meaning buy now to 1.096TP finally euro give some pips! When the 4H crosses it should start to move up, maybe a few hours.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
I have been taking profit early, then placing smaller order so at least you usually get a little more of a trickle.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
Or you could reverse trade him and take profit on his drawdown.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
I'm seeing some one hour power up. probably a small bull. But the session is over, just usa is open. Asia never does anything overall. Sydney pretty small influence, so I don't expect much until thursday night.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
Honestly sissie is usually right so I read the posts and pull out the pairs and numbers stated, draw the lines on my graph and analyze. I don't read the jargon.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
Yes considering account size, any one person can scalp with small size lots, large lots or all in risk scalps with break even stops, which made a bit of money post FOMC! So margin call depends on account size / lot size.
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
But more profit is more profit. Really if he exited a long time ago, he could have gotten some gains on other pairs and entered short NOW. Some people consider this a mistake, and some swing traders who hold draw down and then just profit on longer ...
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
1-2 weeks frozen account equity with a possible large loss in the end , when profit could have been made on other pairs is the mistake. Now does that matter because he trades many other things besides FX, maybe. Also its not a huge deal, his account ...
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- MallocMB replied Mar 26, 2015
as swing trader, I would take -100 pip draw down EXCEPT on a USD based currency pair....that is the main risk, its the USD! It is manipulated hard, the global oil currency and too volitile when starting a consolidation or breaking a line.
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