Excellent, more dead money in the pot. If you're a good trader, it's likely that the other side is a poor trader. It doesn't matter that their intention is not speculative profit, because not having that intention in this ecosystem makes one a loser ...

Game Theory in Trading

As cliche as it is, it would not be a bad idea for a beginner trader to read The Art Of War. It's not the revolutionary material many hold it to be, it's just a collection of solid common sense applied to warfare. The book should quickly help any ...

Game Theory in Trading

Market didn't stop falling back mid-last year. Anyway, if I am big and want to flip my position, I could best do it after price has punched above previous highs. As it approaches the high, there will be naturally be supply. Afterwards, the supply ...

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It would be good for a trader to look at game theory, as it immediately has us thinking about the other participants, their actions and their goals, rather than watching some silly squiggly line. I do not agree with the following statement though: I ...

Game Theory in Trading

We're doing that even in our own currency. If we hold currency, we're always in the market.

Account base currency

There is nothing mathematically wrong with risking 7% provided you have the edge to justify it. If one chose to risk 7%, then they should naturally be expecting the corresponding drawdowns. Timeframe of course must be considered, as it is one thing ...

Reality check - do small FX accounts inevitably stay small?

If you understood the principle behind NS, you wouldn't be asking this question. I suggest you focus on the underlying action rather than on individual bars and precise definitions.

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The 17 cents is from the June 2010 low to current. Here's the logic behind it. It is rushed, shallow, and processed by a brain drained by 9-5, so please don't interpret it as anything more than a guess. We saw a rare, massive sell-off in 2010. We ...

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I didn't see a question Raza! Hard for me to follow a chart without crosshairs, so I'll refer to a futures chart. Something you didn't mention was the high volume week at the begining of Dec 2010. Futures data has higher volume here than at the peak ...

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Thanks, but I was looking to see what esignal spot looked like on the daily. I no longer have my futures feed and was looking at esignal or prorealtime. I took a look at the "free" options, but they appear useless on the daily (though usable for ...

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Would someone mind posting a daily from esig gtis? I no longer have a futures feed, so I'm testing some of the other options and I'd like to see how they compare.

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My post wasn't intended to be offensive at all, I was just saying I didn't see anyone mention shorting.

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I don't think anyone mentioned shorts. The upthrust was certainly weakness, even if only temporary, as price fell afterwards and we're only just recovering. I wanted 3680, it didn't go that far.

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Weakness in context of recent hours, i.e. not ready to long rather than thinking of shorts. Of course, it doesn't help when price jumps 20-30 pips immediately after such a post!

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Eh. Pushed up into a decent volume upthrust, followed by a drop. Looks weak, and really, below 3680 would be a nice place to send price to mess with some participants. 3630 would be even better, but a double shake-out may be a bit optimistic.

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Where does it say VSA is only for trading trends? The main principle behind VSA is to trade in the direction of the pros, and VSA states that pros trading counter-trend is how a trend changes. My own opinion is to think less about rules, and just ...

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Fusion was hopefully referring to today's action as a whole, rather than the strong up bar. The shakeout was on the cards a dozen hours ago, and it was alluded to in this thread (not specifically, but bullish posters talking of significant and sharp ...

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It is funny, because it took off after immediately at the half hour. I was entering my trade size as it jumped 40 pips .

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Arguing over bars is pretty pointless considering they contain the same information, just packaged differently. If you truly understand the underlying action, the type of chart shouldn't really matter. Obviously, time bars will be easiest to follow ...

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No, they don't. Think about it some more.

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