But on lower time frames the pips movements are also lower. Then you have to increase positions and at the same time increasing risk

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

I assume that scalpers point of view in this matter doesn really matter because their risk to a Black Event is allmost null . The topic is only for the trend followers or daily time frame .

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

What are the chances of beeing in a trade when a Black Swan occurs ? In my case, 100% I dont scalp. My strategy makes me to be in the trade allmost every time. I dont mind if a black swan hits every 5 years. The problem is that it is becoming too ...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

In that strategy you say that the accuracy must be 60% in a 1:1 risk reward. That is highly improbable

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

Theory and more theory... stay away when a black swan accurs ?!?!? really ?!?! Withdraw when you have 300% ?!?!? Really ?!?!

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

This is how i do it : - Instead of one pair, i started to trade 4 pairs. Despite all currencies are more or less correlated and a 1000 pips slippage is going to strike all of them, i pray that when that occurs , i am at diferent stages of my ...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

What do you mean "...no more tax free spreadbetting..." ? Do brokers allow accounts opened by companies instead of indviduals ?

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

What do you mean " ... do take out my account when i have big account fund..." ?

OANDA Discussion

The leverage is the least important. The risk is the key word here. High leverage is actualy a good thing, providing you know what your doing...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

The problem is that if you set your trading to be able to survive a 1000 pips slippage , Its impossible to profit more than 30% a year. The black swan must not happen in at least 3 or 4 years to be consistent profit . The problem is that black swans ...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

I can live with a black swan taking place like you mencioned as a freak accident . The problem is that black swans in forex are getting very comon...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

What have you guys turned my thread into ?

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

Stop or no stop is no difference The real issue is black swans slippage. The stop loss is useless in this case Available Margin is the only thing that is important

Trading Without a StopLoss

It doesn´t make any difference... Stops will not be triggered because of slippage Small risk = small profit Black swan is impredictable In my case, i only make 30% a year because i am afraid of black swans. If i suffer 1000/1200 pips sudden spike, ...

Black Swan - Are you prepared?

Yes, but i noticed that if you buy and sell on that hedged account , the margin used is 1 instead of 2. It seems that 2 positions counts only 1 time for margin calculation. Is that wright ? I also am afraid every time of black swans. I am in that ...

Building an equity millipede

Did you undestanded the margin values ? I am at Oanda also and i noticed that the margin calculation in hedge account is diferent. For instance , if you have a EUR account with leverage 100:1 and you buy 1000 units of eur/usd and sell 1000 units , ...

Building an equity millipede

Does anyone trade with a V20 hedging account ? It seems that margin calculations are diferent in this account. For instance , if you have a EUR account with leverage 100:1 and you buy 1000 units of eur/usd and sell 1000 units , the margin is only 10 ...

OANDA Discussion

One question please : I am looking an alternative to EUR/USD that doesnt suffer the same pressure . Since all currencies are, more or less, inter-connected, i was thinking of Gold or Oil or Silver... What do you recommend ?

EURUSD