Everyone wants it easy -sigh-. I don't think he understands that if you learn what NOT to do and there are only two options...

Higher Edge within a Single Candlestick

Do you want to know why it really fell?

EURUSD

No one really has a problem being profitable. It seems to me that they have a problem with handling the other side of the coin. Which is unfortunate because it really makes all the difference.

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I maintain risk. I don't progressively reduce it. But I do progressively increase reward.

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

I think I'm beginning to see what you mean about behavior... the price is going up and down right? Gee Willikers I've got it!

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Waiting for price to fucking move. I hate Mondays.

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Except that isn't how this game works. Losing is an integral part of the game if you intend to win. You don't succeed by not failing. You succeed by not failing too much or for too long in a series. The loses WILL unavoidably happen. You only fail ...

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

Not entirely true. There are A+ setups. The french election that really set the EUR rally off a few months ago was one big A+ setup. Fundamentally and technically.

How do you eliminate the itchy hand problem?

It depends on how you trade, really. But I pre-emptively plan my actions and take my hand off the mouse until I see what I'm looking for. Especially because my mouse can be sensitive and lifting my finger off the button for hours becomes tiring ...

How do you eliminate the itchy hand problem?

Or we might not see it resuming its downward trend.

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It's very clearly set up.

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Simple mistakes. I overtraded on too low volatility and fouled up on my higher timeframe Technical Analysis. It was a mistake from the getgo and done at the weekly open out of impatience. In the end it worked out about as well as most early week ...

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Oh thank god it's over. I can finally trade again. That was both excruciatingly painful, horrendously lucky, and certainly not worth it. Lessons were learned. But I did manage to get out of it with a small profit at 1.17728.

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I would strongly suggest everyone go long right now. At least 1.1765 for TP.

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I know what I'm in for. I Started gritting my teeth almost immediately. I even had a chance to pull out with a pip that first hour... reacted too late. So I've already spent the last 24 hours with that jaw clenched.

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Certainly. I screwed up the trade almost immediately at 1.1790 and have done everything I can to despirately recover it. If we don't see 1.1765 then I am inescapably in the red.

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I'm in so much pain right now it isn't funny. Literally just pips from a rapid unload just to avoid a margin call.

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This hurts guys. I confess. I'm feeling a bit of pain right now.

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The answer to this question is the same as "Can you consistently sell houses for a profit if you have to pay a realtor's fee?"

Can we really beat trading costs?

I'd like to amend everything I've said in the past. The holy grail for me was one word spoken to me by a trader on here that I respected. He referred to his trades casually as "inventory". That single word's significance in how to think about trades ...

What was your "holy grail"?