Because it is simple math. The lower your win percentage with a strategy the higher your chance of getting a margin call, which in practice means the faster you will get that margin call. More losses equals more tries equals more drawdown.

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

As per heated discussion in the other thread about Martingale, I will be following your TE closely with great interest! Best of luck

Magix, Martingales, and Market Myths

I never stated that I see no valid reason to use a Martingale system, I was merely advising caution. We are all risk takers, the decision lies with us if we want to use it or not. I will summarize that however Martingale should not be used to turn a ...

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

This is probably because account longevity using a Martingale system correlates with the win rate. It speaks for itself that the higher your win rate the longer it will take to be wiped out, statistically: Let one round be defined as a sequence of ...

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

Yes they are, why else would the strategy suggest to double up after a loss. This point is true, and I have also addressed this. We (as traders) cannot possibly know (for now), however one still needs an infinite money supply to make this a viable ...

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

How did you get stopped out with SL 9456?

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Even if we assume the market is not random, there is no current system out there which provides a 100% win rate. Which is what is needed to succeed with Martingale unless the trader has an infinite supply of money. I advise you to read my post about ...

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

I advise caution as if you do absolutely any amount of research you will notice that the Martingale strategy is actually part of the Gambler's Fallacy: the false belief that losing increases your chances of winning. Now suppose that we have just ...

Martingaling - Looks so good until the inevitable

This pair does indeed look bullish. For the moment; all signs point towards the north. I will buy @ 0.933

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I agree with you. People tend to forget that the RBA still has a high interest rate compared to other central banks. Even with the country's economic problems, this for me is still reason enough to believe this pair is going up. Medium term however, ...

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Daily is beginning to look stretched, I will be looking for shorts this week or the next depending on price action.

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The market is supply and demand. Unless you are a day trader, you shouldn't concern yourself with other distractions (like economic news) too much.

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Good luck to you sir!

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I like Ichimoku, love it actually. To me it is the best indicator out there. However it is still weak (like all other indicators) on the lower timeframes: kumo is constantly being crossed: there is no real power behind it; the relation of the KS/TS ...

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Daily, Weekly look bullish to me, I'm just waiting for confirmation on 4H. On top of that 82% of FF is short on this pair.

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I disagree. Prepare for new highs on this pair.

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I am long looking to close and go short soon: 0.92886 is a level I am watching closely today.

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91% retail FF traders short on this pair :O

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