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EmeraldEyes commented Aug 25, 2013Horrible #'s, hoping for 7700 this week. Just wait til the data shows how bad their dairy exports are bc of the Fonterra problem. Biggest milk production company of NZ's largest exported commodity.
New Zealand imports rise in July
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 25, 2013Prediction of random (charts)?
now that's not trading. There can't be any consistent data in a random chart. Prediction of trader's actions. Their orders are what move the financial markets.Prediction of random charts w/poll
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 25, 2013You can see the major events in red on the FF Calendar. Not all bad news is bearish though, same for bullish news. We're all competing against other traders so it's their positioning that you play against. You can get to know what traders are ...
Market is ever changing?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 24, 2013No problem. Its super easy to know what is/about to move based on whats happening in the world. These flows echo through the forex market, as you can see all the Jpy crosses went against the Yen for example. Oh, well that stinks then. As long as you ...
Market is ever changing?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 24, 2013Oh, buyers on the Eur/Usd before Friday? Usd spotlight has been on "when will the fed taper?" markets took the FOMC minutes release this week as in-line for tapering, and went bullish USD. US bond yields went higher as well, making USD very ...
Market is ever changing?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 24, 2013Like what inefficiencies? What are the right circumstances? Do you really not follow the markets outside price charts? So did you know why the US dollar strengthened so much this week and the Yen fell?
Market is ever changing?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 22, 2013Way too many possiblities. There's some that don't use any set methods or indicators too.
Creating a strategy from a trader's trading history
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 22, 2013Better thread, you're getting closer. What is your definition of a trading strategy? Please give an example if possible. zznbrm is correct that if you have a large set of trades, you should know if you are succesful or just lucky. Luck does help ...
Market is ever changing?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 21, 2013Increase lot size & make as many pips as possible.. dont be taking profit at 20 or 40 if the market is offering you more. If the inefficiency you are trading is making you constant pips, then the bigger lot size will only net more gains. Consistency ...
Which would you prefer: increasing lot size or TP size?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 21, 2013A little harder when others are watching your trades, isn't it? Keep posting bc 95 percent are all talk on here.
How far will I go with 11 trades, each 30 AUD?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 19, 2013Trade entry went great, only about 11pips of drawdown off of the entry @ .8150. If you check out Oanda's N/U orders, just about all the selling was taken care of above .8150 so no need to average-down. Stop is @ breakeven. Exits are discretionary.. ...
Trading what moves the market - NZD/USD
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 19, 2013Oh ya, a target.. 7700 would be ideal if everything goes as planned. With the recent NZ dairy scare, I think these would be good levels to get in profit quickly. Hope for the best!
Trading what moves the market - NZD/USD
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 18, 2013Trade Setup, Short @ .8150 w/ 2/3rd position, Short @ .8210 w/ 1/3rd of position. Stop @ .8315 No major news coming out of Nzd this week, a little from Usd. I expect the Fonterra milk incident to be reflected in upcoming data though, and the market ...
Trading what moves the market - NZD/USD
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 17, 2013It might be manual, but its guaranteed to work. Merlin's AmAzing Strat url
What is the best trading system on M5 timeframe?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 15, 2013I'm not sure, you'll have to ask some experienced futures traders. I personally don't use DoM or T&S as I still trade off spot. If you have access to DS's chat, go on there during the US session. Those guys trade futures.
Trading what moves the market - NZD/USD
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 15, 2013The UK's retail sales numbers beat expectations with a jump of 1.1% compared to the priced in .7% as that was the only major Gbp news today. I've never actually heard of a successful trader that doesn't have time to follow the market but draws lines ...
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 15, 2013Do you know why Gbp rallied earlier today? You'll have to follow the market and how traders are positioned to know where price is going to go.
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 14, 2013I think 1.33 will cap the upside and 1.32 the downside. May see a break of the range if US unemployment and CPI numbers are far from forecast.
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 14, 2013What's your reasoning to long the Euro against the Usd? Do you think Fed tapering will be less significant than the market hopes for? Or data stating that the EU is out of the 'recession'?
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EmeraldEyes replied Aug 13, 2013Other than buying E100 on a demo account, I like how theres a close TP and only a Margin level for the stoploss. This is still my favorite post You might be starting up a muppet ward!
Forming a Private think tank