If you want to quit, quit. Or... you could learn a better way to trade. Up to you. The market doesn't always react rationally. Sometimes the market has pre-priced stuff, or sometimes it's just big currency flow. It could be anything really, and I ...

I dont understand market reactions past few months

This is an example of why I sometimes use, but dislike, fibs (or any retracement count). It draws a ton of lines on the screen, and the truth is... w/ enough lines, eventually you'll get a hindsight match. Likewise you'll notice that some of the key ...

Entering on Fibonacci retracements.

Because different brokers have different daily start and stop times, not to mention timezones.

Daily Pivot points-different?

Thinkorswim.com They've got a decent charting platform. Sign up for their "papermoney" account, it's basically just a demo. Good if you don't intra-day trade since there's a 20 minute lag.

side question: I'm looking for stock charts...?

You'd have to add it to the ATR indicator, have it calculate the X-period range, divide by 2 and add the level. It can be done, but not automatically.

ATR midvalue line

It's an interesting point. The changing demographics and the lack of young investors... does that mean we'll see a net sell-off in pension/retirement plans driving a bear market?

Japan: low rates = stock slump?

Keep in mind that doing that will reduce your history, making backtesting less reliable. One workaround is to install a 2nd copy (like Alpari's demo) and use one specifically for backtests, while using the other for trading. That way you keep the ...

Metatrader is running slow. Taking 50%CPU

I don't use fib numbers exactly, at least not the way most ppl do, but I do find myself using the half, 1/3 and 2/3 marks quite a bit lately. I suppose fibs are more or less the same thing, really, if you boil it all down. I think the most important ...

Entering on Fibonacci retracements.

Nod. The question we had for IB was whether a person had a mixed account, and used it to trade both, would their cash balance be protected by the SIPC? Obviously their FX trades wouldn't be, but would their cash balance? Or does the fact that the ...

Where is the safe harbour due to world financial and economic crises?

Eh... maybe. But if ppl start sniffing around you might get into some serious trouble if you're soliciting funds from the public. The cost/benefit ratio makes it a no-brainer. There are also some enormous tax consequences depending on which ...

I have a good trading record, now what?

Check one of the nationwide wireless providers, then hook up a laptop. I know a few truck (and a cab) drivers that do exactly this to have relatively stable internet access. Even most truckstops these days provide wifi spots, so you could trade ...

I have a good trading record, now what?

So you want a borker that runs apps on their server, instead of providing a client-side app to run your own? I guess I'm asking is this... TradeStation, MT4, and pretty much all of the client apps I've seen that allow big customized scripting do so ...

Best Broker with Best Math Processor?

mmm... non-linear dynamics...

a question from a newbie

According to the SIPC's website Forex isn't covered. However there's a big grey area there, large enough to drive a truck thru. Did you read the thread I linked to?

Where is the safe harbour due to world financial and economic crises?

Has more debts than assets, hence the reason it's been assumed by the gov't. We don't know how the gov't will treat the stock holders, or whether anyone will keep their value. Doesn't seem a good time to buy, too many questions.

anyone buyin freddie mac and fannie mae

Nah, you didn't. It just concerns me a bit when ppl play w/ generalizations. I think a lot of people assume they are protected, then something like Refco comes along and all the years of hard work come tumbling down. A cry of "But there's investor ...

Where is the safe harbour due to world financial and economic crises?

Ehh... be careful there. While it's true that some might, don't for one instant think that those plans cover their depositors until you've read the fine print. It's very easy to think you're covered, when in fact you aren't.

Where is the safe harbour due to world financial and economic crises?

Segregation doesn't usually insure anything unless each client account has their own account in the client's name. If the broker goes bankrupt most of the time other creditors will come first, and yes they can attach to a segregated account. See the ...

Where is the safe harbour due to world financial and economic crises?

Get rid of the word "extern" in front of it... that way it's a hardcoded variable within the program, and not something someone can change externally.

How can I Change the MQL file to EXE

David, You're asking the wrong question. Nobody here knows whether the dollar will continue, or how long it will continue, or at what price it'll reverse. Nobody can know, and nobody worth their salt as a trader will claim to be able to tell you ...

Some questions from a real newbie