Spread- Betters perspective — I dont trade forex apart from demos for training purposes although spread-betting is mechanically the same except we dont trade lots per pip movement, we just choose the amount we want to bet per pip ( different ...

NFP and rumors around

Look at this pitchfork !!!!! — Hi Eyevoltage I havent had chance to check the over easy yet but i thought you might find this ineresting. This is the aftermath of the NFP, is that amazing or what. I dont know exactly what it is that makes them ...

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The Holy Grail — Heres something to think about If no-one has yet discovered the Holy Grail. How do you know it works ?????

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I prefer candlesticks too — Eyevoltage i think you are spot on with the candlesticks, i believe they are the most important part of TA. Over the last couple of months i have been doing a lot of thinking about these candles. I can see the price ...

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Now available on ebay — My set up !!!

Show your workstation!

Close up of Pitchfork — Okay heres a closeup showing how the candles bounce off the median lines, notice the candle patterns at the reversals Lyndon

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Andrews pitchfork — i know this and the last post belong in the forex journals thread but im not sure whether im going to regularly post these type of things, it depends if any one is interested in joining the debate. Well anyway, i use ...

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IG at news time — I find them a bit scary, if ive got stops set they execute but it can take up to about 5 mins for it to show on the screen. I only moved over to them two weeks ago from e*trade. E*Trade are better at news time but generally ...

Mobile Trading

Mobile spread-betting — Being a lorry driver i spend 12hours per day in the cab. I spread-bet thru IG index and i use their software on my mobile, it works great. I recieve alerts thru the night and use it to place, edit and close. Its only ...

Mobile Trading

Most people use default — If you believe that indicators are self prophesising then i would go along with the default setting, if not then ask a thousand (i know thats what you are doing lol) traders and choose from the 100 or so answers you ...

Your Best MACD settings

Reversal this morning on EUR-USD — Hope you all caught the reversal on the fiber this morning, there was no excuse not to. I dont want to insult anyones intelligence in case it was just too obvious but if anyones interested i will post the ...

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Spread-betting the news — I dont really have anything structured at the moment, like i said i am still trying out different methods with very small amounts. i took 18 pips off the FOMC today on EUR-USD but that wasnt using any kind of system ...

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Vote 4 Merlin — Merlin you have got to be nominated, even your avatar (photo) has got a million hairs LOL Lyndon

Traders Needed for New Book!

Trailing Stops — Eyevoltage Cant speak for other brokers but e*trade & IG Index dont do them Lyndon

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You're not alone — I doubt you would be winding any one up so no appology needed. I hope people who think news trading is the fast route to millions do read your post (and the follow ups) and it does act as a warning.Oh, and i hope you didnt ...

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Do our brokers rip us off — ok reference the news trading thing, first of all let me refer back to posts 24 & 28. But first please read my rantings here, i may be completely off the mark in what i say but at this moment in time this is what i ...

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Thread merging — Hi Eyevoltage Ive just PM'd one of the moderators and asked him to merge the two threads and i told him it I would leave it up to him which way round he did it so heres to joining forces. Lyndon

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Placing Spread-bets — Im not sure what you mean by "engine" but i think you are refering to the way you place bets (trades). It is very similar to placing a Forex trade except that its not done in lots, its done by £ per pip. With E*Trade and ...

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Good to see more spread betters — Hi all Its great to see more spread betters around, i started a thread a few months ago called "Ye olde bucket shoppe", it got moved into the Broker Discussion forum in a recent reshuffle. I have found ...

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What are the spreads — Girdle66 Just out of interest what are the spreads and where do you take them from Lyndon

The Napster of Forex