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Burger Straddle Script

I just caught 33 pips...! Had my settings...24 sl, 40 tp, 15 ts, max ts 10, Distance was all 8 pips. I closed it manually right as the spike shot up. Locked in some nice profits for once...

Burger Straddle Script

what were your settings? My orders were just deleted after the 15 sec without opening anything. I had the orders set to 8 +/- pips.

Burger Straddle Script

I rushed home from work to just have a couple minutes to load up the BK Script for the NZD news. Got it set to go with 2 min to spare. Time came and .....nothing..... Started to look at the Forex Factory Calendar to see if I had the time right. ...

Burger Straddle Script

I think it was the large spread that was still in effect and the 20 pip s/l I had set. I do not think it was the Trailing Stop that took it out. I went back and looked at the tic chart of the trade. The spread looked like it widened to 6-8 pips when ...

Burger Straddle Script

GBP Trade Balance...Ouch — Well it bit me this morning... I setup the script on the GBP trade balance release this morning with a 10/10/10 wide straddle. Using a 20 pip SL, it triggered a short trade, then immediatly hit my stop loss ...

Burger Straddle Script

AU Employment News — go to BurgerKings Thread on the Historic News releases... url

Historic Charts of Economic Releases

Time zone is US Central w/ Daylight savings time. (-5). I was trying to enter a script last night around 11:15 pm. I set the NewsTime to 11:30:00. When the script loaded it showed on the screen, "time until order" was 01:00:14:00. "Time until ...

Burger Straddle Script

Setting the time to trade. — One thing I have noticed when I set the script up... When it has less than 1 hour until the news comes out, I have had to enter the time for the news as GMT. If I use local...it shows the trade 1 day out. Any other ...

Burger Straddle Script

Took it's Time.... — That was an "almost Miss" for me. I set up the script with a 12 +/- straddle. Let the delete order at 15...almost a mistake..My short side on the Eur/4 was triggered with 2 sec to go. Pocketed $120..... Thanks.

Burger Straddle Script

Same broker...I was confused when I saw it also in the trade log. Unless I entered the SL ot TP a little different. I actually did a "NO..NO" I had the script running on two different currencies at the same news time. Either way I did come out ...

Burger Straddle Script

Let me clairify that...Here is the setting I have been working with. 8 lots.. SL 20.. TP 50.. TS 15 Mindistance 8 orddistance 8 Maxdistance 8. Max spread 20 sec delete 25 sec trailstop delete 300. I just think that the GBP filled my short order, ...

Burger Straddle Script

I set up the script on the GBP/$ for the Interest Statement, along with the USD/CAD Employment. Both launched fine, but the GBP must have retraced enough the hit the trailing stop. ($10 loss). The CAD was a lot better. No whipping around. Made $128 ...

Burger Straddle Script

THe ADP Non Farm is NOT the big one... ADP Nonfarm Employment Change...Avg move 15 PIP It is the NON Farm Payroll Employment change (Friday) that is the BIG BOY! Average move is approx 124 pips move. Refer the the Calender Sticky Note at the Top of ...

4/4/07 ADP Nonfarm Employment Change

... IBFX server is down and could not get the trade entered... Nice move.... Guess I have to wait for News later in the week. This is the "Big Kahuna" week for news that MOVES.

AUD Intererest rate

I am going to play a straddle 10 pips away from the 6:29:30 tic. Take Profit @ 30 w/ trail Stop set 10 behind it.

AUD Intererest rate

Tankan Large Manufacturers Index — Anyone with an idea how this Tankan Large Manufacturers Index will play out on the USD/JPY? I have not seen any previous data on the pairs past moves when this comes out. Anyone that has past data could you ...

FX News Trading For The Week Of April 2-And Beyond

I just set it for 8,8,8. I will need to experiment with this. I think the Default of all 5's will get you whipsawed and going the wrong way. Here is what I use for my guidelines.

Burger Straddle Script

..."Happy Happy...Joy Joy"... FINALLY was able to get a trade to work. Made some $$$$$. EUR/$ Core CPE plus Personal Spending Report. I set the MaxSpread to 20 so I would not get aborted for not having a wide enough spread. TP 30, SL 20, Trail Stop ...

Burger Straddle Script

This sucks.... ! Four News Items..all at the same time... and not even a move! I set up the USD/JPY to trade 8 mini lots and left to go to the store. Came back and the chart looks like it took a nap. Oh Well...wanted to see this script "Do It's ...

Burger Straddle Script