yeah that feeling always stinks, but as long as you can shake it right off and not let it change any decisions in the future it is ok Interesting enough, how I always stress our charting packages are just a way to view the market through a box. Your ...

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Don't fall into that trap. I did awhile back, and I went back to trading too much on the smaller timeframes and coming out breakeven. The better my trading gets the less time I trade. Trading becomes routine, and from routine comes boredom. Instead ...

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I like to scan as much as possible and take the best setups.. This prevents one from getting antsy or makinga trade out of boredom. But if you feel uncomfortable with this, then stick to a few pairs. There is nothing wrong with either way. You have ...

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remember it isn't the size of the SL that matters. Just adjust your position size accordingly Best, Mike

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: just to answer the original thread seconds to months

How long do you hold your position..?

so what works for you applies across the board? This discussion has taken place before, like so many other things around these parts. But taking profits on the assumption that you will never go broke by taking profits, is just not true. Please ...

How long do you hold your position..?

That statement is really false and mis-leading for most. Tons of situations where taking profits leads to going broke. Never quite sure why people throw around that quote

How long do you hold your position..?

I am just a fan of playing a break of the low of the pin, but if you want to put an order on a retracement you can, if that is how you are comfortabletrading. Just remember the pin isn't vaild till it breaks the low. Best m

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This looks like a nice one and could start some of the retracement on this dive bomb.

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ya personally the transition from poker(i played full time for over 3 years) to trading, was rather easy once you get through the basics of forex. You really do need all the same components to be successful at both. You have to learn how to think on ...

Poll: Is successful trading more dependent on skill than luck?

Who are you taking money from when trading? Who is taking your money when you lose? Why? Understanding these questions would improve anyones trading. OK OK I will bow out

Any use for stop hunting?

you guys need to think more about the micro-structure of the forex market. Oh yeah I use an ECN.

Any use for stop hunting?

yeah I definitely agree here. Planning and thinking through a trade is one thing, over thinking that leads to a whole new set of problems. I did incredibly better once I stuck to each individual timeframe in and of itself. That is what worked for ...

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lol sad thing is how long it took me to make in MSPAINT

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2,648 , how big of a line would you be swinging

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I draw so many similarities from poker and trading so I very much agree. You can get your money in with the best hand and lose(happens all the time), but when the probabilities are in your favor it is worth making that play over and over, because in ...

Poll: Is successful trading more dependent on skill than luck?

I am sworn to secrecy but you are missing integral pieces of information here no matter where you put your stops they can be found and smoked out Mike

Any use for stop hunting?

very possible

Any use for stop hunting?

and I4b almost completed also best

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what order did you use, and what time was it executed during rollover they pull the orders, spreads can get very wide, seems you just ran into this

Where is the liquidity?