I'm not particularly bothered as to if bleek is the real deal or not, if he's fed up with the negative posts on here and can't be bothered, then fair play, however I would be interested in an objective discussion of methodology.

Dice Man

OK nice one guys... Cheers, Jon

vsa with Malcolm

Does anyone know a rough % discrepancy between say an Alpari MT4 demo account tick feed and eSig? VSA studies only require an indication of activity, so is the additional accuracy really worth the subscription fees? For Spot FX...

vsa with Malcolm

Just a point I'd like to throw open, how far back do you guys look when identifying zones, let's say you're trading an intraday TF?

Price reaction to support and resistance

As Sam Seiden puts it; the demand/supply imbalance at these levels is so large that either the buy or sell orders (depending on if P is at resistance or support) get filled so quickly and exhausted, that price has to move from that level very fast ...

Price reaction to support and resistance

Bleek, re. exhaustion, are you considering value and demand/supply imbalance in your approach? Cheers..

Dice Man

So he's definitely scarpered then with all the loot?

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

Hmm interesting, when you say talent, it invokes the idea of some kind of intangible, inherent, natural ability. I prefer "skill," skill can be learned through experience, I guess we're getting into the whole "nature vs. nurture" thing here. To gain ...

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

Ha ha, good one...

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

Welcome to the world of FX, aka. The Slaughterhouse...

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

Great point, I think that also trends in FX pairs do tend to be faster and go on longer than in equities.

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

If I may interject, a roulette wheel and ball has no memory, it doesn't know that there has been a series of reds and each spin is a discrete event, therefore every single red/black bet no matter what the number or colour sequence is, is a 50/50 bet ...

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

I don't bother with predictions any more, I just follow price action and go with the flow... I've found that having a bias can be expensive... Addressing the title of the thread, someone, can't remember who, has already summed it up perfectly: Hope ...

Why are most retail traders usually on the wrong side of the market?

Yeah I've had that straddle double stop out before, highly frustrating. Thanks for the links. PS. I'm really just looking for a pull back into yesterdays range and intend to close before the announcement.

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

I bought that rising trend line on eurusd last night, a bit too keen as it transpired, however (don't want to speak too soon, but) my first implementation of Jacko's AH strategy is so far looking good. Is this too simplistic? If Fed so much as make ...

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain

Not sure, but I think the whole point of this thread is that you get a better flow at certain times of the day.

Best way to trade London open?

Thanks Medici, looks interesting, will have a gander...

Best way to trade London open?

Do you screen based on range covered in the Asian session? Ie. it may be the case that the big move for the day has already happened prior to the London open. Also I've noticed (on EU anyway) that you sometimes get a pull back into the range after ...

Best way to trade London open?

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0400-0700 GMT Breakout Strategy

Given the whip-saw nature of PA you SOMETIMES get just prior to NFP, does anyone have suggestions on a safe distance for stops on a straddle? Last Friday (I think as the numbers were so conclusive and also with the initial jobless numbers from the ...

Jacko's Forex House of Pleasure and Pain