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- Castlemain replied Jul 23, 2015
Surely if you have a double news release, say for both CAD and USD, and if CAD is bad and USD is good, they reinforce each other...?
- Castlemain replied Jul 9, 2015
Here's the price action for the GBP manufacturing production on 7th July 9.30am GMT. My conundrum is choosing which pair to trade against. Clearly in this case, the one to have avoided was GBPAUD, but I was wondering if any of you had any strategies ...
- Castlemain replied Jul 9, 2015
Dear vvFish, Many thanks indeed for the info. Fascinating!
- Castlemain replied Jul 9, 2015
Not sure if this is correct. News releases are v. tightly controlled. However, banks have their own army of economists/analysts that might disagree with the commonly predicted outcome, and will use their info to their advantage. I think that this is ...
- Castlemain replied Jul 9, 2015
But look what happens to JPY!
- Castlemain replied Jan 16, 2011
There are plenty of brokers that allow you to do this. I can't mention any because I don't think I'm permitted to in this forum, but you'll be able to find plenty using Google.
- Castlemain replied May 9, 2008
[quote=tdion;1989728]dude i just think that all TA is like trying to predict next month's weather with last month's weather. quote] I couldn't agree more. The problem I see with TA is that in all the charting/TA packages I have seen, you can only do ...
- Castlemain replied Apr 21, 2008
It is for this reason that my PC at home generates the signals and manages the exits. Eventually, I should like to run all the necessary applications (Metatrader, Ninjatrader, excel etc...) on a virtual/dedicated web server hosted by a major ...
- Castlemain replied Apr 21, 2008
I use www.logmein.com to access my home computer. It's free (!!!), and crucially, it doesn't require a static IP address. All you need to do is to install some software onto the computer you are trying to control, and have the latest version of IE ...
- Castlemain replied Apr 20, 2008
Entries are all done via my mobile phone + laptop. Exits are managed by my PC at home which has a very reliable internet connection. Once I am in a trade, I will control my home PC remotely to set up the automated exit. I don't mind missing a trade ...
- Castlemain replied Apr 20, 2008
Hi Bill, I am based in the UK, trading the euro market open, so I'm looking for trends developing from 6-7am GMT onwards. I look for a quiet period of consolidation prior to a strong breakout, nothing else. The breakout also has to occur across ...
- Castlemain replied Apr 19, 2008
ninjatrader brokers — you can now use ninjatrader with EFX. Am testing at the mo.
- Castlemain replied Jun 18, 2007
for me, timing is everything.
- Castlemain replied Jun 18, 2007
When trading the news, I try to see price movement in terms of waves. the first wave belongs to the banks and lunatics who want to jump on top of a spike. I wait for a retrace following the first wave. Then I wait... I wait until the price looks as ...
- Castlemain replied Jun 18, 2007
Answers: 1. Depends. Look at the calendar, that's what it's for. 2. Get it from a news feed. OANDA do one for free (US only..?) on their platform, or you can use someone like tradethenews. (I believe they are an FF sponsor) 3. Most news ...
- Castlemain replied May 20, 2007
Dealing with psychology in trading — I am not a professional trader, but aspire to become one. My ability to overcome the psychological issues associated with trading professionally is therefore unproven. I am naturally cautious and don't have ...
- Castlemain replied May 20, 2007
Great thread everyone. I think that the impact of psychology in trading is significantly reduced if you see the consistency you have spotted in the market (i.e. your trading edge/strategy/system) occur time and time again. The stronger the pattern, ...
- Castlemain replied May 18, 2007
Start small and build up slowly - best to 'discover' yourself with losses that won't be too painful...
- Castlemain replied May 18, 2007
Trouble is, you can only get to grips with the whole psychology thing by trading with real money. There's no substitute for experience.
- Castlemain replied May 14, 2007
At the end of the day, I'm much happier trading in a real market, through a broker who matches my trade to another trader's rather than with a broker who takes the other side of my trade. In the ECN scenario, I have the security of anonimity with my ...