DislikedAnybody having problem with OANDA, Cannot seem to place any kind of ORDERIgnored
Need a backup broker or two, to hedge position in case this ever happens again.
For nearly 1 hour stop didn't fill.
Fortunately this only cost me $200 (10 pips).
Once their servers were back up, AU fell 15 pips in 30 seconds.
Luckily my stop was filled immediately upon server working again (just 10 pips lower and 1 hour later).
It's as if all the orders were filled at once and that caused the quick drop. But I know that one broker (even one as big as Oanda) can't really move markets in that way. Even if all their clients maxed margin on market orders at the same time on the same pair, very little would happen.
I think it was just a coincidence.
Be hopeful in a winning position, and fearful in a losing position.