If I might add my two cents to this issue, I think there's a few factors at play here. -In my experience, the market does move in patterns (otherwise guys like Martin Pring are just complete shysters). However, I've back-tested price action with ...

The above code works well for USD pairs, but does not seem to work for cross pairs. 2008.05.18 23:28:06 2006.11.01 04:00 BurstEA3 GBPJPY,H4: invalid lots amount for OrderSend function Lottery = ...

Wow, nice. Thanks man

The order-send syntax doesn't look right. OrderSend("EURUSD",OP_BUY,Lots,Ask, 3,0,"Hedge",16384,0,Red); You need to specify a take profit, which would be Ask+0.0010 int OrderSend( string symbol, int cmd, double volume, double price, int slippage, ...

as I understand you cannot get accurate position sizing using system selector unless you know the specifics on how the trading system sets stops.

Yes server disconnections were a problem with Oanda, but not a huge issue with me as I used stops and wasn't a very active trader. It seems the server was out maybe 1/6-1/7 of the trading week a lot of times. So far no issues with Interbank other ...

does metatrader allow you to take some lots off (as profit or loss) once you're in a trade?

Exactly. I have an account with Oanda (up 10% my first 9 months of trading), yes they are the best all-round retail broker. But I'm going to go to grad school & internship so I don't have the time (nor really the patience) to sit and watch charts ...

IBFX standard account — I'm considering opening an account with IBFX. To those that have a standard account with them, I understand you can trade from .01 -> 100 lots with a standard account? (i.e one micro -> 100 standard) Is this correct? ...

It looks like their spreads are about 1 pip above Alpari's. 3 pips on the Euro, 5 on pound, 5 on the Swissie, 9 on G/Y, 3 on Eur/Gbp. On the other hand you get order execution through one of the top brokers in the world, with straight through ...

Thanks Moe, hey do you know what their minimum account size is?

RCG Tradeview-forex — It is weird to me that Tradeview is not listed on RCG's main website (that I can find)?

The third dimension could be variable and user-defined. It could include any indicator, inluding RSI, MACD, or a simple moving average. Or perhaps it could also be something the user programs to pull off the Internet. Result: 3 coordinates in ...

GBP/JPY works for me, at least in backtesting. USD/JPY also works, although it only produces a small profit.

Wow - very impressive - broke the 1,000,000 mark.