there is no single edge but an individual armed with patience the willingness to accept losses reasonable risk management for the style of trading that suites the trader best a solid system to used to identify entries and exists that is consistently ...

Hey just seeing this thread, started out trading fx but have been trading metals futures along with fx futures for a long time now. I will definitely stop by and post some trades, have a great weekend all.

So you were a much quicker learner than I was . Great thread you have started, looking forward to hearing more about your journey and trading.

its the work that gets people, people get sold this idea that fx is going to make them overnight millionaires and nobody is prepared for many years of hard work and lots of failure, but from that hard work and hopefully lessons learned people can ...

Hey everybody hope everyone is doing well. Its been a long time since I have even logged in here at FF, still use the news calendar every day but that it, this site just turned into a very toxic environment and life is too short for that crap. I am ...

Just dropping in to say hi. It seems everybody is doing well, keep it up.

I have to agree it does just all sort of build up until one day you just show up at your computer and start consistently executing your plan with patience and a clear mind. For me it took years and years of chart time along with lots of struggle to ...

wow an interesting thread that has yet to devolve into a mess I think that its about perseverance and learning how to trust yourself and be patient. It took me years and years and even after all that I still struggle some days. I think a big part ...

Everybody loves to dream about trading riches and almost nobody wants to actually really put in the years of work and endless hours of effort to develop the level of patience and discipline required.

Hi Kostas and crew, I am so glad that you guys are keeping this thread going and that you are prospering and still helping others learn and grow as traders. Kostas, I think the email you shared is one of they keys to the whole thing, MAKE IT YOURS. ...

I wanted to let everybody know that Clay Passed away a couple of months ago. He was a good man. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

its funny life never fails to toss you the occasional curve ball, a couple of weeks ago I fractured my ankle in 3 places, I am now recovering from surgery and getting used to not having the use of a leg. I hope to start trading and posting again ...

At a certain point trading styles are transferable between different instruments. I would first start looking at the charts of different futures contacts and see if your system work's, you can also trade currency futures contracts. Be aware that ...

Hi Bill and welcome to the thread. I would say for me boredom is enemy number one with everything else a distant second at this point. If I am bored I become distracted and focus on things other than my trading, which is how I miss setups etc. I ...

Hi everyone. I just wanted to drop in and say hi, I know it has been quite some time since I posted. It is good to see that this thread is still going strong and that people are having success with it.

So as I sit here looking at charts patiently waiting for a trade I figured I would post some details about how I prepare for each trading day. 1. I try to clear my head of any silly thoughts/negative emotions and just focus on the charts and what is ...

I have nothing bad to say about oanda, yes they have issues and their spreads really suck around news time but was able to work around it. When I first started trading spot forex I traded with Forex.com/gain capital and they are on par with fxcm, a ...

Clearly you have to be an employee of fxcm. THESE GUYS ARE CROOKS! The only thing fxcm is capable of doing well is shafting their customers, it certainly is not risk management. Does anyone that posts on this thread actually do research on the ...

I am curious as to why anybody has money with a firm that has a documented history of cheating their cusotmers, they have been fined repeatedly by the nfa/cftc 6 times look up nfa id 0308179 url and these are just the times they have been caught, ...