Are you looking for pure sentiment data, or plain history data? Sentiment data in FX is guess work at best, but you could look into FXCM's Speculative Sentiment Index, I am not sure if they provide data or an API into the data though.

In truth no one can predict what is going to trend in the future, but the NY session is all about the USD crosses with the majors. So that is EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD, USDCHF. Volatility on these differ day to day, but stick to those and you ...

7PM or so PST sits you right in the middle of the Asian session. I day traded the Asian session for a couple of years, unfortunately at 7PM DST you miss the early Tokyo action, but it does set you up for Tokyo close and London open. In terms of what ...

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Well there you go, my news feed got it wrong I guess, either way it still has meaning.

I don't know enough about auction schedules to say if they can be something that are pre planned enough to include in a calendar. In the current EUR climate though these auctions hold some short term importance, so worth keeping an eye on. In terms ...

That candle came from better than expected Spanish bond action results. Not something you will see in the FF calendar. The fact is was rejected so strongly though gives a good hint on the short term sentiment from the pair.

It took me close to 7 years to be consistently profitable, but I knew it was what I needed to do. Life events in that time only confirmed that the lifestyle and flexibility that trading could provide meant I just needed to persist. It isn't ...

Switch two words around on that one and I think it is closer to the mark ... i.e. "Some knowledge of technicals and good control over emotions" ... That one is definitely wrong, that comes from my experience, and many other full timers I know. It is ...

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If you are talking about the FX markets, then you are 100% correct. That saying though comes from the regulated markets, with brokers who are obligated to report regularly. It also comes from a long time ago, although I doubt things have changed too ...

2% is what I am willing to lose, but you need substantially more than that to cover margin, especially at lower leverage limit account as I trade. Also I don't pretend to always win, so if I need some funds for new trades, I don't want to be ...

The 90-95% statistic actually has suffered from Chinese whispers somewhat. I believe I read originally that this stat referred to the amount of people don't make enough money to do it full time, so it would include break even traders, and those that ...

You have made a good point, it is dependant on time frames. I am a day trader, so it is likely that dropping down in time frames makes the room too small. If you start on weeklies or daily then you are right, dropping down can provide intra move ...

As a full time day trader, I find anything more than 2% is suicide. I personally trade 2% if the trade is with the trend, 1% if it is against the trend. I have stop sizes that allow the possibility of tightening that stop to less than the original ...

There will be the usual replies based around technicals, let this run and cutting that short. All important to a degree, but as I had to learn the hard way for the last 12 years or so, a lot of traders lose money simply because they don't understand ...

The logic on that one is actually backward. If you are in a ranging market, it is one of contraction. Range and volatility are decreasing as the market goes quiet, which means if you drop down a time frame, it is like stepping inside a room with ...