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  • #341
  • Jan 17, 2018 12:17pm Jan 17, 2018 12:17pm
I can't imagine this is only a rumor, there much be some truth to it.
  • #342
  • Jan 17, 2018 1:28pm Jan 17, 2018 1:28pm
Quoting rosalieone
EURCAD just now {image}
Was this during news release
  • #343
  • Jan 17, 2018 3:39pm Jan 17, 2018 3:39pm
I rang my broker a few years back to place a trade on EU when I was away from my computer.
He asked for my SL and I declined to put one on.
He then said"If you decide to put one on, give us a call so we can adjust the spread, oh, uh, adjust the trade...(a little Freudian slip)

When I was running an EA in the very early days of my trading, my SL got hit with a 40 pip spike down that was not present on any other platforms I was viewing.
I rang, and they very sheepishly said, oh sometimes we get issues with the bank price feed. This maybe so, or maybe not, but the sheepish tone of his voice was not convincing.
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  • #344
  • Jan 17, 2018 3:43pm Jan 17, 2018 3:43pm
Quoting Ill-b-back
I rang my broker a few years back to place a trade on EU when I was away from my computer. He asked for my SL and I declined to put one on. He then said"If you decide to put one on, give us a call so we can adjust the spread, oh, uh, adjust the trade...(a little Freudian slip) When I was running an EA in the very early days of my trading, my SL got hit with a 40 pip spike down that was not present on any other platforms I was viewing. I rang, and they very sheepishly said, oh sometimes we get issues with the bank price feed. This maybe so, or maybe...
which broker was this?
  • #345
  • Jan 17, 2018 3:53pm Jan 17, 2018 3:53pm
Quoting DonFF
{quote} which broker was this?
Go Markets.
The first mentioned incident happened about 7 years ago, but have not had any problems with them since.
I put the complaint on Forex Peace Army and have not spoken with the offending employee again.
I don't think he works there anymore.
In the early days back around 2007, my platform would freeze quite often around news events and at major turning points in GBPUSD.
I rang them during one of these times to place a trade, they said "no one was available"????
When I asked him "can't you just do it?", he reluctantly agreed.
But, they have different staff now from back then,no freezes and they are very helpful.
No bank price feed problems either...

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  • #346
  • Jan 17, 2018 4:25pm Jan 17, 2018 4:25pm
Quoting Ill-b-back
I rang my broker a few years back to place a trade on EU when I was away from my computer. He asked for my SL and I declined to put one on. He then said"If you decide to put one on, give us a call so we can adjust the spread, oh, uh, adjust the trade...(a little Freudian slip) When I was running an EA in the very early days of my trading, my SL got hit with a 40 pip spike down that was not present on any other platforms I was viewing. I rang, and they very sheepishly said, oh sometimes we get issues with the bank price feed. This maybe so, or maybe...

i had the same issue years ago with forex.com
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  • #347
  • Jan 17, 2018 4:26pm Jan 17, 2018 4:26pm
Quoting MTEATrader
I can't imagine this is only a rumor, there much be some truth to it.

hate to say this mate , its no rumour
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  • #348
  • Jan 17, 2018 4:32pm Jan 17, 2018 4:32pm
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  • #349
  • Jan 17, 2018 4:32pm Jan 17, 2018 4:32pm
Quoting Aussi
{quote} i had the same issue years ago with forex.com
Yeah, reading other forums and complaints boards, it seems there were lots of broker "issues" back then.
To me it seems their act has been cleaned up though which is good news.
The emergence of more broker competition here in Australia has helped things also
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  • #350
  • Jan 17, 2018 5:32pm Jan 17, 2018 5:32pm
Quoting Ill-b-back
{quote} Yeah, reading other forums and complaints boards, it seems there were lots of broker "issues" back then. To me it seems their act has been cleaned up though which is good news. The emergence of more broker competition here in Australia has helped things also

i have more confidence now compared with 10 years ago in dealing with some brokers even here in Australia , you have to be alert always
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  • #351
  • Jan 18, 2018 2:55am Jan 18, 2018 2:55am
Quoting diceman555
{quote} Was this during news release
nope
  • #352
  • Jan 19, 2018 8:14am Jan 19, 2018 8:14am
Quoting rosalieone
{quote} nope
Then I would agree it seems quite odd.but it could well be the result of New information relevant to what would seem a currency not related .this also happens and one can't fathom as to the reason.quite often these events do happen and liquidity is effected across the whole market.

I trade using correlation and it's an eye opener to see the effects across market from New information on what seems unrelated crosses.the inter relationship across the market is much more entwined than many would believe.this extends from the bond markets to the stock indices.

I'm not suggesting this was the case on your example just throwing some thought in.
  • #353
  • Jan 19, 2018 10:27am Jan 19, 2018 10:27am
Quoting rosalieone
{quote} nope
Sorry rosalieone.just noticed your post regarding hft.s .yep they are creating a world out of the scopes of us mortals.flash crashes and weird spikes.there is a great vid on this and the effects on the markets .I'll try to dig it out
  • #354
  • Jan 20, 2018 10:46pm Jan 20, 2018 10:46pm
Quoting MTEATrader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4GaJKprGEs
thanks mate
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  • #355
  • Jan 21, 2018 2:48pm Jan 21, 2018 2:48pm
Most often money maker broker hunt stops. Sometimes we see that they dont have connection with the LP.
They just play with the fund of the traders.
  • #356
  • Feb 3, 2018 8:59pm Feb 3, 2018 8:59pm
Quoting danielelton
Most often money maker broker hunt stops. Sometimes we see that they dont have connection with the LP. They just play with the fund of the traders.
thank you for your reply
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  • #357
  • Feb 19, 2018 3:54pm Feb 19, 2018 3:54pm
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  • #358
  • Feb 19, 2018 7:07pm Feb 19, 2018 7:07pm
it's a zero sum game in the markets
so to create liquidity to go in one direction the stoploss hunting in the other will create it
pretty simple really
I will get my head around this, but always can be wrong
  • #359
  • Aug 31, 2018 7:50pm Aug 31, 2018 7:50pm
Quoting nimtrader
it's a zero sum game in the markets so to create liquidity to go in one direction the stoploss hunting in the other will create it pretty simple really

thanks for your reply
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  • #360
  • Sep 9, 2018 5:46am Sep 9, 2018 5:46am
Quoting Aussi
Hi girls and guys does your broker hunt your stoploss and do you believe a stoploss is a must
No, I don't believe in stoploss hunting on an individual retail trader.
and yes I always always always use a stop loss!

For every time my SL has been hit by 1 pip and then reversed, there has been a time my TP has been hit by 1 pip and then reversed.
For anyone claiming they have been unlucky with their SL, I would ask "have you ever been lucky with your TP?"
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